The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-24
NIGHT SESSION.

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Adjourned to meet at 81 o'clock y. III.
NIGHT SESSION
After singing and prayer, the following
subject was announced: '"The best ways of
raising mission funds in Sunday schools" "
Addresses on the subject by J. s. McGee ].
NJ. Hamlin, w. w. Keys and Rev. J. l..
| Vass.
Adjourned till Saturday o'clock a. Ill.
SATURDAY MORNING.
The Institute met at a. M, President
Strickland in the chair, and engaged in n
Praise Meeting for one hour.
The committee on time and place of next
meeting made q second report, as follows,
| which was received and adopted
Your committee on time and place of next
meeting would respectfully recommend
| Honea Path as the place and Thursday be-
fore the 3d Sunday in July, 1850 as the time
| of next meeting.
On motion, it wns ordered that Rev. j. L..
Vass be received Us q messenger from the
Spartanburg Sunday School Convention.
| and that lie be requested to address the
Institute.
Bro Vass responded, giving all account of
the work in his County, and requested the
Institute to send messenger to meet with
| their Convention. to convene the last week
in August
On motion, Rev. J. G. Hudson was ap
pointed delegate to the Spartanburg Con-
vention, with ]. NJ. Hamlin as alternate.
On motion, the President appointed n
committee in each Union District to hold
Institutes for the colorcd people, rs follows
1st Union-J. s. MCGEE, J. A. Robinson,
NJ. B. McGcc, Rev. G. w. Gardner and O.
r. Horton.
I'd Union-Rcv. NJ. McGee, j. Il. Latimer,
j. NJ. Hamlin, Rev. w. Il. King atid Jas.
w. Poore
Sd Union-Rev. 1. w. Wingc, l.. P. Smith,
b. Frank Mauldin, Rev. ]. c. Hudson and
E. P. Earle.
The Treasurer made his report, which
was referred to O committee consisting OF
M. b. MCGEE, Revs. /. w. Wingo and G.
w. Gardner.
A collection was taken up for incidental
expenses. Amount received, $4.SS.
The next subject for discussion was called
as i,iiows: THE pastors duty to the Sum
day School" Addresses by ]. NJ. Geer, ].
II. Clarke, II. L. Clinkscales, and others.
The "Question Box" was next called, and
several interesting questions asked and an
swefed by the members of the Institute.
Adjourned until o'clock p III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer
by Bro. Wardlaw.
"Encouragements to work among the
colored people" vas discussed by d. D.
Dean, Rev. G. w. Gardner and Rev. J. s.
Murray.
The following was discussed by E. P.
Earle, Rev. w. II. King, J. H. Clarke and
others, viz: "Should rewards and premiums
be used as incentives and stimulants in
Sunday Schools?"
'The appliances necessary for a good
Sunday School, was discussed by Rev. ].
G. Hudson, Rev. ]. L. Vass, j. H. Mat
thews, and others.
The 9th and last subject. "What mistakes
are we making in our Sunday Schools"
was announced. Addresses by Thomas
Crymes, Rev. H. B. FAINT and others.
Tho committee on the Treasurer's report
reported the same correct. Report adopted
The following resolutions were offered
and adopted:
us to-day delegates from the colored Baptist
Sunday School of Anderson, and that we
BID them welcome. and that they will feel
perfectly ut home
Rcsolpcd, That we greet with delight in
our meeting our venerable and aged father
in Israel, Bro. Thomas Dawson, and pray
thut the life of this old Christian, pilgrim
may be spared many years yet to meet with
us in the future.
On motion the following brethren were
appointed messengers to the Westminster
Sunday School Convention Rev. WIN. II.
Strickland, j. III. Clarke ard E. p Earle.
The President announced that Rev. I. w.
Wingo had consented to preech tonight
| instead of Rev. r. w. Burts, the appointee.
who was absent.
The following resolutions of thanks was
adopted:
Resolred, That the thanks of this Insti-
| tute be rendered to the citizens of Anderson
and vicinity for their kind welcome to our
delegates and visitors, and generous enter
| tainment during this session.
Resolred. That in reducing the fare to this
| point the G.. &c G. Il. r. have conferred n
great fayo- uTc2 Ns. and TIM. T.s return oi.1
| thanks for the same.
On motion, the Institute adjourned.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Sermon by Rev. I. w. Wingo, of Pen
dleton.
SUNDAY.
Regular exercises of the Anderson Bap-
tist Sunday School from 0 to 1890.
The Missionary Sermon was preached by
Rev. ]. l.. Vass, of Spartanburg. A collec-
| tion was taken after the sermon amounting
| to $1612
Mass meeting ut p. nl., at which ad-
dresses were made by NJ. 3. MCGEE, L. p.
Earle and Rev. I. W. Wingo.
The exercises of the Institute were closed
at night by q sermon from Rev. G.. T. Gres-
ham, of Walhalla-
At the mass meeting in the afternoon he
Secretary and Treasurer read his rJport of
tabulatcd statistics, as follows:
Schools in operation. n........................ 40
Schools open all year .................... Is
Officers ........... 81
Teachers. s........................... 254
Pupils ......"........ .................-... 222O
Conversions ........."... ......"........~ 81
Baptisnls. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
Papers taken. Observation-Disclosures. 76a
Volumes in libraries. ics....................... l9l7
Delegates and speakers present at
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