The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-04-22
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The State Sunday School Convention.


STAR FARM, April lS, 1881.
FRIEND SroK Es:-Thinking perh' ps short
! account Of the State Sunday School Convention
mi yht be of interest to your readers, and hoping
to stir up and encourage Sunday school work
ers in the County, will endeavor to give very |
condensed description of the same. On Tuesday |
night the Delegates assembled in the Baptist |
church, and after some preliminaries listened |
to an excellent address Of welcome, by Rev. Wm |
Martin of Columbia, which was responded to |
by Rev. = Vuss, former President, Rev. IL. D
Smart, Rev. WIN. Perry, Rev. Manning Brown |
| These exercises were agreeable and entertain |
ing and tho Delegates were made to feel Mt
| home by the cordial hand. shaking which fol-
| lowed ut the close.
| The convention assembled Wednesday morn |
| ing and organized by electing Rev. X. ID. |
| Smart, of Union, PRESIDENT; Prof. w. W. Le- |
gare Of Ocouee, Vice Pres. A. Is. Woodruff, !
| of Spartanburg, Secretary, and 5. Is. Ezell, |
| 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 Je~er
| PAINFUL pauses in the proceedings than is usual
| in such bodies which think was owing, in .
great degree, to the ability, promptness, and
| self possession Of the President.
| Committee on business of the Convention
| was appointed. Maj. G. }. Patterson, from Ches
| ter read an Essay on the "The way to secure
and interest Adults IN Sunday School work.
Interesting speeches were made by Messrs
Brown, Oliver, Kennedy, Dbble, Coke Smith
Williams, Perry and Blanding.
The afternoon Session was 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 taken up in discussing
two questions, which was participated in by
numl Q: Of Brethren, and han lied with tact and
ability, and the Delegates were much pleased
with the effective manner in which the question
"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-
D tion which was adopted after considerable dis
cussion, that the Executive Committee be in
structed to select during the Session, or rs soon
thereafter as possible, n Secretary for each
County whose duty it shall be to organize Con-
e ventions in each County, and through thcm, or
c otherwise, to secure representation in the next
State Convention.
, The Executive Committee consists of ten Brcth-
rem from various parts of the State.
!, The Convention made it the duty Of the ES-
ecutive Committee to appoint Delegates to the
| International Convention, which meets at Toron-
;, to, Canada. The regular order of business
u the discussion Of various subjects brought be-
& fore the Convention-was then resumed and
r al.rtci patcd in by many workers and Ministers
u | Among the number was the venerable DR.. Howe
| who was specially invited Dy the IrcSlucnI tC
" give his experience on the international Les
l. son System''-its merits and demerits. DR.
c Howe ably responded, telling of the great good
the system working to Christianity, and
showing the great consolation Sunday Schoo
workers receive from the knowledge Of the fac
o that all ChriStcndom is studying the same pas
h sage of Scripture at the same hour each Sunday
r morning
-, A resolution by Mr.. Kirkland that the Con
ventiou heartily endorse the International Les
y son System, and recommend its adoption and
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 question:
read by the President.
In the afternoon the subjects brought before
the Convention were further discussed.
r The Executive Committee reported that the
: next Convention meet Mt Camden, on the second
q ! Wednesday in July, 1882
A resolution adopted expressing the
: thanks of the Convention for the hospit t,lits
n extended them by the different congregations o
the city to the various Railr Dads, which ha,
II given reduced rates to the Delegates to tn
!. choir for their excellent music, and to the Bap
n tist Church for the use of their house.
At night the Delegates reassembled, togethe
10 with large and enthusiastic number Of Ladie
# and Gentlemen.
i, 1t had been previously announced that DR.
>. Carlisle, of Wofford College, would address tn
IL meeting the sube of the .Perls of tn
Y, nth of to-day" The learned Dr. not ben
" present, the President called on Rev. 4. Cox
= Smith, who made an admirable address. II
- proceeded to show in able manner that
20 spirit of speculation, the unsettled state Of poll
teal affairs, and lntempeTance, were three o
the most dangerous perils which beset the You'll
10 Of to-day. lie said that it was fallacy to as
. sumo that to lcgislate against Bar.ro wa
II class legislation, .and that the sober people o
h the country have as much right to be protecte'
r. by legislation the Incorporate people have
-, Interesting speeches were made by Messrs Kirk
W land and Patterson, who assumed that the peo
pie were responsible for the great increase o
es 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 it attribute
BILE to lack of knowledge the part Of tn
n people. and n want of energy and enthusiasm
d on the part of those engaged in the Sunda,
School work.
In conclnson | will say to the Sunday School.
% Of the County of Union, that our next COUNTY
: Convention will meet at Salem Church, on We'd
= ncsday before the fourth Sunday in July next
, and in order to make il success, it is necessary
;, for every school in the County to send Delegates
u and it is of the utmost importance that the Ex
Ia ecutve Committee begin to get up Pro
b gramme, and secure suitable persons to write
n Essays such subjects will interest the peo
pie and build up the Sunday School cause in
the County.
e The Executive Com mittee consists of Rev. b.
y g. Clifford Bro. ID. n. Wilburn, Bro. W. T.
=. Thompson, Rev. Il. ID. Smart. and Bro. Il. C.
Farr. Very Respectfully
> JOHN Il. JEFFERIES.
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