The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-27
The Newberry County Sunday School

This body met in the Baptist Church
in town Thursday, 21st instant. The
following officers were elected: PreSi-
dent. Rev. A. J. Stokes; Vice-PreSl-
dents, Jno. 4. Leavell, ST., Jacob Ep-
ting; Secretary, Geo. S. Mower; Treas
urer, D. B. Wheeler: Executive Com
mittee, Rev. L. Broaddus, G. S. Mower,
d. =. Wheeler. J. I. Kilgore, Jacob
Slign.
Encouraging reports were received
from the different Sabbath Schools in
the County.
In the afternoon the question, How
snail we hold the larger boys and young
mon in the Sabbath Schools? was open
ed by Rev. L. Broaddus, and participa-
ted in by Revs. Campbell, Boyd, Bowles,
Boozcr and Elkin, and Messrs. Sale,
Leavell and kiigore.
On motion, the President appointed
the following committee to submit pa
pers or resolutions expressing the views
of the Convention upon the questions
set forth in the programme: Revs. l..
Broaddus and J. B. Campbell and MIR.
A. NJ. Wyse.
The next subject discussed was: Pa
rents work in the Sabbath School. 1t
| was discussed by Maj. Jacob Epting,
Revs. Bowles, Broaddus, Campbell and
Stokes and Messrs. J. r. Leavell and
Sale. The gist of the discussion was
that parents should see to it that their
children prepare their lessons and that
they 60 regularly TO the Sunday School,
and that the parents should, whenever
practicable, 60 with their children either
rs teachers or pupils. Maj. Epting in
sisted very earnestly that if parents
would 60 into the church and take part
in the school, instead Of standing around
outside talking politics, crops and news,
rs is too often the ease, it would be bet
ter for them and their children too.
Rev. Mr.. Stokes laid much emphasis Oh
the fact that Sunday Schools were not
intended to take the place of parental
instruction in religious matters. The
Sunday School, he said, is to aid the
parent, not relieve him of this duty.
SECOND DAY.
The first subject for Friday morning
was: Unsuccessful teaching-its causes
and effects. Rev. A. J. Stokes attribu-
ted unsuccessful teaching to a acGnt Of
! co7nestness in the work. He said that
if teacher is thoroughly in earnest,
whether he were learned or unlearned,
he would succeed; but that, on the con-
trary, if he performed his duty perfume
torily, no matter how Intelligent or how
learned he might be, he would not sue
ceed. Messrs. Pratt and Sale followed
in the same line of thought. Rev. Mr..
Campbell attributed unsuccessful teach
ing to () want of thorough preparation
| of the lessons to be heard and taught,
(2) want of punctuality, and (0 want
Of interest in the work: he gave as the
results, O empty benches in the Sun
day School, (2) empty heads and hearts.
| (3) and failure to bring into the church
and into the Kingdom many children
who could be brought by proper teach
ing.
Prof. G. G. Sale made an address on
the subject. "Punctuality in the Sabbath
School-its importance and the best
means Of securing it,
! In the afternoon the subject, The
true motive of Sabbath School work, =
was discussed by Rev. T. G. Lyon
The object, he said, was to improve
the pupil morally and spiritually. and
to aid the Church: the true motive was
to seek the glory of God.
The best way to conduct the exer-
cises of the Sabbath School," was open
ed by Rev. F. P. McClintock. BY re-
quest Rev. A. j. Stokes made some re-
marks in regard to music in Sunday
Schools, and was followed Revs. Broad
dus and Campbell, and Messrs. Leavell,
Sale, Mower, Wheeler and E. P, Gro
mer.
| Resolutions Of thanks to Baptist
Church for the use of their building,
and to citizens of Newberry for hospi'
talltY, were adopted.
| It was resolved that the printing o!
the minutes of the Convention be re-
ferred to Executive Committee, with
instructions to transmit same to the diff
ferent Sabbath Schools.
Thompson Street CA. R. Presbyte
rian) Church, of Newberry, was txet
as the next place of meeting, and the
time Thursday and Friday before tht
first Sunday in July, 1882.
The following were elected delegate
to the State Sunday School Convention
which meets in Camden in May next
Rev. Luther Broaddus, G. S. Mower
D. B. Wheeler, T. F. Greneker; alter
mates, R. Y. Leavell, Jacob Epting, j
F. KiIgore, T. Y. Wicker.
1t was moved and adopted that Com
mittee on Utterances be allowed a shor
time to prepare their report; that
then be submitted to the Executiv
Committee for approval, and turne
over to the Secretary to be incorporate