The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-04-23
EXPERTS SPEAK
TO CONVENTION
Splendid Meetings of SUNDAY
School Workers.
MANNING CHARMS ALL.
appearance and Address of Cover.
nor Received With Much
Enthusiasm.


of the South Carolina Interdenomi-
national Sunday Schoo! Associations
were filed with interesting services
and addresses by experts in the good
/ work the workers assembled hero
are studying.
The fact that Governor Manning
was willing to = Ii 20 his heavy, bur-
den OF Official ldty by coming here
to address the state Sunday school
convention and his emphatic. whole.
souled Endorsement and commenda-
ton OF Sunday school work made n
profound impression upon all his
hearers.
The work of the day was intro.
duced by a service of song at 10
O'Clock, under the leadership of Mr.
Lowden, and morning worship. ,ed
by the Rev. F. E. Dibble of the
Methodist church. "The New Fra
and Religious Education" was dis
cussed by DR.. w. A. Brown of
Chicago.
Greetings were brought to the
/ convention by representatives inter
ested in its work, as follows: Asso-
ciate Reformed Presbyterian church.
by the Rev. ]. w. Carson; BAPTIST
| church, by the Rev. T. ]. Watts.
Episcopal church, by the Rev. w. II.
*. Pendleton; Lutheran church, bv
the Rev. f. Fulenwider; Methodist
church, by j. NJ. Way; Presbyterian
church, by the Rev ]. B. Greene.
The Deeper Meaning of Relig-
ious Education" was the theme of an
address by the Rev. f. G. Carson OF
Charleston.
Dr. Pendleton brought message
from the executive committee" in
which he gave lucid account of the
work projected and carried forward
by the committee.
MANNING'S ADDRESS.
The Tuesday evening session of
the Sunday school convention was in
lucted by c. Harold Lodwen of
philadelphia, who is we'll known to
the Sunday school workers of South
Carolina.
"A Newberry welcome" was pre-
sented to the convention by Prof. T.
w. keitt, for the Sunday school;
Mayor Il. F. Wright, for the city of
Newberry; DR.. George B. Cromer,
for the churches.
j. +. Wannamaker, vice president.
responded to these addresses, ex-
pressing hign appreciation of the
hearty and cordial welcome which
mad been so graciously extended.
Mr. Wannamaker paid a loving and
beautiful tribute to the departed
secretary, John C. Carman.
The chairman then introduced
Richard 1. Manning, governor of
South Carolina. The audience rose
and gave hearty applause. The gov
ernor's theme was "The Sunday
School and Good Citizenship"
THE state administration ia
''~"''i'S III idNOi VI Ine WOrK which
YOU are doing" said the governor
"As a boy 1 was, by circumstances.
lenied the privilege of attending n
Sunday school such as you foster
but my Sunday school was at nv
sainted mothers knee"
Governor Manning referred to the
difference in environment between
this occasion and the last time he
had addressed Newberry audience.
This" said he, sis so much more
pacific.
1t warns my heart to see this
great gathering of workers from all
parts of our state. whose purpose is
to carry forward this Sunday school
movement. The importance of the
Sunday school can not be overesti-
mated. wish to bid you godspeed
N the great work which you are do
'ng."
DR.. Pendelton gave a stirring.
thrilling message of hope or the next
year, that it may be brighter and
better year.