Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-07-13
CHILDREN's DAY.
Great Day at Stevens Creek
Church, Largest Attendance
in Twenty Years. Splen-
did Exercises.

For several generations the peo-
pie of the Meeting Street-Stevens
Creek section have been noted for
their cordial good fellowship and
whole-souled hospitality, which
has all along caused their public
meetings to be largely attended.
But the former records of many
years FOR attendance upon Stevens
Creek, church were broken last Sun
day, at which time great throng
Z assembled to witness Children's
Day exercises. The writer has been
attending services at Stevens Creek
mt intervals from his childhood but
never before Sunday last have we
aeen people turned away from The
doors because every seat was filled.
This is the largest church building
in the county and ordinarily easily
seats all who attend. Mr.. S. n.
Zimmerman said the attendance
Sunday was the largest that he had
seen since the centennial service
twenty-odd years ago.
MI. S. N. Zimmerman has been
superintendent of the Sunday school
for number of years, being always
at his post and doing his utmost to
keep the school up to high stand
ard The major portion of the
work of arranging the program and
training the children for Sundays
exercises was done by Miss Iris
Hamilton, assisted by Miss Pearl
Harling. The very excellent mans
{nsr in which each child performed
his or her part reflected lasting credit
upon these two young ladies, and
their success on sunday should cause
themto go forward in the exercise
/ of their talent, achieving even great
en- things in the work among the
children and young people of the
Stevens Greek community. And as
fertile little boys and girls who
Z afforded so much pleasure to
the large congregation, too much
{ can notsbe said. The songs and re-
citations were fault ltlessly rendered.
3 lay their interest IN the Sunday
scatio ID increase until Fhey shall be-
Icoms strong Ghristian men and woss
men, capable of taking the place of
the older workers who are taken
away from time to time.
Just before the adjournment for
dinner the pastor of the church, the
Rev. Mr.. Heckle, spoke for half an
hour, presenting the cause of the
American Baptist Publication So
ciety.
After adjournment for dinner,not
few on coming out Of the church
and seeing the great multitude won-
dered how so many people. were to
be provided with dinner. But there
was no uneasiness along this score
on the part of those who knew of
1.-THE generosity and hospitality of
the people of this section. As soon
{ as the good things could be placed
upon the long table under the
spreading oaks all were hidden to go
down and regale themselves. Many
years ago Stevens Creek became
famous for it's great feasts and the
dinner of Sunday last easily came
upto the high standard that has
been maintained for generations.
After every appetite had been salts
fed, huge dishes of meats and
sweetmeats were returned to the
baskets from whence they came,
proving that the housewives had
provided for a crowd even larger
than Sundays record breaking
throng. Almost the entire forenoon
being devoted to exercises by the
children, the afternoon program
consisted Of addresses by Mr.. Je-
rome H. Courtney, Prof. P. P.
Burns and Mr.. A. S. Tompkins.
After these gentlemen had conclu-
ded their timely, practical and very
excellent addresses. Mr.. ]. L. Minis
was called upon for talk. :.
Again we wish to commend the
officers, teachers and children for
what they achieved on Children's
Day. Let it be made an annual oc-
casion. Those who take part in
the exercises are benefited and
those who witness the exercises
profit by each number, and the en-
tire school is resuscitated and re-
juvenated through an increase in
interest and enthusiasm.
Song Sing unto the Lord.
Chant-By School.
Responsive Reading.
Song-On Children's Day.
Prayer-By Pastor.
Greetings-By Superintendent!
What Makes Children's Day?
Emmie Bledsoe, Eleanor Kinard,
Mary Lou Odom, Mary Bean
Lewis.
Could We Only Unders.and,
Alma Cogburn.