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CONVENTION COMES TO SUCCESSFUL CLOSE Splendid Addresses at Friday Night Session Heard By Large Audience DELEGATES BEGIN LEAVING ON FRIDAY. Large Number of Visitors Friday Afternoon For Men and Boys' Parade-Boys' Meeting Friday Night a Very Interesting One?Vote of Thanks Given People of Sumter?Miss Van diver Re-elected. Kroni The Daily Item, April 4. The Thirty-sixth annual Sunday School Convention now In session in this city It doing a big work here. Daily the meetings are growing in en? thusiasm, the attendance is steadily increasing at the morning sessions and at the session Thursday night the at? tendance was limited because of the size of the hall. Many instructive and interesting addresses are being made at all of the meeting* and no doubt the delegates will return to their homes tomorrow g. ?? tly prollted by what they have seen and heard, and Stirred to greater endeavor in the Sunday School work all over the State. S:n e Thursdiiv morning the dele Sate* have been *te?jfiibj coming In. nor baa the tide slackened at any time. This morning many visitors game 01 on every train and this after POna many more arc coming in for * Ms htg parade of men and boys who belt, o in Qo<* and the Bible. The number of delegates who have enrolled is about ,100, but more than this number Is here, as a greet many have not taken the trouble to register. While the number of delegates is not SS large as at some of the previous meeting*, the attendance upon the ?betbege Is especially gratifying to the officers of the asocial ion. This is very f en ii.igmg m \ lew of the fact that! ffumter he* only recently organize ! aad not a great deal of time has been had for working up Interest In the itsoctetloe, The Thursday, night session was by far ina moat icon raging which has Two vim y line address oe were mad* by Mrs. E. C. Cronk of Columbia and Mr. W. C. Pearce of Chicago to an audience which taxed the Academy of Music to its utmost. Figuratively speaking, the 8. U. O. sign bad to be hung out early and kept out throughout the meeting. At Ibis every available seat In the bouse wss taken and thywe were scores of men and women llmd up against the walls, willing to stand in order that they might have the, opportunity of hearing the speakers. Even the gal? lery was filled, many of the seats be? ing occupied by ladles who could not Sad room et sew here. It was estimat? ed that the crowd numbered at least fifteen hundred or over, being in fact probably more than that, as many kept coming and ftolng throughout the meeting. The session a a- opened with a halt h?uur's song service led by Messrs Tullar and Meredith. The hundred persons in the choir were joined in the singing by the SjUdJewce and a meet delightful and inspiring service tt was. Following the song ser? vier devotn,nui exeratSai were con? ducted gj th. Rat Si c. c Itrown of the First Baptist Chureh of this city. He rend ? letaftton fnan scripture and led In pray* r Mrs. K. C Cronk. Lutheran field rker of Columbia, was the first speaker and she held her audu rn ? spell bound from start to tlnish. Her address was especially Interesting and Inspiring to her lsrae andgOfjag und was sstremely helpful for those en? gaged in the Sun ' .1 work Her subject was "A Teacher Who Ti o tu ? end Mrs. Cronk showed that she had a full knowledge in.I grasp of the subject. She showed her audn rv e that she was filled with enthusiasm In the work, or as she put it "A teacher muM be full of enthusiasm for her work three hundred sixty-five days of the year or she cannot hope to arou?e enthusiasm in others." Iler address was practical and eloquent of apt Illustrations and very appropriate She showed that o: M must have per? severance, enthusiasm und power be? fore he could be "A Teacher Who Teaches ' "Thev say tha? opportunttv ne\cr corner but on< e." said the speaker. Hut this is a mistake. Ir comes u second time again und ugain in the shape of a little sfgad who cuu be taught the things thut we have sjefffed ' Mr W C. Pear^ snog* on * Divi? dends on i Mir Inveatntenta," "if we li\?? nsht. we aiS do- i.ght ? tuld the speaker. Tin- sneaker shewed that II aas a-* *ve htveeted our lives for God that we reesrved aivldrnds, "The greatest gaset log of the hour.' nid lib i r. la, ll ?w djn you ? ipei i to invest your life today, tomorrow, in the future?" Mr. Pearce stated that the Sunday School movement was large enough and interesting enough to challenge the largest minds, the brightest intel? lects and the largest lives. "Educa? tion and cultture and commerce are necessary to a great nation," said the speaker, "but they will not make it permanent. A nation never become great without great lawyers and mag? nificent laws, but this did not make it permanent. The corrupt c'tizen ship causes