Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-12-13
GOLDEN JUBILEE.
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own wisdom in excluding the breth.
rem, for the talks on varied enter
prises were so fraught with interest
and enthusiasm, that it was selfish
to limit their horizon.
The devotions were conducted by
Miss Sallie May Burton of Bates.
burg, corresponding secretary OF
the Woman's Missionary Union OF
South Carolina and the welcome was
most graciously' extended b. Mrs.
R. H. Minis, appropriately selected
for this service, as she is probably
the most advanced in years, and
served in that most useful capacity
as organist of the Baptist church
about forty-eight years, and is the
aunt of Rev. John Lake. Some one
remarked to her that they were just
beginning to find out her gifts, and
with all the greatness of her past
service, she had been hiding her
light under a bushel.
Deaconess Anna E. Sands.
Dressed in the regalia of dea-
coness of the Episcopal church,
most becoming, with the bonnet
covering face showing great beau
ty of character, Deaconess Sands,
now laboring in Horse Greek Valley,
stood before the audience of ladies,
and told with the gentleness and re-
finement of extreme culture, of work
for the people of the valley, her
great interest in, and the need for
compulsory education, and kindred
laws to meet the situation as it is
seen in the mill section. She espe-
cially showed the need of the muni-
cipal ballot among the men of the
mill towns. A number of these are
towns entirely controlled by the
mill authorities, and the men have
no opportunity of expression by
ballot. This takes away their sense
of personal responsibility as to- the
sanitary and moral condition of
their communities. She also COM
mended the valley for its splendid
graded schools in nearly all the
towns.
Mrs. W. ]. Hatcher.
Western women in eastern
lands" is the title of a book on mis-
sion study which is attracting the
attention of our women the world
over, having been written by Helen
Barrett Montgomery, the beautiful
Boston woman, who has consecrat-
ed her intelligence to the cause of
missions. She was at one time presi-
dent of the state Federation of
Clubs of Massachusetts. and is now
trustee of Wellesley College, and
an alumna of that institution. Mrs.
Hatcher presented the first two
chapters of this book. No one cap
write, of Mrs. Hatcher's attractive
appearance before an audience. She
is winsome and gracious, and en-
thusiastic and vivacious, one who is
nsed as vessel for the Masters use.
One lady who had not heard Mrs.
Hatcher before said to her neighbor
on the seat, Who is that one
where did she come from?" and the
reply was "She only came from,
Johnston, our neighboring town
from our own county, ard did You
expect that no good thing could
come out of NAZARETH" The truth
of the matter is that Mrs. Hatcher
is Georgian, but she did not do
all these great and good things SO
we'll till she became a resident of
South Carolina number Of years
ago.
And now the lunch hour has ar
rived, and the women and all the
good brothers who had the temeri-
ty to venture so near must be served
with the bounteous provision made
ready for the hour, for the good wo-
men can cook as well as talk. Now
we all had thought that the women
of all the churches had made most
beautiful composite picture, but how
would the platters look, with Metho-
dist, Presbyterian, Episcopal and
Baptist cakes and sandwiches,
chicken and salads, placed upon
them, and even coffee that came
from Roman Catholic Brazil? 1t
could not be surpassed, and if any
thing, the love and labor that lay be-
hind it all, and the unity and good
fellowship that was blended with it,
made it all the better and more
wholesome, and there was enough
and to spare.
Monday Afternoon.