The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-09
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Announcement To tho Public us TO Rates
and Other Facts OF lntcrs,t TO
Sunday School WorlSora.
10 Pastors, Supcrintcndcnts and Teach


! 70 Pastors, Superintcndcnts and Teach
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| | beg to announce that all the rail
roads operating in South Caroline have
| offered reduced rates for delegates to
| the forthcoming 23d annual South
| Carolina Intcrdcnominational Sunday
| School Convention. These rates will
go into effect Monday, IS, with final
limit March 9th. Ia addition to this
| concession, which in itself renders the
| expense Il mere tritlr, there will be free
entertainment to all accredited dele
gates by the hos i'itahlc people Of Laur-
| ems, S. &. The citizens Of I.aurcns will
open their hearts and their homes to
the noble and consccratCd men and wO-
men OF our beloved commonwealth who
are connected with the great Sunday
OF saintcd memory, and Il man Of rare
Judgment, once said, "rhc best people
are in the church, aud the best Of the
church are in the Sunday School, and
the best workers in the schools attend
| tho conventions" The good people Of
Laurcns have just cause to expect and
to desire Il large attendance from every
section OF South Carolina. | request
superintendent to take up this M,attcr
! at once, appoint or have their school
elect two delegates and report the
names forthwith to the chairman OF
4 ,.t. I
ems, Mr.. Tolbcrt, so that homes may
be assigned. All pastors and supcrin-
tcndcpts arc cx-oIlicio members.
The convention will be called to or
der Tuesday evening, the :,0th. So far
the prospect is bright for Il very sue
ccssful convention, one that will prove
Of great spiritual and mental benefit
10 all parties. Every Sabbath school
in the State should be represented.
The Sunday School teachers Of South
Carolina need to be aroused to this
| Worldwide movement SO as to keep in
touch with the workers everywhere in
| the establishment Of the best methods
| and the highest development Of the in
| dividual schools. There is danger in
sclf-satisfaction. (prov. 27:lO. Re-
| member the international motto, "Or-
| ganization, Education, Evangelical
| tion."
| Mr.. b. f. Jacobs, Of Chicago, Il prince
| among mon, cX-prcsidcnt Of the WORLDS
Sunday School Convention, and many
years chairman of the international
Executive Committee, will be present.
| He will address the convention on the
I following subjects:
/. The message from tho Goth Cen
| tury to the Sunday Schools.
2. Teachers Labors.
j. How to Study the Biblc.
He will also conduct normal classes
and teach the review lesson. Mr.. Ja-
cobs is the best known and best equip
ped and best beloved Sunday School
worker Of the world today.
President Cromor, of Newberry Col
legc, Rev. j. Nj. Magrudcr. rector Of
| Episcopal church, Spartanburg, S. G.,
President Lee Davis Lodge, of Lime
stone College, Rev. d. N. Mclaughlin,
pastor of Presbyterian church, Chester,
S. c., and other prominent Sunday
School speakers will deliver addresses
on live Sunday school topics.
County papers Of the State will great
ly favor by extending this notice.
WM f.. PELHAM,
Pres. S. $. Convention.
| Newbelry, S. c., March 6, 1900.
State and county papers please copy.