The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-11-21
MISSION WORKERS IN
PROFITABLE SESSION
Meeting of Baptist Women
Closed Thursday
INSPIRING ADDRESS
BY DOCTOR HAHN

-'-SOS-o''
Few Changes from PersOnel Of Out
going Administration. Memorials to
Mrs. Watson and Miss jamie Lidc.
With a very splendid address by DR..
u. ID. Hahn Of Grecnvillc, and a libcr-
al ol1cring in behalf of the Lula Will
den Memorial, the session Of the 18th
annual meeting Of the Woman's Mis-
sonary Union, auxiliary to the State
Baptist Convention Of South Carolina,
came to a close Thursday night, af-
ter two day conference, the meetings
OF which were held at the First Bap-
list church. DR.. Hai.I especially in
vted speaker Of the evening, speak
ing on the subject Of foreign missions,
forecast the tremendous possibilities
that would come to America after the
war in the matter Of evangclizing the
wocld
z The convention just held was con-
ference of the officers and leaders OF
the Woman's Missionary Union rather
F, than n full convention with its usual
3 attendance Of 500 delegates. Howev-
er, an interesting program was car
ried out, with Mrs. J. d. Chapman pre-
siding at the several sessions, and the
! meeting, with an attendance Of about
$50 delegates and visitors. was pro-
ductivc OF much inspiration and en-
i enlargement for the future work OF
the union.
At the morning session officers for
the coming year were elected, there
being very few changes in the per-
s0niel: l:*Mfs. y. ID. Chapman prasi-
dent; Mrs. Edwin Carpenter of bishop
vile, first vice president; Mrs. M n.
Tillman, l.. *. Stnrkic, Miss Mary
Adams and Mrs w. S. Cook Of Char
lcstcn. division vice presidents Mrs.
John r. Fiscr corresponding sccrc-
tary: Mrs. F.. A. Mcdowell. recording
secretary; Miss Jessie King, treasurer
Miss Annie Ulmer. auditor: Mrs. Geo.
u. Davis, "uperintcndcn Y. w. As
and college correspondents; Mrs. Ed
win, superintendent Royal Ambassa-
doris; Mrs w. J. Hatcher, superintend-
cnt Sunbcams; Miss Bessie Major, sl-
pcrintcndcnt mission study: Mrs. r.
G. iIoyt honorary member of the OK
ccutivc board.
The sessions Of the convention Op-
ened Wednesday morning with dcvO-
tional exercises. after which the greet
tnpr .>f
Union societies were extended to the
convention by Mrs. Samuel II. Temple
man. Tho presidents annual report
showed that more than $4,000 had
been collected and disburscd by the
union during the past year. and that
very gratifying progress had been
made in organizing new societies and
projecting The work generally. The
report OF the other officers Of tho State
Union were also presented at this
time.
Wednesday afternoon committee re-
ports were submitted these covering
training school, the Margaret Fund
literature. personal service These
were followed by reports on bencvo-
lcnccs, Mrs. a. ~ Jamison Of Green
wood. lspcaking for Connie Maxwell
Orphanaac: Mrs. j. w CulbcrtSon for
aged ministers, and Mrs l.. H. Nc
Atccr for the Baptist IIospstal, Co
lumbia.
At Tie morning session special
objection. amounting to 5000, was
taken for the purpose Of paying the
expenses Of a special course in peda
cogy for Miss jamie Lido. who is at
home from her post in China as q mih-
sionaW. She will spend the year in
study IN this. country, In this con
ncction 1t may be stated thai the un-
ION at It's meeting Wednesday even
ing raised n fund Of $5a5 as memo
rial to the late Mrs. G. E. Watson, for
many years the beloved president OF
the State Woman's Missionary Union
and one of the most active and promi-
nent leaders in mission work III the
State for long time. ap af
At the meeting Wednesday night the
conference heard two excellent adj
dresses on related subjects, HON and
State missions. DR.. C. IL. Durts OF Co.