Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-09-17
JOHNSTON LETTER.
High School Opened Monday,
Annual Report of Church.
w. G. T. u. Met FRI
day Afternoon.

prospects. AS the various grade
marched in it was judged that there
was quite full attendance, there
being many new ones.
In opening, Supt: w. F.aScott tole
some very encouraging things of the
school, one beirg that it stood with
the highest of the state, with 18%
units.
Co. Supt. of Education, w. w
Fuller was present and made a splen.
did talk. Inspiring talks were also
heard from Rev. w. S. Brooke and
Rev. David Kellar. A letter was read
from Rev. Kinard, expressing his
good wishes for the school and re,
grets of his absence.
The teachers this years are: Supt
w. F. Scott, Miss Antoinette Denny
Miss Gertrude Strother, Prof. Stan
ton Lott, Miss Sallie Hayward, Miss
Ella Jacobs, Miss Eunice Abrams,
Miss Helen Lewis, Mrs. L. C. Lati-
mer, Miss Thomas. Music director,
Miss Campbell.
On Sunday morning at the Baptist
church the annual report was heard
and was one of the best in the his
tory of the church. The gifts of 1913
were given in comparison with those
of 1919, showing the great gain.
The organizations gave as follows:
The w. M. u, 100 members,
last year gave sS31.22, this year
s14O1.O5, over doubling its appor-
tionment.
The Y. w. A., 10 members, last
year s52.25, this year S7O.5O
The G. A., 27 members, last year
5000, this year 500.
The R. A, % members, last year
s64,so, this year; S72.40.
Sunbeams, 81 members, last year,
ss1elss7, this year So. SO 4 q
Sunday School gave last. year
$500, this year s727
The Church gave to state missions
last year, 1851, this year $500; to
home missions last year $473, this
year, s516.5O; foreign missions last
year, s1,O1S.A9, this year, $1,162.4S;
to orphanage, $500, Baptist Hospit-
al, 1894, aged ministers, 500, total
given S8,346.36, an increase over
last year of s2,O72.O9
The church gave to every object
that was fostered by the association.
In the absence of Rev. W. S.
Brooke, his pulpit was filled by Rev.
Fuller, pastor of the Red Bank
church, Saluda, the two having ex-
changed pulpits. Rev. Fuller is a
most forceful speaker and held the
thoughtful attention Of every one in
the audience as he spoke on our
part, our duty in the great rs Mil
lion Campaign.
AS Mr.. Fuller will leave in about
three weeks for the seminary, it was
decided to have the campaign of his
church before he left, and on the
great day of fasting and prayer,
September "a, there will be a get
together-meeting and he hopes on
this day to not only raise, but go
over the apportionment. The meet
ing will be an all day one and he
stated that he wanted thousand
present to pray and work that day.
Several of the young ladies of our
town left this week to teach. Miss
Jessie Rushton, to teach at Manning,
Miss Eva Rushton to McRay Col
lege, Ca, Miss Annie Crouch, North
Augusta High School, Miss Isabelle
Bean, Williamson, Miss Bessie Bean
to Bamberg.
Mr.. F. L. Parker, Jr., left on Tues
day for South Carolina University.
He has been organist at the Baptist
church during the summer and his
sweet music will be greatly missed.
At the meeting of the Baptist
Missionary Society, splendid and
informing program on the rs Million
Campaign was had. This society has
never failed in anything it has un-
dertaker and in this campaign, the
highest endeavor will be made.
During the business period it was
voted to make a yearly contribution
toward fund presented by Mrs. w.
C. Cathcart, of Columbia, who has
charge Of the placing of orphan
children in childless homes.