The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-27
sUNDAY.sCHOOL CONFERENCE.
"A Most Interesting and Helpful Ses-
sion Held in Bambers.

The first Sunday-school conference
for the Methodists of Orangeburg
district was success. Despite the
fact that this is the beginning of the
organization, and that the conference
came at a time when business mat
ters are very pressing, the meetings
were of the very highest order and
will be remembered for some of the
particulars which were stressed,
when the obstacles of the occasion
have been forgotten. Pastors, super
intendents and delegates from the
various schools were all helped by
the coming together and what the re-
suits will be will be shown in the
days to come. To illustrate the
things which were emphasized and
the Immediate results of such things,
one pastor went back to his home and
approached young gentleman with
the question: "Will you take charge
of an organized Adult Bible Glass in
our SCHOOL," The affirmative reply
indicates the working of the leaven.
Friday morning the session began
at IL o'clock. The conference was
opened by prayer by Rev. J. J. Stew
enson, of Holly Hill. Rev. C. B.
Smith, the president by virtue of his
office Of presiding elder Of the dis
trict, was in charge of the organi-
zation of the conference. M. w.
Brabham was nominated for secre-
tary.
The regular program which has
been published in The Herald was
adhered to as closely as possible all
the way through. However there we're
number of speakers who failed to
attend and substitutes had to be Sc
cured in their stead. Despite this
the work was carried on without
any break in the interest of the con-
ference.
Mr.. J. NJ. Way, the general super
intendent of the Sunday-schools of
the Methodist conference, was the
moving spirit of the entire occasion.
Mr.. Way is, without exception, the
best Informed man on Sunday school
work ever heard here. There SEEM
ed to be nothing in the work which
he did not thoroughly and practically
understand. His conduct of the
round table on different subjects was
an inspiration to every Sunday-school
worker. His mastery address Sun
day night closing the conference
showed him to be more than Sun
day-school worker; his remarks de-
liyered in the form of an address
bearing on the church's attitude to-
ward the social life of the young peo-
pie and the old, was a striking pre-
sentation of this very live topic. Mr..
Way will always be a welcome Wis
itor to Bamberg. Sunday-school
workers everywhere will be helped
by his presence, and the local school
is bound to be improved because Of
his visit. The district work must be
on higher plane than ever before.
Among the speakers who made
striking addresses of shorter length
were: DR.. J. L. B. Gilmore, of Holly
Hill; Capt. J. B. Guess, of Denmark;
Rev. C. E. Peele, Of Elloree; Rev. E.
A. Wilkes, of Barnwell;; Rev. J. ].
Stevenson, of Holly Hill; Rev. Allan
McFarlane, of Branchville; Rev. T.
E. Morris, of Denmark; Mr.. A. c.
Dibble, of Orangeburg; Rev. c. B.
Smith, and of course, Rev. T. G.
Herbert, of Bamberg, who never
gets chance to talk too much for
Bamberg people. His sermons are al
ways good and to the point ald his
conference talks were just what
were needed.
Prof. Guilds delivered splendid
address Sunday morning on the great
question of how to secure every men,
Der of the church as member of
the Sunday-school and have them en-
gagged in systematic Bible study.
Prof. Guilds is always well received
by Bamberg people who have heard
him on several occasions and who
always make it a point to hear him
when possible.
DR.. Henry N. Snyder, of Wofford
college, was the guest Of honor of
the conference. He occupied the reg
ular morning. hour Of the Sunday SER
vices. His theme was, as he expressed
it, "Some Chips from Students
Workshop" Dr. Snyder is regular
contributor to the magazine known
as the adult Student" maga-
zine published by the Methodist
oburob for Rih1o claeeoS and he con-