The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-09
The COUNTY SINGING CON.
NENTION,

The COUNTY SINGING CON-
NENTION.
The Pickcns County Singing
convention met Mt Secona last
Saturday and Sunday and had Il
very profitable and enjoyable meet
ing.
The opening exercises were con :
Quoted by the president after
which committee consisting of
.. +. Field, w. II. II. Aliail, and
.. i. Looper was appointed to ar
range program for the meeting.
The committee reported that NJ. O.
L"oper should orgnnize the class
aud conduct the singing ten min
nt"s, after which j. +. Lesley and
Arthur Rampey woul lead fifteen
minutes each, and then take re-
cess for dinner. The president ap-
pointed a committee to dla!t n
constitution which was submitted
at tho opening of tho afternoon
session and adopted as follows:
lst. This convention shall be
called the Pickcns County Singing
Convention and shall be COMPOSED
Of delegations elected Or appointed
by oach church, choir or Sunday
school. The number Of delegates
shall be three from each church
three from each choir and the.
from each Sunday school.
2nd. The officers Of the c,l,ven.
ton shall he a president, wee pros
ldcnt and secretary, who shall al
5" be trcasur4l; and said officers
shall be elected at this meeting and
annually hereafter from the mem
bclS present..
3rd. Tine president shall preside
ut all the meetings and in his alb
scncc the vice-Eresident. Ths sec
rotary shall keep minuto Of the
proceedings Of tho convention.
,lth. The meetings Of the cOnven-
ipn Shall be held So as to embrace
the fourth Sabbath in Apr! and
the second Sabbath in August Of
each year.
9th Tho Convention shall have
an executive committee consisting
of three members to be appointed
by tn, president which commit
leo shall have in charge the ar
ranging of the programs, the order
Of business and the selection Of the |
place ct meetings. IF the cOnven-
ton, and Shall serve until success.
ces ors are appointed.
9th. THIS constitution may be
or amended at any meeting
by ma ioIily Of the members pres
ent and vo;irg.
After the adoption of the above
constitution the convention pro-
ceeded to elect officers and the
following wo,e elected: Laban
MHuldin president, w. II. Bowen
vice president and 6. Il Robinson
secretary aud treasurer.
The president appointed the fol-
lowing executive committee: j. Y.
Looper, }, f. Lesley and e. NJ.
BOlding.
Or motion the convention adj
opted as looks - | G used "Jewels
for Jc' us, - aud "Iieavenly Light"
published by j. b. Vaughn at Ell
bertOn, Ga.
The convention was then enter
tanned for one hour by Mr.. Vaughn
in talking and singing, after which
w. Nj. Murphee and j. f.. Lesley
sang lesson each.
Sunday vcy largo and atten-
tive audience was present and the
day spent in singing. The pastor,
Rev. j E, Foster gave up his Sat-
urday and Sunday preaching SER
vices to the SIM ers. After devo-
tional services conducted by the
president the following teachers
conducted the music In the fore
noon: M. O. Loore, j. II. Lesley,
f.. Nj. Bolding and j. Il. Vaughn.
In the afternoon w. w. Norris,
and Is. Jonrs sang.
The days were bright and lovely,
the singing uplifting and inspiring
and the hospitality Of the Secona
people Astounding.
The convention has no home and
any church wanting the next meet
ing will confer with tho executive
committee. Secretary.