The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-21
ANNUAL w. NJ. L. MEETING.
Baptist Missionary Women Hold
Meeting Here.

tion was held with the Bamberg Bap-
tist church last Tuesday and We'd
nesday, with a splendid attendance,
there being SO delegates present. The
two days session showed that a
spirit of mutual cooperation had
marked the years work.
A royal welcome was extended the
delegates and visitors by Mrs. J. E.
Newsom, president of the Bamberg
society, and Mrs. James Guess, of
Denmark, graciously responded.
There was no need for verbal express
sions, for it is said welcome always
smiles, and as every face was BEAM
ing. the visitors knew they were wei
come. The church was beautiful in
it's decorations for this occasion.
Mrs. w. O. Rice called the meet
ing to order, with Mrs. Guess acting
as secretary. In the union there are
sc churches, with 10 societies, rep
resenting about $50 members. The
Bamberg society led in gifts-about
S150-and Barnwell and Bamberg
were the only societies on the honor
roll. The Bamberg Sunbeams were
also on the honor roll.
The reports were all good, espec-
ially the report on personal service,
which showed that much is being
done in the Masters name
After all the reports had been
heard, most instructive and inter-
esting address was given by Mrs.
Mamie Tillman, of Edgefeld, on the
History of the progress of the mis-
sionary societies of South Carolina. y
Mrs. Tillman is very fluent and fas-
cinating speaker and this history was
of much interest to all who heard it.
Mrs. w. O. Rice then gave some
echoes of the Southern Baptist con-
| vention; from her report one could
readily see how much enthusiasm
and good she had derived from this
meeting. She was very profuse in
her thanks to the division for giving
her this trip. After the committees
had been named, the meeting was
adjourned for the noon hour.
The afternoon session was given
over to Mrs. Hays, of Barnwell, the
Sunbeam superintendent. After the
reports, Miss Sallie Free gave some
numbers from her Sunbeam band
and then several illustrations were
given in story telling. Miss Jessie
Armstrong, a student volunteer OF
Barnwell, told an interesting story
to the children. This young woman
who has volunteered to prepare for
the foreign field, already shows great
capability and conservation.
In the evening the session was
marked by much interest and instruc-
ton. The choir truly rendered ex-
quisite music. Mrs. Canada ad-
dressed the audience from the EdistC
academy, and a demonstra ation was
given by several young women of an
apathetic missionary society, and
how utterly Indifferent some socie-
ties can be to reach the standard. 1t
was very effective. The missionary
sermon by Rev. George E. Davis, OF
| Orangeburg, was most forceful uis-
course and was one of the strong fea-
lures of the meeting.
Wednesday morning was taken up
by the young people. Miss Hattie
Rena Milhous conducted this SER
vice, she being superintendent of the
Y. w. A. and the G. A. The reports
were all good, but the Blackville G.
A. band led and was on the honor
roll. Mrs. George Davis, of Orange
burg, gave these bands many good
suggestions, and Mrs. Sturkey, OF
Orangeburg, great R. A. worker,
made an earnest plea for the boys.
and we know her impressions will be
lasting. A debate closed the session.
The subject was: "Resolved, That
there is greater need for mission
work in our State than in our home
land at large" Mrs. w. R. McAlil-
Ian upheld the affirmative, and Mrs.
D. A. Tedder, of Sycamore, and Miss
Hoffman, of Blackville, the negative.
The papers were we'll gotten up and
the decision was rendered that both
were equally important. The re-
mainder of the session was filled with
various reports, election of officers,
etc. The same officers, with one ex-
ception, were elected. Miss Jenkins
was elected in Miss Owens's place.
Olar was selected as the next place
of meeting.
The hospitality of the Bamberg
people was gracious; the doors of the
homes of the Bamberg people were
opened to the visitors, and many