The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
THURSDAY NIGHT.

Gy e
IRE =. N. G. a. Correction oosned Thurs
aav night At .ae Presbyterian Church. Tbc
bnilsinu vas crowded 8heo tss hcer for SER
v;es ZANE. Fhe couyeosioa opened with
sors service conducted og ReT. j. A. Dorri-
,se Of Charlotte. Rhs viii have charge of
the Staging deriog the convention.
Tss coa7eoaen vas called 10 order oy
fybairnaa 4 q. gsvenel. OF spassanourg,
apd Rev. s. E. Fosd. ct Gsfaey, led IN
prayer.
Is semoa.sry eecsara.y. Tas appointments
of committees were read.
Fhe cbsirueo aa1oepced taas 40 speeches
If welcome aad a. respeasss Vese Oecesssry
! suute. bad already given the conveo''on
! vsrm wstcoue. ge msdo few iutsoduc-
,sr,.rks and tos-oduced 8ishop Capers,
nm vas the sesskes OF the evening. His
snbi,c, wss .sFae Mao fos the aous."
BISHOP oapers said 10 part:
,.Yhe greatest essen,ia, is the msn himself.
aosb harm is dooe to Christianity ,oy
,on1,a, error. that ia, that it is too far above
and seyond cs aad oar belief. Thousands of
-.en borsstlg believe. bat they do not know
-, no6srstaea what taei, Master expects OF
ssen The Chioese minister says Confuclan-
ia sracsicai rel,gion aecause the people
- ,,ac.;ee it. eus Christianity is beJood us
i, because We do not and cannot practice it.
5fwe had coosecsssed young maonooo'
vs Hoald hare glorious State Who OF us
have not b5en tempted again aud sgain 70
sveaas uocar;s,sike speech and example, oy
ssv;ar i is too high and exalted for nee
q areat barrier TO as is the fear OF CRITICISM
nron orr con6i,ioo. This appeals TO the
minds OF yoaog men. If one attempts to
i;,a !hYis,iaa life a,d fails 10 some respects
be IS calsi a pseseodes. Have the faulty
,ivss Of Chrissians beeo to you vay OF oyer
,oeb,oo roar oaa fsults7 We have al exam
Ma 60. ~ by ecd. Everyone is under the
s.c.as obligation 10 follow the example CT
h;. saas,e- lis sa attractive example. We
oa,,at resist 40 attractive example and it has
e,ea, !. aaeoce aod power over Us. Christs
na-s,aa, charac;e, caused mea TO follow hin
.n;,e a. earts The lily class BE ever re-
,e,tea wsre those haviog neither sympathy
oor iays oarisr's perfect humanity is seen
!, ,se miracles. Another characteristic OF
ch,t.,s example is His accessibility. We
..o,, ;ai,a,e ao example Rs Gao not approach
o,.a; eaao i, great because of tbs enlarge
De,t as nose possss OF the 500! wbich make
sond se:seea US CHRIS, refused to DC.
cone king aos acted as human oeiog'
shou;pg nis persecs ouoaai:y. sOSious toa'
sI..,., ro;eht SEE aod fee! ois Identification
Ass;a E,s exasoo.e is practical ooe Char
ae,s, ,s f,rue.l as a gsowta 1t Is FIRST tne
st,se then the eae4s. and then toe corO 10
n. ear IA .ee haTves: toe angels CONS IS
sies.Ssod cos a doEo.
Chris, is IN ssmpa,hy with cs. Els syn'
,.,sr is sees IL aif a.s misacles EVeo oO
,se cross, be saowed syUpashy fog tie dyiag
taivi
Af.r Bisaoe Capers, address tue committee
on ,.ozrsu ueds report Ehe cna'smsn
nssa sesetai aoooanceoeo,s aod Bishop
cspsss dismissed toe congregation after the
sio,,n, Of Coward cbsisuao Soldiers
TIE correction opened Friday morning
with a so0g service coodec,ed os Rev. +,
Wardias.
pe,nsosas 0ssasss4,.oo of coaveadcn ~sa
sbeu .Fs.,so. Psci E S Dseher, Of cOlun'
bia, uAs elected presideas,
-, Wee pres;deos-F. 3 WilOar, Gafne5
z4y,ce p,ssders-Peos E e Reid. Char
lesion
Sp@:sr.
sec,s,sry-ssv. F. g. Wasdlaw.
President D7eaer made few apprOpriat'
-easrks. he SAID the purpose OF the con
7e,,;on VAS .uo.eold, viz. To help ourselves
add TO help The people of sontef.
TIE cha!,mau appoiated the COMMITTEES
for the cooyenrioc.
A;lo.l5 the c1ie,-houE. unde' 'Ae o'iec
tion Of Rev. H. C. Bucknol,a, CT Chester
vas begun. During this hour, gospel songs
ware sung and prayers were offered. Rev
Bpcsbol,z made snort talk on '',he winning
Of souls" His address was very earnest ane
pointed.
..rhe Association as Force Among Men,
Discussion By Mr. ". G. Lowe, Of Charles
ton. Saving the lost, strengthening TIT
weak, and bulldog up the weak-three aims
Of Sunday as.sznooa meetings. Attention