Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-06-29
YORK 8. s. CONVENTION

Featured by one Of the largest audi
ences ever attending a convention Of
the kind in York county, good speak
ers and an excellent dinner, the York
Township Sunday School association,
which was held at Union Baptist
church. four miles northeast of York.
Vile Sunday, was declared by many
Of those in attendance, to be one Of the
most profitable and pleasant religious
services they had ever attended. Nine
Of the thirteen Sunday schools in the
township had representatives pres
ent, while people from practically
every Sunday school in this section Of
the county were on the grounds.
Union church was entirely too small
to accommodate the large audience,
a goodly portion Of which necessarily
had to remain outdoors.
One Of the most pleasant and enter
tanning features connected with the
monster convention was the excellent
singing, the large choir being under
the direction of Messrs. w. M. Stowe
and E. M. Dickson, who are known
far and wide as choir directors. Ow-
ing to illness, DR.. ]. E. Wamlsley Of
Winthrop college, who was to deliver
an address, was unable to be present.
The exercises of the day were begun
at 10 o'clock, the vice president Of the
township organization, Mr.. R. E. Me-
Farland, presiding in the absence Of
the president, Mr.. E. M. Williams,
who was unable to be present until
the afternoon session. Rev. w. W..
Lipscomb, pastor Of Union church,
welcomed the convention to that
place. The principal speaker at the
morning session was Mr.. ]. T. Fain Of
Rock Hill, who spoke of the Growth
Of the Sunday School Through Better
Teaching" Mr.. Fain pointed out the
importance Of the teacher being ia
miliar with the lessons in order that
the same might be comprehensively
explained to the scholars.
adjourned for dinner. Upon table,
probably 100 feet long, was spread OH
abundance of good things to eat. II
was typical York county picnic din
ner and there was plenty Of 1t. It
was estimated that more than 500
people, dined at Union Sunday, and
after the meal was concluded the Ia
dies carried back to their respective
homes fully as much food as had been
consumed by the enormous crowd. ~
At the afternoon session, "The Or
ganized Adult Glass;" was the subject
of an instructive address delivered BY
Rev. Henry Stokes Of Yorkville, who
pointed out the importance Of inter-
esting the older persons in the Sun
day school.
w. w. Lewis, Esq, Of Yorkville, ad-
dressed the convention on "The Sum
day School," telling Of the importance
of advancing this branch Of the Chris
tian religion.
"The Relation of Sunday School
was the theme Of Re-. J. L. Oates Of
the Yorkville A. R. p. church, who
explained how the church received
recruits from the Sunday school and
how growth was largely dependent
how church growth was largely de-
pendent upon the growth of the Sun
day school.
Messrs. ]. D. Smith, R. E. Mont
gomery and M. L. Carroll, who were
appointed a committee on nomina-
tions, recommended that the present
officers Of the association be re-elect-
ed and the convention unanimously
adopted their recommendation by re-
electing the following: President, E.
M. Williams; vice president, r. E.
Mcfarland; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Barnette Miller; superintendent
adult Bible class department., Rev. ].
L. Oates; superintendent home de-
partment, Mrs. B. N. Moore; superin-
tendent cradle roll department. Miss
Bessie Barron.
Before adjournment the conven-
tion by a rising vote, extended its
thanks to the Union Sunday school for
its kind hospitality.