The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-02-25
A GREAT MEETING.
Notes of the State Inter-denomina.
tional Sunday-School Meeting.

Notes of the State Inter-denomina-
tional Sunday-School Meeting.
The State Observation-Disclosures
Sunday-school Convention was held
last week at Orangeburg, and in the
beginning of these rambling impress
sions let it be said that I never at
tended a conference of such vast pro-
portions before and never to my
knowledge has there been such a
gathering of kindred spirits from all
the churches which carried out more
perfectly the idea of harmony.
To begin at the beginning, | shall
say few words about the convention
city. Orangeburg should be proud Of
the happy manner in which every
thing was arranged for the conven-
ience and accommodation of the dele
gates and other visitors. There was
to the outsider no appearance of a
selfish spirit on the part of any citi-
zen of the city on the Edisto. Every
body opened their doors and their
big hearts to entertain the workers
who assembled from over the entire
State and who came looking for
showers of blessings on the work of
the great Sunday-school movement.
Carriages were provided for the visl-
tors, and as they arrived at the depot,
the committee of which Mr.. D. H.
Marchant was the excellent executive
head, took them in charge and had
them sent to their respective homes.
For my own part and that OF my wife,
we were admirably cared for at the
home of DR.. T. A. Jeffords on Whit
man street. The others were doubt
less Just as well ensconced. During
the entire session all delegates were
treated with great hospitality, and
the happy success of the convention
session was no less success from a
standpoint of entertainment.
So now having tried to show how
we'll housed we were, shall proceed
to tell of the convention itself. To
give an idea of how general the
meeting was, 1 do not think that
there was a single Christian denomi-
nation in South Carolina which was
not represented. There were about
three hundred visitors, perhaps more
than that, but fully that many. Work
ers from throughout the State and
men high up in the international
work of the Sunday-school were
present.
Above all, Mr.. Marion Lawrence,
the man who has done SO much to ad-
vance the cause of the Sabbath~school
throughout the world, was there and
made several addresses.
Mr.. Hugh Cork, another world
wide worker, aided materially in I'M
pressing on the delegates the vast i'm
portance and greatness OF the cause.
The singing was an inspiration.
This special feature of the conven-
ton was in charge of Messrs. Grant
Colfax Tullar and I. H. Meredith, two
we'll known leaders. Mr.. Tullar was
the particular star in leading the
singing, and the way he developed a
trained chorus out Of the entire con-
creation was marvellous. He had a
choir of seventy or more voices
which were chosen from the city OF
Orangeburg and the work done was
delightful. It was worth going many
miles to hear such music. Mr..
Meredith did the playing on the
beautiful grand piano, which was
loaned by the Marchant Music Com
pany, of Orangeburg. Fills tones were
simply such that a fellow had to try
to sing even if he didn't know how.
But to get down to the business
mart of the convention. There was
not an idle moment during the con-
yention. When the meeting was not
in session, there was 10 much to
think about that had just taken
place that it took all the time to let
the good things heard soak in. There
were three sessions each day ana
often more. With the regular ses-
sions and departmental services
everything was kept moving.
The number of eminent speakers
was very large. DR.. Poteat, of Fur
man, Revs. E. o. Watson, w. l. Her.
bert, J. S. Moffatt, C.. Il. Freed, were
among the ministers present. The
Of laymen was also large, and
it was a convention bent on the
Kings business. The State organiza-
llOu was OlupAcSAASo S%@AN ~
promised that Bamberg county
should be among the counties organ
lied by next convention time. This
means that work will have to be
done. And in this connection wish
to say that every denomination
should have part in this work. But
at another time hope to have some
thing to say on this subj so for
bear at this time. Mrs. E. c. Cronk'
of Columbia, and an enthusiastic
worker in the home department., was
elected as superintendent OF the
State home department. The paper
She read was by far the best paper or
the kind heard at the convention.
DR.. Howard Lee Jones, of the Clta-
del Square Baptist church, of Charles
ton, delivered an admirable address
on Wednesday evening.
The fitting climax for the conven-
ton was Thursday night, when with
every available seat taken and stand
ing room was hard to obtain, Mr..
Marion Lawrence gave utterance 10
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