Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-06-19
COUNTY MEETING
OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Largest and Best Meeting of the
Kind Ever Held Here Came
to Close Yesterday.

pontment on Wednesday at 10 a. m.
About 81 delegates reported at the
morning session, representing the va
rious schools of the county. Other
delegates came in on yesterday,which
swelled the delegation to n large mum
Der.
The program as published was car
ried out with few exceptions to
meet the circumstances of the occa-
sion. Rev. A. B. Hunter delivered
an instructive address on "Co-opera-
ton in the Lords Work." followed
by a short address by Rev. Mr..
Campbell.
State Secretary Thos. C. Diggs
discussed the utility and Importance
of the Cradle Roll and Home Depart
ment, after which address and trans
action of routine work the convention
adjourned and reassembled at 2 p.
m.
The afternoon session was interest
ing. The addresses were all well pre-
pared and delivered in an interesting
manner. Rev. w. S. Bullard, pastor
of the Christian church, made strong
address on the subject assigned him,
"The Church Minus the Sunday
school," and Prof. Carson spoke brief
ly and pointedly on "The Sunday
School Teacher"
Hon. A. St. Clair, teacher of the
mems bible class in the Methodist
church here, was called out and made
an interesting statement. This class
has grown from small number n
few months ago to the number of rs.
Mr.. st. Clair said that the honor of
working up the class was not due to
his work as teacher, but to the or
ganization and work on the part of
the members of the class, chiefly to
the work of Mr.. Will Ed Peery, who
had spared no pains and work to in
crease the attendance. This address,
and the discussion which followed,
was highly interesting and profitable.
Rev. Mr.. Arrowood, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, spoke on "The
Pastor and The Sunday School," He
states that the successful pastor of
the future will be a practical Sunday
School men. The great theological
seminaries of the country now have
regular Sunday School department
The pastor is the recognized leader
of the chuches activities, chief of
which is the work of the Sunday
School.
The climax of the entire conven-
tion was reached on Wednesday night
The large, new, brilliantly lighted
edifice was well filled with citizens of
the town and delegates and visitors,
to hearthe address of Rev. Mr.. Hur-
ley, presiding elder of the Tazewell
district, yho spoke on "Jesus and the
Children" The address was looked
forward to with interest, and the au-
dience was not disappointed. Two
points-what Jesus has done for
children, and what he expects us to
do for them-three institutions for
the retaining and salvation of chill
dren are provided-the Home, the
Church and the School. At the close
of this address, which held the inter
est of the audience from the Begin
ming, Mrs. Oliver, of Lynchburg, a
prominent mission worker in the state
was called and made a very tender,
pointed address. A feature of this
session was the music furnished by
Mrs. w. w. Carson's young peoples
choir. This is large choir of young
people, from all the congregations of
the town, and their singing was q
delight to all music lovers. i. .n
The convention was not largely at
tended yesterday morning, owing to
the rain, which began early in the
morning.
Mrs. w. G. O'Brien spoke intelli-
gently and interestingly on the work
OF the Primary Teacher. She is a
successful teacher of large primary
class in the Presbyterian church here.
Her address was we'll received. State
Secretary Diggs followed in an in
structive address.
On yesterday morning Mrs. w. G..
O'Brien spoke on Primary Class work.
followed by State Secretary Diggs on
the organized work in the State. Mr..
". II. Snuff, of Tip Top, presided at
the morning session.
In the afternoon,J. w. Hicks, of
Graham, spoke on "The Sunday school
Mans Job,"--a very interesting
and instructive address.
MIR. w: II. Snuff conducted the Su-
perintendents Hour, at which time a
number of superintendent made
short talks.
After the report of several COM
mittees the convention adjourned af-
ter the most profitable and interest
ing session it has yet held. The con-
vention was more largely attended,
larger number of schools repre-
Il