The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-14

cuSsed what the organized Sunday
school movement means for South
Carolina"
The organized Sunday School
Movement in Sumter with this session
of the South Carolina Interdenomina-
tional convention. nearing the close of
the fourth decade of usefulness In our
state.
In the United states the organized
for mo fthi grea movement reaches
far back INTO the first half of the 10th
century. The records say that in the
spring of 1892 MAY 23) there was a
meeting of the friends of Sunday
schools / nthe city of Philadelphia on
the occasion OF the anniversary of the
American Sunday School Union and
also of the meeting of the General As
sembly OF the Presbyterian church
f1iteen states were represented in
this gathering. They decided to call
national convention for the fall of
that same year Accordingly in the
city of New York, on October 8, 1892,
the first National Interdenominationa
Sunday School Convention met in
chatham street chanaI ond was or
ganized by the election of Hon. Theo-
dore Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, as
president; William A. Tomlinson and
Zen. Williams, vice presidents; DR.. d.
NJ iReece and J. B. Brinsmade, secre-
taries; "about 220 delegates were en-
rolled, representing fifteen states,
more than one-half, of the then Union. I"
At irregular intervals but with M
creasing interest and enlarged atteu-
dance;9 five national conventions were
held. There were in all 1873 delegates
representing % states and one tterftt=
tory of the Union in attendance ItSR,
thei fifth national convention which
was held, April 1919. 1872. in, Indian
apoils. P g. Gillett, Ii. D., of Illinois,
presiding,
It was at this convention that the
System of uniform lessons was inau-
suTated under the leadership of that
prince of Sunday school men, Mr.. B. r.
Jacobs of Chicago. In regard to their
discussion OF this great uestion and its
effect upon the assemblage, the Sum
day School Times editoriallg save.
'The interest of the convention cul-
minated as was expected, in the uni
form lesson question. To this al.
most every thing seemed to be tending
from the beginning of the session. The
5liBhtest allusfon to the subject ereatti
a fippas dRer the body, when the
ddssttSh came up IN the reg ia5r, order;
lE Is ststnsfity Of beSslllp ias sxhibitad
1s FaIsiy seen Ye IN public assem-
liy. Al times 1t reachpa, the mcPaJ's
o. iisie, lAfier the earnest speech o.
|ifir. i. b. ~ gseahRsNhgo tB a5been ap-;
ifses 81 i1sion ana Ilif,.
Slset brie sRee 81 g nan aiaa atnHf
ltiN Bscii foile ne i scene was friae-
iserihahls. IS a staieFd OH eager desire
Isesipa agbton IA tkVf wllnGc ibodJ.Sd ii
liTass kp9fIp AEakf estatroag feelingadnl
s. s. iii7fFk fT7Fk of,fhe projantiwas abroad ihEhe
sun AagoHeho Dol acohimunaty, but the
egish anxiety anGiis0l lefhnIy set jtfg
tppsh Of Islrch vgst members, manifest
ftng1itseifdn such JiAteasity was hadly
i,expected even:iB ny flfe most ardent and
sangtEine advocate of the system.
There were scarcely a corporate
guard OF opponents to the measure. AL
though in the morning when the ques-
ton was broached. repeated cries of
"Guest.on" were matte, the council cs
caution prevailed and the measure
was not rushed through Ia hot haste
ba: left for the afternoon session. rae
nrdor OF its advocates had r 1t cooled
ny the delay. the final yoso being al
most unanimous and ITS announce
nent being g;eeted by the C. nve,. ton
rising to their feet and singing the
long meter doxoiogy. l5G s5f4
+ An 1875 the first international (sixtli
Inati9nall convent ION was held in BaIl
timore. May 14s-13s Rev i George
.Peltzs of New Jersey, presiding cDelel
gates from the United States, UhnndS
I.eonsSituted this body OF 468 ~
IBchoni workers. AT regular Intervals
of three years the InteFnationa ssifiiiti
National Conventions haveS been held
since 1875 until now we are in easy
reach of the international convention,
~ " h!eh .i /! ss S;iiStsisu, Iii,
June 1880. 1911. 81 ~ 81 s,.9 ]. !.
South Carolina has had some share
In quite a number OF these great
gatherings though not, may be, as
largo share aE she would nave been
allowed II she had asked It.
However, the question now claiming
our thoughts is not so much what part
Of our state has taken in the building
up of this organized sunday school
work, as 1t is W Goes tris orEanizs-
ton mean for our beloved state.
DR., III. M. Iiamiii, wno waS fof a
number OF years intsFaational Field
Worker" said. at she Atlanta ccnSentin
in 1899, There afs three words that
coz Irehepd n IaternationaI work
= Organization. 4Isgcatici., cyaDgelisa-
ten The FIRST Il tbs s.istiument; the
second the skill behind tie ynsffu-
ment the thir4 he ynrD1so of the
s5oEk. Our state has IN interest In
each o fthese words. IN eaelle ,en,