Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-08-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION Hello.
Big Time at St. Luke's Church, Providence
Township. Last THURSDAY.

Township. Last Thursday.
The annual meeting OF Provi-
dence Township Sunday School
Convention was held in St. Luke's
Reformed church, Thursday, Au-
gust 1, 1907, from 10:30 a. NJ, to
4:30 p. M.
The convention was called tc
order by President H. G. Peeler.
In the absence of the secretary,
P. D. Brown, the president asked
B. l.. Phillips to serve as secretary
pro tenn. After an appropriate
opening the convention began at
once with the business of the
meeting. It accepted as correct
the minutes of last meeting and
elected the following officers fol-
the ensuing year: Rev. N. D.
Bodie, president; H. G.. Peeler.
vice-president; B. L.. Phillips,
secretary and treasurer.
After the query box was placed
the discussion of topic (1) began
A. L. Kluttz introduced the topic,
which reads like this, "The Bene-
fits Of a Well-studied Sunday
School Lesson" Mr.. Kluttz
spoke we'll and among other things
he said that there were practically
no benefits to the lesson unless it
was well.studied aud as a means
towards getting we'll studied les
sons he suggested plenty of Lies
son Helps"
He was followed by H. G. Peel
er, who showed that he had stud
led diligently the international
lessons since January 1, 1907, by
making a brief review of the les
sons studied since that time, and
by application showing how the
benefits fitted in.
Rev. N. D. Bodie then took up
the subject, and in a very inter-
esting manner, with plain lessons
from every day school life, showed
how a lesson could not be used at
all until it was well-learned, and
how continual practice of we'll
studied Sunday school lessons
would develop and train the
mind.
Rev. R. L. Brown, as a volun-
teer, hurriedly outlined several
benefits derived from well-studied
Sunday school lessons, one among
which was the knowledge a famil-
iarity with the Bible.
Topic a. "The Sunday School
as a Factor in Mission Work."
was next introduced. DR.. J. M.
l.. Lyerly was the only man to re-
spond to his name on this import
ant subject. He spoke of what a
great mission that department OF
the Sunday school had in large
cities, and so on down to the
schools in the rural districts. He
advocated a larger effort along
this line. The morning session
came to a close with a song and
an Offering which amounted to
$3.50. This time was heartily
welcomed by the patient listeners,
for the long morning session had
become somewhat tedious to them,
The sound of the bell in the
tower, after al hours rest. called
the convention hack into the
house. A timely selection by the
choir at this time assisted much
in getting the people in and ar.
ranged, 80 that thu convention al
once went on with it's procedure
Four schools answered to the
roll call and read reports. These
were S. Luke's, Christiana, Prov
idencs and St. Peters. St. Luke's
leads with an average attendsnc
of $780,, Chris.iana follows with
an average of $780,, Providence
47% and st. Peters 1870. Three
schools: Bethel, Trading Ford ano
Union were not represented in the
convention, reasons unknown.
Before topic (3) was begun Rev
w. W. Rowe called the attention
of the convention to the specially
prepared report blanks furnished
by the State. The secretary wal
instructed. to transfer the reports
to blanks of that kind.
Topic (3.) How Best to De
velop Reverence in the Sunday
Schnnl.O This tonic WAS axcen.