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1 SIM Klill. First Meeting of Association Held in Opera House Wednesday. Thirty Sixth Seesion Has Big Opening tit x? i li t i, wi: vtiii it ion cojc \l \ i ios ? im i in s| |\<. | \|,Ks B1 ims i i mm i IHO .11 im.i * \k i in L HM HDI n r t.iti i \ HAKH i i\i UHWIM?Miss \ \\im\ i k s Kl tout, The opening session of tho thtrt\ - Sixth annual Sfal.? Sunday School Convention was held in the Acad? emy of Music Wednesday morning Mr. tiraiit Colfat PuUar. Neu \ <u K ? *lt v . MssdCWi lUnstor. und \s .i - v?ry larg? l> attended by the delegates u ho Ii;? \ ? ? arrived bj >he city and by the people of Sunuer and of Sumli r Count .. The- meeting was In every way a suc? e.-s and indica? tion-* aie thai the convention will b? one of the most xuce?-s.-if cl in the his? tory of the uhvo< ialion. The weatlor w.m warm and beau tiful. 1 :i4 all that anyo'.e could have wished for. a fentOtS goin(r a long way to aid the people of Sumte! In entertuining their guests und in Making their stav a ph-uant me. The features of the morning meet* iUg Were the 11. ? 1 , ?; b I I U I add|e.*S,-.S of Mr. Pearc?? and Judge Joseph Carthel tb#? eloipient address of l'-caidcm (iri-cn, the inten ting r. poi t m.'de hv Miss drnce W. Vamliver. state 4t>ei tary of the association, ami the sweet nlnging led by .Messrs. Tullnr ami [ Meredith The meet ink' was opened by a soi g sen Ice leu by Mr. Tullar. ..ml with Mr. Meredith prhiding at the piano This was followed by reading ol the srripture and a prayer bv the lb v W I. Herbert, presiding elder of the Bumter district of the Methodist church l?f. ft. C. Haker. president of the Chamber of Commerce then made an addr?S . Weleomillg the delegates t.? Sumter and extending to them the hospitality of the city. This addr.-s w.m responded to by the Kev W. II K I*. lullet..n of Spar tanburg in a felicitous \t in. who hoped that the convention would be a most ftiici ? ssi ? one \| J.din Wood. S.? - retur> m '\?e >, i tanhuig Chamber of Commerce, who was to have made Ohe respon w mi ibb- to coim-. The president's address was a mag? nificent one. Mr. Kreen took for his sub jet the text of the association "In gathering and Upbuilding" and using thin si* a motto aroused in tin- in.mis of his hearers a desire for better Work and greater results in the Sun? day school world. Prof Tho , , W K? H. chairman of the ex.i i.live . oniUlilU-e, wa.H unabb to Im? pre*, nt. on.mit of sieknes In his family. His fa thful service It the ajawt i ion <t oilier seeelossi makes him much ml ?cd, Maw Vamliver was called upon to at die hot report of the years work in tin- Siiml.u School field. Her n-poi t was a most inter ??sting one and h? 1*1 tin attention of her audh nee fiom utarl to llnlsb. Sin rn'Oninn nd. d I nuinb.i of important changes in th working plans ol th nssim ialion. of which some account will be given tosaorruw, "The Meaning ol I he Hundai || i i'D . bai ? ban loan i .no no 01 ? olllioitt* ? . suiut. r. Schoo] Movement," was 111 * - subject of Th?> eddress by Dr, u. C, Penrce, associate general secretary of the later?aatlonal Sunday School Asso? ciation, of Chicago, He made an >n lereettnsj and Instructive talk, show? ing Iba retotlon of tin \\*<?i? i Inter? national, Stale, county uiui Township conventions and how at the last Iti methods and help enme down to Ihe Sumtes School and in the Individuals, Mr, Penrce's address was well receiv ? d nnd proved n rare treat lo hli largo audience. Following Mfi Pearce was Mr, Jo? seph t'urthet, g? n? tai secretary of the Tennessee Sunday School Association? Mr. Curt he 1, in his address, In which was much advice and encouragement for the Sunday School workers pres? ent, told how to got ihe worken to? gether in the county*, and how, In or? der that the last work might be BC eewiplkthedi I hey ought lo meet to? gether in convention al hast once eac h year. Tlie coming together, he stated, gave Inspiration and encour? aged the work. Bach county, or two. he said, had its ow n particular needs am) in planning a programme tor any meeting, it should he with regard to the nerds of the members ot the as? sociation. The home woik in ihe lo- | he fore our commercial boily came Into i Xl! toll' i?, mill jU8t U \ '"al ago the secretary of our organisation receiv rd - phono call from Greenwood, dur? ing your session there, ami was ask i! ii the eltj >>i Buniter would not like io have Ihe State Sunday School Coli? vention inert with us this year. He verj promptly and very properly re? plied thai tin- pleasure and the hon? or wife our-, phase consider your? selves Invited." So you see that it is not necessary for me to tell you how Worthy a place Sumter is nor to vaunt her commercial advantages, 1 rather think it would he out of place here and now. Bui I do wish to say, and I believe I speak tor all, that Sumter does not chiefly pride