The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-11
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Minutes OF the galuda Baptiot Sunday School
Institute, hold With tho Baptist Church
ct Bolton. October 9th. 9Th siad 9TH, 1877.

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Institute, hold with tho Baptist Church
ct Bolton. October 9th. 9Th ind 18th. 1877
Pursuant to call from some of the prom
inent Sunday School workers of the Saluda
Baptist Association. delegates from various
Sunday Schools met at Belton On Friday
night to take into consideration the propri-
ETY. of organizing Sunday School Institute.
Rev. e. r. Cerswell, who Yves appointed to
preach the Intro iuctory sermon was present,
and performed his duty, taking his text from:
Matthew 18th chapter, 18th verse.
On Saturday morning at 0 o'clock the
meeting. was called to order, and Rev. W.
H. Strickland requested to act as Chairman,
and L. P. Smith as Secretary.
On motion, it was ordered that the Insti-
tute spend short while in prayer and sing
ing.
The delegates were then called, and
| twenty-seveii representatives from eighteen
schools were enrolled.
M n: 3; Mcdse, ,5 by aPRSi;1tlnsIt. read sl'
ments oc good Sunday School?''
The committee appointed to draft Con-
stitution for the Institute, submitted their
report through Rev. w. E. Walters chair.
man. On motion, It was ordered that it be
taken up by sections and cansidered' After
q few amendments it was unanimously
adopted.
The following persons were nominated
and elected officers of the Institute, TO serve
Pneside,.s-Rev. w. H. Strickland.
First vice Ffesidcnt-M. B. MCGEE, Firsl
Union District.
see0nd Vios Rresident-J. N. 2Hnlniin, Sec
ond Union District. & s e
,71;an Third Zee hesdst-E a =: B. Murray Third
Secretary and 7Eedsu -. P. Smith.
It was made the duty of each Vice Presi
dent TO visit all the schools in his Union
District, and endeavor to stimulate them tC
" ster exertions in this noble work, and tc
work.
The Institute then adjourned until two
O'Clock p. m. to attend worship. Rev. w
III. Strickland was appointed to preach th,
IL o'clock sermon, and did so, taking hi.
text from list Cor, 18th chapter, 18th verse
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Institute met pursuant to adjourn
ment. The persons previously appointed
were called for, and delivered addresses upor
the following subjects:
list. "Whnt are the qualifications Of {
Sunday School Teacher?" by Rev. W. e
Walters.
2nd. "Duty of Sunday. Schools to con
was absent. but discussed by Others.
3rd. "What are the qualifications of Sun
day School Superintendents?" by DR.. ]. A
Robinson.
| Invitations were extended by Big Creel
and Hopeyell Sunday Schools to meet Will
them at the next regular meeting. The In
stitute resolved to accept the invitation from
Big Creek.
1 The following preamble and resolution
were offered aud adopted:
WHEREAs, the Bdptist Courier, publishet
at Columbia, s. c., gives evident promise O
need long felt by South Carolina Baptists
via Baptist newspap. ,iorthy of patron
age and support, therefore
ResOised, That we believe 1t to be the dut,
of every Baptist family in South Carolini
to subscribe for and read the Baptist Cotriey
R%anfref. That rs Sunday School worker
each and every one or us wIiie make n
earnest effort to extend its circulation.
The following resolutions were also sub
mitted and adopted:
Resolred, That all funds raised for Nis
sions by the various schools of the Institut
be sent TO the Treasurer Of the Institute
ana psid over by MIN 10 the E1oclitiv '
Board OF the SAluda Association and fecein
taken for the same.
Resolred, That the thanks of the Institut
be rendered to the citizens of Bolton 70
their very kind and bospitable entertain
} RcSOtced, That the Baptist CbtisieT and An
derson papers be requested to publish til
! proceedings of this meeting.
= Tho Institute then adjourned to meet q
: Big Creek Thursday before the fourth S.:.r
} day in July, 1873.
! A Sunday School mass meeting was hel
} on Sunday morning, and addressed by
M. Hamiin and Others.
D Missionary sermon preached Mt II o'cloc
| by Rev. =. II. Carsweil. Collection, -.
w. H. STRICKLAND, President.
Il. p. Smith, Secretary and Treasurer.