The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-05-03
Sunday-SChOOl Conference.

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cared to avail themselves of the op-
portunity Of feasting upon good
things, spiritually, were granted this
great privilege on April oath. I'm
fortunately, few attended the inter-
denominational Sunday-school con-
| ference Those who attended the
conference feel we'll repaid. Mr.. R.
D. Webb and Miss Agnes Ravenel, of
Spartanburg. general secretary and
elementary worker. respectively, of
the South Carolina Sunday-school as
sociation, brought messages to us
which were we'll worth hearing.
Mr.. J. C. Guilds, at the morning
service, welcomed these workers and
delegates, and then called on Rev.
Achille Sassard, of Olar. to offer
prayer.
| DR.. L. 4. Hartzog, one of Glars
faithful Sunday-school workers, talk
ed to us on The Church at Sunday
school," He brought out three facts
why church members should attend
Sunday-school: First, because of pos
session; next, duty, and, finally, be-
cause Of the benefits the Sunday
school derives through church in
fluence and cooperation. He helped
us to grip the fact that the Sunday
school needs to be mothered by the
church and the church in turn needs
| the help of the Sunday-schocl. While
nom Christians are needed. yet, We
must have Christians for their in
fuence. He declared that our lead
| ing church members are the active
Sunday-school workers. DR.. Hart
zogs talk was a good one. The pity
| is that so few parents got the benefit
| of it.
In Miss Ravenels talk "On Improv-
/ ing the Work of the Elementary
Grades" she gave us this truth from
| an old Jewish book: He who teaches
little child is like he who writes
with ink on white paper, but-he who
teaches a man is like he who writes
on blotting paper" A little child is
so responsive, while primary and
junior children, as psychologists say,
are at ''the golden age of memory
| yet, they differ in mental capacity,
interest and spiritual need. This
talk embraced from the cradle roll
up to the secondary division.
Miss Ravenel is most pleasing
and interesting speaker. Her ad-
dresses are made with grace and ease
and lasting effect.
Mr.. R. D. Webb brought us a mes
sage on THE Growing Sunday
school," In his able talk he helped
us to see that Sunday-school work
er needs, firstly, a vision; secondly,
appetite; thirdly, to get busy. In
getting the above things we must
adopt an aim, measure the Sunday
school, and take a forward step
that is. take up one new thing at a
time.
After noon, our devotions were
conducted by Rev. Achille Sassard.
Mr.. Webb, in speaking on "A
Worldwide View of the Sunday.
school," gave us much information
and these two thoughts in particu-
lar: The Sunday-school is all Ill
elusive in it's purpose; you can't
live to yourself and grow" "Teen
Age Problems was next discussed
by Miss Ravenel, who brought out
that we must stress the four-fold life
mental, physical, social, and re-
ligious. The teen age teacher she
said, needs a vision Of each men,
ber of his class" Further need is
vigor and victory. Victory comes
through linking our pupils to Christ.
The following officers were elected
for Bamberg county: President, Mr..
A. B. Utsey, Bamberg; vice president,
Mr.. D. P. Smith, Ehrhardt; secretary
and treasurer, DR.. Robert Black,
Bamberg; elementary superlnten-
dent, Miss B. L. Black, Bamberg:
secondary superintendent. Mrs. H. j.
Zeigler, Ehrhardt; adult superin-
tendent, DR.. L. A. Hartzog, Olar;
president Bamberg district, Mr.. D. j.
Delk, Bamberg; president Denmark
district, Mr.. J. B. Guess, Denmark;
president Ehrhardt district, Mr.. G. P.
Herndon, Ehrhardt; president Olar
district, Mr.. C. F. Ri1er, Olar.
The closing session was held that
evening. Rev. Achille Sassard read
the Bible lesson and bringing to the
hearers many spiritual truths, and
DR.. Watson, who had been unavoid-
ably prevented from being with us