The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-05
D|ST|CT SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
VAN WICK ENJOYS DAY
Many Interesting Subjects Rela-
tive to S. S. Work Discussed.
Good Attendance.

heIHoulSt cnurcn, september .
1916. The church grounds and
church had previously been but in
order. The only decorations in the
chuFHh were couple of pretty bou-
quets Of fall flowers.
Mr.. John T. Green Of Lancaster.
President Of the Lancaster County
Sunday School Association, presided
After devotional exercises by Rev. ].
V. Davis, pastor OF Van Wyck
Methodist church, the roll of Sunday
schools for the Fourth SUNDAY
School District was called and repre-
sentatives of seven of the nine
schools in this district answered.
Pleasant Hill and Pleasant Valley
schools had no delegates present.
Prof j. Herman Yoder of St.
Augustine, Fla, presided at the or
San and with the Van Wyck choir
furnished some good music. Mr. T.
w. Secrest was elected district sec
retary. There was much regret at
Hon. S. f. Bales, district president.
was not present. Rev. Jas. Russell
who was slated to address the CON
vention on The DUTY Of the Church
to the Sunday school," was not pres
ent and Rev. ]. V. Davis was re
Cuested to take this subject and
gave practical and helpful talk.
This was followed by j. NJ Yoicr in
a few remarks OF "rhe Duty If the
Sunday School to the Church" " Miss
Corine Jones of Lancaster gave an
interesting and valuable address on
The Practical Value of the Cradle
Roll" which was very attcntiy civ
listened to by the audience. and
will doubtless bear fruit in the sun
day school work.
Mr. r. D. Webb. State secretary.
addressed the convention on the sur
iect The Banner sunday Schooi
in very forcible manner. The en-
1huSiastic and deliberate way hs
presented this subject TO the cor
Vention caused his hearers to take
notice and will no doubt cause tn
schools Of the district to move IN
and find places in the list of Banner
Sunday Schools. After Mr. Webbs'
address the president handed out
statistical blanks and Mr.. Webb an
pointed Misses Homer Secrest.
ndell Griffin. Pauline Crenshaw and
Louise Vaughan committee to get
subscriptions TO the Sunday School
Promoter during the recess hour
AT this stage OF the convention il
adjourned for dinner This was
spread under the shade Of the trees
and consisted of the many goou
things, in abundance, that the Van
Wyck and surrounding communi-
ties are noted to furnish on such oc-
rasions. All ate heartily and en-
!"yed these refreshments. After
some time spent in a social way. =
O'Clock was announced, when the
convention reassembled and was
lead in devotional exercises by DR..
James III. Thayer of Lancaster. He
used the parable of the sower and
made some touching comments
which impressed the teachings OF
his powerful parable.
The subject OF the Organized Class
for Adults was taken up. and the
convention was entertained and in
structed in an address of some
length by DR.. Thayer. He presented
the benef'3 of the organized class
in very convincing manner and was
listened to very attentively by the
convention
Mr.. w. III. Reed addressed the cor
Nention on The Practical Method,
of Improving the Elementary
Work" His address was full OF
practical thought and called forth
many comments in the way he
handled his subject and presented
II to the convention.
Mr.. Webb gave some very practi-
cal and thoughtful remarks on Let
Zach School and District Have
Definite Aim" after which the sta
tistical reports we're called for and
the report of the Promoter com
mittee was handed in. This com
mittee reported seventeen subscrip-
tions to the Promoter. which was
aanA Co.