Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-11-25
Third Division Missionary Meet
ing.

as arranged ny tHe eAeSuIlVo Sou'
mittee at Edgefeld in October, was
held at Modoc on Saturday last, the
l2lst, with Mrs G.. NJ. Sexton Of
Plum Branch as division presideLt
in charge.
1t was a very cold day, bnt in
spite of that, a very fair number
were in attendance from Clark,s
Hill, Modoc, Plum Branch, Edge
field and other places. 1t was very
much regretted that OIL account of
a misunderstanding, the Red Oak
Grove society did not hear in time
to be represented at the meeting.
Besides the regular delegates,
this division was greatly honored in
|having there our beloved mission.
aries, MIR. and Mrs. John Lake, and
Mrs. Tillman, vice president of the
western division of South Carolina,
and Mrs. w. E. Lott, president of
Edge6eld association w. M. S. The
program had been arranged before.
hand by Mrs. Sexton, who presided
very efficiently and graciously over
the meeting. The devotional SER
wee was conducted by Mrs. G. y.
Mcdaniel, president of the Modoc
society.
/ The welcome was most cordially
uade by Mrs. nj. q. Walker leader
Of Modoc Sunbcams, and a pioneer
worker in the association. The res
ponse was very appropriately made
by Mrs. w. sE. Blackwell.of Plum
Branch.
Mrs. S. T.e Adams of Clark's
Hill was elected secretary of the
Injecting, and the roll of the socie-
ties included in the 3rd division
was called.
Personal service, ons of the de-
parlments Of the w. Nj. q was dis
cussed by Mrs. w. E. Lott and
Mrs. r. E. Coleman, the latter of
Plum Branch. Mrs. Lott said that
|algreat deal Of personal work was
Ebeing doL but the habit fsre-I
Ieording III had not been formed.
and III Coleman welt pm Sths
"a # esss q ) q A +
Ivics. gs15. s.
The mission study class was the
next subject, Mrs. Lake saying that
having been away from America so
Ilong, she did not know how to give
practical suggestions, but that she
knew how much information had
been derived from these classes in
reference to, foreign missions, aud
of what advantage it was.
Just at this hour a very sad an
nouncement was made; that the fu-
neral of little Ruth, the seventeen
months daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
Walter Holston of Augusta would
take place in the Modoc church.
The ladies all remained and took
part in this sad occasion.
At the recess, a most bountlfu
luncheon was served in the church
and the splendid hospitality around
this feslal band made the travellers
forget the cold outside, and the
journeys home.
Az the re-assembling of the af-
ternoon session, the subject of "Ap-
portionments and how to meet
them'' was discussed by Mrs. w.
E. Lott and Mrs. Mamie N. Till
man.
Mrs. Tillman MADE an interest
ing report of the recent convention
of the w. M. U. in Newberry
which she had attended.
One of the best talks OF tie meet
ing was made by Mrs. @. l.. Har-
per, president ef the Plum Branch
society, on Enlistment of mem
bers."
Plans for Christmas offering was
discussed by Mrs. M. E. Walker
and Mrs. John Lake.
Another very interesting illus
trated talk was made by Mrs. S. L.
Adams, on periodicals, bringing
with her samples of all our Baptist
magazines and papers.
An obituary committee of this
division was appointed, consisting
of Mrs. J. T. Grifis, Mrs. H Banks
and Mrs. A. V. Bussey. The duty
of this committee is to record the
death of any members in this di-
vision and prepare short sketches
of their lives to be reported at The
annual meeting which takes place
next August at Clark's Hill.
Before the meeting closed Mrs.
is. 7. Adams of Clark's Hill and
| Mrs. Mamie Tillman of Edgefeld