Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-10-25
LUTHERAN WOMEN MET HERE
Last Week in Session as Missionary
Union OF S. 9. Synod.

Nearly one hundred delegates to
the Missionary Convention, composed
Of the women in the South Carolina
Lutheran Synod gathered in old s..
Johns Lutheran church in Walhalla
Z last week for session running over
a period Of three days. Mrs. NJ. o. J.
Kreps, Of Columbia, is president of
the the missionary societies Of the
Lutheran church in this State, and
she presided over tho meetings. She
Is an aggressive worker, and this line
Of church work has developed in ac-
tivity In the past few years.
sr' Since the merging of%the Luther
ans, North and South, the women )
work has also taken broader scope.
Formerly they were interested only
In mission work in Japan, but now
they have part in the work in India,
Africa, Danish West Indies, China,
South America and in the rehabilita-
tion OF christianity in the wartorn
lands Of Europe.
They are also supporting the home
mission work. This past year these
, women in South Carolina have taken
1t upon themselves to do their part
In Christian work at Rock Hill
among the students at winthrop Col
lege
Tho First President Of Society.
at one Of the early sessions Of the
convention some one OF the delegates
recalled the fact that the first presi-
, dent Of the Woman's Missionary So
ciety Of the Lutheran church in this
State is now living in Walhalla. 1t
was recalled that 81 years ago Mrs.
Steck occupied the Office Of president
and that this was the beginning OF
missionary activity by the Lutheran
women. Mrs. Steck is tho widow OF
Dr. ]. Steck, a Lutheran minister.
She Is an invalid from q fall she had
several years ago, but still takes an
active interest in her church. All of
her children are now living in Wal
halla to-day, they being Mrs. l.. A.
Probst, Mrs. r. T. Jaynes, Miss Kate
Steck, Mrs. Ella B. Rogers and J. A.
Steck.
The convention, learning these
facts, decided to do her an honor.
They unanimously voted her life
member, which means a paid-up
membership for life. Then commit
toe was appointed to visit her and
present her with a badge Of member-
ship and handsome bouquet Of
flowers.
Mrs. J. l.. Wyse. who was the first
secretary OF that first missionary So
ciety, was one Of tho mcmbcrs Of tho
committee to visit Mrs. Steck, who
Is 50 years Of age and lives with her
daughter, Miss Kaie who gave up
her chosen work OF teaching and Is
giving her services to tho care Of her
mother.
DR.. NJ. o. J. Kreps, Of Columbia,
and Rev. II. j. Black, president Of
the South Carolina Synod, were in
attendance on the convention.
y Encouraging Reports.
All reports coming in to the con.
yentiOn proved that this Is q banner
year. Some Christians are really
giving to the work Of the church
rather than "tal1ing collection
They are beginning to believe that
the day may some time come to the
Christian church when men and wo-
mon will make 1t q part Of The bust
YI,ess OF life to give in dollars and not
In pennies to the greatest business
& enterprise in the wOrla.
The address at o'clock Wednes-
day night was DELIVERED by DR.. A. 7.
Bowers, pastor OF the Lutheran
church at Greenwood. Both DR.. and
Mrs. Bowers attended the conven-
I ton. They have a daughter, Miss
. Mary Lou Bowers, who has been for
some years a missionary in Japan.
Dr.. Bowers made an excellent, ad-
| dress.
Mrs. NJ. o. ]. Kreps, OF Columbia,
( opened the convention Tuesday night
and mado q very forceful address,