herself upon her pluce in the world of trade, enviable though that mac be, nor upon her buildings of brick and stone, nor upon her miles of broad and shaded streets. nor upon anything thai may be ex? pressed in terms of mere size. To our minds these do not c onstitute a city's chief asse t. Our slogan has been "lad's make Sumter a better place tor us to live in." a better place physically, menially, morally. Give these three cardinal attributes, and all else de? sirable will follow, in body robust? in mind broad and cultured?In re? ligion earnest bUl tolerant in bUSl ness liberal?infused with the prin? ciple of live ami let live." Those who follow the trail which \ani are sei to blage can, in the end, bul arrive- at the highest goal of cltl pensulp. The city wherein you lodge can but be Imbued with some cd' ths spirit of which you come sc? richly endowed, And tints || is with a pride, tinged with gratitude, thai we throw ope-n to you tin' gntes of our city and the doors of our homes and hid you "Enter in thrice welcome- guests, do workers, flic lids." tlve com mittet?, which he pointed* out, Would c*i?I im the \\?>rk. He also mov? ed iiii'i a standing committee of i? v? - in- nppointed i?? curry on the work among 11??- colored Sunday Schools in the Stiiio. These resolutions were discussed and it was <l< ? ided to take them before the convention. The committee then adjourned to the Sumter Hotel, where they were tendered ft delightful banquet by the people of Sumter. Arrival of Delegates. Tin- six hundred delegates expected for the State Sunday Srln.nl Conven? ts n began arriving in the city Tues? day morning and <>n every train there were a number of them. The greater number of delegates came In on tht* afternoon trains and were speedily dispatched to the homes of their en? tertainers. There was little confusion and all <?f the w<>rk attendant upon the .arrival of tin- visitors was (.lour as expeditiously as possible. As they got off the train the dele? gates were received at the reglstia tlon booth, where their credential.* were taken, their names registered and each one provided with a badge. They were th. ti turned over to the transportation committee and taken in automobiles to the homes of their entertainers. There were more than a dosen automobiles provided for this work by the people of tin- city and all of these were kept busy taking the delegates to their quarters. Of ma? terial aid t<> the transportation com? mittee was the assistance rendered by the Boy Scouts, who wonl with the automobile drivers and gave whatever assistance and Information tiny were capable of to tin- visitors. rp to noon Wednesday two hundred and thief delegates had been ro-uli i r ed, but this was by no means all ol I annual president's address. Hie took I for his icxl Isaiah ?"> I: ~. "Lengthen th) cords, and strengthen thy stakes." The address was u masterful eppliea t!on of tin' thought of the text to I <.iM- work as Christian men and wo iu< n. The n marks hung about four points: First, ai teachers and preachers we need enlarge 111 of mind. God is 'ailing j<u arge ment of Intellect. Second, enlarge? ment of heart. <)ur affections are too limited. Do we love the negro? Not those way down In Africa, but these at our doors How about the Dagoes and Mexicans? The reconstruction, the salvation, of a ruined world de? mands breadth of mind and warmth of heart. Third, larger plans. Upon Moody's death bed he called for hi--1 Idole, and aller having it read, ho re questcd it laid upon a pillow SO that he could read for himself. After read? ing a few moments he took out his pen and wrote: "If God is your part? ner, enlarge your plans." Let us prac? tice the precept <d" another who said. "Kxpeet large things of Qod, attempt large things for Qod." Peter went up on the hoHSP top In JoppS a national? ist, but he came down with a world vision. <Iod was preparing him for an apostle to the world with a world? wide gospel. Every Christian needs the motto of John Wesby: '-The world is my parish." Qod asks that tho co,-.Is of our consecration be lengthened to Include all that we have. I'oiuth, Strengthen the stays. l>o constructive thinking, .study, pray, serve. The way to know truth is to do it. A Chinaman said the way he nnmorized the sermon on the Mount was to gel a little piece of it and go out and practice it on his neighbors. Lengthen tnii.wn cords, strength? en thine own stakes and then thou shalt lengthen cords and strengthen Kv\. .f. ?. Green, President stau? Aeeoclntlun, Greenwood, ?al Sunday school has the best effect, he stated. In making the work a stie? res..? Mr Carthel point, d out that it must i>?