The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-22
For the Times.
The state Sunday ssheol Convention.

For the Times.
The state Sunday ssheel csnvsntiea.
SrAR FARM, April lS, 1881,
FRIENp SroKrs:-Thinking perhG ps short
account Of the State Sunday School Convention
might be Of interest to your readers. and hoping
to stir up and encourage Sunday school work
ers in the County, will endesvor to give very
condensed description Of the Same. On Tuesday
night the Delegates assembled In the Baptist
church, and AFTER some preliminsries, listened
To an excellent address Of welcome, BY Rev. VIM.
Martin, Of Columbia, which was responded TO
by Rev. - Vass, former President, Rev. X. ID.
Smart, Rev. VIM. Perry, Rev. Manning Brown.
These exercises were agreeable and entertain
ing, and .ths- Delegates were made 10 feel at
nome by the cordial hand.shaking which fol- |
lowed at the close.
The convention assembled Wednesday morn |
ing, and organised by electing Rev. X. ID. |
Smart, Of Union, President; Prof. w. W. Le. |
gare, Of Ocouee, Vice Pres; A. B. Woodruff, |
OF Spartanburg, Secretary, and 8. Is. EIell, |
Spartanburg, Asst. Secretary, and let me say |
here, that these officers discharged their res
pective duties with entire satisfaction to the |
Convention, and with credit to themselves. 1t
was subject Of remark that there were fever |
painful paxses in the proceedings than Is usual
in such bodies which think was owing, in
great degree, to tho ability, promptness, and
self. possession VI tho President.
Committee on business Of the Convention
ter, read an Essay on the 1.-THE way to secure
! and interest Adults IN Sunday School work"
Interesting speeches were made by Messrs.
Brown. Oliver, Kennedy, Dibble, Coke Smith,
Williams, Perry and Banding.
The afternoon Session wa: taken up by read
| ing and hearing reports Of the progress of Sun
| day School work In various parts OF the State.
| The night session was taken up in discussing
two questions, which was participated in by
numl o. Of Brethren, and han lied with tact and
ability, and the Delegate: were much pleased
"Sunday Schools and Missions-twin sisters"
| was discussed.
The morning Session on Thursday was taken
up In hearing further reports from the Sunday
School work over the State.
Prof. Dibble, Of Charleston, offered resolu.
tion which was adopted after considerable dis
cussion, that the Executive Committee be in
structed to select during the Session, or soon
thereafter as possible, Q Secretary for each
County, whose duty It shall be to organize Con.
ventions in each County, and through them, or
otherwise, to secure representation In the next
State Convention.
The Executive Committee consists Of ten Breth-
rem from various parts Of the State.
The Convention made II the duty Of the Ex-
ecutive Committee to appoint D.legates to the
International Convention, which meets ut Toron.
to, Canada. The regular order Of business
| the discussion Of various subj jects brought be-
, fore the Convention-was then resumed and
aprticipatcd in by many workers and Ministers
| Among the number was the venerable DR.. Howe
who was specially invited by the President tc
give his experience on the "International Les
SON system'-its merits and demerits. DR.
Howe ably responded, telling Of the great good
the system was working to Christianity, and
. showing the great consolation Sunday Schoo
workers receive from the knowledge Of the fac
that all Christendom is studying the same pas
, sage Of Scripture at the same hour each Sunday
: morning.
A resolution by Mr.. Kirkland, that the Con
ventiou heartily endorse the international Les
son System, and recommend its adoption ant
use by every Sunday School in the State, wa
adopted unanimously.
The question box was opened by the President
and short pithy speeches made on the questions
read by the President.
In the afternoon the subjects brought befor,
the Convention were further discussed.
: The Executive Committee reported that tn,
next Convention meet At Camden, on the seconC
Wednesday in July, 1882.
A resolution was adopted expressing The
thanks OF the Convention for the hospis.ii.,
, ! extended them by the different congregations o
| the city to the various Railroads, which hat
given reduced rates to the Delegates; to tn
, | choir for their excellent music, and to the Bap
tist Church for the use Of their house.
At night the Delegates reassembled, together
D with large and enthusiastic number Of Ladie
1 and Gentlemen.
, 1t had been previously announced that DR.
, Carlisle. of Woford College, would address th,
meeting on the subject Of the "Perils of tn,
Y, nth Of to-day" The learned Dr. not bein,
present, the President called on Rev. A. Cox,
Smith, who made admirable address. H,
proceeded to show in an able manner that
spirit Of speculation, the unsettled state OF poll
tical affairs, and lntemperance, were three o.
=, the most dangerous perils which beset the You'll
, of to-day. He said that it was fallacy TO as
nnnAs hat 40 L.. lASn n.
class legislation, ::and that the sober people O.
the country have as much right to be projected
r by legislation ss the intemperate people have
, Interesting speeches were made by Messrs. Kirk
land and Patterson, who assumed that the peo
PIE were responsible for the great increase O
lntemperance since the war. This ended tn,
Exercises Of the Convention.
We have to lament the small number Of Dele
gates from over the State, and think II attributa
BILE to q lack Of knowledge on the part Of tn,
, people. and want Of energy and enthusiasm
! on the part Of those engaged in the Sunday
School work.
In conclusion, will say to the Sunday Schools
Of the County Of Union, that our next County
Convention will meet at Salem Church, on Wed
nesday before the fourth Sunday in July next
ana IN order to make II success, IL is necessary
for every school in the County to send Delegates
and 1t Is Of the utmost importance that the Ex.
ecutiVe Committee begin noW to get up Pre-
, gramme, and secure suitable persons to write
Essays on such subjects as will interest the peo.
pie and build up the Sunday School cause in
the County.
The Executive Com mittee consists Of Rev. b.
: q: Clifford, Bro. d. N. Wilburn. Bro. w. T.
Thompson, Rev. r. D. Smart, and Bro. r. G.
FarT. Very Respectfully,
, JOHN R. JEFFERIEs.
MURDkn In Acknowledgements, April IA
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