The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-01-21
State Sunday School Conve ntion.

Never before in the history OF the
Sunday School work 10 this State has
such splendid plans been laid for a
State Convention as are being laid for
the convention at Anderson, Feb. IL
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Anderson is using ever: resource in
her power to make it the greatest as
well as the biggest convention that has
ever been held in the State The tai
ent employed for the program far ex-
ceeds any previous one in variety and
excellence. The State Association has
been most fortunate in securing DR..
William J. Williamson. Third Baptist
Church, 81. Louis, for this convention.
Dr.. Williamson is one of the leading BIZ
bic teachers of this country, and also
q practical Sunday School man. DR..
Williamson will have the Bible Study
period and also inspira.ional addresses
before the convention, in addition to
the address oefore the Baptist Confer
ence, Friday afternoon, Feb. 13.
Dr.. L. y. Galley, OF Philadelphia,
has also beer secnred. DR.. Galley is a
national figure 10 the Sunday School
world. At the head of the Sunday
School Institute of the Episcopal
Church, and one OF the editors OF the
american Church Sunday School
Magazine," he has made large con-
tribution 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 meas of finding and
enrolling the 800. $50 people still un.
touched by the Sunday Schools OF
Soutk Carolina. Mrs. Mary Foster
Bryner, of Chicago, will present the
Elementary work.
The morning sessions Of the conven-
tion will be given up to practical meth
DDS OF work. For these sessions, two
of the leading State General Secretar-
les have been secured. Mr.. john G.
Carman, OF the Colorado Association,
and Mr.. D. ". Sims, of the Georgia
Association.
One of the social features Of thh COD
vention will be a luncheon given to the
Elementary workers of the State by
the ladies of Anderson, with Mrs. Bry-
ner as guest of honor.
The annual meeting of the Executive
Committee will be held in the FIRST
Baptist Church on Tuesday evening,
Feb. 10. Rev. W. H. K. Pendleton, of
Spartanburg, will preside. After the
business meeting, banquet will be
served to the members of the commit
tee with Rev. W. l. Herbert, Presi-
dent of the State Association, as toast
master.
One of the most vital features of the
convention will be the denominational
conferences held in the different
churches of the city, Friday afternoon,
Feb. Is. At these conferences, the
leading denominational view point.
The splendid local choir will be
trained by Dr.. Fisher, of the Anderson
College. One OF the most practical, as
we'll as pleasant features of this State
wide meeting will be Sunday School
Superintendents conference TO be held
in St. Johns Methodist Church, Thurs
day afternoon, Feb. 18th. This confer
ecce will be led by Mr.. D. w. Sims, of
Atlanta. who is the General Secretary
Of the Georgia Association, Mr.. Sims is
a 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 10 the superintendent by
the local superintendent, and the COM
mi,tee for this banquet are arranging
covers for POO men.
Everything possible that can be done
for the comfort and pleasure Of the del
esates to Anderson is being planned
by the local committee. \ splendid To-
cal executive committee has been or
eanized and is now at work. The chair
man of this committee is Mr.. F. NJ.
Burnett, the Secretary Of the y. N. &.
A. The secretary OF the committee is
Mr.. Porter Whaley, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce.