The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-26

MosT Successful Meeting-COunty to
be Organized-Eforts to Secure
State Banner.

convention, which was the thirty-sec-
ond year without any interruption for
all these years, July p and p, at st.
Paul's church, near Pomaria, and
from the record the association is
steadily increasing and doing great
deal of good in Sunday school work
throughout the county. The people
generally, especially the Sunday
school workers, are awakening to the
fact that different plans have to be
tried to make successful Sunday
schools in this age All the way from
the cradle almost to the grave for
the Sunday school has department
for every one from the little tot to
the old and infrm who are shut IN.
At this convention there were 30 OF
the so schools in the county represent
ed by Is of their superintendent; "a
delegates and several pastors, by far
more than was at the last convention.
There were present several visitors
from the workers in the Sunday
schools.
A partial report of the schools rep
resented: The enrolment was 274 Of
fcers and teachers; 1925 scholars n
the active school, with 1913 in the
home department. Sixteen OF the 81
schools raising s726.sS for the schools.
These contributed to various Sunday
school work s109.50:
This convention was very fortunate
in having with it Miss Grace Vandiver,
the State elementary superintendent,
and Mrs. E. C. Cronk, State super
intendent of the home department
work. The convention regretted very
much that Mr.: c. Brown Cox, State
secretary, could not meet with them,
but was very glad that Prof. Morrison,
of Clemson college, took his place on
Nhe programme. All of these are
workers of some prominence and
handled their subjects in such q man
ner that all were glad to have been
there and heard them. All other
speakers did justice to their subjects
and a great deal Of enthusiasm was
taken on among the work in this part
OF Gods vineyard.
This county is very anxious to be
the banner county of the State next
year, and secure the banner from the
State association, and al Sunday
schools are earnestly asked to do their
best toward this end.
The resolutions offered by the COM
mittee and adopted by the convention
were:
;; THAT a banner be purchased and
be awarded to the best organized
school in the county, said banner to
be awarded on same basis as the ban
ner given by the State association.
2. That the secretary Of this coun-
ty association furnish a copy Of these
rules to each school in the county.
3. We recommend that committee
be appointed to provide said banner,
to carry out these resolutions, said
committee to provide five Bibles as
rewards, to the child reciting the
greatest number of verses of the
Bible, one Bible to be given to the
child. not over years old who recltes
the greatest number Of verses at one
time. One Bible to be given the child
from 8 to II years who recites the
greatest number of verses. One to the
child from II to IA years. Then one
to the child from IA to Is, and the
other to the one from 1S years to any
age, said verses to be reclted to the
superintendent or to the pastor, and
that a certificate be furnished the Sec
retary. of the county association so
the award can be made at the next
annua} COnFSuLlOI.
We further recommend that COM
1nittee of one from each township be
APPOINTED on the executive committee.
The president, vice-president and Sec
retary shall be part of this committee.
That the president shall be chairman
of said committee, and that this COM
mittee hold t. ynship convention in
each township a., organize a town
ship association.
We most earnestly recommend that
every Sunday school in the county put
forth the best efforts and try to
bring the State Sunday school banner
to Nevberry county next year.
Following these recommendations
the nominating committee submitted
their report and recommendations Tor