The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION
State Meeting of Sunday
School Workers at
Winthrop College
Concludes To-
morrow

B. Johnson, president of Win
throp college was elected pres
ident of the South Carolina Sunday
School association tonight at the clos
ing session of the three day conven-
tIon held at Winthrop college this
week.
/ H. L. Bomar of Spartanburg was
elected vice president; W. f. Willis
Of Cottageville. second vice presi-
dent; S. T. Reid Of Spartanburg,
treasurer, and j. #. Fain Of Rock
Hill, recording secretary.
The work of the interraclal COM
mission and the interracial task
facing all of America at the present
time was the theme Of the address
made this morning by DR.. Plato L.
Durham, dean of the Gambler School,
iof Theology, Emory university, at the
closing days program Of the South
Carolina Sunday school convention.
This in1erracial task is facing all
America, but more especially TINS
section of il, DR.. Durham said. The
negroes and white men OF this time
know less about each other and nave
less sympathy with each other than
in time of our forefathers.
He spoke Of a conference at Book
er Washington university. with prom
inent negroes Of the country and Of
the facts learned from that confer
ence and through investigation CT
the interraclal commission. He said
that, he found that the negro does
not look forward to a mixing Of
white and negro blood. He wants TO
develop his own race into strong
one. He does not want TO be a
pensiooner on the bounty of white
men, but does want to be admitted
into the working forces OF the
world.
Facts from government authorities
show, DR. Durham said, that, in pro-
portion TO the population, for every
son Of the white man who followed
his flag during the war, there was a
son of the negro. The negro gave
, one out Of every five dollars to the
United States treasury and in air
the courts where men Of different
races were tried for disloyalty, not
once was the loyalty Of the negro to
the flag questioned. DR.. Durham said
: that he realized perfectly that he was
speaking on a so-called dangerous
subject, and that he had been warned
to give it up, but he made an urgent
plea for the negro, saying that he
believed that if the problem is not
met, America will fail and democracy
fail. If no way can be found where
by the black man can walk the earth
and receive justice and square deal
ing, we have failed DIR. Durham
said. The negro is deserving at our
hands and l believe that we will meet
the problem DR.. Durham said.
Dr. w. l.. Ball, pastor of the First
Baptist church Of Spartanburg, also
talked at the morning session, his
subject being. The Missionary Chal-
lenge TO the Sunday School" Money
is not so much needed now as men,
DR.. Ball said. He spoke Of the pc
riod of reStleSSneSS existing now and
said that people are in too much OF
hurry trying to do everything al
once. He made a strong plea to the
Sunday school.
The association has received invi-
tations from Anderson and Converse
colleges and also from the University
of South Carolina to hold the next
convention at one Of these places.
The chamber of commerce Of Column
bia has offered to finance the conven-
ton should it meet in Columbia.
The prayer and praise service of
the morning session was led by the
Rev. John G. Bailey of EbeneZer and
the Rev. Tracy Walsh of York led
the services at the afternoon session.
Dr.. Patterson Wardlaw, dean Of the
school of education of the University
of South Carolina, talked at the at
ternoon session on the subject. "Rell-
gion and the School" DR.. WardlaW.
describing the actual facts of human
psychology as seen by him. talked
Of the world hunger for Cod. Man
feels the need of something Infinite
on which he can depend he said.
Miss Freda Bose. superintendent of
the young peoples division of the
Alabama Sunday School association,
talked on the "Chalenge Of Youth.
She said that this challenge is big
ger today than ever before and that
men and women are being challenged
by young people, first for an example:
second for understanding: third, for
the right to grow: fourth, for COM
radeship.
DIR. Watson Il. Duncan. pastor Of
the Main Street Methodist church OF
Dillon. spoke at the closing session
in the evening on the subject, The
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