The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-13
MEETING
A SPLENDID SUCCESS

Missionary Conference of Upper
South Carolina of the Methodist
church was not oficial-not an OIL
Ger being present, all of them being
in executive session forming COM
mittees, etc., for the regular session,
the regular meetings will have to
work 10 beat this first session. 1t was
called workers conference" and
was presided over by Mrs. L NJ. Kea-
ton, of Columbia, who was so gra-
c;ous in manner that all felt. at per-
feet ease.
The talks or many subjects also
demonstrated that the workers had
not only been working, but they had
been thinking, and had practical re-
suits to offer to others, Such sub
jects as increase in membership, at
tendance, subscriptions to mission
airy voice and young Christian
Worker, methods Of raising finances,
discussion of Circle plan of organiza
ton, plans of mission study and
Bible class study, working towards
a goal were lead by Mrs. Gross, of
Chester; Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Ralph
Templeton of Columbia; Mrs. Wal
ler H. Nardin, Anderson; Mrs. Allen
Spartanburg;; and Mrs. j. L. Jett,
of Carlisle, and Mrs. Mundy of Co.
lumba.
About the most important thing
advocated was the building of a
summer camp for Upper Carolina.
The entire body seemed heartily in
favor of having camp, and begin
ming plans now for the early culmi-
nation of a permanent place of
meeting for summer study. Mrs. j.
M. Mason, of Abbeville, spoke along
this line, and gave some sugges-
tions of what it means to the young
people of the church,, and how it
would tend to better conditions, So
cial and religious, that other camps
already established in many states
were place of inspiration and instruc
ton. Mrs. Mason brought out this
point emphatically, Boys and girls
are eager to work if they know
what to do, and how to do it," and
that a camp with capable leaders
was a place of opportunity for the
young. Another valuable suggestion
which Mrs. Mason made was that
these leaders be able to train the
young men and women in singing, so
that they would form their own choir
and let the generations coming on be
a generation of choir singers.
There was plea also made by
Mrs. Mason for Christian men and
women to pay more attention to the
country homes and do more for the
pleasure and assistance of the un-
fortunate people who had no homes
of their own. She said few people
realized how much pleasure they
could give by carrying a package of
needles and some quilt scraps to the
old women who were not able to do
much work, and the monotony of
their lives would be broken by hav-
ing something to do that was worth
while.
The grounds Of churches, especially
country churches, should be better
kept, and made more attractive,
said Mrs. Mason. Then in a final
summing up Mrs. Mason came again
to the subject of a camp, and said
that there should be a place for the
young people of the church to have
recreation without dissipation,
where they would have wholesome
amusement, leaving plenty of time
for sleep, and where they would
learn to use their strength to make
others happy.
At the conclusion of the splendid
talk of Mrs. Mason, the chairman,
Mrs. Keaton, endorsed every word
that Mrs. Mason had said in regard
to summer camp, and said there
should be place for the young
people to have an outing which ap-
pealed to them. And all parents
should stop this continuous "Don't-
lDon't-Don't" and substitute do