Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-02-11
Sunday School Convention at
Harmony.

helpful conventions the writer has
ever attended was the one at Har-
mony on Thursday of last week,
when the district convention met
and proved the valuable assistance
and inspiration that these district
meetings can be to the Sunday
school work at large.
The environment Of q family or
community has a great deal 10 do
with impressions, and first impress
sions are most lasting,' 80 that
leaving Edge6eld on such beauti-
ful morning as last Thursday prov.
ed 70 be, with the pleasantest of
companions, gave the first pleasant
impression to a whole day of profit
and enjoyment.
1, Was regretted that we did not
arrive in time to participate in the
devotional exercises or to hear
the welcome address by Mr.. G.. M.
Smith, nor the response by Dr.. jeff
ries, but we were assured that each
one was worthy of the good things
that we did hear and see. On the
platform were two of Edgeield
county's most active and efficient
Sunday school workers. Mr.. l.. G.
Watson is secretary Of the Inter.
denominational Sunday school con-
ven,ion and Mr.. w. B. Cogburn
was elected president Of the dis.
trict convention, and Mr. Cogburn
presided throughous the Sc sion.
MIR. L. G.. Watson discussed the Oh
jects and aims of the district con-
vention, which we did not hear, but
feel sure that his enthusiasm in the
Sunday school work made his expo
sition of that subject very conyinc.
ing to the audience.
"The main defects in our Sunday
schools and how to remedy them"
This subject had been assigned Mr..
Cogburn and Rev. p. b. Lanhatn,
but the former as president took the
liberty of substituting for his name
that of DR.. A. T. King of Johnson,
who made a very interesting i'm
5r.sa1p1te ak. Is Isa ! e ,s1;J y
was absent, and Rev. M. Kcster Of
the Johnston Lutheran church also
spoke on this important topic.
One of the most delightful feat
ures OF the program was the report
cf the Worlds Sunday school CON
v.ntion wheu Mr.. Walker gave a
running account Of the convention
1T Zurich, Switzerland whe.. he and
Mrs. Walker were among the twelve
hundred delegates from the United
S:ates. This was very inspiring.
At this time it was announced
that the far-famed hospitality of
Harmony would be further d d
renspd around the dinner table ont
rnder the trees, which the beautiful
r,.y made possible. But if it had
haen an inclement day the Har-
mony church would not have been
embarrassed, for in their beautiful
and commodious church there was
room and provision for every emer-
,ncy. Everybody expected a splen-
dd dinner and they were not di$ap-
pointed. The writer is true Amerl-
IN in one sense if no other, and
that is that pie is . favorite article
OF diet and these have been tested
on many occasions, but none have
ever surpassed the coeoanut pies at.
Harmony.
Immediately after the recess, and
The people had repaired to the hean-
,iful church again, and willingly.
| for they knew good things were
still in store for them, the subject,
How may we promote the canse of
temperance in the Sunday school,
was the first topic. This was dis
cussed in very interesting and in
telligent way by Rev. g. G. Hut
Crimson the Methodist minister of
Johnston. Those of us who bad not
met Mr.. Hutchinson were glad of
this opportunity to welcome him to
our county, and also pleased that he
| is such an enthusiastic apostle of
temperance.
Following this was very we'll
prepared and beautifully read article
presented by Mrs. L. e. Watson nn
the cradle roll department of the
Sunday school. Mrs. J. Fl. White
of Johnston also discussed this de-
partment and gave an account of
her own cradle roll work at John
ston which is after all the best way
to present these subjects, for they
are practically demonstrated, and
those individuals in the audience