Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-11-21

people who go to Sunday school and
for people who will not go to Sunday
school, and for people who cannot 90.
She recognized that engineers. fire.
men, policemen, railroad men, doctors
and others could not always attend and
recommended the home department as
being Of great value to them. She mem
toned an interesting circumstance in
connection with this work in Spartan
burg. Recognizing that the firemen
could not come out to Sunday school,
Rev. w. A. McAulay, pastor of the AS,
sociate Reformed church, established a
home class at the engine house and
went there to teach 1t. The firemesl
became very much interested and
wnen the state convention was held,
they were anxious to march In the pa
rade; but there was objection because
of the possibility of fire alarm. and
the difficulty was finally overcome by
allowing the f1remen to take their en-
gines, hose reels, ladders. etc. At the
conclusion Of her remarks Miss Van
diver distributed a small pamphlet.
containing twenty-five questions In
home department work, and also an
swered a number Of questions in con-
nection with the pamphlet.
Rev. ]. l.. Oates spoke on adult class
impressed with the large number of
people who are out of the Sunday
school and who should be in, and he
cannot help feeling the responsibility
Of those who are in as to getting them
interested. He declared his belief In
the proposition that God lays no duty
upon any Of US that we are unable to
perform and as this matter of getting
people into the Sunday school seems to
be q duty that can be performed the
responsibility Is all the greater. There
were three important things necessary,
he thought, to develop Sunday school
work. In the first place 1t Is desirable
that Sunday school members should be
more earnest and Jealous In behalf of
their own Sunday schools. Unless the
commercial traveller understands and
has faith in the goods he Is trying to
sell, he cannot expect to make such
headway as otherwise, and In like
manner, unless the Sunday school
member gets some good for himself or
herself, he or she is not In a very good
position to make recommendations to
others. In the second place. the Sun
day school must be made worth while.
All have to do what they can to inter-
est themselves, receive instructions,
and instruct others. A good superin-
| tendent Is necessary; but all cannot be
left to him. He has plenty to do with
out undertaking to devote himself to
the especial task Of making the work
Interesting. In the third place, after
a good organization has been perfected
and the work has been made Interest,"
ing, the next thing Is to go out after
the people and bring them in. The Sa-
vior went out after sinners, attached
them to himself and taught them.
Rev. 8. r. Brock, who was to have
spoken on Home Visitation" was not
present and the subject was interest
ingly discussed by Mr. ]. T. Fain. He
told Of house to house campaign In
with the Mems Religion and Forward
Movement. One Of the best ways Of
getting people to come out to Sunday
school he thought, was to get In SYM
pathetic acquaintance with their ev-
cry day lives and show them the bene-
fits to be derived, and the good to be
accomplished. It was not reasonable
Ito leave all this work to be done by the
officers Of the Sunday school; but ey-
cry member. should make 1t his busi-
ness to do what he can. The sugges-
tion that had been made by Rev. Mr..
Oates was a good one. Find where
the people are and go after them
through personal influence and friend
ship"
Afternoon Session.
Following devotional exercises there
was a call of the townships, and re-
sponses by the presidents. All of the
townships except Fort Mill. which Is
not organized, responded, and the re-
sponses showed progress In the work
of the association.
Upon motion of Rev. J. H. Machen.
the township presidents adopted q res
olution in which they pledged them
selves to meet in Yorkville on the first
Monday in January next, for the pur-
pose Of considering plans for the ex-
|tension Of the work. ao "a
Mrs. ]. w. Mansfield Of Spartanburg.
well known Throughout. the state as an
enthusiastic and efficient Sunday
school worker, gave an interesting
demonstration Of her>methods In teach
ing primary classes. After requesting
the convention to consider itself Sum-
day school class for the time being,
she proceeded to have the members
sing primary songs, and learned them
Bible verses, etc., following with the
taking up Of collection The whole
demonstration was very much appre-
ciated for its practical value,
The report Of Secretary and Treasur-
er Fain, which was very complete and
comprehensive, showed that during the
past fifteen months 81 schools had
been enrolled In the association. He
read statistics from 81 schools; but had
not been able to get reports from the
Others. The members of the conyen-
tion were very much pleased at the
showing,
oficers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, J. e.
Walmsley, Rock Hill; vice president,
r. H. Holiday, Hickory Grove; secre-
tary-treasurer, ]. T. Fain, Rock Hill;
executive committee. II. Milling
chairman, Rock Hill; s. A. Love, Be-
thesda; ]. E. McAiiIey Buhocks !,
Creek; Lueco Gunter, Catawba; ]. 8.
Brice, York; w. T. Slaughter. Broad
River; w. p. Grier, Kings Mountain;
II. G. Stanton, Bethe.; ]. w. Ardrey,
Fort Mill; r. M. Anderson, Ebenezer.
Superintendent of elementary depart
ment, Miss Ada Sanders, McCopnells-
vile; superintendent Of adult depart
ment, DR.. e. W. Pressly. Clover; su-
perintendent of home department, Miss
Minnie Lee Garrison; superintendent
of teacher training. Rev. T. w. Gregg.
Rock Hill.
On motion of DR.. walmsley, a reso-
luton was adopted extending the
thanks of the association to the people
of Yorkville and others who had con.
tributed to the success and pleasure OF
the occasion.
The Closing Session.
Every seat in the church was filled
last night and the closing proceedings
were full Of interest and enthusiasm.
Following devotional exercises, a
number Of delegates responded to a
call to tell what they were taking home
with them, and all testified to renewed
enthusiasm and encouragement to go
forward in the promotion Of the work.
Rev. Henry Stokes felt that great
profit had been realized by his church,
the churches of Yorkville. and the
Sunday schools Of the county general
ly.
Miss Grace Vandiver gave an inter.
esting talk of about five minutes or
her visit to the International Sunday
school convention held at Zurich, Swift
zerland the past summer.
The speaker Of the evening was ex-
Governor Martin F. Ansel OF Green
Vile, who has for years been promi-
nent in Sunday school work In South
Carolina. Gov. Ansefs address was
along the lines of the tremendous BEN