Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-07-11
The State Sunday School Convcn.
ton.

This body will meet in Grccnvillc tho 2lst
and 22d Of August. Each county will send
rs many delegates as it has members in tho
General Assembly. II is very desirable that
overy county be represented BY earnest and
active Sunday school workers. Statistical
| reports arc desired.
County chairmen and speakers on the pro-
gr,mmc will be admitted us delegates without
county appointments. As soon ns delegates
and atcrnates are appointed, lists should be
sent to tlrc Gl,airmun Of the Executive CONS
mittce.
Speakers have been selected to address the
convention without consulting them. 1t is
earnestly desired that each person thus ap-
pointed will manfully meet tho responsibility
placed on him, and go up to tho 0rocnvlle
convention in tho SPIRIT Of the Master.
All delegates will please write to Mr.. o. A.
Pickle, Grecnville, s. e., in order TO- secure
homes during the convention.
The following is tho programme:
FIRST DAY-MoRNGNG:
Temporary organization.
Address Of Welcome.
Responses Rev. T.. j: Mcynartlic, HON J.
+. Fickcn.
Reports from counties.
Permanent organization. -
Management Of tho sehoassi1r,,SSsv;,.' Rev. Il.
Chichester, Rev w. II s;,III s:ir;cI I,,i
Tho tcachcr--GI;scyy I;cy. ]. A. Chambliss, Rev,
w ~. uuncun.
Bible Reading Rev. D. ~. Vass.
Teachers Meetings and Institutcs-Gen.
W. l.. L. Prince, j. L. Fickcn.
General experience meoling-three minute
speeches.
SECOND MORNING.
Best Methods of Reaching the Masses
Rny w - .Taonho Gopt I TT Kinc1nr
Tho Work Amongst the Colorod People
| Rcv. p. f. Stevens. DR.. j. l.. Girardcau.
Conventions--R 0. A. Darby Rev. D.
| +. Fricrson.
AFTERNOON.
| Tho Bible, tho Text Book-Dr. w. S.
Plumer, Judge A. G. IIaskol.
How Studied and Best Ilclps-Rcv. II. W.
Kuhns, w. w. Moore.
International Lossons-Rov. Luther Broad.
due, Rev. II. ". Wells.
| EVENING.
| Influence Of tho Sunday School:
/. On the Family--Dr Bonner, DR.. j. IL.
Carlyle.
Q. On tho Church--Dr. Bracket, Major j.
L. Coker.
8. On the ssate--Rev j. W. Thomas, Judge
| Thomas Thomson.
Farewell service.
If any Of the speakers appoin ted nro unable
to attend the convention they will please
notify tho chairman Of tho State Executive
Committee Tho two persons assigned to
oach subject aro both principals, and they
will mako preparation to addrcss tho convoD-
ton.
Time for addresses will bo limited to thirty
minutes. CHARLES PETTY,
Chairman State Executive Committee,
LIMESTONE SPRINGS, s. c., July 4, 1878.
BRUTAL MuRDEn.-Wade Presley
colored, was committed to Jail Saturday,
charged with tho murder of his son. [,
upears that the boy ran away from home,
but returned about tho fest Of last week
His father gave him thrashing and ended
by throwing him against table. The boys
head struck tho corner of tho table and he
was killed. After conoealing the body for
several days it was brought out for burial
but was so offensive as to excite suspicion
and the crime was detected.
AJbcvilie Medium.
Gov. Hampton says IIarps Battery, 0
Hampton Legion, was engaged in "l43 fghts'
during the lato war.
The first white woman who wont to Texas
Mrs. Jano Long, is still living in thai