The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-03-15
TO THE SUNDAY.SCHOOLS.
Open Letter from County Presi'
dent Geo. A. McElVeen.

IL Is very STdIllyluS " HosS ''>
unusual interest the Sunday-schools
throughout our county have taken
in the work of organization as 1t has
been launched by the State Sunday
school association. Each school has
responded to the call for co-opera-
ton, and the various methods pro-
posed for the betterment of the
schools have been tried out with un-
heard of results. By your thorough
cooperation and active work you
have made it possible for Us to reach
the highest standard of Sunday
school efficiency. The slight possibili-
ty of not attaining this standard is
left entirely with the schools. Many
of them have fully complied. while
there are few remaining that have
have not yet met each requirement.
The standard we are trying to at
tain is the Gold Star. There are five
essentials in making this possible,
which are:
First-An annual county conven.
ton.
Second-One or more conventions
in each district.
Third-Every school represented
in a district convention.
Fourth-Every school to send in a
statistical report.
Fifth-Every school to make a
contribution to the State work.
Now, l want every school to read
all these essentials one by one, and
if there are any of these that you
have not as yet complied with, do so
at once, for the failure of any one
school to fully meet these essentials
will defeat cur undertaking alto
gether. | don't believe that we have
a school in our county which would
be willing to have it said, 1t was
through your failure to meet these
requirements that our county failed
in this great work of Sunday-school
efficiency"
If you are short of meeting any of
the above requirements, 1t IS most
likely to be one of the last two
named. Check up your work. and if
it be the sending in of the statistical
report, do this at once. If it is that
you have not paid anything to the
support of the State work, by all
means send this in without another
weeks delay, even if it isn't but so
cents. Don't let US fail to reach the
standard we have been working for.
See to it that every essential is met,
and do it now.
Just word about the county con-
yention which will be held in the
First Baptist church of Kingstree
Saturday and Sunday, April Z and 8.
This will be the "red letter" day of
our work. We shall have with US the
State, president of the association,
Hon John D Cappleman, Saturday,
giving US two addresses, morning
and afternoon. General Secretary
RD Webb and Miss Agnes Ravenel,
both of whom you we'll know, will
be with US both days. Sunday we
shall have Mr. H A Wise. division
superintendent of the secondary de-
partment, for two addresses on that
day. and we also expect to have DR.
DeMent, the state vice president
with US that day. This convention
you caps6t afford to miss. See that
your School has q full representation
and don't stay away because you fear
you will not be entertained, for
homes are being provided for each
and every ore attending, and Kings
tree as a whole will open her doors
to everyone. and none need stay
away on this account.
In conclusion, | want to say that
/ am depending on each Sunday
school to do its part, and | desire to