The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-09-18
BLADEN :. 5. CONFERENCE.

present at tSHaes Suiiuas '>EHooi 3
Conference last week. The strip 10 |
Us was brim full ofple.asure, married |
only by the length Of the road aud !
depth of the sand. This ] think |!
Sas the 9Th annual reunion of the |
Sunday School Conference OF this |
circuit organized first by Rev. 4. t.
Harrison in lSsi aud failing To meet
for the next two years it Was reor-
ganiEed liz 1856 and has met ever
since annually with undoubted adj
vantage to the circuit in many ways
and with special advantage 10 the
Sabbath Schools.
THE CONFERENCE
was called to order on Friday by
the president, Mr.. j. +. Parker.
And after the usual routine work,
the published programme WAS taken
up aud carried out. The first days
| detained by Providential circum-
stances; but we learned that the
programme was very interesting
and instructive. We heard the
speech Of brother G. MEG. Dunn
highly commended. And some Of
the young ladies' essays, particularly
that Of Miss NJ. V. Cain was said TO
be we'll read. On our arrival
| SATURDAY
morning, the whole grounds appear
ed to be covered with horses, bug
gies and people. So large c0ncourse
of people we don't remmember to
have seen in long time. The
house was packed full, even the
aisles and every inch of available
space was used and still the congre-
CATION was but little more than half
seated.
THE SPEECHES
were all good and useful to edifying,
but that of DR.. w. II G.. Lucas
deserves special mention. His sub
ject was "What Are You Worth. ="
After few preliminary remarks the
| DR.. showed some Of the false ideas
of Human Worth al q the wonder
ful possibilities OF real worth AID
| riches to which We.Hll might attain
and concluded his speech with an
appeal to all but especially Sunday
| School workers to strive to lay up
treasures to their credit that fade
not away. When he took his seat
many eyes were wet with tears. And
all felt that if they were not worth
much it was their own falt. Some
of the
| BENEFITS
arising from such an organization,
are to get the best plans for organi-
zing, and managing, and teaching
Sabbath Sch DOL, to get a better
knowledge and acquaintance with
the people composing the pastoral
charge, to develop the young and
old in public speaking. And still
other benefits are derived by an en-
thusiasm in all religious woih. On
this circuit particularly the
SINGING
has derived great benefit from the
Sunday School Conference. There
were six classes present and we
never heard better singing any
where by q Sabbath School class.
The enthusiasm was great but no
unpleasant spirit of rivalary. An
tioch and Bethel classes have made
wonderful Improvement in their
singing in the last two years. We
are pleased to note that the
NEW CHURCH
at Center is we'll proportional and
large enough for all ordinary occa-
sions. The old church has been
torn down and removed and an
entirely new one takes its place.
Deems Chapel and Live Oak each
hope to worship at an early day in
new church buildings.
The hour having arrived for
DINNER
boxes, baskets, trunks &C., were
unloaded and spread upon table
: prepared in the grove which was
about 165 feet long and was filled to
Overlooking everybody was invited
to help themselves and all did eat
} and were filed and many baskets
full were left.
We were pleased to learn that
: BROTHER MCCALL
: had ingratiated himself into tht
favor and good will of his people sc
we'll. They love him very much
and say they are going to pay hin
every cent of his own salary and al
the Conference collections. The
male members Of Center subscribed
!. on last Sunday about 80 per cent O
their part. And we do not doubt
2 but that the last cent will be paid
I THE OFFICERS ELECTED
,, for the next year were A. Nc a
! Council, President; O. J. Gardner
, Vice President; ]. O. West, Sec
t tary. Bethlehem was selected a
e the place for holding the next Con
, ference.
DEATH OF REV, o. III. JOHN
t son.