The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-08-08
County sunday school Contention.

VI INC 1aureuS OOun
ty Sunday Schools held lite session will
Liberty Springs Church, Cross Hill
July oath and 9th.
The following schools were we'll repre-
scented:
Bathabara, Bethel, Bethlehem, Brew.
erton, Bramlett's, Clinton (Baptist)
Clinton (Methodist), Cross Hill (Bap-
tist), Cross Hill (Methodigt), Gross Hill
(Presbyterian), Chestnut Ridge, Dial's
Laurens (Baptist), Laurens (Methodist),
New Prospect, Princeton, Soule's Chap.
81, Sulphur Syringe, Head Springs,
Green Pond, O'Dell's, Sardis, Pine Bluff,
Mountville, Rose Dale, Patterson's Chap
ell, Jacksonville, Graycourt, Lisbon, Wa
terloo (Baptist).
There may have been q few schools
represented at the Convention that are
not reported above. II 80, the Secretary
failed to get the names of such schools.
FIRST DAY.
The Convention was opened by devo-
tional exercises at 10 80 o'clock A. NJ,
by Capt. John Moore.
Greetings to the Convention were cor
daily extended to the delegates and
visitors by DIR. E. Il. McSwain. Re-
spouse on behalf of the Convention by
G. l.. Fike.
The President of the Convention, JAS.
M. Hudgens, being absent, Capt. John
Moore was elected temporary Chairman
and w. p. Turner, Secretary.
The Presidents annual address was
omitted.
B. +. Lanford, the Treasurer, being
absent made his report through G. L..
Fike. Report was received.
A committee of three, DR.. T.. II. Nc
Swain, j. HI. Copeland and A. B. Barks-
dale, were appointed by the Chairman
to nominate officers for the ensuing year.
This committee, after due d%eliberation,
submitted the following names, which
were unanimously elected:
President, w. Il. Austin; LIST Vice.
President, j. A. P. Moore I'd Vice-Pres-
ident, George P. Martin; Sd Vice-Pres-
ident, j. P. Turner; Secretary, J. S. Ma
chen; Treasurer, w. p. Turner; Statis-
teal Secretary, G. L. Fike.
COMMITTEES.
Place of next Meeting-J. L. Boyd,
j. II. Copeland, E.'B. Bolt.
Finance-C. G. Anderson, HILL. Ma
chen, j. l.. Simpson.
Resolutions-C. r. Wallace, w. L..
Bryson, II. j. Taylor.
The first subject on the programme
"Unity in Christian Effort" was we'll
discussed by the assigned speaker, G. r..
Wallace.
He said thcre was never a time when
Christian unity was so pressingly need
ed as now, and cited many reasons for
it. Among them he spoke of anarchy
and communism as they exist at the
North, the Roman Catholic churches
trying to dictate tie curriculum in the
schools, etc.
The afternoon session was opened
with prayer by Rev, Melvin Shell.
"Proper Preparation of the lesson
was we'll discussed by the following
brethren: Melvin Shell, j. II. WATSON,
John Moore, A. NJ. Hassell.
"Work of the State Sunday School
Association" was reported by @, r.
Wallace, A, Nj, Hassell, w. IT, Austin
and j. S. Machen,
The last State Sunday School Associa-
ton at Abbeville was one of unusual in
terest and Importance.
The evening session Of the Conven-
ton, at 8 o'clock, was opened by devo-
tional exercises by DR.. Williams Wright,
after which addresses on "Mlssionaryi
Work in our Sunday Schools" were de-
livered by Brothers Melvin ShelI,tGus
Holmes and A. M. Hassell.
The next subject, Temperance Work
in the Sunday Schools" was an address
to be delivered by Rev. w. A. Belts, but
he being absent, a synopsis of his speech'
was read to the IGapvention by q. Wright
Nash, which was a very pointed and in
toresting paper on this subject Messrs.
Nash and Sheisalss made interesting
talks on the subject.
SECOND DAY.
AT $50 Rev. A. NJ. Hassell conducted
a Bible Reading on the subject, Prayer,
secret, breathed, opened, ETC.. and all
who had Bibles were requested to take
part in these interesting and profitable
exercises.
AS Rev. j. W. Shell, who was TO give
a Normal Bible Lesson" was absent
j. S. Machen was requested to conduct
this feature OF the Sunday School work.
Miss Mary l.. Yeargin made o very
interesting talk indeed to the Convon-
ton. Her talk was potent of much good
advice to the young men and
and their relation to the church, Sunday
School and society.
The topic, Improving Opportunities
of To-Day" was discussed by the as
signed speaker on tho programme, j..
Wright Nash. His speech, though
unavoidahly short, displayed much
thought ON the subject, and the great ne
cessity Of grasping opportunities 20 do
good before they past, and were gone
forever.
"The Sabbath Question" was jealous
ly and earnestly discussed by G. II. Ro-
per and w. II. Austin,
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