The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-06
NEWBERRY PLANS
FOR CONVENTION
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING DISTIN-
GUISHED GATHERING.
Prominent Speakers Will Come From
All Parts of the COuntry-TO Be
Opened by the Governor.

The South Carolina Sunday School
association will bring together some oI
, tie best talent in the educational ara
religious circles of. the State at their
annual convention, which is to be held
at Newberry, April 20-22. With these
prominent speakers and otter noted
workers from Illinois, Alabama, North
Carolina and Georgia, TIE association
is facing one Of its most promising
annual meetings.
The convention, which has for It's
theme Religious Education" will be
presided over by Major T. T. Hyde. OF
Charleston, and the opening address
will be given on tie evening Of the
goth BY Gov. R. l. Aianning. Gov.
Manning's subject will be 'The Sun
day Schoo! and Good Citizenship" The
association is exceedingly fortunate il
securing the governor for this address.
Bishop Guerry will make two ad-
dresses on the 21st WITCH, are beng
anticipated with much pleasure Ly
those who Lave card him before, and
DR.. J. Henry Harms, president OF New
berry college, will make an address at
one of the evening sessions.
Leaders of the Sunday school work
in the different denominations of the
state will be in attendance and take
a prominent part. Tie Rev. Hugta R.
Murchison, chairman of the Sunday
school work of the Presbyterian
church; the Rev. W. H. K. Pendie-
ton, q: aidman Of Il Sunday school
commission for the Episcopal church:
the Rev. E. Fulenwider, for the Lu-
theran church; tie Rev. j. wv. Car
son, for t. e A. R. P. church; the Rev.
T. ]. Watts. field secretary for the
Baptists, and the Rev. w. c. Over,
field secretady for the Methodists, viii
bring greetings from their denomin&-
tons and lend hand towards making
the convention one of remarkable in
terest and influence.
To Deliver Addresses.
J. M. Way, who for a number Of
wears was genera! secretary of the
association, will attend. Mr.. Way is
row divisional field secretary of the
Methodist Sunday School board,
South, and is one Of id3e foremost
Sunday school workers of the South.
Other prominent workers taking part
are as follows: Mrs. E. C. Cronk, ot
Columbia Dr.. George B. Cromer, %
Newberry; Horace L. Bomar, of Spai-
tanburg; Paul Quattlebaum, of Coli
way; Prof H. A. Wise, of Columbia
]. P. Mcneil, of Florence; F. M. Bur
nett, of Anderson; tie Rev. Asa D..
Watkins, of Spartanburg; A. ]. Bethea,
of Columbia; Charlton DuRant. Of
Manning; Prof. T. W. Keitt, of N@W-
berry; Miss Agnes R@yenel, of Spar
tanburg, and a number Of oil ers.
The afternoon conferences haze
been arranged to meet the needs Of
the Sunday school teachers in eac2
Gepartment of a we'll organized SaI-
day school. Mrs. S. n. .Burts, State
elementary superintendent, will pre-
SIDE at the two elementary confa2-
ences, and tas planned most help
full program for the elementary teach
ers of tie State. Paul QuattlebauE
will have charge of a conference foc
the adult Bible class workers, H. A.
Wise, the secondary division workers,
Mrs. E. C. Cronk for those interested
in missions, and S. B. Ezell will lead
the tome department conference. Ma
jor T. It. Hyde will preside at the su-
perintendents' conference and the Rev.
W. H. x. Pendleton at 0-e conference
for county officers and workers.
Pro-. Patterson 'Wardlaw will have
charge of the meeting on Thursday
afternoon. when tie question of tee
educational forces of the State help
ing to provide religious education viii
be discussed. It is expected that
this will be one of the most interest,"
ing conferences Of the whole conTen-
ton.
Newberry is making elaborate p.2ns
for the entertainment OF tie dele
gates. The executive committee, with
the Rev. E. Fulenwider as chairman,
is at work getting everything in shape
for the arrival Of tie 500 delegat IS
expected. A reception committee, with
Mrs. R. D. Wright as chairman, will
entertain at an afternoon reception in
5o11 TNhi :.