The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-15
District Mission
ary Conference
Well Attended and Interesting
Meeting Held at Elliotts

The Sumter District Missionary
conference met AT elliott June 3rd
and 4th The meeting was quite a
success from several standpoints-
there was ii good representation Of
iJhe majority of the societies Of the
! district and each gave favorable
and encouraging report of the work
Of the different societies. OF the
thirty adult societies of the district
the district meeting There was also
a good delegation from the Young
People and the Junior societies We
were indeed fortunate TO have SO
many Of the officers present: Mrs.
W l.. Glaze. Orangeburg, superjn
tendent OF Study and Publicity, Mrs.
q. F.. Edwards. Orangeburg. super
intendent of Young People. and Mrs.
K. L. kirkwood. Rennettsville, cor
responding secretary.
Another thing which added pleas
ure and inspiration TO the meeting
t was the presence OF Miss Leila Epps
OF Brazil who at present Is spending
Il short vacation at her home IN
! kingstree. Misa iIpps is a woman OF
striking personality and character
and very entertaining talker Her
talks about our work IN Brazil made
luS feel a keener interest in sending
out missionaries and it was quite a
JOY 70 the members OF the meeting
TO learn that Miss Mary VIM or
College Place intends to attend
Scaritt Training school this fall and
in time become a missionary to Bra
zil Also TO learn that Misses Anna
nov students at Scarrttt Bible training
school.
The people or Elliott gave us a
very warm and hearty welcome and
did everything possible to make Our
stay pleasant. 1t was a pleasure to
be associated with such kind and
hospita Die people.
The meeting was presided over ~
Miss Jessie Curtis Of Pa1yilie, secre-
gram is as follows:
Friday Evening, June 2rd.
Hymn 80. 544
Psalm l.
Prayer-Mrs s. n. Welsh.
Greetings Adult Society-Mrs. Wal
ter Hammond
Greetings Young Peoples Society
Nh Moneyham Player.
Greetings Baptist Society = Miss
Matte Carter.
Greetings Baptist Y. P. Society
Miss Elise Matthews
Response Adult Society-NIiss Mary
Winn. College Place.
Response Young People and Ju-
niors-AIiss Reid Griffin; Pinewood.
Address-Miss Leila Epps Of Brazil.
Saturday, June 4th.
Hymn no. l3l.
Scripture lesson, Mark XI %, Mat
thew AVII 20-Miss Jessie Curtis.
Talk on Scripture lesson = Miss
Leila Epps.
Sentence Prayer
Report of Sumter District-Miss
Jessie Curtis.
Winning New Members Song,
Subscribe" Report-By Young Peo-.
PIE OF Elliott,
Report Of Council meeting held in
Richlnond-21r K. L. Kirkwood.
Impressions Received at Council
Meeting-Nlrs. J. ". Tarrant.
Publicity Mission Study and Or
ganization OF Mission Study Class
clrs W. L. Gaze.
Recitation Missionary Voice" Yer
nellie johnson OF Rembert church.
Music-Mrs G. E. Edwards.
Social Service-Mrs. w. F. Andrews.
Hymn 543.
Our Work in Brazil-Miss Leila
Epps.
Prayer-Rev r. M. DuBose.
Adjournment for dinner.
Saturday Afternoon.
Devotion&-Mrs. W. L. Glaze.
Talk on Finance-Mrs. r. L. Kirk
wood.
Junior program by the Juniors of
Oswego.
Song, Bring Them Ia"-By Juniors
Ten Little Pennies ten little
Juniors.
Collection.
Recitation Treasurer" = Marion
Lacy Andrews.
Song AS a Volunteer Jun
iors.
Recitation DO the Best You Can
j Johnnie Mccoy.