Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-09-20
GREAT Gypsy SMITH MEETINGS
Drawing to u Close--Frco Exn1nina.
ton for Women and Children.

tanning fine son in their home, who
arrived on the 18th.
Miss Annie Whitten, Of Pendle.on,
spent several days here with rela-
tiyes and attended tho Gipsy Smith
meetings.
The Gipsy Smith series OF meetings
are not only enlisting the interest Of
Seneca and Oconee, but every night
large numbers Of people from differ
ent parts Of this ana other States
come to hear the noted evangelist.
The attendance record went over the
top Sunday night, when every scat
under the big tent was taken at least
one hour before the hour for service,
and the same can be said for the
seats outside the tent which took
care OF the overflow Many men and
women, unable to get seats, stood
throughout the entire service. Mr..
Smiths messages have reached the
hearts Of scores Of church IN EN- bcrs
who hayo drifted away from their
Saviour and who want to red dedicat te
themselves to Him, and as many are
taking their stand for Jesus for the
first time. The inspiring music by
The large choir, with Rev. John A.
Wood as conductor and Miss Lucille
Abernethy, pianist, Is souls iirring.
A feature Of the Sunday evening SER
vices was two musical selections
given by the Augusta male Guartette.
These gentlemen motOred from Au-
gusta Saturday night and left after
the Sunday night service for their
homes. They came all the way from
| Augusta to hear Gipsy Smith, for
whom they had formed a strong
| friendship when he held meeting
| i'll their city two years ago.
Mr.. Smith has announced that he
will on Friday night tell the story Of
how Jesus entered the Gipsy tents,
which will embrace his life's story.
Sunday will bring to close the Clip
sy Smith meetings Of three weeks.
He will preach Sunday morning at
l1.15 and again at p. m. All who
want to have a good seat had better
81 A,s s y !
| Free Medical Denominations .E
for the children Of Ooncee county,
and conferences with specialists on
the care and feeding of children, will
be held at Seneca on Friday, Sept. 20,
IN the Edwards-Austin Building, be-
ginning at 8 a. m. and running all
day. Specialists from Columbia and
Greenville and Spartapburg will CO.
| operate with the Oconee County
| Medical Association, the State Board
OF Health, the Rcd Cross, the wo-
mems clubs, the Wizard Of Tam assoc
chapter, d. A. r. and the ministers
Of the gospel, toward making this the
greatest day for the health Of the
women and children Of Oconee coun-
ty ever put over by any county in the
State. 1t is expected that every mo-
ther interested in the welfare of her
children will be present.
All children under seven years old
with suspected serious physical de-
fects should be presented for exami-
nation.
The management of the MOVING
picture house in Seneca has offered
to " on health films on Saturday,
Sept. 29th, and banquet will be ten
dered by the above organizations to
SO Of the leading men and women Of
Oconee county and the represe nta-
tives Of the Red C1os and the State
and Federal governments with view
to establishment OF a public health
| nursing service and community
hospital for Oconee county.
Miss Blackburn, Of the bureau Of
child hygiene Of the State Board Of
Health, is now In Oconee conducting
classes for mid-wives at various
points and assisting the Oconee
County Medical Society in holding
baby conferences AT Westmins ter,
Walhalla, Newry, Jordania and else
where.
Free Clinic for Mothers and Babes.
The movement for the free clinic
for mothers and babies, under the
auspices Of the medical association,
found expression in the meeting of
committee Of representative wo
men at tho home Of Mrs. S. X. Dendy
Monday morning. Miss Blackburn,
public health nurse, in charge Of the
work in Oconee county, directed the
committee, and plans were laid for
this campaign, which means more -
the future citizenship Of Oconee than
any single agency ever employed in
our county. Health Is the founda-
ton Of all development, physical,
moral, mental, and nearly all dis
ease Is preventable. Ninety per cent
of criminals cared for in jails, refor-
matories or institutions maintained
by the state come from the mentally
defective. 1t Is much easier and 4
great deal cheaper to save them by
giving them proper treatment in tho
early years than 1t Is to care for them
after the trouble is fastened on them.
The medical association has invited
eminent baby specialists to be here
and assist in this examination OF
mothers and babies under seven
years Of age. This examination will
be entirely free, but mothers bring
ing children are requested to bring
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