The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE
Third Annual Meeting of Sunday
School Workers Held at Manning
ON Thursday.

Manning. March 21.-The Thirt
Annual Conference Of the Sunday
School Workers. Sumter District NJ
f. Church South, met in the Mannin:
Methodist Church today, with Rev
Walter l. Herbert, Presiding Elder
OF Sumter. in the chair.
The first session began at IL o'clock
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. ]. Il. Wilson. Field Secre-
airy j. M. Way made an entertaining
and instructive practical application
Of III Timothy 2:15 to our Methodist
Sunday School Work. Mr.. Way is ar
enthusiastic. intelligent and practica
man. Ho is thoroughly prepared tc
present tho details Of the work in al
Of Its departments. No Sunday School,
Convention can fail to be helpful
when no participates.
The following members were en-.
rolled:
Rev. ]. ". Davis and w. ]. Wise
Fort Motto; Mrs. w. w. Horton AMI
Mrs. l.. f.. Truesdale, Kershaw; Miss
Ida Brown. shiloh: Mrs r. L. Bell
Damascus; Rev. j. S. Beasley and J.
Z. McFaddin. Lynchburg; T. ]. Kee's
and Ernest Gibbs. Trinity; Mrs. W.
p. Newman and Mrs. Robert Law, st.
Lukes; w. e. Lennon and Mrs. NJ
Z. Talon. Wells Church; Rev. F. H.
shuler. JOS. sprott. Mrs. Jno. ID. Ger
aid. Mrs. JOS Sprott, Charlton Du-
Rant, Mrs. w. g. King, Mrs. Louise
Cantey. Mrs. H. B. Bigby. Mrs. F. H.
Shnler. Mrs. c. r. Sprott and Mrs.
r. r. Jenkins. Manning; Rev T. w.
Munnerlyn. Oswego; M. j. Michau
and A. c. Moore. Bethel; L. l.. White.
zoar; j. II. Burgess. Mayesville; Rev.
Y. b. Wilson; ]. r. Griffin, w. G..
Elwell and Mrs. Mary Grifin. Pine
wood; Miss Viola Ross. Andrew Chap
el: Mrs. F. s. Geddings and Miss Eva
Curtis. Paxville; c. M. Hurst. Miss
Mary Purdy and Miss Irma Smith,
First Church, Sumter; w. p. Smith,
and ]. L. Fox. Manning Avenue Mis-
sion; Rev. r. w. Humphries, d. w.
Brown and Mrs. ]. w. Turner, Broad
Street.
On motion Of Rev. r. II. Shuler q
committee on resolutions was appoint
ed, consisting Of Rev. ]. B. Wilson, M.
j. Michaux and Miss Eva Curtis.
Announcements for the afternoon
session were made. the benediction
was pronounced, and the visitors
scattered to the hospitable homes of
their Manning friends for dinner! q
The second session Of the Confer
ence convened at half past three
o'clock In the afternoon. After a short
song service. and prayer by Rev. j.
M. Steadman, a lecture was given by
Mr.. Way on "Our Standards of Ex-
cellence for Sunday Schools" Then
followed Rev. j. b. Wilson on DE
veloping Strong Christian Character
through Bible Teaching In the Sun.
day Schools" Making the Teacner
Training Glass Go" was the subject
OF an interesting address by Rev. ].
M. Steadman. Next on the program
was Making the Wesley Adult Bible
Glass Co." The speaker to whom
this subject had been assigned was
not In attendance. and Mr.. Way was
called upon to fill the breach. He
did II.
Rev. A. r. Woodson of the Pres.
byterian Church and Rev. III. r
Williams of the Baptist Church were
introduced. Announcements wer,
made. the doxology was sung, tn,
President pronounced the benedic
ton, the second session had ended
The third session of the Conferenc,
was held at eight o'clock Il. NJ. De
votional exercises were conducted b.
Presiding Elder. Two topics were dis
cussed. THE Superintendent and Hi
Work." by c. NJ. Hurst. and Genera
Qualifications for the Successful Su
perintendent," by Rev. II. w. Hump
hries.
The Conference will continue to
morrow.