The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-12-05
Business Meetings Inter
woven With Stirring
Addresses.
Interesting Program Carried
Out-Introductory Sermon
Preached by Rev. A. r. Nit
chell; Convocation Sermon
by Rev. J. H. Gibbony.

The following clergy are in attend
ance on the semi-annual meeting of
Greenville Convocation now in ses-
sion at the Episcopal church: The
Rev. A. R. Mitchell, Dean of Convo-
cation and Rector of Christ church,
Greenville; Revs. w. H. X. Pendle-
ton, Rector Of the Church of the Ad-
vent, Spartanburg; R. M. Marshel, of
Clemson College, j. H. Gibbony, An
derson, S. c., Guignard, Laurens, T.
L. Walsh, Chaplain of the Church
Home Orphanage and Rector of
Yorkville, c. H. Jordan, Greenwood.
An Introductory service was held
Monday night, Rev. J. H. Chessley,
Rector of the Church of the Nativity,
Union, reading the service. The ser
mon was preached by Rev. A. R. Nit
chell, of Greenville. On Tuesday
morning the convocation sermon was
preached by Rev. J. H. Gibbony, of
Anderson. Mr.. Gibboney presented
the church in most forceful manner
to an appreciative congregation. This
is Mr.. Gibboney's first appearance at
a meeting of the convocation. He
having recently moved into the con-
vocation from Savannah, Ga. The,
sermon showed that we have in Mr..
Gibbony, a considerable addition to
the clerical force of the convocation.
The business session of the convo-
cation was called to order at IL
o'clock, Dean Mitchell in the chair.
1t was decided at this meeting to sus-
pend the night service, Tuesday night
in order to attend the meeting of
the INSTRUMENTATION S. S. rally. Rev
S. G. Guignard, was elected secretary
and treasurer of the convocation, sue
ceeding Rev. w. N. Tillinghast, who
recently left convocation, in order to
assume his duties as assistant at
Epihany Church, Washington, d. C.
After the business meeting, an in
teresting study led by Rev. j. H.
Chessley, rectok of the parish, on the
-subjects Are we making the most
of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew"
was participated in by a number Of
the convocation. Quite an interest
ing feature of this meeting was the
discussion led by Rev. R. M. Marshall
on the subject: GLOW May We Utilize
the Boy Scout Movement in Church
Work" Late in the meeting an essay
Greenwood, on "The Bible as Li.era-
ture.' Owing to the fact that the
hour of adjournment was at hand,
there was no discussion on this pa
per.
Tuesday.
The Holy Communion was celebra-
ted at half past seven by the Dean,
assisted by the rector of the parish.
This being the day set apart for the
consideration of the work of the Wo-
mans Auxiliary, the entire day was
given over to this organization. The
Woman's Auxiliary is the missionary
organization of the women of the
Episcopal church and comprises in
its membership in the various
branches, the women of the church
from infancy to old age.
At nine thirty the auxiliary met
and having been led in pray by the
Rev. r. NJ. Marshall, at once pro-
ceeded to the program of the day.
Mrs. Julia Thomas, of Union, ad-
dressed the delegates in few words
in greeting and welcomed them to the
parish. This was very pleasantly re-
sponded to in an address by Miss
Scotia B. Reid. the vice president of
the Woman's Auxiliary of Greenville
Convocation.
Delegates representing the follow
ing places responded to the roll call:
Greenwood, Glenn Springs, Spartan
burg, Abbeville and Union. A splen-
did address was made by the Dioce-
san President, Mrs. w. S. Haskell,
of Abbeville, telling of the great tri-
ennial offering of the Woman's Aux
iliary to the Board of Missions,
which was presented at the Triennial
meeting held in the cathedral of St.
John the Divine, New York City, dur
ing last October. This offering is
presented once every three years and
has grown in amount marvelously
during the last quarter of a century.
1t amounted this year to three hun
dred and seven thousand, five hundred
dollars. This is in addition to an af-
fering made yearly amounting to
more than a hundred thousand dol
lars. 1t was presented at the altar
by Bishop Greer, of New York on a
golden aims basin. The Offering was
so heavy that five men assisted the
Bishop in bearing the basin to the
altar. And even then, portion of
the offering had to be carried to the
altar in separate vessels. This was
of course due to the fact that the Of
fering was gathered not only from
the United States, but all parts of
the world wherever the Episcopal
church has established missions. Mrs
Alexander Long, of Rock Hill, also
spoke of the united offering and OF
Diocesan Missions.
A very interesting discussion was
led by Miss Katy Lee, of Charleston
the educational secretary of the
diocese on methods of conducting
mission study classes. The hour OF