The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-11-16
refer to tho reports of the special committees on
these subjects. 8s W
All of which is respectfully submitted:
nxEYN WILLIAM I " rHUTTo I y +
eflHi ffSs Chairmnn. a

III )K-sS ] a4zisSas
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REPORT ON SUNDAY SCHOOL CAUSE.
The Committee 6 FloSl was Irssffssrred this
interest beg leavcao report. : : \ = :
Yo9r sCommittcoh have hud this. subject sbe-
fore them, apd ilastbat itSpeeppies q place in
our Church system that it did not in years
past. III is now stporiptended by a'..AIcthodistI
Sunday School Society" with its cBoard of
Managers" but it, is organic in our system,
This is shcwn by tic fact, that n Supcrintcn-
dent of a Sunday School, member of our
Church is Member of the high Court Of Ap-
pcals, ,+-tlic' Quarterly Conference. The dis
ciplinc requires reports to be made by the
Church 'officors, to hor julcatories TINT tho
Church may have this subject always under
her control and oversight. This arrangement
isihiaccordance with our religious faith, Nc
believe i'll infant rcdcmption-intant member
shipMand the Sunday school embraces infant
instruction and training, so that any interest or
action in reference to Sunday School Sisn refer
cnce to substantial part 0of our religion and
its outward manifestation.
Like other branches Of this great saving
system it has its difficulties and some of them
arc pccnliar to ps AYhcn devastating armies
ovcr-ran our country, and occupied our
Churches, they scattered our Sunday, School
books away far and wide, and iin some cases
even took the pulpit books away from their
cushions, and having dcsolatcd our fields it has
left many Of our Schools destitute Of books.
There has beer sucll want of teachers as
to some extent to damage our Sunday School
cause. To reform the old aud hardened sim
ncr-to break the yoke of sinful bondage which
has been fastened on the neck of the old four
scores of years; TO furco in the heads and
hearts Of those who have entertained ignorance
and superstition, knowledge and the love of
God, duty to Him might indeed be dscour-
aging but to find bacEwnrlncssiin teaching
guiding. leading dear young precious children
i'll the sweetness and simplicity Of childhood is
Il fault VIC ought not to find III any who believe
| cur doctrines, or who look to- the future with
interest II .S/YtfY jf.t/ l!tliIt t.f
Thcro have been some cases where there
have been men and women ready to teach but
the attendance Of children could not be secured.
Parents did not feel thatrhcynrpeded the; help
Of the Church to train UP their children i'll the
nurture and adhoriion bf tho Lord" They
admitted that they. tile parents. needed the
Church by joining it but their children did
not. Reversing the order of nature, sending
the old to school for tic Church is Christ
School on earth, and letting the children go
"''"Ypq9':' ~ IlNpl:T
| High waters to i'll sparcly settled
country gives such discouragcmcnt as your
| committcegmust regard as nsuporablc. The
cold Of wintertis easily met by the chcapncss
of the stove and bonndlcss breadth of our
| forest harvest of fire wood. Your committee
would suggest that there are reasons which
have sprung up around us which should make
Alcthodisn Pause before She suffers these or
any other emblrrassmcnts to stop her i'll Sun
day schoolaactivitics. Her aggressive action
must turn.toEEtllc steady duties of the Sunday
school to fin,l asaccess which she once found in
the thousands of uncomvcrtcd out in the broad
world; bnt by the power which Mcthodism it
self has put forth amongst the churches. there
is now found but few families not under some
dcnominational influence. So that if NIctllo-
dism is to live i'll the future it must live III the
hearts and protcssicAs Of these children who
must bear our names when we lie in the dust
and OH the fields Of missionary labors where
Alcthotlism is attacking the strongholds Of
Satan in hcathenlrm. That our church NAV
be true to her children and '.thc hcathcn in his
blindness" is.ollly4 to wish mid pray that she
may continue to be Il Church Of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ
We offer the following resolutions:
| Rr~1rn1, That we are glad that the faith
and action our church contcmplatcs in reference
TO children agree.
| RcsoiscG, That VIC contend earnestly for the
prosperity and success of our efforts in outward
| action. ms for the inward faith once delivered
to the eniuts," that our Sunday schools may be
Il praise ~ nlI thc churches
!, ----.-, }, r. PICKET,
Chairman.