The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-14
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSo-
CATION CLOSES FINE YEAR
(By Jas. D. Grist.)

(By Jas. D. Grist.
Rock Hill, S. c., June 9.-Annual
report of Leon C. Palmer, general
superintendent of the South Carroll
NJ, Intemenominational Sunday
School association submitted to the
state convention at its morning ses-
sion Thursday at Winthrop college
proved of especial interest to the
more than 400 delegates present.
Giving full credit to R. D. Webb,
former state superintendent Of the
association he included in his report
the statement that, "Due to the sound
leadership given the association dur
ing the past year by our friend and
brother, r. D. Webb, and the solid
organization which he built up, we
have been enabled this year to make
substantial progress in spite of many
difficulties. More meetings have
been held, more Sunday schools repre-
sented, more pastors, superintendent
and teachers reached in Sunday
school association meetings than ever
before! and it has seemed that the
very things which confronted US as
difficulties have turned out to be
blessings, by constraining us to put
forth greater effort, attempt larger
tasks, and depend more wholly upon
the Heavenly Father, who has led
and guided US in the way,
The report showed that every coun-
ty in the state except Allendaae now
has County Sunday School associa-
ton. Charleston county has attain
ed the Gold Star for the first time:
Hampton, Spartanburg and Green
wife are also Gold star counties, a
distinction bestowed for attaining the
highest degree of Sunday school ex-
cei;ence. DR.. J. F Townsend is pres
ident of the Charleston County Sun
day School association; E. NJ. Pee
pies is president of the Hampton
county association; George R. Koester
leads the Greenville branch and DR..
E. Snaveley, the Spartanburg asso-
tion.
The state superintendent reported
that during the year come toa close
he attended 1875 meetings at which
1,O13 Sunday schools were repre-
sented by 274 pastors, 497 superin-
tendents, 1874 teachers and a total
of 2e.51f delegates and visitors. He
made 178 speeches during the year,
wrote 209 newspaper articles and
travelled a total of 20,444 miles.
Invaluable work was done during
the year by volunteer workers. who
were referred to by The state super
irttendent in his annual report as fol-
lows:
'sThe work, accomplished-.hY your
employed staff is only small fraction
of what the association is doing. We
have a large corps of volunteer field
workers who gladly give their time
without salary to attending county
and district conventions for us.
Among these are Prof. VIM. S. Nor
rison of Clemson college, Rev. A E..
Driggers, Mr.. Geo. R. Koester of
Greenville and Mrs. S. N. Burts of
Spartanburg with a host of others,
all of whom l wish I could mention.
It would be difficult to over-estimate
the amount and the value of the SER
vice they are rendering"
4. committee on evangelism was
organized the past year with DR.. Will
liam L. Ball of Spartanburg, chair
man, Prof. William S. Morrison of
Clemson college, vice chairman and
Rev. A.. E. Driggers, secretary.
"A summary of the activities of all
the Sunday school field agents, Miss
es Holland and Alverson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Palmer and Rev. G. R. Lamar
included in the report shows that dur
ing the year they attended 353 meet
iriss with 2,227 Sunday schools repre-
sented; SIP pastors, 1,10S superin-
tendents and 4,465 teachers present.
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