The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-09-01
A NOBLE INSTITUTION
IN BEHALF OF A NOBLE
CAUSE.

Union County Interdenomina
tional Sunday School Conven
ton, Held With BoeansviII.
Methodist Church, Thursday ano
Friday, Aug. 24th and zSth
ISoo..
The convention was called to orde,
{ by Pres. S. NJ. Rice, Jr., f. U., few
minutes, after the appointed hour,
with the Bogansville Methodist
church, on Thursday, August 9th,
1899.
Opened with devotional exercises
conducted by Rev. l.. L. Wagnon.
Address of welcome by G. L. Hyatt,
responded to by Pres. S. NJ. Rice.
The secretary being absent j. B.
Lancaster was made secretary pro
tenn.
By concent Of the convention it
was decided to elect the officers of the
convention by committee Of nomina-
tions appointed by chair. The fol-
lowing is the committee: III. W..
Gossett, chairman; Messrs. F. A..
Rice, j. nj. Whitehead, G. G. Lancas-
ter and G. L. Hyatt.
The convention was then addressed
by the president, who earnestly
stressed the work, it's needs, it's i'm
portance, etc.
Next in order was the enrolment
Of delegates as follows:
Jonesville-Method j. F. ALL
man; Presbyterian, H. w. Gossett.
New Hope-Methodist, G. III. Har-
mon.
Parham-Union, G. G. Lancaster,
d. III. Miller.
Sardis-Methodist, G. S. Greer, T.
J. Betenbaugh, T. G. Jolly, j. c.
Betenbaugh.
Santuc-Methodist, ]. w. Gregory.
Union-First Baptist, Rev. l.. NJ.
Rice, j. A. Sawyer, F. A. Rice.
Union-Second Baptist, Rev. J. G.
lawson.
Union-Grace Methodist, Rev. l..
l.. Wagnon, Rev. b. B. Murphy, S.
NJ. Rice, Jr.
Union--Second Methodist, Rev. L.
l.. Wagnon, Rev. L. II. Shuler.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Allan Nichol-
son.
Observation-Disclosures, J. B. Ian
caster, Miss Grace Rodgers, Miss
Sallie Davis.
Upper Fair Forest-Union, D. B.
Free, Jr., J. r. Harvey.
Salem-Baptist, E. w. Jeter, T. B.
Sulphur Springs-Baptist, R. p.
West.
An effort was then made to secure
the name and denomination Of every
school in the county not represented,
with the following result.
Putnam, Baptist; Mt. Lebanon,
Baptist; Meadow Woods, Baptist;
Fant's school house, Union Belmont,
Methodist; Maple Grove, Uniurr5
Brick Church, BaptIsJ; NIT. Joy, Bap-
tist; Mt. Tabor, Presbyterian; Seda.
liza, Baptist; Wesley Chapel. Metho-
dist; Duck Pond, Baptist; Fairview,
Baptist; Bulah, Baptist; Kelley's
Chapel, Methodist; Carlisle, Metho-
dist; Carlisle, Baptist; Carlisle, Pres
byterian Mt. Vernon, Presbyterian;
Flint Hill, --; Hebron, Baptist:
Simm s school house, Union Rodgers,
-; Jonesville, Baptist; Padgetts
Creek, Baptist; Fosters Chapel,
Methodist; Cross Keys, Union; Ell
ford's Grove, Union; Santuc, Baptist;
Santuc, Presbyterian; West Springs,
Baptist; Oak Grove, Union; Piney
Grove, Methodist; Sunny Side, Bap-
tist; Shiloh, Methodist; Thomas
school house, Union; Goshen Hill,
-; Black Rock, Baptist; Flat
Rock, Methodist; Gilead, Baptist;
Grindall Shoals, Presbyterian
Quaker, Presbyterian; Bethlehem,
Methodist; Lockhart, Episcopal
Lockhart, Methodist; Lockhart, Bap-
tist; Philip, Baptist; Union, Episco-
pal.
Next in order was an open parli-
ament or discussion of the visible re-
suits in the past year. Some were
encouraging and some rather dis
couraging reports along this line.
Speakers in open parliament were
Rev. l.. l.. Wagnon, j. w. Gregory,
John Foster, j. f. Altman, Rev. l..
NJ. Rice, j. w. Scott and III. w. Cos
sett.
The committee on nominations
now reported, and the convention
unanimously elected their nomina-
tions as follows: Presipen9, S. NJ.
Rice, Jr., f. IT,; 1st vice president,
j. A. Sawyer; 2nd vice president, ID.
A. Miller; secretary, Rev. l.. l.. Wag-
non; corresponding secretary, +. A.
Rice; treasurer, j. w. Scott,
Executive committee, Allan Mich
olson, Chairman j. w. Scott, H. W.
Gossett.
Now adioined for dinner with bene-
diction by Rev. l.. NJ, Rice.
Afternoon session opened with de-
votional exercises and song service
conducted by j. w. Scott.
A motion was made and carried that
committee on narratives be APP
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