- intelligently directed and moat at permanent, At th?? close of Judge ('artln l's ad dreaa President Qreen announced tip following committees, after which ths mei-ting was gdjonrned. Th? uom? mlttees appointed were! Committee on nominations; Rev, W. H. K. Pendleton, chairman; Paul Quattlehaoga, J p. Rptlng, it. v. l. s. Barrett and A M< People*, Mr. Isaac Meredith, Sew Vork City, l*redentials, J. T, Kaln, chairman; .r. i\ Toip.it. Miss m Klshburne. Auditing, s. <v Hodge . Chulrmun; \ i. (loldfirn h; i. I.. Bi ir. Kesolullons, Hon. n r McNeill, i 'halrman; i ? n M ? haut, J, K w iim.imak? r, Pit i:\ui Ii VIMM I ss. Mr. Pi >-sul. nr and Urmia I ol i h< 0tale Sun. In School i'on.< in ion * To on wan a< i. n- <I the dot) in Im I half ol tio Chniiibci of Pommern md tin ? in/, n- oi snmh i t" t'i.i y??t w? I? ..in. i.ii city. Tin- organisation whi< h I r< i?r< i it is. primarily ?? commercial on. nm 11. .i on* ol 111 i n r? ? 11..n I h? ? "lain I ing" oi Humtcr. A : with man? othci mo t .a ..oi ii oi ,ioulitU4 ? henr?l 11 Sumti i end ? ie imti i pii II Ion Solid*!. The Banquet, Quite b delightful banquet was ten It red the members of the executive ommittec at the Hotel Sumter Tuei luy night, about thirty being present 0 enjoy the occasion, which proved most pleaaanti The Uev. J, B, Green, preldent of the Sunday School Association presid? ed und called upon a number of those 1 i' . in i?. respond to toasts. Among the t..a->t-; responded to were the fol? low Ing: "a I.k Behind," the Rev, W, M K Pendleton, a Look Ahead," Rev. B, <>. Wat? son. "Our N. w Members," Mr. Paul < ,'llat I let.;. Mill. "tiur sister Association," Judge Jo? neph Carthol, Ksccutlvc Committee Mooting. The ti.st meeting of the State Bun da) school convention now in session in this city was held at the First Bap? tist Church Sunday school rooms Tue da) evening when Miss Grace w. Vandlver of Spurtonburg, held Heer? tarj ot tin association, made her report ? f the year's work in the state. This was not an opening meeting, tin first regular session of the conven? tion being held Wednesday morning In ' hi Academy of Music, Miss Vandlver made a number of recommendations in lo r report where? in the work could he carried on more sue. est ally. These fere, m 111 en da t iolis were discussed bv the committee and adopted In the order In which they Sj'i re made. In the absence of the I'hairmnn of ihe executive committee. Prof. Thomas W. Keltt, of Clemson ?'< liege, Itev, J, It, Green, president of Ihe association, acted as chairman tn the absence of the secretary, Mr. It. j Sharpe <-i Rome, s. C, was ap? point ed secretary, on motion of Or. K ?? Watson. After the reading and adoption of Miss V'andiver's report, it v >b ?> ideil upon motion of Rev, W. Iii K. I'endleton of Spartanburg, to i ha i < i he i ? poi i r< a.l before i he con I veiitioii Mi Vandlver was given a I \ ote < f ; hank foi her t iiluahle ser I vleen during the year In this work. J a i? solution was Introduced hj the ; \u*\ \v. h K I 'endleton I hat t he I pre id. in *.i ihr association he given I i. pi. . in ilion ? \ officio U|| I be e\? > II I'i-of. Thoman W. KHtt. < halrma.? K Xi.,.,?K,. roInini,too, Heinaon C?Ile*e. those who had come for the conven? tion, Main- of the visitors had been taken charge of upon their nrrival by friends and had been taken off front the Station hefol'e thev Wele fegistel ?d. it is probable that then' were j it least a hundred, and probably more than that, who had thus tailed to gi\e their names in to the registration committee and who were not counted in this number. CONVENTION WO UK WEDNES? DAY. The morning session opened the '.<;th annual convention of the South Carolina Sunday School Association. I W. C. Pcarec, Chicago, ill. I lev. J. it. Green, pastor of the first Presbyterian Church of Greenwood, called the convention to order at 10 o'clock. Messrs. Tullar and Meredith of New Vork City took charge of tho audience for thirty minutes, dclij hi inu and edifying those present with sweet .ind sacred song. Itev. W. I. Herls rt, presiding elder of ihe Kumtcr district, conducted the devotional set* rices by reading it portion of scrip lure und leading the audience in praj er. I ?r. g . v I taker, chairman of tin Chamber of Commerce of Sumter welcomed Ihe delegates with .1 heart) welcome to the homes and conven icttccs of the city, rcaoonded to b) itss \v. 11 K. Vi nflleton, p kpecar 1 the ?'hunil ol tin Advent, SpartfTn ^?il k. I'ir uh nt Green followed w n h lie ?takes of others. The Sunday School is it part of a great world organiza? tion, its aim is ma only quantity. That is not enough. r*? ither is it quality only. Thai is not sufficient But her aim is both quantity and qtiulity, She aims at making ;i world Christ ian. Miss Grace \v. Vandlver was called to the front with her report, outlin? ing tin work 01' the past year and forecasting the work of the coming one. She said that to make our Work State-wide and effective there are two imperative needs: (1) Thor-j ough organixatlon of our whole terrl-( tpry, and < 2 > a more definite plan for developmi id <d' territory already or? ganised. In the development of the territory organised the work has been of intens.