The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-26
WELCOMED BY THE TOWN
PREsIDENG, BROCGlTON'S SUR
VEY OF TIE YEARS WORK.
AND OTHER INTERESTING ADDRESSES
A Choir of 200 Voices one Of the Features Of
the Meeting North Carolina has More
Sunday Schools and Members
Than ANY Other State.

Shelby. n. c., Aug. 25.-(SpcciaD7-
Five years ago the Baptist Sunday
School Chautauqua was organized at Mt.
Vernon Springs. Holding its second ses-
sion at that same place,its third ut Red
Springs. its fourth at Morchcad, its
fifth at Red Springs, it is now i'll the
midst of the sixth session at Shelby.
That it has long since passed the eNpeEl-
mental stage is, evidenced by the great
meeting now in session here. Inc Ch"u-
tauqua has come to stay.
Last night the great tabernacle the
people of Shelby have erected especldly
for this occasion was half filled with
hearers when President n. Il. Broughton
called the meeting to order. Pastor
Il. +. TrcdWay welcomed the visitors
warmly and was responded to by Editor
Archibald Johnson. of Charity ana
Children" in n graceful speech. In
deed the fortunate delegates ana Visr
tors needed no verbal welcome to place
that had provided for them beforehand IN
so handsome il manner as Shelby has.
This morning DIR. w. y, Nelson, of
Macon Ga, formerly paste the Raj
cigl. Baptist Tabcrnacc,E nductcd Il
very helpful Bible Read An nour
of such Bible study will open the services
of each day.
Mr.. II. 4. Wolfsohn then sang sweet
solo. He is director of the magnificent
choir of 200 voices and says that IT j.
the best one that he has ever led and
he has been at that business for f0Cr
successive years. The orchestra, under
the management of Mr.. Jno. w. Cheek,
cannot be surpassed i'll the Stat".
The President in his address told OF
the growth Of this State Chautauaua ana
of the spread Of the movement and of the
great good that the movement has done.
His speech was strong, enthusiast. and
full of encouragement for those engaged
in the work.
After him came Rev. i. W. Spilman
with great speech on the advance of
of the Sunday School work in North
Carolina. He told in Il thrilling way of
the victories that have been won and
Of the brighted day that is dawning, told
of how while it is yet but the dawn we
have 5000 more Sunday School meE-
bers in North Carolina than many other
Southern State, 800 more Sunday
Schools than any other State in the I'm
ion. and are today met together in the
largest Baptist and strictly State assenI
bly, of Sunday School workers that has
ever met on the face of the earth.
This afternoon Mr.. J. NJ. Broughton
taught rs an illustration next Sun
days lesson to a class of adults, and
Rev. l.. L. Peters, of West Virginia.
Sunday School Missionary Of the Amcri-
can Baptist Publication Society, illustrat-
cd his manner of teaching n normal les
son. This is the kind of work that the
Chautauqua was organized to do-to let
expert Sunday School workers show 9th
ers how to do their work bettcr-to have
a great yearly conference upon Sunday
School methods. The physical side OF
pleasure is not neglected, and so the
conventions are always held at some
delightful resort But above all else.
the intention is to make them great spir-
itual feasts to all of those who attend
The present session is already great
one though the good things have barely
begun, and every Sunday School worker
in the State whether Baptist or not
should he here, and indeed great many
that are not Baptists are already in at
tendance, rs heretofore The helpful
ness Of the meetings is free to all who
attend