The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-07
A GREAT WORK.
State Sunday School Convention
Finishes and Adjourns.
MANY FINE SPEECHES

The Meeting the Largest, the Most
Enthusiastic and the Most Spirit
ual in the History of the State
Association-Many Distinguished
| Visitors Were Present and Took
Part.
With the adjournment Friday night
of the thirty-frst annual State Sun
day School Convention, which was
in session several days at Union, a
glorious meeting came to a close,
glorious bebcause of the ideal wealth.
er, as we'll as the great enthusiasm,
great interest and earnestness of the
hundred, who have been in constant
attendance during the three days to
do more and better work in the Sun
day School cause than ever before.
The Convention just closed is unan-
imously conceded by all to have been
the largest in attendance in years,
being considered double, and by some
treble, that of the usual annual gath
ering of the Sunday-school workers
OF this State.
The addresses have all been of a
high order; that of DR.. Scherer being
especially magnificent, though from
such list of fine speakers and noble
and earnest workers as w. C. Pearce,
of Chicago; Dr.. 4. L. Phillips Of Rich
mond; Dr. E. M. Poteat and Gov
ernor Ansel, and others it is hard to
make a selection.
In this connection must be men-
toned the incalculable benefit that
the Convention has received by hay-
| ing with it Tullar and Meredith, mus
ical directors of New York, whose
presence and work in the daily eXer-
cises and various other ways are be-
yond computation. That the Con-
vention marks an advance movement
in South Carolina there is no doubt.
Everybody feels it and takes it, and
those at the head of the State organ
ization feel sure that the coming year
will show it.
Officers for Ensuing Year.
The following officers were nomi-
mated and unanimously elected:
President of the State Convention.
1909, DR.. E. NJ. Poteat. Greenville.
Vice president, 1st district, Mr.. j.
E. Hagood, Easley.
Vice president, I'd district, DR.. w.
f. Pelham, Newbebrry.
Vice President, 3rd district, B. w.
Crouch, Saluda.
Vice president, 4th district, Thos.
H. Law, D. D., Spartanburg.
Vice president, 5th district, N. A.
Bethume, Bethume.
Vice president, 9Th district, Prof. 7.
S. Easterling, Marion.
Vice president, 7th district. the
Rev. w. E. wilkins, Columbia.
Vice president, Sth disrtict.
Vice president, eth district, Mr.. j.
D. Riser, Round.
Vice president, 10th district, Mr..
R. c. Lebby, Charleston.
Vice president, 18th district, Mr..
B. G. Collins, Conway.
Recording secretary, the Rev. w.
I. Herbebrt, Charleston.
Treasurer, Mr.. S. r. McElroy, Pei
zer.
Adult department superintendent,
the Rev. F. w. Gregg, Abbeville.
Superintendent elementary grades,
Miss Grace vandiver, Spartanburg.
Executive committee, at large,
Capt. ]. Adler Smythe, Jr., chairman.
Pelzer; Prof. Thos. w. Keitt, Glenn
son; Mr.. Paul Quattlebaum, Conway;
Mr.. William Goldsmith, Greenville;
Hon. Jas. E. Peurifoy, Walterboro.
Executive Committees by Counties.
Abbeville, 2-The Rev. o. Y. Bonner,
Due West.
| Aiken, S-l ue Itef. W. ~ uAJ ~
Ward.
Anderson, 1-Mr. W. r. Osborne,
Anderson.
Bamberg, /.
Barnwell, miss Hattie Creceh,
Barnwell.
Beaufort, 8.
Berkeley, 1T. ]. Russell.
Charleston, 2-The Rev. Walter l..
Herbert, Charleston.
Cherokee, 1-Mr. Jas. l.. Strain,
Wilkinsville.
Lee, l.
Calhoun, 2.
Chester, 2-J. Lyles Glenn, Ches-
ter.
Chesterfield, 3-The Rev. B. G.
Murphy, Cheraw.
Clarendon, 3-The Rev. A. R..
Woodson, Manning.
Colleton, 8 e. Miss Ida NJ. Fishburn,
Walterboro. G1
Darlington, 2-L. "A. Yelling, Dar-
lington.
Dorchester, 2-The Rev. A. f. Cor
nish. st. George.
Edgefeld, Mrs. ]. Fl. White,
Johnston.
Fairfield, il. Frank Fooshee,
Winnsboro.