Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-08
RALLY AT ST. PAUL
Thriving Congregation And COmmu.
nifty Hear Good Speakers.
EDUCATION The GENERAL KEYNOTE
DR.. John G. Clinkscales, Rev. J. r. T.
Major And Rev. c. c. Herbert De-
Iivered Addresses-Parents Urged
To Provide Liberal Education For
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Iivered Addresses-Parents Urged
To Provide Liberal Education For
Children.
Membership of st. Paul Methods,
church and many Of their friends and
acquaintance from the surrounding
country attended the educational rally
held at st. Paul Tuesday in con-
nection with the third quarterly con-
ference of the circuit. The exercises
continued throughout the entire day, a
feature of the day being the most e6-
cellent singing led by large choir
composed of members of the church
and their friends. Tuesday was a
beautiful day, and most Of the farmers
in the vicinity Of st. Paul having laid
by their crops and we'll satisfied with
the outlook, felt that they could we'll
afford to come to st. Paul and enjoy
the day, hence the large crowd in at
tendance, an event somewhat unusual
when such occasions are held in mid
week.
Rev. ]. R. T. Major, of Rock Hill,
presiding elder Of Rock Hill district
was present and presided over the
exercises Of the day. The principal
speakers were Rev. c. c. Herbert,
pastor of the Methodist church of
Chester and DR.. John G.. Clinkscales,
professor of Mathematics in Woftord
College in Spartanburg. Both speak
ers are we'll known in York county,
having addressed audiences in this
county before and as usual they were
heard with much interest by the large
congregation. DR.. Clinkscales deliver
cd his address Tuesday morning
and Rev. Herbert Tuesday after
noon. Shortly after / o'clock recess
of about an hour was taken for dinner.
Benches from the church were carried
out into the yard and there under the
spread of shady trees Characteristic
st. Paul community picnic dinner was
served the several hundred people
present.
There was plenty of fried chicken
and pie and cake, luscious grapes
and canteloupes and watermelons, ham
and beef and other things that 60 to
Paul ladies had brought more than
manned after all of the large crowd
had eaten until it would eat no more
Education was the keynote Of the
exercises of the day, the addresses OF
the several speakers of the day being
on that subject. Using as a sort OF
text THE Truth Shall Make You
Free" DR.. Clinkscales delivered a
mastery address, full Of characteristic
humor and pathos and practical
common sense discussion Of the SUBJ
ject Of education which was listened to
with the greatest interest by his large
audience.
He took occasion to impress upon
the parents their God-given duty of
giving their children, both boys and
girls. an education and declared that
God. expected all parents to- give their
children the opportunity to improve
their minds and hearts through an edu-
cation.
Referring to his candidacy for gov
ernor several years ago\ when he ran
upon a platform in which compulsory
education system for South Carolina
was the principal plank, he said he
was proud to know that his candidacy
Hdu DGcH SNCh luOdSh iC
himself had been defeated, because he
believed that his advocacy of such a
system had helped somewhat in the
establishment of the present system
which becomes effective all over South
Carolina in the fall.
Discussing the matter Of college edu-
cation, he said that every college grad
uate was not an educated man and
that some of the best educated men he
knew had never seen the inside OF a
college. Yet college training Is of
the greatest help to a young man or
young woman in that education Is di-
rected along the right lines, study Of
the Word of God is part Of the course
and in every college worth while a
powerful Christian influence is the do
minating factor.
Declaring that the church paper and
clean and wholesome newspapers and
magazines are an assistant pastor In
every congregation, DR.. Clinkscales
urged every member Of the st. Paul
congregation to subscribe for q relt-
gious paper, saying that 1t always af-
forded an opportunitay for improve
ment Of the mind. Urging parents to
their children and themselves he said
that where a family after work was
done had an opportunity to read and
study the forces Of the devil had no
entrance.
The world is ever going forward, he
said. There can be no standing still.
The railway train, the aeroplane and
the automobile, all perfected in recent
years are but few of the evidences of
progress. Communities cannot stand
STILL else they are swallowed up.
Children of today are the parents of
tomorrow and it Is the duty Of present
day parents to educate their children
and thus equip them for their place In
the life Of tomorrow. God. I say in all
reverence" said the speaker in con-
clusion, cannot take boy or girl and
make something out of him without
your help. AS parents 1t Is your duty
to help God by educating your child
rem"
Presiding Elder ]. R. T. Major fol-
lowed DR.. Clinkscales in an address
along the same lines. The greatest
heritage that any parent can leave
his child, he said, Is good education
as the greatest factor in the battle Of
life.
There is no sense, he said, in your
parents, working and saving and
boarding their possessions In order
that they might have vast sum to
turn over to their boys and their girls
at their death. Spend that money now
in the education of your children.
Should you deprive the children Of
that education in order to pile up
wealth for them at your death, they
will not know how to take care Of that
wealth after you have given 1t to them.
But If you give them an education, they
will require no other legacy at your
death because through their educa-
tional training they will be in position
to make their own fortunes in the
world.
The speaker advised his hearers to
send their children to those education
al institutions where the Word Of God
is taught and where a strong Christ
ian influence might be found, saying
that no education was complete with
out God and that no education was
worth while without God.
Rev. C. G. Herbert pastor Of the
Methodist church of Chester was the
principal speaker at the afternoon
session. Mr. Herbert spoke Of the
vital necessity for wider and broader
learning at this time Of all times in
the history Of the world and convinced
his hearers of their duty to their chill
dren in the premises.
He stressed the importance OF the