The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-08
IN; C. W. Rirchman, Camden;

son; C. w. Birchman, Camden; w
c. Thompson, Lancaster; Jas. Nc
Cutcheon, Bishopville; c. E. Efrd,
Lexington; S. w. Smith, Marion; w.
S. Morrison, Clemson; Rev. l.. S. Bar
rett, Eloree; B. w. Crouch, Saluda
o. NJ Mitchell, Rome. At large
Rev. J. B. Green, Greenwood; Horace
Bomar, e. F. Vandiver, J. w. Simp-
son, Spartanburg; J. R. Walker, Edge
field; Jas E Peurifoy, WATERFORD;
R. C. Newton, Bennettsville.
The Wednesday evening session was
opened by song service in which
local choir of about $50 voices, con-
Quoted by Messrs. Tullar and Meredith
of New York, we're joined by the
entire audience. The Rev. K. G. Fin
lay of Columbia gave the prayer,
which was followed by an address
on the Call to Power" by Judge
Joseph Carthel Of Tennessee. Judge
Carthel made the point that the
teacher of the Sunday school is near
er the individual than the preacher
and so can accomplish more and bet
ter work.
Spoke of Missions.
The next address was that of DR..
J. Henry Harms of Newberry College,
whose subject was "The Sunday
School and the Great Commission.
He discussed the need for missionary
work and showed that the Sunday
school was the place in which to teach
of missions, that the idea of missions
should be instilled into the young.
W. C. Pearce, associate general sec
retary of the international Sunday
school association, spoke Of the work
of the Sunday schools under the
heading. "The Call to Service He
said that in the past ten years
great change had come over the Sun
day schools of the country; more in
terest was being shown than ever be-
fore: more men were attending than
ever before; men and women were
working as never before and where
the elders led the children were fol-
lowing. There were three essentials
in bringing about these changes:
Glass organization ESPECIALLY adult
classes. Bible study and family wor-
ship. The following out Of these
three essentials, Mr.. Pearce claimed,
was necessary to success.
Excellent Addresses.
The excellence Of the long pro-
gram of addresses at Wednesday
mornings session of the convention
was attested by the attention with
which each was followed and by the
large number who remained through
out. The first address coming after
the morning song service and prayer
bv the Rev. F. w. Gregg Of Rock Hill
was a paper on "The Psychology OF
the Primary Child" by Mrs. E. Z.
Cronk of Columbia, Lutheran held
worker. Mrs. Cronk made deep
impression on her hearers, was fire.
quently interrupted by applause and
at the close was given a rising vote
of thanks.
Miss Ida NJ. Fishburne OF Walter
horo described What the. Home
Visitation Canvass did for Colleton.' .
AS Colleton is the only banner
county" in the State, this was very
timely and inspiring to the other dele
gates.
In his talk on Reaching the Un-
reached Through the Home Depart
ment," the Rev. J. NJ. Way OF Spar
tanburg, Methodist field secretary.
demonstrated the excellent results
that have been obtained from home
departments.
Social Service.
The most attractive subject on the
program TO the layman was
Reaching the Cnreached Through
Social Service" which was handled
in ; most interesting address by the
Rev. Hope H. Lumpkin of Charles
ton. chairman OF the Sunday school,
commission of the diocese Of South
Carolina. He spoke of the need of
institutional work, remarking that the
only churches that were amounting to
anything today were those churches
that did institutional work.