The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-09-11
Fer the TfnEs
Proceedings Of the Union Co.. Baptist Q. 8
Convontiou.

Fer the TfnEs
Proceedings Of the Union Co.. Baptist o. 8
Consontion-
SAsTUC, Sept. 5.--Nr. EpIroa AND FsIxxps.
There are oas;ses in this desort Of farm life,
and 70 break this monotony and graf. ~
onss fn'--. = -, ,y---:. nave recently
crossed an oasis. and feel greatly revived
thereiroin. This was being permitted TO
attsni the ninctceth session or the Union
County Baptist Sunday School Convent on,
which was bed with the Mt. Lebanon, .
Church, Aug. x8-30, inclusive, and wish
to make litlle spesoh--t -through the ''trspa-,
PEI, " gj2 ous lesate ths sprocsedipgs
dent, Sscretsry snd &v6}sutoF. and hand
som, representation from nearly every school
ia the Association, were present, and tue
convention started OF smoothly aud smooth
was the entire proceedings throughout.
Again must refrain from giving the name,
OF delegates, as il would require copsd
cradle space. All were very prompt uui
attentive. Several Indy delegates were in
attenuauce, a.o.
There are twenty-one schools in this Asso-
ci't:on, aud of these fifteen wcrs represent
ed by delegates aud reports, but not au 10
as good II representation AS that Of the NAV
CONVENTION, ror quite so good u collection.
The statistics show thst in these fifteen
schools there are 1lS schol,rs-354 males
and 3Dl fema cs-wiih an average attendance
of 40. II will be seen that the males ara
in excess, and it has been fond so sincs the
organization Of tho Convention. The small
average attendance was reported due t. so
many prOtra@tri meetings throughout the
County OF iato. There i, also shown a large
amount OF church literature used by these
Scrh29ls.; az They AL nndvavJr to hay" enough
OF that IN possession.
Although the times are hard and mon.v
scarce, 500 seat.jo Convention, aud collected
on Sunday, WAS The result of this meeting.
an Will go mo lone Mission fields.
The usual invitation was extended IN all
vi-itl1g brethren, Of any denomination IN
scats IN the conveation, aud to pa:ticip.,e IN
It's deliberations. Tie subjects discussed
were ali good ani solid, nuu were well han
dIci. The speeches were to the point. and
dc'iverc with feeling aad en- husiasm, and
were both Interesting, aud instructive to th.
listeners.
Ihcrc were quite number of now md
young spcAkcrS, who acquitted themselves
rtmar hapy well, IN iny'ng their corner
stones i"r great future usefu ness
On Saturday a!icrnOol, the time pencr,IIv
set apart fer miscellaneous bus ness. all Of
'he committees were r>ady TO report promn,
~.
do not Know that it is generally kno,,
bat u! the meeting in huy resolution wo.
adopted, requiring the conmit,e, IN NO.
granme to be appointed at ono meeting and
TO report Mt the next meeting the programmes
t"r the next following meeting, which gives
'he committee ample time to make il up.
consequently, the promttncss at this mc..in,
This Is considered quite All Improvement nn
ih" old way Of rcquirng ths Commits, :,
report then and there "
n very important resolution w,s ,,oI
Mt lhl' meeting. refusing t, nccent nc
representation oiany school. sinp,e rcn,rt
unless accompanied by delegate ora contri-
button. This intended to prevent as far
~ possible, carelcssness the part of dele
gates in regard to attending, or a lukewnrm
hc'o OIL tue part OF schools III regard to one
OF the grcit objects for which the convention
was dc-igncl.
very lnp"rtaut feature Of this mcctinr
was that OF forming n Su Ierntonient's Con.
ference, wn'c! vii ho'd its first meeting at
Bcuiali, on Friday night before tn. 5th
Sunday in November, du;iug tho next s..
''"n "t the tn'rcn 'oh, Ms til. latter bpLy
wIll meet ihcfr. After tnaL tho Comic -cncs
wi hul separate and s<slinct ,n.ctng.
An important suhjec was set aside for Sun
syNaSGWay lii th;i in@rninr. m ordcr INV,
the question could be d,s :u,scd, and e,,be
the deleSu'sto 4, home in the afternaou
Tor witch the Convention was very thank.
ml,
After tho li.,l.s;on Dc, y u wn.
preached the mi,si,pnrv sormnn g., ford
text found in EpA. G;l3. IN TIC
As Gavo S'n;cl. tho deegatio
'nd TIC amounts c'll"c'o,(, wer " ,'
Ar.rc a, ut tho rcvi,u. ,n.,.' t quite so
not Lc sail, that 4 MAS no. Ing but II csn-
rial. ant ns interesting. as go a Ill mate
# yir,ain. inio.ma,ir nor ,ha' the suTtc
instructive than ~, - WAS los H"l'abl' ~
my+, and all scor j "' 'hf p'c1ioia meet
10 hy their r. ieh To rcHa"r thanks unto
high tone uf .lSh' anu chc'ri"i' !aceS' 'heir
i,nl clas. '!i:t'' 'h".r warm "h hctriy
al bop ."h@, gwen IN oro'ner!y love- ~
,ho t. 9 rc"p'e' 'cl"Sale' ahd VI "rs wheh
Idn"sS .! i'r"Iidr"cH, IN being ptrm' tHd
90 attend ah' e'J"y a"Hh dc'iS"i"l meet
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