The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-07-13
scholars had tha, year become united with

scholars had that year become united with
| the respective churches.
While this secular feature Of the Sunday
School Is contrary to our idea Of it's obi ec;,
yet in that day il was very important. Then
there were no free schools where the children
OF the poor might he Instructed in the ele-
mentS OF knowledge. and if there bad been
there were many children pho could not At
tend them because employed during ihc week
in varons industries. Our system OF public
instruction has in great measure superseded
the necessity for ANYTHING but religious teach
inS, bnt still Il may he found az feature Of
mission schools, or wherever circumstances
may demand it.
We have now traced the history Of the
Sunday School down 10 the early part OF the
present century, when the transfer to the
churches took place. During the second or
Intermediate period upon which we now en-
ter much progroSs was msde in the work.
Many associations, Union and Denomina-
tional, were formed whose object was 70 fos-
ter and encourage the enterprise. The sys-
TEN OF rewards, by the Sift OF LITTLE books, or
in some schools Of tickets. & certain number
OF which entitled the holder to q smsil money
reward, was a common in5ucemeRt to at
! tendance and study. In 1894 the American
Sunday School Union was formed, the ob-
lec;s Of which were iwo-fold; The providing
Of suitable text books, question books, nIcture
books, and collection OF uIexcepiionRble
! volumes for libraries; aud the establishment
! OF Sendsy Schools by the agency OF mission.
aries in sEe more reccrtly settled regions os
the country, The Sunday School Union led
the way in substituting a lending library at
! tached 70 each school for tic Sift Of books.
Nearly the same features mark the work
during this period ho;h in E.Siand and
America. Slow hu; steady proSreS> WAS
made in increasing the pUmIcr OF schools
aud hciGhtesing their efficiency ur to 1892,
daring which yea; sn impetus was given to
;hc work which is still rcii.
To the American Sunday School Union is
! due the crcii; OF Ssving oItgira;ct! ;I:e SvS-
: tcro Of Conventions. TOW 50 universal and in.
! d>pca>ao%. At 4 mre:inc nt ;ae Board OF
i Managers u The Union hex! April lG.h, 1882,
! K ca> resolved, "TLa; il DC recon- menGcd 70
! The tcscscs> and >upeIiasenden:S q: schools
! IN the United STATES 20 c.GrcTr p; some Snis-
! ne'I time and ntSIe trr the pu1nn>c OF CON
! Sitcring ;Ge principles q: he ius:;;e;ion; The
! Gpt'S and >:liSa.ior> which *;:Nch 70 ,ht
! several cfNI,ers ~ SRndRv Schools; the best
! pla;,S ot orgAniziaS, ;nS;cprtlrS and man
Nginc 3 Sunday School in It's various depart
mems; and Sueh other ?o?icS a> mSy pertain
! % the general objects ot the Convention !"
! This resolution was the initial movement TO-
wsud The extensive system OF Conversions
! which has done 50 mach 20 bring ahap; con.
| cert Q; seton, tmp7ore3 methods ot iuS;vpe-
| ton, and earnest zeal and enthusiasm in the
| EreSt WORK. In response 70 this resolution q
! Convention me; Oct. Sd, 1892, in New YerS
| CiS, foavteep States and Territories being
represented, on; Of the twenv-eiSh; thea iu
| the Union. Whrn we Consider ;ha; only TWO
! hundred miles Of Railroad were a: that time
| in operation IN our copQt:v. the attendance
! UcoD Convention new SnG uat-ied mSsS be
| regScSe: IS very satisfactory. Il would be
| both interesting and instructive % review
| the pcecesIinS> 10 6seaii, be; :iuoe viii pe.-
! nit reference 70 only s few items. Among
! otNes thing II as SsSrsG that the majority
! q: schools reporting Asve no; single SehoisT
! who hiss hecHrTos connectc: WITH the church
! oI. s Profession q faith. Nhca we coEc-
| pare this sesscnnen; win nc -cpn,: q: the
| Union IN EuSian& for 1875 tha; orec $4,000
! childcen belonging - the schools represented
ha& been hso0sh; il 20 tie church during
/ the rssr, VIC cecfaialr hsve Scouu6 10 Ssfieve
! TIA, Sunday $thoo: work = not re:rosraiiaS
| /; ~sS also reported thAt music had h;:e
! prominence in Sunday $eheci exercises,
/ while some schools reported sessions fnoE
! fnur TO $N heocS IL 18th" "Apd there Was
s discussion rs 70 the ase Of :ae roc il the
J discipline OF the Sunday Schoa!."
The fourth Convention ne; in Newark,
! Asri, 18Th, sSa Never hrfece,' SlrS one,
had 50 many Sunday Schno: headers o: the
| land been h-o2Sht fscs 70 face. Taken SIS Il
/ whole il was the most memorable $aoasr
! $eheo, gathering ever assembled in the
! Cailsd States, i aci IN the world" Some
! thirsv States sa6 Ter7ifnTis> were neaeesea:.
/ ed, hsSids> Gsna5s, tS7es; STesta. ESvS
and $e1;i; A:eics- 0u thi> eccSSsou the srs-
TEN .; t-lennisl meetings ~sS SSed cpoz
! srG hs> eeasiooeS eTss sino2, w:Ea,.u; Inter
! -p2'fon.
i; the Fifth Nssicual Convention hsl3 81;
, Indianapolis. April ISSa, ~. VAS adopted
/ tns llsE .. UB!fnrTS tcSSaG nsSsrS which sS
uo>: u saeh genera SSe \; tn:S meeting
/ tt,s Conventions were Tss3e iaFsrassioesl J.
! The iasersS; anS activity eIeieeS or tbs s.
/ ssTnh,y wsS upp-ece3e2s rec; Organisation ne-
! came oae of thc wstcn n~a-a$ q: She haar. soS
/ tAs Eii>;inci'rslr EarTns. worS sSS1raeS s
! poominenee anSnowu aefore. have CO.,
J fSueS rcr$eh - Co7vensiaaS n he CuieeS
States ~ O. r-,a-e in1ne5;ate Iase-es, 20 is
I The work eise~hers hiss been afna<t equally
! asoSrs>>ivs, sn5 tas SSnday $caoo, cause
! theoaShou: 2-ofeSesni CariSrs96o-I hsS ms5e
. weaaerfa. st:TsaoS.
, Ts a&vs fhc> stfa.1 assS 20 sjE> 81 oz:-
| S5as Q: eor suSfSeS necessarily A-isS SnS
! genera. Ne narc Swa(s more st lsoyA
; GaaG re a&-tv aGSso-y .: TIC movement Is
J AeisS probably more unfamiliar 40 eas ms
! sorry Isaa sas work Fss she asSt caE cen &c
! " Tas Erernos> a. distraction. sids %
reaching SaeS c. }sSSao hslps. golden ssxsS,
/ nIscSAaa-S exercises SpoS5cieRS. seS pres
| eai ocSaaiss ian o. schools. SSSs = S1eas
no ~ n No ~ ~
rensSaes snS eanhias5 sfSa-: a :hs lss;
I cwea SvISce eS thirty years. auS are fsEaSSas
70 81 Zee. shs> Asve paS given Sas Son-
| sec; oS S2a3sy Schaol raESic he aseso0o2
which i deserves, Als iu tAs luIss q. suoS
nsosS IS VS. proper oc EhSS occasion i ESs>
imooSSIsls 70 soesS u svsvvshjeg Sgfacs
! !; y Ssv rhsG j; helS no very o-a=ninso: place
II ehe SR,-dSy School nrioS 10 the Convention
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