The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-23
To the Sunday School Workers of the
State of South Carolina.

Dear Brethren The Interdenomi-
national Sunday School Convention
of the State Of South Carolina is here
by called to meet in the City of Column
bia at S o'clock the evening of the 4th
day of March, 1890.
An attractive programme, with
speakers representing all sections and
denominations of the State, is being
prepared and Will be announced
through the press in few weeks.
Arrangements for special excursion
rates will be made with the Railroads
and published in time for the infor-
nation of all concerned.
Chalrmen Of County Conventions
are earnestly requested to forthwith
confer with delegates elect to said an
nuai State Convention and to urge
upon them to make their arrangements
at once to be in attendance. If any;o
them cannot or will not attend let the
slternates be urged to 60 in their
places, or substitutes appointed by the
Chairmen of the County Conventions.
In the several counties where no reg
ular interdenominational associations
are organized, the denominational as
sociations, Unions or Conferences, are
earnestly solicited through their proper
officers to authorize and appoint suita-
BILE delegates to represent them in this
Interdenominational Sunday School
Convention. Or, where no organiza-
ton exists, the Pastors and Superin-
tenGents Of individual Churches and
Schools arescordiaily invited to attend
themselves or appoint representatives.
Every person attending is assured of q
warm reception and is promised a
profitable occasion.
Every County organization, whether
denominational or not, is urged to pre-
pare and send up to this meeting full
statistics of the numbers, condition and
prospects Of the Sunday School work
in their respective Counties or Dis
tricts. Any facts regarding this great
department of Christ's church in this
State will be gratefully received.
Mr.. William Reynolds, of Illinois,
President of the International Sunday
School Convention, who has been in
attendance upon the last two South
Carolina Annual Conventions, and
who, by his presence and his active
participation, added so much to the
success and pleasure of said meetings,
will be present at Columbia, and VIII
probably being other prominent
workers of National and International
prominence with him. Besides, as
many as possible of the leading and
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ers in this State will be in attendance
and altogether the most successful, tie
livest and most largely attended Sun-
day School Convention in this State
for years, is promised. Nothing in the
way of effort will be spared by che
Executive Committee and by the
local committees, to make this the
best Convention ever held in the State.
Let every friend of the Sunday
School cause offer fervent and constant
prayer to the Father above that His
special blessings may be upon this
meeting and that its deliberations may
result in the upbuilding and extend
ing of His Kingdom in this State, and
in the salvation of thousands of the
precious children of our land.
| Every Pastor and Superintendentin
the State is requested to read this call
to his congregation and his school at
least once before the meeting of the
Convention at Columbia.
Every paper in the State, both Re-
ligious and Secular, is requested to
copy this call and also forthcoming
programme. FraternalIy,
CHAs. H. CARLIsE, Chairman
Executive Committee.
| Spartanburg, S. c., Jan. IS, 1890.