The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-06-29
MISSIONARY MEETING.
w. M. s. of the Methodist Church
Meets at JohnSOnville.


The Woman's Missionary society
of Kingstree district Of the Metho-
dist church held an interesting and
profitable session at Johnsonville
June 1918.
The first meeting was held Friday
evening. Presiding Elder D A Phil
lips read the Scripture lesson and
offered prayer. The address of well
come was delivered by Mrs R B
Dickson and responded to by Miss
Mayme Green of Lake City. DrJ
W Daniel of Marion made very
forceful address on Missions
At 10 a. m. Saturday. the business
session began. The devotional
thought was brought by Mrs W L
Wait, State president. After prayer
and songs the regular business was
taken up. When the reports were
submitted it was found that the fol-
lowing auxiliaries had delegates pres
sent: Kingstree, Miss Rosa Fulton;
Lake City, Mrs Julius Eaddy; George
town: Duncan, Mrs G B Sanders;
West End, Mrs J M Barnes; Salters,
Mrs ] C Everett; Johnsonville, Mrs
r B dickson. Kennedy Hodges repre-
sented the Young Peoples Mission
ary society of Lake City.
At this point Mrs Selden Epps
Bryan, a deaconess who graduated
from the Scarrett Training school
last June, described the work of that
institution. Both home and foreign
missionaries are trained there. This
school is conducted by the mission
ary societies, under charge of the
missionary council.
The following topics were then
discussed: How Shall We Keep Up
the Monthly Meeting?" How to
Win the Disinterested Woman,
Shall We Pledge? How Shall We
Raise the Pledge?" The Mission
Study Class, The Voice. "'The
Young Christian Worker" After
prayer. an adjournment was taken.
At the afternoon meeting.the de-
votional service was conducted by
Miss Anna Finnstrom, matron of the
Door of Hope" in Columbia. A
motion was made and carried that
Kingstree district have a campaign
for better organization. Miss Ossie
Epps explained how the campaign
should be carried on. Mrs Wait
spoke of the great need Of the world
for missions, especially in Brazil,
China, Japan, Korea and Africa. In
our State there are so few young
people who are missionaries. What
is the matter? Christ has left it all
to US and what have we done? Have
we been true to Him? Are the faith
ers and mothers and older people
standing in the way?
Mrs W H Hodges, first vice presi-
dent of the State organization.
brought before the society the great
need of the foreign field. Mrs Selden
Epps Bryan told of the field of home
missions. She spoke of settlement
workers, the deaconesses we have
and the great need of more workers
| in our home land. The Wesley
Homes" are meeting the physical,
mental and spiritual needs of the
poor in many of our cities, but we
have need for many more of them.
Miss Anna Finnstrom told Of her
work at the Door of Hope. Those
who heard of the great good that
this wonderful woman is doing in
uplifting the fallen womanhood of
the State realized that here was a
living example of a life of real serv-
lice. Miss Finnstrom said that help
was never asked for the home, but
| free.will gifts were received when
Miss Epps inquired if the different
iauxiliaries would like to send a box
to the home and each society assent
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