The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-30
JUBILEE MEETING.
Womnn's Foreign Missionary Socie-
ties Of the City Held Meeting.

ties Of the City Held Meeting.
An informs cali was made early
in November that the officers Of the
Foreign Missionary Societies OF all
the churches in our city meet and
formulate a plan to hold a jubilee
meeting. We met at the Baptist par
sonage, and Mrs. Davis was requested
to act as chairman Of the meeting.
After appointing committees, It was
decided that Wednesday, November
22nd, be observed as the jubilee.
With the aid Of an able corps of as
sistants our chairman prepared fine
program.
At the preliminary meeting it was
decided that We request the pastors
Of the several churches to begin our
jubilee by preaching sermon touch
ing on Missions on the Sunday be-
fore the 22nd of November.
Wednesday afternoon, fairly rep
resentative audience assembled at ST..
Paul's Methodist church. Mrs. Davis
called the meeting to order, and in a
few well-chosen words told us Of the
purpose and aim of our coming to-
gether. It is a momentous time, a
time of rejoicing and a time of re-
sponsibility to each one before her.
Mrs. Davis requested the ladies to
respond to the call, and asked that q
few brief voluntary prayers be Of
fered in thanksgiving. Several pray
ers were made in response to the
request. The chairman then read a
very able paper, tracing the begin
ming Of the Foreign Mission move
ment down to the present day. After
which the devotional exercises were
led by Mrs. A. S. Jennings Of St.
Paul's Methodist church. Suitable
hymns were rendered by a well-se-
lected choir Of ladies from each
church, during thu further exercises.
Mrs. W. L. Glaze read a fine paper
on the life and work of Mrs. T. c..
Doremus, of New York. Mrs. Do
remus was an untiring worker, in
every good work of her day. Her
prayer was that she could know that
Foreign Mission Society could be
founded by women, for women, under
the guidance Of women, and in the
good providence Of God her prayer
was answered. The first organized
Board OF Missions was chartered, un-
der her supervision and the meeting
to organize was held in her home.
Mrs. Doremus led In all good work,
first a good wife, good mother, a
notable Christian woman.
In years of feebleness, in the year
1860, she lived to see the full fruition
of her prayers, in the establishment
of the united Board of Foreign Mis-
sions, and today We celebrate the
fftieth anniversa-.T Of that birth. At
ter the reading, 6. choir Of little girls
trained by Mrs. McLees of the Pres
byterian church and Mrs. Holmes OF
the Episcopal church, sang beautiful
ly "The Son of God Goes Fortk to
War" Miss Baskerville Of Presby-
terian church gave US well-pre-
pared article on the opportunity OF
the young people. She said we had
long been praying for open doors.
Tho Ss5ors wete ete 1lng wide open and
now the prayer should be for open
pocket books to enter the many doors
that are awaiting our coming.
Mes. McLees sang beautiful and
appropriate number, after which Miss
Barnes, editor Young Christian
Worker, was introduced. In her own
inimitable manner her address was
filled with facts and figures going to
show what had been done in fifty
years by women for women in for
eign lands. Her forceful words will
linger long in the memory and hearts
of those assembled. We were lead
in prayer by Mrs. Davis and as we
wended our way homeward we felt
that 1t was good to have been there.
A Member.
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