The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-08-07
From the Charleston Nescs and Courier.
BAPTIST STATE sUNDAY.SCH00L CON
VENTI0N.
First Days Proceedings.

VENTI0N..
First Days Proceedings.
ANDERSON @. H, S. c., July "a.
This body was organized at Sumter court
House two years ago by large and enthusias-
tic gathering of Baptist Sunday School work
ers' and adjourned to meet last year, but owing
to the Ku Klux difficulties in the upper coun-
ties at that time, deferred their assembling un.
fiji this time. In the interim the business OF
the convention, viz: organizing new schools
and constituting auxiliary county conventions,
has been pushed on by the executive ooard,
which was located in Charleston. The Baptist
Church at this place, with which the conven-
tion meets, is under the pastoral charge OF kev.
Aate General) Lewis nj. Aver, as ardent SOL
aier of the Gross as he was OF his country.
DELEGATES began to arrive yesterday evening,
and last night the pulpit OF the Baptlst C9urcn 9
was filled by Rev John 6. Williams, OF Barn
we'll The regular exercises OF the convention
began this
THURSDAY MORNING
at 10 A. NJ, when the body was called to order
by Rev. o. F. Gregory, corresponding secre, E.
tary. in the absence of the presiding officers OF
ths h last M session. @ The opening prayer was made
hy Rev. is s. Murray. After the usual prelim-
:. itiaries the following permanent officers were
elected :: Rev. J.iS Murray, president; Rev. =.
K. Mendenhall,. yice-president; Rev: y. r.
Gregory, corresponding secretary; ): M; Jonn-
son. recording secretary land w. B. PEBBLES,
treasnrer. About fifty votes were pOled, and
delegation from Greenville and vicinity arrived
soon afterward. -,
The president in taking the chair, after thank
;ne the body for the honor conferred upon him,
proceeded to remark upon the grandeur OF
the Sunday-school work, and to demonstrate
this by showing that every worker IN the sun
day-school is working for himself, his country
and his God
The executive board was then elected, con-
sisting ofthe president and corresponding secre-
tary. ex-officio, and Rev. j. A. ChamDiiss, u.
Il. Shuck and Samuel Biley. This board ls 10
Gated at Charleston.
received, A large majority of the counties were
heard from all presented very encouraging re-
noris. Many new schools have been organized
in, every county, old ones resuscitated; Bible
Glasses established, and great good accom-
plished.. Some ten or twelve county Sunday
school conventions are at work.
Rev. o. F. Gregory announced the death OF
DR.. r. 81. Jordan, late county superintendent
of Chester, in few appropriate remarks, and
moved the appointing of o committee to pre-
pare suitable resolutions: Revs. o. +. Gregory,
3 K. Mendenhall and G.. E. Elford A COM
mittee on statistics was appointed.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
was occupied in the discussion of the general
management Of the Sunday school. MIR. j. NJ:
johnson, of Marion, opened the subject, and
addresses were made by Messrs. Gregory, Stout,
-Borstel, Elldn, Rice and others. The question
box contained many queries upon the various
branches Of the work.
- FUNERAL.
Tha convention adjourned at halfpast FIVE
p. NJ. in order to attend the funeral services OF
Mr.. J. p. Hoyt the aged father Of Mr. James
A. Hoyt, Of the Anderson IntsNigencer, who was
q delegate to this body.
the introductory sermon was preached TO a
hrge congregation by the Rev. J. A. Chambliss,
of your city, from the text, "From child thou
hast known the Holy Scriptures"
Second Days Proceedings Morning Session.
~ s4s .ANDERsoN G. a., July 25.
IS The, convention was called to order by the
president, and after singing and prayer by Rev
w. B. Elkin, of Laurers, and Robert Pratt, OF
Abbeyille, proceeded to regular business.
Reports from counties were called for. Rev
w. J. Hatfield reported from Chesterfield and
Lancaster Che Sunday school cause at low
ebb, but that here and there are to be found
bright exceptions to this state. Messrs. r.
Pratt. Rev. a. Rice anc DR.. Williams rendered
accounts of the Sundav-schools in various sec.
tions of Abbeville County.
The report of the corresponding secretary
Rev. O. F. Gregory, was then read. lie re-
viewed the work of the past, the grand enthu
siasm which has been awakened in the Sunday
School carse-that numerous new schools have
been created-old and dying ones revived
that county organizations had been formed II
Darlington, Barnwell, Marlboro, the Edisto
Reedy River and Saluda Associations, Edge
field and Marion. The report contained: I.
statement of the financial condition OF the con
yention; q An elaborate plan for organization
as adopted by the last Southern Baptist Con
yention; g. The question as to the future cours'
of this body; 4. An account of an arrangement
ne had made, whereby Baptist schools could b'
furnished with Sunday School books, and re
eommended Kind Words to the schools. Th,
report was referred to special committees OF
each of these subjects.
The next regular order of business was th
discussion of infant class work, which wa
opened by Mr.. George E. Elford, the superin
tendent of the Greenyille Baptist Sunday
school. He gave an outline of the manner il
which the infant department of his own schoo
was organized. A separate room from th'
main school, oral instruction, and good leade
of music were recommended. Remarks upor
this subject were also made by Revs. Hawkins
Mendenhall, John G. Williams, Gregory, Elixir
and Murray.
The next subject claiming the attention o
the convention was Sabbath-school music. This
theme was opened by Mr.. F. G. v. Borstel: h'
vas followed by Reys Gregory, Pope, Williams