the fall. Christian citizen? ship alone will make the nation per? manent. Christian education Is vital to the country and the Sunday School is the University of God's work. The safety of our nation lies in the Chris? tian life of her citizens, the invest? ment of ono self in the teaching of God's word." Mr. Pearce closed his address by stating thut there were many things about the South Carolina Sunday School Association that might be im? proved and there were many things of which the association might be complimented on. He complimented the association on having a woman like Miss Vandiver to cary on the ,field work, saying that there was no other one like her that he knew of. He then called for the pledges of the county organizations for carrying on the Sunday School work in the State. The list was commenced by Spartan burg which pledged $500. Other counties were called upon In aplha betleal order, the president or other ofllcer of the association responding and naming the amount which their association would pledge.. A num? ber of the counties were not ready to respond yet, while others had no reg? ular county Sunday school organiza? tion in them. Sumtcr county pledged for the convention and for the work $300. Following the pledging by counties, individual pledges were called for and the amount already peldgcd was con? siderably increased. One individual gave $100 for carrying on the work, the largest individual pledge which has ever been given to the association. When counted up it wa? found that the total of pledges amounted to $3, ISt.lt, while the cash collection amounted to $118.Gl, muking a total of $3,347.41. Tin: MORNING skssion. Tbc I- rlday morning session of the i onventlon Was as Well attended as any of the other sessions, except that of Thursday night. There were a number of interesting addresses ami the usual song service, and scripture reading at the commencement of the exercise*. I>uring the session officers for the ensuing year were named by the nominating committee and elected by the convention. The program was followed out as already given, The inci ting was open < I by a short song service led by Me< srs. Tullnr and Meredith, after I which RtrV, C. A. Treed, !>. I>., pastor of Bt Caul's Lutheran Chuivh, Co? lumbia read a seebtlon from the scripture and led rn prayer. Addresses were on 'The Kichl and the Task," by Mr. J. M. Way. of Spur lanburgi on "Recruiting the Sunday Bt bool Teaching Force" by Prof? I* T, linker of the University of South Car? olina; "The forward step,' Judge Joseph Cart halt Tenneeeeo; and '"The World's Convent ton, lurlch* Switzer? land." h\ the Rev. w. I. Herbert, pre? siding eider of the sunder District of the Methodist Church Several of Ihe addresses were extremely interesting nnd no doubl pYoved eaeeedlngly heipfui to Ihe Bw iday School workers prci cut. OaVeta, Following ihe addreeeei of ihe morning, the reports of committees were called for, Of these reports, thai of ihe nominating committee was by far the most important to ihe con rent Ion enu the Sunday School work? ers of ihe State, The following oth? ers were nominated i?\ the commit* tf,. and elected bj the convention to serve lot Ihe eneuulng year; President, Rev. Walter I Herbert, mti i Vice-president, Cullen Sullivan, An? on, Secretary, Rev. D. D. Jones, Eas ley, re-elected. . Assistant Secretary. W. A. Harrison, <'oiumbia. b 'istical Secretary, Chester P, Harris? Bpartanburgi Treasurer, S. T. Reld, Spurtanburg. I>cpartment Superintendents: EBlementary, Mrs. S. N, Hurts, Spar tanburg. Secondary, Prof. H. A. Wise, Colum? bia. Adult, Paul Quattlebaum, Coitway, Teacher Training, Rev. F, vv. Gregg, Rooh HIM and Prof. L. B, Haynes, Wilkinsvilie. Home, W. A. Harrison, Columbia. Home Visitation, Uev. J. E. Coker, Charleston. Missions, Mrs. S. T. Lanham, Spar? tan burg. Temperance, Dr. Joseph Quattle? baum, Columbia. Prof. T. W. Keitt of Clemson Col? lege was re-elected chairman of the executive committee. T'iis afternoon the meetings were Held from 5.30 to 6.30 and not fron? 3.30 to 5.30 as at the previous meet? ings. This is on account of the big parade for men and boys which is being given as a demonstration by the men and boys to show their belief in God and the Bibb) and the work of the Sunday School. The parade is being led by Mr. K. I. Manning, Mr. Bartow Walsh, Dr. C. C. Drown, Prof. S. H. Kdmund? and Judge T. B. Eraser. The parade started promptly at 4 o'clock at the corner of Main and Oakland streets and inarched up Main Street to Calhoun, turning into Washington and proceeding thence to the graded school square, where an address was made by Dr. S. C. Mitchell of the University of South Carolina. There was a large crowd in the parade, many men and hoys having come ov? er from Columbia on a special train and others having come