The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-19
NEWBERRY COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
Annual Meeting Held at Beth Eden
Lutheran Church On Tuesday,
August 16.

church on Tuesday.
The state workers who were pres
ent, Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer, said this
was one of the best county conven-
tions that they had attended. The
attendance was good and there were
some twenty-three schools represent
ed and the program was interesting
and instructive from beginning to
end. There has not been the cooper
alton in the county during the: past
year that characterized the work for
several preceding years, but the IN
terest taken in the convention on
Tuesday means an awakening, and 1t
is expected that the coming year Will
be one of the best in the county.
This work and the organization is
purely voluntary and not in the IN
terest of any denomination, but to
arouse and keep alive the interest in
the Sunday school and to help all de-
nominations in the work of the Sun
day school.
It is a very important branch OF
church work and all good citizens and
church workers should take an inter-
est and help to further the cause.
The good people of Bet Eden en-
teEtained the convention in fine style
and manifested their interest by
their presence. And the dinner that
was spread was a feed fit for king
as the saying has been, and certainly
should have satisfied the most ardent
lover of good things to eat and things
that are prepared as they should be.
Some of the best country ham you
ever put your teeth in, and fried
chicken and pies and cake and pickle
and everything, you could think of
was spread on the long table and in
abundance. We could not help the
thought that if President Harding
had been present he would not have
insisted that there was any imme-
date danger of starvation in this
neck Of the woods. And the road
out to the church from Newberry is
so different from it has been that
you felt you were going into verify
new and undiscovered country where
the, roads are like paved streets.
fThe devotional exercises in the
morning were conducted by Pastor l..
P: Boland and he spoke few words
of cordial welcome and these were
responded to briefly by President O..
B. Cannon. who said ne was. really
no stranger to this community for
, the first school that he taught after
leaving Newberry college was in the
little school house that stood near the
church.
In. the absence of Prof. J. C. Kin
ard. who was detained at the sum-
mer school at Newberry, E. H., Aull
was requested to act as secretary: A
letter was read from Prof. Kinard
expressing his regret at ,ot being
. able to be present.
Hon. Arthur, Kibler was then intro
duced and spoke on Christian Co.
operation for Kingdom Service" Mr..
Kibler spoke earnestly on the need
of service and cooperation in efforts
to build up the Sunday school work
and the service of the kingdom. DR..
J. L. Daniel who was also to<take part
in this discussion was not present.
Mrs. Palmer then delivered an
interesting and instructive lecture on
"Jesus the Master Teacher"
Committee ON nominations was
then appointed as follows: T. NJ. Neel,
C. M. Folk, Arthur Klbler.
Committee on resolutions: S. j.
Derrick, j. C. Neel, Mrs. H. /. Parr,
Miss Annie Green.
The roll was then called and it was
found that twenty-ene Sunday .ools
were represented as follows: Mollo'
hon (union), Jalapa (Methodist).
Summer Memorial, Bush River, Col
ony, Smyrna, Holy Trinity, Cannon
Creek, Zion, Aveleigh, Reederv!lle
Fairview, A. R. P, Newberry, Leba'
non, Kings Creek, Unity, Church OF
the Redeemef, Helena, Mt. Pleasant
Beth Eden, st. James, Jalapa. Two
ministers were present, twelve super
intendents and twenty-one teachers.
The banner for the highest mark
counting number present and miles
travelled was awarded to the Bush
River Sunday school with Holy Trim,
ity, Little Mountain, close second.
Mr.. Palmer, the state organizer
then discussed the country Sunday
school, showing how to build up such