- Interest and. has shown re sults. In thirty-six counties there are vigorous organisations, all having held conventions this year. Only one county has tailed to hohi a conven? tion this year. One county, Colleton, has its own paid secretary, in doing tHis work Miss Yandivcr has traveled T.r:?7 miles and made 1S8 addresses, and it is her observation that the county ami township conventions have l.n marked by a deeper interest and a more intelligent hold on the work. Miss Yandiver expressed apprecia? tion of the efficient, faithful and con S. r, l.aiiliaiii IVra-iii-er. Spartonbitrg. I Retentions' service of the ofBce secre? tary, Mrs. Mamie B. Matthew?. She also commended the splendid work done in the colored association since its organization in ItOS. While the white Soutli Carolina Sunday School association will be represented at the i world's convention in Zurich by ten <b legates, the colored w ill send Fifteen. The time has come when this asso? ciation should be a big brother to the colored association, and show these faithful, but unguided people 'hat are are road.- to help th?-m in every way possible, ^he report recommended that a committee he appointed from this association to confer with the exe? cutive committee ?>f the colored asso? ciation and give them such assistance as they may deem wise. The Meaning of the Sunday School Movement was next dlscusssd by Mr. W. C. Pearce, Associate denerul Bee retary of the International Sunday School Association. Mr. Pearce liken ed the organized Sunday school work Miss (inoN' \V. VaasHver, General Secretary State Sunday School As? sociation. Sparta nburg. to a chain with six links. The first of Which is the World's Sunday School Association, which really is a world's convention having representatives from every nation under heaven. Sec? ond is the International Sunday School Association. And this, from its eitle, may embrace the world, but it is really the North American con? tinent. Third, the State Association; fourth, the county, fifth the township and sixth, my own school. Here is the chain, and all the live links exist for the sixth. It is all for the individ? ual sc hool, and that exists for the in? dividual child, so that it is all for my boy. Thus, I have the whole Sunday school world linked up to my boy. None of these associations "have any* publishing house, no buildings, but they hold 17,0oo conventions annual? ly in North Annrica alone to try to help him. And In the chain there is Co-opration. The association makes no laws, compe ls no obedience. It is a service of love. They bring the peo? ple together to swap methods. It calls Sunday School workers away from got ilia warfare and unites them with the great army. One woman in Syra? cuse, x. Y.. saw the need of instruc? tion in one home near her where the folks did not go to Sunday School. She began leaching them in the home. He r pastor saw the far reaching re? sult cd' her method and introduced the work in his school. From there it went to New York city and thertce to the world. This is the beginning of the home department, which is now being used so effectively in all denom? inations. And so throughout the work of the association. It exists to love, and shake hands and help. Following Mr. Pearce Mr. Joseph Carthel, general sec retary of the Ten? ne see Sunday Sehend Association, spoke upon "A Banner county." in the banne r county the work must be systematic, thorough, Intelligent, per mi nent. Afternoon Rrsnlono. Three conferences of the workers were held in the afternoon:vone feg tin- County and Township ? Tuers at tin- first Baptist Church, one for Teacher Training at the Presbyterian Church, ami oin- lor the Home De? part men t at the Episcopal Sunday school ball. The conferences were led by specialists in tin- departments and participated in by workers from all over the State-. Such nun as Mr. Pearce, Mr. Carthel, ami Mr. Way Were present and helped largely to make* every moment of the two hottri gb-w with Interest. At tin conference for the count) and township officers Mr. Pearce gave us a little bit of re i mark able Sunday school news. He state-d that in Alfalfa county, Oklaho? ma, there' ate' fourteen hu mired homes, every member of which are im mbers of the Sunday school. The organisation and conventions reveal conditions and gens alter the ideal in tin- school, township, county and the w. rid, aiming at having every Inhabi? tant a member ol the Sunday School. t ill: \VI I'M Mt\^ Mt.HT SI ^. MOV The YV. due-day night session was opened short I) before v o'clock with a half hour song service led by Messrs Meredith ami Tullar The choir of m arly s hundre d persons wa * joined b\ the smliep.e and ihe singing prbv ed a delightful feature of the even j in t's exerebM s. I Scripture reading ami prey et by