The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-12-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.

SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
An Iut-rs>tins Report of the state GBs-
ventIon at Goidsboro what Has Bs.a
Done and what Need. 10 tie Done.
The Fourteenth Annual Convention
OF the North Carolina sunday school
Association was held ia the First Bap-
tist church. of Goldsboro. on Noyrm-
ber 25tb, 2"th and 3.th uliimo. That
il was most Interesting convention
under the power of the Holy Spirit ali
who know Him will attest.
On Monday evening the 2Jih Prof
II. NJ. llamill, Chief international
Field Worker, gave a most delightful
address: sunday school Id-a'-and
il Is safe to say that every one who
listened Ia him could see there IL work
to do and a plenty Of II for each of u.s.
al am the vine and ye are the 5ranch.s.
He that abideth in me, and I in him.
the same bringeth forth much fruit,
for without me you can do nothing"
Tuesday morning Prof. r. :. Blair,
Of Guilford College, presented as an
object study, the Associations sun
day School map, showing the sunday
School intsrest,of the state by counties.
Every county that j. organized with
n President and Executive Commit
tee is indicated by star. $50 We labor-d
in the work Till the stars appeared. -
Would here like 10 say, that any man
or womaniw no is out and out for Christ
can have his or her county shining
with a star 10y the next Stat. coDyen-
| tion in 1896, by organizing their count y
| for this work, and this star points Ia
the fact that Jesus Christ Is born in
your county.
This map reve Is these facts: Thi.
States population il ,6l1,9i7
Cos.
| Sunday School attendants, E3,s3i.
| NOn-aLtendants,3 3NG.7.s.
With these facts We heard His vsse
"Be thou diligent To know the state oi
thy fiocks and look well to thy herds.
Prov. NIB. Don't let us translat.
"thou" to mean our Pastors. NJ,
friend, it means yD'.
On the subject of Better ways o
working" Dr. J. l.. Nicholson, of Rich
lands, read a most interesting paper
he says that il is not better ways iha
are lacking but more Willingness I,
obey the word OF God.
Tuesday afternoon Prof. Hamill CAV,
n most instructive Bible study from
the Old Testament. The Old Bibl
contains 80 books, and he divided then
into IL Historic, Prophecies arI
DOctrinal both cOnverging 10 Chris
who first came to Israel and th.n b.
sends his Apostles To other na'iu:.
There were many instructive le,son
in this study.
| rh. Hama A.,
fully but most practically presente,
to the Association by our talenie'
!. young friend, Prof. Hermon II. Horne
of the State University.
TUESDAY EVENING
President John &. Kilgo. Of Trinit
College, delivered q most profound az
dress-subject: Man making"
would that il could be published an
placed into the hands of every ma
. and woman of North Carolina. tn
possibility OF our evoluting this Stat
!, and nation by taking these negiect,
children into our Sunday Schools an
holding up TO them Christ instead 4,
poor weak man is a serious questio
for every loyal citizen of this state I
pray over. President kilgo woul
have Us seriously reflect that il
; the children who are soon To take ct
3 places and shape the destiny of th
!. nation.
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Prof. Hamiil presented the practic
workof the county officers conference
: Then followed The reports of the di
1 erent officers.
n Mrs. }. -. Cox, Of Redalia. report
q rather slow work among the Ladi
4 Mission Aid-otb.r reports were vel
!. favorable.
The afternoon session was made &
teresting and pleasant by Prof. Ham
"A stndy from the New Testamei
1t was blackboard exercise al
q wonderfully helpful ia his wiio ~wra
written, where written,
- whom written, what the subject, Al
Is where was il written, questions. Tho
'e who heard this study were great
It strengthened in their knowledge
e. the word'of God.
Is WEDNESDAY EVENING
III Prof. Hamill addressed a crowd
IS house-subject: "Our Sunday S-hs
re Needs" and this Is a subject for eve
If Christian man of this country TO IA
A. an active interest i'm. The ineeti
;, was concluded by CLOSING wore
- from many visitors By short speech
~ expressing their gratitude to God a
e, To the hospitality Of the good peo,
I'd of Goldsbcro for their generosi
In Prof. Horne, OF the University v
elected President of the Associate
There were many pleasant and
structive discourses that space d.
10 not permit us to enter into in this lir
in ed report OF this convention, but tr
q this may bring to the eyes of ma
to good Christian men that God is wo
/, % ing in our State and may be used
= Him to remind them that they d,
:. not fully obeyed His command: -
a. shall be witnesses unto me-at no.
nc abroad. and into the uttermost pa
ne Of the earth"
ID, May God raise up some one OF
lst children in every county in this 81
MT and fill him with the Holy Spirit
m organize their county for the u,
49, State Convention is the prayer
- yours, trusting in Him.
'e1 ii. j. FAis
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