The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-03-01
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.
international Trans -Contin entail
Sunday School Tour.

Perhaps never before III the worlds his
tory l as there been undertaken III the
cause Of morality and religion greater
or more important step than the organiz-
ing and carrying out Of the present
Trans Continental Tour" of terna-
! tional Sunday School Workers.
Five i'll number, they have been se-
lectcd by the he IDS Of the International
Convention, from various denominations
because OF their especial fitness as leaders
aud teachers i'll the great cause Of child
rvangelization
| Professor H. M. Hamill, Of jackson
vile, Illinois, International Field Secre-
'ary, is perhaps the best known Sunday
School worker Of our time. AS speaker,
writer, author and educator his reputa.
ton is worll wide He has been con-
nected with the International Work for
several years.
| Mr. Marion 1.awrance, Of Toledo, Ohio,
has been General Secretary Of the Inter-
| national Convention since July, 1900
For ten years prior to that time he was
| General Secretary Of the Ohio Sunday
! School Association. He has been Super
lntendent of the Washington Stree Sun
day School, Toledo, Ohio, for the past
twentyfour years.
Prof. f. O. Excel, Of Chicago, has
national reputation as publisher,
writer and singer, and his presence i'll
sures good, inspiring music which is of
| much value i'll the various meetings
Mrs. H M Hamill, wife of the Field
secretary, is Primary worker Of great
| ability She has done most acceptable
service in large number of conventions,
and occupies the position at present Of
Normal Secretary in the Illinois Sunday
School Association.
Rev. B. w Spildman is Sunday School
specialist. He has been Field Secretary
of the Baptist State Convention of North
Carolina since April 1st, 1896, and is all
energetic, earnest, practical Sunday
school worker.
The commencement of the series of
forty-four meetings to be held on this
great tour, stretching from ocean to
ocean, lasting nearly fourteen weeks and
| covering nearly I4.ooo miles of travel and
eaching sew. nteen States and territories,
began at Richmond Virginia, on Sunday,
February 18TH. The evening before in
the Y M. c. A. Hall All informal meet
ing of the Sunday School Superinten-
dents of the city was held, and OIL Sun
day, meetings i'll many Of the leading
churches were filled with large and iu-
terested audiences. The children's mass
meeting presided over by Mrs. Hamill,
who taught the lesson for the day, was es-
pecially large and interesting. The chill
tren were also briefly addressed by two of
the other members of the party. Prof
Excel led tile singing, dividing his time
between several of the churches during
The day. 1t is the intention of the lead
ers Of the International party to make the
children mass meetings one Of the spec
'al features Of the tour
1t Is a notable fact that Richmond is
the home Of DIR. Edward Leigh Pe1l, the
eading Bible teacher in the South.
On Monday morning the party moved
Oh to Danville, where the eleventh annu-
al convention Of the Virginia Sunday
School Association was held OIL February
IS. 10, and 20. More than one hundred
duly accredited delegates were in atten-
dance, besides a large number of local
teachers and Sunday School workers. All
sessions were we'll attended and the con-
vention was most enthusiastic.
Fer the past three years, the writer has
watched closely the progress of the work
of the Virginia State Association and its
growth In influence and efficiency during
this time has been most encouraging.
During the past year under the leader
ship of the President, Mr.. J. r. Joplin,
banker and business man of Danville,
much has beer done which has helped to
plac'' the work Of the association III bet
ter shape and upon more durable basis
About six Ill nths ago they we're enabled
to secure the services of Prof 7. A. Spren-
kel as Field Secretary. He is all earnest,
enthusiastic and untiring worker and de-
votes his entire time to travelling through.
ont the State, holding institutes, arrang-
ing for and addressing county and district
conventions and organizing counties, In
line with the international work. There
are 100 counties In the State, twenty of
which are now organized
The work in the past has been greatly
retarded from want of money with which
to carry 1t on. This obstacle has now
been removed, largely as the result Of
the work Of the International party, near-
ly $1,000 was pledged during the conveu.
eion just closed, The new inspiration
and encouragement brough. by this party
| Of International workers is nestimable and
Is bound to secure great and enduring re-
anita