Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1878-08-03
The African Methodist Episcopal
Sunday School Convention of
the Aiken District.

The abov We Convention was held
on Friday and Saturday oflast week
at the new A. M. Z. Church of,his
place. The delegates of the several
counties, embracing tho District,
assembled ut 10 n. m. on Friday.
Rev. William NJ. Thomas, the Pre-
siding Elder, was President Of tn G
Convention. r. w. Haiglcr, Score.
tary, and G. w. White Correspond :
ing Secretary.
Committee on credentials, having
been appointed, the Convention was
duly organized at 3 p M, said day.
Little cxecIti,e business was don G
on Friday, but on Friday evening
the Rev. j. S. Giant preached a
highly spiritual and intellectual ser
mon. Every seat was occupied,
many of the congregation manifested
u deep feeling on the occasion an d
the work seemed to be especially
blessed. A liberal collection was
made.
On Saturday the Chair appointed
tho following Committees: On FL
nance; Rev. S. l.. Priocau, Samuel
Lewis, Rcv.'s Wm. Dozier, s. w.
Harzcl and Edward Pauing.
On Education Rcv.s J. S.
Grant, Sam'l Johnson, IL. ID. Ed.
wards, q. II. Young, a. W. Whaley.
On temperance; Rev.s A. Il.
Moore, 7. w. Haiglcr, G. w. White,
Cain Sea- brock, Sam'l Summers.
On Sunday Schools Rev. S. w
tla'zel, Yrs. G 5 Riley, II D L d.
wards, Henry Smith, A G Williams.
The Committee on Education made
espcci al reference to the general
want of knowledge among the masses,
and urged greater diligence in the
spread of education and the cstab-
lishment of schools auxiliary to
sch ools provided by the State.
The Committee OH Temperance
made an elaborate and well prepared
report. in which the evils of intcmper
ance were forcibly delineated, and
the benefits of Temperance shown.
The great good the Y. NJ. 9. Associa-
ton (white) was doing in the town !,
was made reference to and similar
institution, as the handmade to
Temperance Societies, reaomm enlel.
The Committee on Sunday Sch )ols
reported that o. Investigation they
found the systeln of -5unday School
teaching generally defective an'l re :
commended the lecture an il nstr, :
tive system rs more suitable thln tn (,
Sunday school method o. the present.
OF course the CJmm ttcc on FL
nance repvrtel NJ money in the
| Treasury ana was unable u rec, II i.
mend amy measures for tiIliny
their Golfers, save the necessary econ :.
omy and liberal donation of church
cs.
During the day several clol lucnt
addresses were made to the Couvcn.
ton. alr. Henry S Dickson Of the
town delivered very sensible and
practical address, hoping that the
small beginning made here would re-
ceivc the hearty support Of all Christ
ians. The convention closed its
session on Saturday at 4 p. m. at
which time tho Rev. S l. Prioleau
addres sed the Convention on th G
good work to be done by Su nda y
school teachers and their responsible.
lity, and the chairman closed by earn
estly recommending to the scvera
pastors more diligent attcntio to
the important work of the Sunday y
school. He referred to the great
kindness the citizens of this town
black and white, had shown in tn
building Of the church. a vote of
thanks was 6 iven to the several con.
tributors of money and the colorct
ladies who had SO nobly worked ii
its behalf.
Rev.s a Middleton of the M L
church and w johnson of the (col
Presbyterian church attented tn