The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-07-21
The saluda Baptist Sunday scloo, institute

The Saluda Baptist Sunday School institute.
Inc NTH annual session Of this body
convened with the Pendcton Sundnv
ochool on Thursday night last and con.
!iiueu III session until Sunday night. when
II ADJOURNED. The meeting throughout
wus iiiost interesting, and cvinccd the fact
tiiat The Sunday School interest among lilo
Baptists i'll this section is growing ana ,ioino
more than ever before towards the advance.
heht OF Christianity. Tie meeting was
equally rs successful in every respect as
any OF tic former meetings. which was a
source oi satisfaction and pleasure TO not
0niy those who arranged the prcliminarics.
p"! 20 all Interested III the work it is inten-
deu 10 promote. The sessions were harn,o
nous and the discussions of the different
TOPICS highiy edfying and instructive.
| ny lnlrouutiory sermon WAS preached
IN the Baptist church on THURSDAY ni,ht
ny Key. Il. i. Bell toa large congregation.
TcXt-Gal. 2, 20
On FRIDAY morning, after Il devotional
meeting. conducted by Rev. J. X. Mendeu-
hall, the Institute was convened in rr,mlnr
session with the President, Rev. W. II.
Strickland, in the char, and after the an
houhceincnt of several committees The
ops low can we maintain our hold
upon the larger boy. and young men and
mus Keep them in the School" was dis
| c'sscd at length by the delegates. and many
done were advanced Mex. followed the
u'IGussion OF the subject Trained teachers
-How can we get them T. which occupied
me remainder of the morning session
me Institute rec1nvened mt $50 u. m.
ana aiier devotional exercises proceeded 10
An invitation was extended l., the dele.
gates present by Rev. Mr. Mcndcnhall 10
attend the mceling Of the Crecnvllc Con-
vention, Which meets ut Fork Shoals church
on the first Sunday in September.
lhS1ullowing officers were then elected
10 sefve the ensuing two years
drcS"fc'H-Rev. w. II. Strickland
+ "' fT"Si"ehS-lSt Union j. s. Mci,rr
I'd Union l.. W. Tribblc.
3D. Union: W. w. Keys.
.Sccrsinu om Tr"usurcr-I.. +. Smith
The topic, "Temperancc-Th present
revival, WIS then discussed at len.th. and
AT the conclusion of the discussion Rev. G..
Manly. ID. d., led the Institute in prayer in
behalf of the temperance cause
AZ night Rev. J. X. Mcndcnhal rrcac cl,-d
to large congregation.
saturday morning the Institute spent one
hour i'll prayer for the conversion of the
children i'll the Sunday Schools, Rev DR..
Manly conducting the meeting.
1t was then determined to hold the next
meeting of the Institute, which will con-
vene OH Thursday before the Sd Sunday i'm
July, 1882, at Bolton.
Dr. Manly, chairman of Il committee APP
pointed fer the purpose of preparing paper
IN reference to the recent attempt on the
life of the President of the United States,
submitted the following which was adop.
ted:
Though number of days has elapsed
since the attempt to assassinate the Presi-
dent OF the tnited States. as this is the first
opportunity afforded us to do so, we desire
III common with our people in every part
OF our country, to express our horror and
detestation of this cruel and wicked deed
Us one i'll direct COntravention of the Word
OF God, which teaches us that "thc powers
that be are ordained of God and enoins
on Christians as an essential part Of their
duty to pray for I'll in authority and to
honor our rulers as Gods servants, and IS
one utterly subversivc of the principles on
which rests the government with which
God has blessed us.
We are sincerely grateful to God that the
lie of the President has been thus far spared
and That his condition affords US strong hope
that, with the blessing of God he will be
restored to health and vigor. For this issue
we devoutly pray, ~ also for the blessing
of the Almighty on his administration Of
the government, that righteousness and
peace may everywhere prevail.
We desire to tender to the afflicted family
assurance of our sympathy in the anxietics
through which they have passed, and the
hope that they will all be soon terminated
by the entire restoration to health of its
honorcd head.
The Secretary was instructed to forward
the paper to Mrs. Garfield. the wife Of the
President.
The topics, Unsuccessful teaching--lts
cause and effect" and Estate Missions and
Sunday Schools" were then taken up and
discussed at length, after which the Secrc-
tary submitted his Statistical Report, from
which we CLEAN the following facts
Number pupils attending all the Schools,
1926; number officers and teachers, 800
whole number, 2,626. Average attendance,
1856. Volumes in Libraries, 1888 Papers
taken, 1,17G. Contributed to State Missions,
$l20.1l. Contributed to Foreign Missions,
$l39.43. Schools in operation, 3s.
A committee appointed TO consider what
action, if any, should be taken by the In
stitute in relation to Furman University,
reported the following, which was adopted :
We have noted, with profound concern,
the announcement by the Board Of Trus-
tees that the exercises of the University
may not be resumed at the usual time, and
this in consequence Of the financial embar-
rassmcnt OF the Institution. We cannot
believe that our people are really indtier-
cnt to its welfare but III considering other
questions relating TO it they have never
| theless practically neglected to provide