Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-05-11
The Ninth International Sunday School Con.
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'HS@hBoilctti cuuuuy SoCnOOlS O1 CnO Unlt0u
States, the British North American Prov.
inces and Mexico. Tho convention meets
every three years and is composed of
delegates chosen by the State, Territ >rial
and Provincial Sunday School Associa-
tions. There were in attendance at this
ninth convention 1882 delegates.
The principal object of It's meetings Is
to get the best methods Of studying the
Bible and the best methods of getting
evory individual Interested in this study.
In order to accomplish this it is neces-
sary that complete chain of organiza-
ton bo maintained from the International
convention TO the individual teacher,
hence wo have tho international organi-
cation, which is the watoh-towcr of tho
whole fold; thon the State convention;
noxt county, and, last, township convon-
ton, whioh embraces overy Sunday
school officer aud teacher within it's
boundary, thus covering tho whole fold.
The practioability of organized work
was we'll illustrated by one CT thr speak
ers telling of tho child lost in great
wheat fold, which could be rescued in
half hour by united offort, whore days
might bo wasted in individual work,
but tho ninth international convention
needed no illustration on this subject,
for it had only to listen to tho fact that
over q fifth of tho population of tho
United States was in Sunday school to
realize tho vast progress made, and that
there novor was time when tho "Old
Book" was entrenchcd in so many loyal
hearts.
Most of tho work of tho convention is
necessarily dono by committees, tho
most important of which arc the execu-
tive and lesson committees. Tho oxccu-
tive committee serves throo years and is
composed of sixty mombors, ono from
each Of tho States, Territories and Prov
incos. B. Il. Jacobs, tho veteran Sunday
school worker, was chairman of tho OK
ocutivo committee and ono of tho lead
ing spirits of tho body. IIo was elected
chairman of tho Worlds Commission to
mako a tour of all countries where tho
i3iblo 10 taught children. 1Io was sue
ceeded as chairman of executive COM
mittce by John Wano maker. Mr.. G. II.
Carlisle remains on this committee for
South Carolina.
Tho lesson committee is composed of
fifteen mombcrs, representing tho larger
denominations, and serve for six years.
DR.. John Potts, chairman of lesson COM
mittoe, is of worldwide reputation.
Tho present committee remains in Office
until 1902 and selects lessons for tho next
six years, beginning with 1900. The
entire series will bo principally of a
biographical order. The report of this
committee was very interesting and they
called attention to the fact that tho verses
selected by them for tho lesson had to be
chosen to suit tho masses Of busy people,
but that no teacher was limited to only
these verses.
The finanoo committee mado tho unu-
sual report of having balance to their
credit.
DR.. II. II. Law, of Spartanburg, was
put on obituary committee.
All tho reports of othor committees
and workers wero encouraging.
In addition to the three regular meet
lngs of the convention, tho Field-Work-
ors' Association, tho Primary Depart
mcnt and Homo Department leaders
held meetings before and after tho gene
raj meetings.
Mr.. b. F. Jacobs taught a Biblo class
two mornings at $50 o'clock, and they
wero we'll attended.
All of tho addresses wero supposed to
bo models and were certainly full of sug-
gcstions, emphasizing tho educational
and spiritual sido of tho work, but tho
thought that impressed mo as being most
frequently brought out in them was that
our words will never go further than our
lives will carry them, or as expressed by
morson, "What you arc speaks so loud
l cannot hear what you say"
The convention paid Atlanta tho grace
full compliment of clecting Hon. IIoke
Smith President of the Convention. Mr.
Smith happens to be Presbyterian and
one Of tho plcasantries of the hour oc-
CURED by tho chairman of tho nominat-
ing committee saying that thoir hands
were tied in the matter, that Mr.. Smith
had been prcdestined from all eternity
to be president of this convention, and
therefore he was nominated. After his
election Mr.. Smith replied that though
he had been prodostined to hold this
office, ho was much Obliged to tho con-
vention for making his calling and olec-
tion sure.
Tho Music was fine under the manage
mont of Prof b. G. Davis.
Tho convention as n whole, with the
exception Of ono jar, was unanimous
cnthu .stic, uplifting and successful.
The next meeting, three years hence,
will be held IN Denver, Colorado.
While tho great work Of tho convon-
tion was never lost sight of, the dclc,
gates found timo to taleo in the unvailinl
of the Confederate monument, tho mo
mortal ceremonies at Grady'B monument
reception at tho Governors mansion
drives about tho city, and, in short, on
joycd much of Atlanta's provcrbial hos
pitality and found her so charming thai
they agreed with ono speaker when ht
said, mo wonder Atlanta brags on her
self" SALLIE NoRroN.
WALHALI.A, s. C..
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