Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1882-08-10
TIRE EDGEFEELD BAPTIST sun
DAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

THE EDGEFlELD BAPTIST sun.
DAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
THE GREAT WORK CALLING
FORTH OUR TALENT
and MOST EARNEST ZEAL.
Forty Schools Represented by One
hundred and Sixty Delegates
Though only century has elapsed
since the beginning OF what may be
termed the modern Sunday School
movement, tho worl, has spread so rap
idly, snd has passed through so many
stages of.developnlent, that large vol
ume might easily he iilled in giving
anything like thorough history Of the
subject And as regards the spreading
Of The great work, could anything have
demonstrated 1t more fully than the
scenes in our town on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday laat7 a hundred and sixty
delegates representing forty odd Sunday
Schools in q single county! And ha f
that county gathered together to do hon
or to the OCCASION and 10 help on the
holy cause!
r. u. Watson Esq. Reelected i'resi-
| dent.
| The Convention met at % O'Clock on
Friday morning in the Baptist Church,
and among the first things done WAS the
reelection Of P. r. Watson Esq, OF
Ridge Spring, AZ President. Mr.. 9. G.
| Cartledge of Park sville, was reelected
Secretary. President Watson's speech
ON the OCCASION was short, earnest aud
graceful. His head, heart and hands
are N the work, and he viii. spend and
be spent in the service.
General Remarks.
To report this important neeting in
detail would be almost impossible.
And indeed ii would be tedious. All
our readers know our ~ Baptist
churches, and we need not name them
her5. And besides these. there are or
3 Sunday Schools not connected with
anv church. The schools were we'll
represented, and the delegates answered
promptly to roll call In the very begin
ming. a considerable number of the
Baptist clergy Of the county were in at
tendance Mr.. Williams Of Ridge Spring;
Mr.. Thomas, of Bateshurg; MI Bussey,
Mr.. Hundley, Mr.. Mealing, Mr.. Joab
Edwards, Mr.. Burton, and others whose
names TO not now occur to MS. Hr.
FAINT MAS not present, nor MAS the Rev.
Pope Norris. Cheerrnl and encouraging
rannrts ,osrn r.>5T' Srin a|most sll Sng,
aud the prospect is exceedingly good.
Many valuable addresses were deliver
ed: snd there were many very interest
ing discussions on various important
topics rs they arose during the progress
Of the Convention. The congregations
were large on each day, and everything
betokened tho deepest interest in the
work ni the hour.
The Rev. Mr. whitman.
Tho Rev. Mr. Whitman, rs pastor Of
our village Baptis, Church, was watch
ful and courteous but quiet host. lie is
noliehed and scholarly gentleman.
who has the rare gift of doing much
hard and earnest work without being
seen. His refined quietude is something
We admire very much.
The Music and Singing.
The new organ of our Baptist Church
Mason & Hamliu from G. o. Robinson
& Co--is Enthusiastically very fine one.
And the playing of Mrs. r. H. Minis,
was, az ever, exquisitely beautiful. The
singing too was fine, full, and character
lied by great feeling and enthusiasm.
Governor Colquitt's Address.
Governor Colquitt. OF Georgia, arriv
cd among us on Saturday night, and on
Sunday, bright and glorious day, was
received by half Of Edgeneld and in
snch manner as was due the Chief EX-
ecurive ol oar sister State and 40 noble
worker in the great cause of Sunday
Schools. The crowd was simply meal
culable. And not only WAS il large, but
IL was brilliant, polished, elegantly
dressed The Sunday Schools of Eba-
nezar. Horns Greek, Real Hill, A2tioch
and h.dyelield, with beautiful hammers
aud badges. made very handsome Ca
! g.; 81, aI Ear mn
guest; ami aS ha stepped upon the spa
cioas platform In tho grove oi the Male
! Academy, bnt iOr the sacrednesS of the
day, the very welkin would have rnng
with one lon% and loud acclaim from
thousands ni welcoming voices. And
i his spsecl WAS n surce-s--R m:,St salient
| success indeed we have never seen n
vast concoursc So entirety unclaimed in
our whole life. OH a,i,i Young, oc;oge.
MARIAN and infant, educated and umedi:-
Gated, male ami female. hord and free,
alike hung nron the words ri the gifted
speaker with ralt delight. To report
such speech Gs Governor Culq,Iitts
verbatim, would l,e impossible for any
mortal man: hnt We have IL in our head
and next week We shall rpprn'nce most
of Ii lnr the benefit of uur readers. And
ailer Governor Cnl4nitts speech grand
universal. delicious, aii-perva'inx din.
ner, ino speeches from Capt. Patrick, oi
the Grcenville Military Institute, and
Prof. ruwnes, 81 the Green1ille Baptist
Female College. And then the great o.
casioII was over.
Ridge spriug the Next Place "f
Meeting,
The next session Of the Convention, i'll
the summer of 1883. is To hc held ri
Ridge Srring--the most beautiful spol
In Sonth Carolina-and one of the most
refine. and hospitalle communities.