from nearby towns for this feature of the conven? tion. The session tonight at the Academy of Music as well as the boys' session at the First Baptist Church are ex? pected to bt unusually interesting. The programme for tonight is: Conferences of the Sunday School As? sociation. In the afternoon the workers of the Sunday School Association met together in separate buildings to dis? cuss the methods of their own special departments. Thursday afternoon there were three of these conferences. At the First Baptist Church a meet? ing was held of the elementary work? ers, which includes the cradle roll, the beginners, yhc primaries, the Ju? niors. At this conference as leaders were Mrs. E. C. Cronk and Miss Grace W. Vandlver. At the Presbyterian Church the Sunday School superin? tendents met under the leadership of Mr. Chester P, Harris and Judge Jos. Carthel. At the Episcopal Sunday School hall was the conference for the workers of the Adult Department. Mr. Pearce and Mr. Paul Quattlebaum were in charge, with Prof. J. E. Warns Icy, F. W. Gregg. J. P. Marion, H. L. Bhchard and others. The conference centered about the six points which compose the standard of excellence for the adult classes, growth, Bible study, missions, training, personal evangelism, social service. All these conferences were well at? tended and marked by a keen intrest as was shown in the round table dis? cussions. The thirty-sixth annual South Caro? lina State Sunday Schol Convention came to a most successful close Fri? day night after a very interesting ses? sion in the Academy of Music. The convention will meet next year with Anderson. Before adjourning a ris? ing vote of thanks was given the city and people of Sumter for the man? ner in which they had received and treated the delegates during their stay in the city. The convention which has just como to a close was one of the most Interesting and suc? cessful that the association hits ever held Many splendid addresses have been heard by the large number of earnest Sunday School workers who had gathered in the city and those en? gaged in the work heve been encour? aged as never before to proceed to greater endeavors in organising and aiding the Sunday School work in their counties. The attendance of delegates was not as large as it might have been at some of the previous sessions, but the attendance was extremely gratifying, especially In view ol the fact thai Snmter County has only been recent? ly organised and no lime has been gi\en to arousing interest in the work of the convention* The Friday night session was the laM of the Convention? It was large? ly attended, although not as many were present as on the preceding bight, as many of the delegates left Krldaj afternoon and night after the big parade. However, Friday after? noon the largest number of visitors were present at an) time during the convention More than a bundled * ame nvei from Columbia on o special Rotlthern train and ft large number, prohubl) gbOUl hundred came over from llartsvllle and Ftlshnpvllte fot the paiade on a "petlal South Caro? Una Western train. All of these vis? itors returned Friday night on their special trains and with them went many of the delegates who had been here throughout the convention. Tins morning there were still a large num? bed of the delegates In town, but they were having during the morning and It ll probable that most of them will have returned home by tonight. The slay of the visitors was seemingly very pleasant) both to them and to the people of Bumter. Everything passed off most harmoniously and the beautiful weather which lasted throughout the week was a great aid to the home people in entertaining their visitors. The sessions Friday afternoon were held from 5.U0 to CIJO, instead of at the usual time In order that all of those who would could attend the parade. The Friday night session fol? lowed out the programme, as already announced, an addition being made in an address by the Rev. R. W. Pat ton of Atlanta. During the evening the boys' meeting was also held, which proved a very interesting fea- J ture for them. At the night session the report of the executive committee was made and adopted, in view of the encourage? ment which had been given to the Workers by the promise of a larger imount of funds than has ever been pledged before. Miss Vandiver was re-elected as Held secretary and her salary was raised from $75 to $100 i month. The salary of her assistant was also raised from $40 to 50 a month. It was further decided to pat one or more extra workers in the field, this being possible because of the large fund raised. A collection was taken up which amounted to $10. The night session was opened with the usual interesting song service led by Messrs. TuMar end Meredith. Fol? lowing this Rev. R. L. Barrett of El lorce read a selection from the scrip? ture and led in prayer. "The Whitened Fields" was the subject of an address by Rev. W. H. K. Pcndleton, which was listened to with the greatest attention. Rev. R. W. Patton of Atlanta made a fine address, arousing i.