Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-08-14
Oconcc County Methodist Sunday
School Conference. 3d..

The Oconcc County Sunday School
Conference. Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, met in it's fifth annual
session ut Jones' Chapel Church,
near Fair Play, on August sth, 1890,
ut 1! a. NJ, Mr.. y. a. Smith, Prcsi-
dent, in the chair.
The Conference was called to order
and prayer made by Rev. A. w.
Walker. The roll was called and
twelve members answered to their
names, while others reported later.
The reports Of the different schools
were handed in.
The hours Of meeting and adjourn
ing were fixed.
Some interesting topics were dis
cusscd by several of the members.
The following nominations were
made by a committee, all Of whom
were duly elected for another year ::
ID. A. Smith, Prcsidcnt; j. w. Gull
liam, Vicc-Prcsidcnt; J. b. Sanders,
Secretary.
Some changes were made in the
constitution and bylaws.
The committee ito whom was re-
fcrrcd the written reports of the
Sunday Schools made its report.
The report shows seventeen Sunday
Schools in the county, fifteen having
reported to this Conference. En-
rollment Of pupils, SIS; average
attendance, about 800; teachers, GS;
officers, ~; total 6G0. $50 members
Of the Sunday School are reported
as members of the church. The
indications are that more interest is
being manifested in this important
work. Every church, except two,
has Il Sunday School. There are
many places in which schools might
he started with profit to the commu-
nifty and the church. The committee
recommended that the preachers and
people hunt out such places and
establish schools under their control
Mt every possible point, where there
will be no conflict with the regular
schools already in operation; and
that the people be stirred up more
generally in reference to the rcgu-
larity Of attendance. The Schools
are kept open all the year, and the
committccc notes great Improvement
along this line. The committee urge
that the Executive Committee be
requested to provide some plan to
secure reports from every school,
even if there are no delegates pro
sent, Every school uses tho Mctho-
dist literature.
The committee on the general
ST G of the Sunday Schools made
the following report:
We have carefully considered the
facts as we have been able to get
them and we find a very considerable
improvement. Every school uses
our own Literature. This is wise, If
We, as Mcthodists, expect our chill
drcn to grow up in love of our
church, we must supply them with
our own Church Literature. 1t is
equal. and, we think, superior to any
other. IL is suited to our wants, and
is furnished at small cost.
just here your committee would
give note of warning. There is dan
ger OF using the lesson paper to the
exclusion Of the Bible. The Bible is
the text book of the Christian, and
the lesson paper is designed only to
aid in the preparation of the lesson.
lourcommittcc would recommend
that the classes be instructed more
fully in the fundamental doctrines of
our church. Only in this way can
we expect them to be true Mctho-
diSts.
Your committee find that only one
or two schools have libraries. This
should be rcmcdicd. Our children
will read. We must supply them
with suitable books. Our Publishing
House has arranged a series of il
brarics for Sunday Schools that are
sold at a very low price. There is
10 reason why our children should
not bc supplied with these books.
We recommend that our Supcrin-
tcndents try to supply their schools.
Your committee find that there is
no uniformity in the song books
used by our Sunday Schools. We
find eight different books used, rang
ing from our "Mcthodist Hymn
Book" to "Joy and Gladncss." We
would recommend chat our schools
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