The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-30
THE SHELBY "CUATAUGUA.
\ Great Gatherin. Of Sunday School
Worwers-Welcomed by the Town.

4 Great Gathering Of Sunday School
Observation-Disclosures by the Town.
shelby. \. c., L 23.-(Specian-
Five years ago the Baptist Sunda.
School Chautauqua was organized at Mt.
Vernon Springs. Holding its second sc>
sion n that same place.its third at Red
Springs. its fourth at M~orehead, its
fifth at Red Springs, it Is now in the
midst of the sixth session at Shelby.
That ii has long since passed the expert
mental stage is. evidenced by the great
meeting now in session here. The Ch;u-
tauqua has come TO stay.
Last night the great tabernacle the
people Of Shelby haye erected especially
for his occasion was half filled with
hearers when President y. b. B~roughton
called the meeting to order. Pastor
r. T.. TredWay welcomed the visitors
warmly and was responded to by Editor
Archibald Johnson. Of Charity and
Children" in a graceful speech. In
deed. the fortunate delegates and visi-
tors needed no verbal welcome TO Il place
that had provided for them beforehand in
so handsome a manner as Shelby has.
This morning DR.. w. A. Nelson. Of
Macon. Ga. formerly pastor o. the Raj
cigk Baptist Tabernacle, Conducted q
very helpful Bible Reading. An nour
of such Bible study will open the services
Of each day.
Mr.. II. \. Wolfsohn then sang a sweet
solo. He is director of the magnificent
choir of 200 voices and says that IT !
the best one that he has ever led and
he has been at that business for four
successive years. The orchestra, under
the Management of Mr.. Jno. w. Cheek.
cannot be surpassed III the state.
The President in his address told Of
the growth of this State C~hautanuua ana
of the spread of the movement and of the
great rood that the movement has done.
His speech was strong, enthusiastic and
full of encouragement for those engaged
in the work.
After him came Rev. b. W. Spilman
with a great speech on the advance of
of the Sunday School work III North
Carolina. He told in a thrilling way Of
the victories that have been won and
of the brighted day that is dawnlng. told
of how while it is yet but the dawn we
have 5000 more Sunday School mem
bers in North Carolina than many other
Southern State, 100 more Sunday
Schools than any other State in the I'm
ion. and are today met together in the
largest Baptist and strictly State assem-
bly, Of Sunday School workers that has
ever met on the face of the earth.
This afternoon Mr.. J. NJ. B%roughton
taught as an illustration, next Sun
days lesson to a class of adults. and
Rev. l.. +. Peters. Of West Virginia.
Sunday School Missionary of the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication Society. illustrat-
ed his manner of teaching Il normal les
son. This is the kind of work that the
C~hautauqua was organized to do-tO let
expert Sunday School workers show 9TH
ers how to do their work better-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 a great
one though the good things have barely
begun. and every SundaE~Schoo worker
in the State whether Baptist or notl
! should be here. and indeed a great many
| that are not Baptists are already in at
! tendance. as heretofore. The helpful
ness of the meetings is free to all who
attend.