^e t'dhusi asm of his audience in the work which was being done and encouraging them to harder work in the future. The Rev. E. O. Watson of Conway spoke on "Knowing the Bible Through Its Great Personalities," showing t'ie necessity for dally study of the Bible, as illustrated in the lives of the great historical figures of the Bible. Mr. W. C. Pearce had for his sub? ject "Approved Workmen," which he handled with his ?usual interesting style, many illustrations marking an address fraught With practical ad? vice for Sunday School workers. At the First Baptist Church the boys of Columbia and other neighbor? ing . towns present were made wcl-1 come by Furman Herbert in a short! address. A response was made by) Baxter Mclntosh of Columbia, after which the older persons present made short talks. Among those to speak were W. C, Pearce, "The Power of a Boy;" "A College Boy's View of a Boy;" M()pportunities;" and "What This Meeting Means to Us," H. A. Wise of Columbia. The talks proved very interesting and were listened to with attention by the large number of boys present. The Executive Committee. i The following executive commit leemen elected to servo for the en- j suing three years to take the place of those whose terms expired: Prof. Thomas W. Keitt, Clemson C< ?liege. Rev. W. I. Herbert, Sil inter. Mr. John Wood, Spartanburg. Rev. C. E. Hurts. D. D., Columbia. Hon. John D. Capplemann, Char? leston. Mr. S. C. Hodges, Greenwood, Mr. E. M. Peeplcs, Brunsen. Mr. Charles W. Birchmorc, Cam den. Mr. W. C. Thompson, Lancaster. Mr. James McCutcheon. Blshopvllle. Hon. c. M. Ellrd, Lexington. Mr. S. W. Smith, Marion. Prof. W. s. Morrison, Clemson Col? lege. Rev. L. S. Barrett, Elloree. - lion. b. w. Crouch, Baluda. Mr. O, M. Mitchell, Rome. At Large: Hon. Horace L. Bomar, spartanburg. Mr. ES. F. Vandiver. Spartanburg. Mr. J. W. Simpson, Spartanburg. VttcnndeM Wiled for Two Years. Mr. .Janus B. Peurifoy. Walterboro. vice, Mr. W. W. Bmoak, resigned. Mr. R. Cosby Newton, Bennettsville, Vice, Rev. T, I >. Vlehe, resigned. Rev. J. B. Green, Greenwood, vice, Rev, W. I. Herbert, elected president and therefore a member of the execu? tive committee, ex-ofTlclo, For One Year. Mi- .1 R. Walker, Edgetleld. vice. Rev. R. c, Shannonhouse, resigned. CONVENTION NOTES. seme of the Things Done at the IVI day Morning session. Miss Maria Capers, missionary t Mexico was Introduced lo the conven t ion. K< * * Key Watson R Duncan wm intro MORE THAN FIVE HCNDRED MEN AND DO YS JOIN IN LINE OF MAUCtt. Ringing Address Matlr by Dr. S. C. Mitchell of South Carolina Univer? sity at Close of Great Sunday School 1'arade ? Splendid Enthusiasm Shown by Spectators. The big feature of the thirty-sixth annual Sunday School Convention which t ame to a close here last night after a very successful meeting was the men and hoys' parade Friday af? ternoon. The enthusiasm shown by the marchers and spectators was something splendid. Never before in the history of the city has such a manifestation of their belief in God and the Bible, of their belief in the permanency of the religion of Jesus Christ, been seen in this city. The pa? rade was something good to see and those who watched were encouraged to do greater things for the Master, to work harder than ever before to push on the Sunday School work of the world. The parade was formed at the cor? ner of Main street and Oakland ave? nue, as nad Decn announced, and the line of march extended for nearly three blocks. There were more than five hundred men and boys in the line as it marched up the street at the appointed signal. There was ap? plause from the crowds of spectators who lined the sidewalks all along the streets through which the parade passed and the graded school square was crowded for more than two hun i dred feet around the band stand where more than two thousand peo? ple gathered to hear a ringing address by Dr. B. C. Mitchell, which came at the close of the parade. The lines were formed by the com? mittee in charge, consisting ot Messrs. W. M. Scott, chairman; R. T. Brown and J. A. McKnight and the order for march was given shortly after four o'clock, the time scheduled for the \ parade to begin. The parade was headed by the Sum ter Band which gave some splendid music as it marched up the street. Next came the people of Sumter, with Messrs. R. I. Manning, T. B. Fr?ser, S. H. FMmunds and Bur tow Walsh leading the line, and with them many of the delegates to the Sunday School Convention. Then came the Lee coun? ty representation with their banner, more than fifty being present from Sumter's