The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-22
State Sunday School Convention.

State Sunday School Convention.
Never before in the history Of the
Sunday-school work in this State has
such splendid plans been laid for Il
State convention as are being laid fo!'
the convention at Anderson, Feb
ruary Ills.
Anderson is using every resource
in her power to make it the great
est as we'll as the biggest convention
| that has ever been held in the State.
The talent employed for the program
far exceeds any previous one IN
variety and excellence. The State
Association has been most fortunate
in securing Dr.. William J. William
son, Third Baptist Church, St. Louis,
for this convention. Dr.. Williamson
is one of the leading Bible teachers
of this country. and also practical
Sunday-school man. Dr.. Williamson
will have the Bible study period and
also inspirational addresses before
the convention, in addition to the ad-
dress before the Baptist Conference,
Friday afternoon, February l3.
DR.. L. \. Galley, Of Philadelphia,
has also been secured. DR.. Cale% IS
national figure in the Sunday
school world. At the head of the
Sunday-school Institute of the Epls-
copal Church, and one of the editors
of the american Church Sunday
school Magazine" he has made q
large contribution to the Sunday
school life of the nation.
Mr.. J. Shreve Durham, of Chicago,
the man who planned and carried
through the great house visitation
canvasses of Chicago, Richmond and
Dallas, will be at the convention to
discuss ways and means of finding
and enrolling the 500,S90 people
still untouched by the Sunday
schools of South Carolina. Mrs.
Mary Foster Bryner, of Chicago, will
present the elementary work.
The morning sessions of the con-
vention will be given up to practical
methods of work For these ses-
sions, two of the leading State ger
eral secretaries have been secured !:
Mrs. John C. Carman, of the Colora-
do Association, and Mr.. D. W. Sims,
of the Georgia Association.
One of the social features of the
| convention will be a luncheon given
to the elementary workers of the
State by the ladies of Anderson, with
Mrs. Bryner as guest of honor.
The annual meeting of the execn-
tive committee will be held in the
First Baptist Church on Tuesday
evening, February 10th. Rev. ". H.
X. Pendleton, of Spartanburg, will
preside. After the business meet
ing, a banquet will be served to the
members of the committee with Rev,
w. |. Herbert. president of the State
Association, as toast master.
One of the most vital features of
the convention will be the denomlEa
tional conferences held in the dit
ferent churches of the city, Friday
afternoon, February 18th. At these
conferences, the leading denomina-
tional men will present the Sunday
school work Of the State from a de-
nominational view point.
The splendid local choir will ba
trained by DR.. Fisher. Of the Ander-
son College. One of the most prac-
tical, as we'll as pleasant features OF
this Statewide meeting will be a
Sunday-school Superintendents' col-
ference to be held in st. Johns Meth
odist Church, Thursday afternoon
February -. This conference will
be led by Mr.. D. w. Sims, of Atlanta
who is the general secretary of the
Georgia Sunday-school Association
Mr.. Sims is practical business man
who has been general secretary OF
the Alabama and Georgia Sunday
school Associations for the last
twelve years. Before going into the
Association work, Mr.. Sims was
superintendent of a Sunday-school OF
more than 1000 members. At the
end of the conference banquet will
be served to the superintendent by
the local superintendents. and the
committee for this banquet are ar
ranging for covers for 200 men.
Everything possible that can be
done for the comfort and pleasure
of the delegates to Anderson is be-
ing planned by the local committee
A splendid local executive commit
tee has been organized and is now al
work. The chairman Of this commit
tee is Mr.. F. NJ. Burnett. the secre,