The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-04-11
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION At SUMTER
The State Sunday School
Convention, Held at Sum-
ter, S. c., April End to 4th,
was Notable Occasion, and
Many Prominent Speak
erS Were Present.

ter, S. c., April 2, 3, a. The cordial
welcome extended to us by Sumter's
hospitable people shall ever be rem
embered. Nothing but the best of ev-
erything was ours, and the whole at
mosphere was homelike. Three
thousand voices sang out in song
praises on Wednesday morning, A
pril 2. Mr. Tullar having charge of
the choir of one hundred voices of
Sumter's fair maidens and gallant
knights. Mr.. Meredith at the piano
filled the opera house with one sweet
song service ever to be remembered.
1t would indeed be difficult task
to endeavor in any one article to even
hint at the many able, eloquent and
instructive addresses, and it shall
only be our purpose to put before
our deareds what we consider of vital
Importance to our churches and Sun
day Schools.
Methods were discussed by the va
rious specialists and we were great
ly impressed of how our Sunday
taking its steps in the march of prog
ress, and putting it's every effort to
systemize its many departments.
Men and women are awakening to
the fact that if our children are to re-
ceive religious education, that the
Sunday School is the institute from
which their knowledge shall radiate,
and that men and women are now
training themselves, under the sup
of kos,
tonal boards, so as to become COM
petent teachers, superintendents
and leaders. There is no institute,
no school that can accomplish any
thing unless it's teachers are trained
in the particular field to preform the
work assigned to them, and until
our Sunday Schools adopt this meth
cd, and the men and women realize
the Importance of their work, we
shall not advance far nor accomplish
much. If we as Sunday School work
ers do not train ourselves and become
equal or greater, then how are we
going to meet conditions that the
confronting US daily? How are we
going to solve the Sunday School
problems unless we study the many
phrases of the Sunday School? Let
each denomination study it's condi-
with definite aim to high stand
ard of efficiency.
System: There must be system
in all our affairs. Our great COM
mercial enterprises and gigantic cor
porations are powerful because of
their great systematic way of trans
acting business. Must we, who are
intrusted with the great work of
turning out our future citizens of
this great commonwealth and who
are intrusted with that great insti-
tute, the Sunday School, conduct it
in a haphazard manner? Careful
thought will answer NO. 1t has been
our custom to place too much depend
ence on our pastors. We do not re-
alize the many duties, responsible
ties and studies placed upon him by
the church, and which are now more
than he can fill and devote his time
to the study Of our spiritual needs.
Yes, If some of us conducted our
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there would be many bankrupts, so
let us awake to the fact and bring
our Sunday Schools into a systematic
plan. How often we see a girl of
twelve bring her friends of eighteen
to Sunday School and both girls 90
into the same class. 1t is logical that
what would interest a girl of twelve
would not interest girl of eighteen.
And so with boys. But by systemat-
ically arranging our classes and con-
Quoting our Sunday School in a sys-
tematic manner, we would as a nee
essary result, advance on to thor
oughness. That cannot be too greatly
emphasized. Nothing can be done,
nothing will succeed or have success
that is not thorough. Therefore, let
us adopt our methods in a syste-
matte and thorough manner
Influence: What is the influence of
our Sunday School? The influence
of our Sunday School can be only
what the influence of it's individual
members is. Because, individual in
fiuence in its aggregated form makes
our Sunday School influence. How Of
ten men, on the Sabbath morning,
take the morning paper, a cigar or
pipe, and with his feet comfortably
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