Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-05-16
State Sunday School Convention

A quorum Of the committee appointed
to get up State Sunday School Convention
held meeting and agreed on the following
points:
There will DO convention this year.
The timo and place to be selected hereafter
The programme will be publialicd at an carly
day.
The representation will bo the same from
each county as in both houses Of the General
Assembly.
A chairman is appointed in each &C y,
whose duty shall be, where there arc no
county congcntions in working order, to call
n committee consisting Of ono representative
man from each Of tho leading Protestant
churches, which committee shall have full
power to appoint delegates to the State Con-
yention 1t is desired that tho country schools
be woll represented in these appointments.
The committee will SEQ that efficient Sunday
school workers arc appointed, and such as
will attend tho convention.
Should any Of tho cairmcn appointed
refuse to servo, CT q mistake 10 ,ii.;Io in the
name, so that it cannot be asccrtaincd
who is meant, some person interested will
please writc ut once to the chairman Of tho
committee.
County conventions already formed,
Or formed hereafter, will appoint or elect dole.
gatcs
No delegates from special schools or organr
izations will be regular.
The chairmcn Of counties will get up sta
tistic3, stating number Of schools, tea uchcrs
and officers, adult scholars and children.
Also other statistical affirmation will bc
thankfully received.
The committee would urgo tho Importance
Of county conventions. They would also ask
female, would give their influence in getting
up convention that shall be an honor to our
State, and greatly promote tho cause Of Sum
day schools throughout her borders.
Tho following named persons are horoby
appointed chairmcn:
Abbcvlle. Rcv. J. +. Martin; Anderson,
Rov. w. II. Srick!aud; Aikon. Dr.. j. G.
Wood Barnwcll Rcv. Mr. Buist;@ Bcaufor
Rev. q. a. Banyarl; Charleston, j. Adgcr
Smythc; Chester, Giles j. Pattcrscn Chester
fold, Gen. w. L. D. Prince; Clarendon,
Rov. Mr.. Mcmillan: Colleton, Col. B. Stokes;
Darlington. j. W. Edwards; Edgcfcld, A. j.
Norris; Fairfield A. S Douglass; Georgetown,
Dr. VIM. Capers; Grconvlle, Samuel Strad.
ley, Horny, Joseph II. Walsh; Kershaw, Wm.
Wallace; Lancaster John W. Twitty; Laurons,
Mr.. Fike; Lexington, Hon. II. A. Mec,zc,
Marion, j. d. McLucas; Marlboro, II. II.
Newton;- Ecwbcrry, Rev. j.. Broaddus;
Oconoo, J: W. Stribling.. Orangcburg, s. Il.
Dibblc; luchland, A. j. Dodamond; Spartan
burg, Row. j. Il. Vass, Sumter, Hon. II. B.
Fraser. Union, w. Ii. Nicholson; Wllinms-
burg. Hon. j. q. McCntchcn; York, j. Id.
Jcffrics. CHARLES PEETY, Chairman,
Limestone Springs, S. 9
GhEENviLLE AND CoLUMDiA RAILROAD. Tho
stockholders held their annual meeting May 3,
In this city. Tho report Of tho President w:
}. McGrath, indicates embarrassment in the
finances II says tho bonded debt may DO carried
with comparative casc but the fooiipo ,loh
$3.50 ,000--mustb be arranged. Thorcpors were
referred to tho President and Board of Directors
with plonary powers TO not upon tho samo. An
election for officers resulted rs follows: Prcsi.
dent-W. J. McGrnth. Directors-L. d. Chids,
II. i Farnor, 7. +. Gary, j. N. Brown, II. D.
Simonds, a. McBeth, H. Beattic, y. b. Il. Sloan,
GeorGo W..Willinma. L--.- -.Nl,--L,- L--.-L II