sister county to join in the religious demonstration. Hartsville, and Darlington followed with numer? ous representatives from Darlington county, Marlboro representatives bear? ing a banner "The Men of Marlboro Will Stand by the Bible," also joined in the line of march. The Boy Scouts followed the men in the line and with them were many of the small boy3 of the city, not attached to the Boy Scouts. Game Cock Troop came first with more than a hundred in line and following them was the troop from Columbia, wih fifty boys in their ranks. Coming at the end of the pro? cession were many of the high school boys of the city, all of them carrying Sumter pennants. The line marched up Main Street to Calhoun turned up to Washington and thence down to the graded school green where the men and boys gath? ered, with those already assembled j there, around the band stand from duced, hut declined to give his ad : dread which was postponed from the day previous. a a a A resolution of gratification was passed at the action of the State in refusing the publication of further liquor advertisements in its colt mns. * * * A roll call was taken of the coun? ties and a report received from each bo that those which had attained the highest degree of cfllieeney might he awarded banners at the Friday nig lit session. nee The report of the enrollment com? mittee showed 2?i!> delegates from 178 schools. e a e The treasurer's report was received. * * * The report of the auditing commit? tee commending the treasurer In the fidelity with which he performed his duties was adopted. e m e The Invitation presented by Mr. Cullen Sullivan ol Anderson, for the convention to meet In that city nexl year was accepted with a lug major? ity. J. T. Fain, of Roch Hill, also ex? tended an Invitation for the conven? tion to meet in Rock Hill. * e * The report of the nominating com? mittee was adopted with enthusiasm. * * * The repot t of the resolutions com mit lee W as adopted e ? * Mr, I'earce called attention for the necessity of adequate naming in the work, calling attention to the training . hnol * t I .abe ?leno* s, W> (which Dr. Mitchell delivered his dress. Dr. Mitchell was introduced h j Hev. J. B. Green of Qreenwoo president of the State Sunday Association. "A better column was ne> ed than that formed here rax r, ' said Dr. Mitchell his address, lie spoke of sources of the country, * country ha.s nothing to k as these last. The peop. be? ginning upon the appreciate and use of them. The country has nothing to fear from foreign foe. But there is bj danger the country has to fear. If the country fails it will he because of lack of character and the condemna? tion will be of God." The speaker said that the significance of the pa? rade was in the fact that the men saw the necessity of teaching their children in the Sunday School. The speaker referred to the good work which was being done by the Boy Scouts and the Camp Fire Girls and hoped that these organizations would last long and prosper and spread over the whole world. It was through them that all of the social charms would be closed, not through the men and women. It was only by putting into this chasm the best of the nation, her boys and girls that it could ever be closed. The function of the Sunday School was the biggest of any organization in the world today it was the largest field of usefulness, for it was there that the minds of the children were i moulded* it was there that the es? sentials of Christianity must be taught. "Time brings changes," said the speak? er," but there is one thing that will never change, which will last as long as the world, and that was the personality of Jesus Christ and the greet message which he came to pro? claim." The fruits of the Sunday I Schoolwork today will not be seen for j a quarter of a century, but a glorious , harvest will be seen then. The speaker said that he believed in the Big Four, the "Bible School, the i Public Road, the Public Library and the Public. "Christianity is not a science, it it not a book, it is not a philosophy, but It is the life of Christ reproduced in other lives." Jesus always referred to the truth as a seed, something that had life in itself, something which Was filled with dynamic power, thus it was with the Sunday School, it should be the seed which gives life to Christianity in the State, the Church and the people. Dr. Mitchell's address was heartily applauded by his large audience. 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Five years age I began using Cham? berlains Liniment and in two months l p is well and have not suffered with rheumatism since." For Sale by all dealers.?Ad Vt, 1 . GeOe H. Hurst CNDFRTAKER AND 1 MRALMF.R. Prompt attention to day or night calls. AT OLD J. D. CRA1U STAND, 20* N. Main Street. Day Phoae .%*?. Night Phone 201.