Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-07-07
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
AT CEDAR BLUFF
County Convention Was A
Most Profitable Meeting
To All Present.

The Sunday School convention at
Cedar Bluff last Saturday and Sunday
was success in every way. The at
tendance was large, the hospitality of
the Cedar Bluff people was unbounded
and everything was all right. Mr.. L.
a. Repass, ST., the Superintendent of
School, Mr.. Chapman H. Peery and
his committee-all saw to it that ev-
cry visitor as we'll as delegate, was
we'll provided for and taken care of
Considering that Cedar Bluff is
busy little city now on account of the
railroad constitution work, and that
nearly every home has one or more
boarders, and every housekeeper about
all she can manage of home affairs,
the wonder is that they entertained
the convention so well. But every
home, like the proverb:al street car,
seemed able to find room for one more
and somebody said that as many more
people could have found homes and
accommodations as were present.
Everybody present seemed well
satisfied, and more than pleased with
the entire trip.
The session began at IL o'clock
on Saturday, and closed at 5 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon. This was, perhaps,
the largest Sunday School meeting
ever held in this section, and was the
beginn 'ng of what many believe to be
a better day in the history of Sunday
School work in the county. Schools
from every section of the county were
represented by either report or dele
gates, and in most cases by both.
From Graham and Cove Creek on the
east to the Cove and Midway OH the
west, delegates came glad to take part
in the work which seems to strike
responsive chord in everybodys heart.
The ministers present were: Revs.
S. o. Hall, E. E. Wiley, 7. A. Re-
pass, j. N. Harman, of Tazewell;
Revs. w. R. Hickman, and C. X.
Wingo, of Pocahontas; Rev. S. H.
Hall, of Cedar Bluff; and Rev. d.
A. Thomas, of Cleveland. Most of
these ministers left on Saturday af-
ternoon in order to fill their regular
appointments on Sunday. Rev. Mr..
Hall, of Ia .hwell, made an address on
Saturda. j Foreign Missions; Rev.
Mr.. Wiley spoke on Through the
Church to the Sunday School. - These
addresses were enthusiastic and we'll
received. A feature of the afternoon
session was the four papers presented
by these ladies', Mrs. w. G. O'Brien,
Miss Lyde Tynes, Miss Maggie Rose
Harman and Miss Isabel Leslie. These
addresses were surprise, perhaps as
much so to the speakers themselves
as to the audience. The speakers ex-
pected to be'' scared almost to death,
and they were not, and the audience
expected perhaps, something sopho-
= no-icc ed weak But not a BIZ OF Il.
Four of the papers were brief but to
the point, and did credit to the
speakers, and the occasion. Mrs.
O'Brien is an expert teacher of child
ren, and her address, "With the
Primary Class" was interesting and
instructive. She is an Intelligent,
consecrated teacher and her addddrss
proved the ability to fill, perhaps the
most difficult position in the Sunday
School, that of teacher in the Primary
Department. The other addresses were
equally good. Miss Harman, on 'The
Boy In His Teens" Miss Tynes, on
The Cradle Roll, and Miss Leslie, on
Home Visitation. These addresses
were all good, and made fine impress
sion.
Another special feature was the
address on Sunday afteroon, by Mrs.
w. B. F. White, Richlands on Tenn
perance in the Sunday School. Mrs.
White is President of the w. C.T.U.
of her town, and her heart, which is
great big one, and her brain, which
is strong and clear one is thorough
ly devoted to the work. The address
was clear and strong, and made
deep impression.
The mayor of Richlands, j. B.
Crabtree, read fine paper on "Does
1t Pay?" letting out in strong Ian
guage and striking facts the home
influence Of Sunday School work.
j. N. Harman's address on The
Teacher was heard with interest by
large crowd of people on Sunday, and
pronounced one of the most important
papers presented.
A feature of the Convention was the
attendance of the adult department
of the Pisgah Sunday School. The
School went to Cedar Bluff for their
Annual picnic, but asked for a place
on the program of the Convention to
give little flag drill and have short
exercise. wich was most heartily
granted. The School marched in, led