Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-06-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Report of the Meeting Held Last
Week mt Seneca

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Report of the Meeting Held Last
| Week at Seneca.
The Sunday School Convention of
the Beaverdam Association met with
Seneca Baptist church Saturday May
29th
A great revival meeting had been
I'M progress at that place for several
days, which prepared the way for a
spiritual feast. DR.. f. w. Troy, an
evangelist, of New York, did the
preaching and was asked 10 preach
on Sunday, which gave us an oppor-
tunity to hear man who compares
favorably with the best pulpit ora
tors of the world.
The convention was called to order
by the former clerk, T. M. Elrod,
and after devotionar exercises, con-
Quoted by Rev j. H. Ayers, w. M.
Brown, of Walhalla, was chosen
moderator, ~and Il. M Elrod clerk.
Owing to the very busy season there
were not as many schools represent
ed as was desired. There were IL
schools represented by 46 delegates.
The convention. was largely attend
ed on Sunday. The program that
had been arranged was successfully
carried out by the following speak
ers, their speeches being of a high
Christian character that will have
weight in stimulating our Sunday
school work: ]. G. Shockley, Prof.
j. e. Sanders, Rev. J. H. Ayers, Rev.
s. H. Farmer, Rev. c. S. Blackburn,
DR.. Hines, Dr. Burgess, Rev. S. A.
MCDANIEL, Rev. w. e. HUFF, w. F.
Durham, X. w. Marett, r. M. Elrod,
Rev. j. H. Stone, Rev. l. e. Media
vid, G. r. ID. Burns, Rev. J. G. Gra-
ham and Rev. A. p. Marett.
1t was clearly manifested in the
convention that the greatest need in
our Sunday school work is better
prepared teachers, and it was
! thought teachers meetings were
advisable, and that it should be the
duty of the superintendent to meet
with the teachers some twenty min
utes before school hours and aid
them in the preparation of the les
sons and to encourage them in ask
ing for divine guidance in teaching
the lessons.
ing resolution:
Resolved, That this convention re-
quest the superintendent of the va
rious schools of the association to
try the class reward plan for reviv-
ing an interest In their schools.
The plan Is for the superintendent
to take the place of teacher, after
the regular lessons have been
taught, and have a number of ques-
tions concerning the lesson for the
present day, and, beginning with
the first class, ask the pupils the
questions. If they fail, ask the
teacher. If the teacher fails, pass
1T to the next class, and so on. The
teacher and class answering the most
questions during the year is to have
premium, and the teacher Is to
give the pupils in the class an enter
tafnment and dinner. The pupils are
to answer half the questions to en-
title them to this honor. The SUI
perintendent is to report the result
or this experiment to the next con-
vention, which Is to meet at South
Union next year.
G. r. ID. Burns, C. S. Blackburn,
j. II. Stone, K. w. Marett and II. ID.
Alexander compose the committee to
arrange the program.
1t is to be hoped that all the as
sociation will be represented and
such work done as will stimulate all
of our Sunday schools.
The good people of Seneca did
their part we'll in entertaining the
convention, which. was greatly ap-
preciated. E..