The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-10
. W y. DUKFIN
Oakland. May /, 1883.
BETIfEL SUNDAY SClFOOL.

| BETHEL SUNDAY SCUOOL.
dr"n's Day".A Most Enjoynblo JOcc.,s sion
IA Flourishing Sunday School.
Me$srs. .E7iiorS: None of your staff
er'corrcspondcnts being present at tho
"Childrcn's Day" exercises at Bethel
church on the 5th inst, the pastor, the
Rev. j. X. Mccain, requested thnt |
should give synopsis Of the exercises
to YOU for publication. Complying, |
now report. The day was favorable
to such IL gathering, and hence II large
audience of parents, children and
youngpcoplc assembled, and the cxcr-
ciscs opened at 10 a. m. with singing,
reading the Scriptures and prayer by
ii. a. Glenn, ESQ. Tho programme
was then carried out as follows:
l. Music-"God is ever God"
2. Address of welcome, by Mr.. r. II.
Jennings, supcrmtcmdcnt Of the Bethel
Sunday School.
3. Music-"May-,lav song"
4. Addrcss-'''Dntics OF 'parcuts," BY
the Rev. j. IL. Mccain.
5. Music-"Scattcr seeds CT kind
ness"
8. Addresses to young people, by
the Rev. Robert Stork and John Nc
Cain, Esq.
Z. Address to childrcn-"Chamc
ter" by the Rev. j. ID. IIu"gins.
Tin,nu ~
ciscs resumed at $50 p. IN.
8. Address to children subject,
"Obcdic!icc; by the Rev. l.. &. Chap
pcll.
10. Address, by the Rev. b. Il. Cor
Icy; snhiect-''L Light"
II. Address by MIR. j. W. Shell; sub
jcct-"Ilabit."
II. Address by DR.. |. Il. Smith
"lMSsing awav."
Tho Exercises were intcrspcrscd
throughout with singing, and were
closed with the hcucdiction bv tho
| Rev. j. IL. Mccain.
| The speeches were, all in keeping
with the occasion aud seemed to he
we'll enjoyed, by the large audience.
The address Of welcome was dcpart-
Mrc from tho usual order. 1t was in
vcrse-the sense good, the RHYTHM in
perfect harmony $50 far us the writer
capable Of judging), appropriate to
all, and, most BETTING the circun-
stances OF the occasion. 1t was spiccd
with humor and rclishcd by all. Broth
cr ienningS is, too modest. to allow its
publication, but has promised copy
OF 1t Tor the writer's private use. l
would, like to notice 10y comment the
other speakers and their subjects, but
my space f"rbidS. Let me, say, that j
more generous, hospitablr .:ranpic |
have not met in South Carolina. The
dinner was superb, on Il table about
sixty feet long, and of the greatest
variety. All Jared well and Fragments
were left. :
On Sunday, the 9Th inst, I visited
the Bethel Sunday School. Out of n
large number Of Sunday Schools Wis,
itcd oy inc in upper. Sonlh Carolina,
give it the nnnlo "Hnmmcr Schnn!.'
: The superintendGpt is 6..livc man,
widc-awakc, and UP with the times in
methods and work. He has a corps of
Gtiiclcnt officers. teachers and workers.
The fruits illustrate these compliments,
The Sunday School numbers fourteen
officers and teachers and tilly-siS
pupils.
After the Sunday School session the
Juvenile Missionary Society, which Is
composed of the whole school. held its
monthly meeting and. anniversary
This meeting was soul-stirrinw to me
Two of the boys read appropriate
, selections ard acquitted themselves
very well. Mr.. RuE then gave the
Society an impressive and thohghtfl)
address on the Importance Of thcii
work. a second short address was
given by another disciplc-subicct,
Every Christian a missionarv." The
trcaSurcr's report showed the total
receipts of the year to bc $65.75 These
contributions aid in helping to sustain
tho foreign mission, work, under scT.
oral different leaders. There arc othc,
items of interest vital to the church
respecting this school, the community
and its eN-Supcrintcn,lent, Mir. Thomas
Mckinstrv, who is yet Il member ui
the school. though Scvcnty-ScVcn years
old-a boy still in feeling, though
pressed down. with the intirmitics OF
age. But space and time now forbid,
More may DO said if desired, in the
future. 0'
! left Bethel with the reflection that
my visit and the pleasure afforded me
VIII constitute bright oasis in life's
memory. w. S.
1Ie Had Two Balls In His stomach.
uc put them there because it was the