Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-08-23
A Pleasant Night Spent at Ro-
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hospitable country home of Mr.. d
E. Lanham where the four daught
ers, Misses Etnmie, Lila, Minnie
and Grace are the life and Joy. Miss
Emmie has been teaching for sew
eral years and is the efficient super
intendent of the Young Woman's
Auxiliary of Edgefeld association.
She is making an effort now to build
new school house at Ropers
Miss Lila has taught for severa
years, for the past year and the
coming year in the eastern section
of our state, and Miss Minnie is one
of the most promising students OF
Coker College, entering this com
ing session, her junior year. Miss
Grace is still tvo young to go away
to school, but is preparing for the
time.
Music and happiness and useful
service are all part of this happy
home. Mr.. Lanham is one of the
most honored citizens of our coun-
ty and deserves that all these
members of his household and his
sons in the homes adjoining should,
as they are doing, make the hori-
zon bright in his later years.
The home is an ideal one, COM
Portable and convenient and with a
splendid view of the encircling hills,
and car to transport the young
people when they desire to make an
exit from the home roof tree.
Ropers has store under the di-
rection of Mr.. Robert Zimmerman,
and the school is also located here.
The Presbyterians at one time had
a church here, and the building
still stands, furnished, but the con-
gregation has scattered and remov-
ed to other places, 80 that no SER
vices are held there at the present
time. This church was built du-
ring the successful pastorate of DIR.
Morris while he was resident of
Edgeield. Mr.. Lanham lives about
a mile and a half from Ropers
Cross Roads. -.
Splendid Day 1t Hardys. y
The annual revival meeting be-
gan at Hardys church on Sunday
m orning last when Rev. p. B. Lam
ham filled the pulpit and preached
from the text, Deny yourself,
take up your cross and follow me"
The exposition of this scripture was
comforting, and encouraging to
Christians to re-consecrate them
selves to the higher Christian life.
Mr.. Lanham mentioned that l6
young men and women had
been baptized as result of the
excellent meeting in which Rev. I.
H. Posey assisted.
At the conclusion of the sermon
the announcements for the afternoon
were made, and the recess for din
ner took place. This was very de-
lightfully spent in conversation with
the friends whom we had not seen
in a long time, and in making new
and interesting acquaintances. The
afternoon session was given over to
the Womans Mission Society, Mr..
Lanham announcing the programme.
Mrs. J. L. Minis was called upon
and gave some facts as to the Wo-
mans Work in the Edgefeld asso-
citation from 1873 to the present
time, and in stressing the impor-
tance of reaching the standard of
Excellence. Miss Beatrice Stevens
sang a solo, Make me a channel
Of Blessing" appropriately selected
for the subject of the afternoon.
Missions in Europe" was the
theme of very helpful talk by Mrs.
Mamie N. Tillman.
Following this, Miss Georgia
Reese, secretary of the society made
the 2nd annual report which was
exceedly encouraging.
Mr.. =. L. Minis was called upon
to talk, and responded with some
encouraging facts concerning the
importance of the country church.
There were representatives at
Hardys from many sections of our
county, from North Augusta, and
the city of Augusta, including many
young people. So pleasant was the
occasion and so loath were we all
to leave, that the long distance was
forgotten and we did not leave the
church till five o'clock to make the
journey home.
F. A. Nj.