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The "Wesley" Bible Class is the inleed Bible class of the Methodise ?aal Church. South. In order to ilsh it from other denomins msl classes, such as the "Berean." >lls," of the Southern Baptist lurch, and ethers of other church Tha name "Wesley" was given to to honor of ?lohn Wesley, the foil mi? ttle church. The adult Bible department of the church was established by the general conference met in Ashevllle In 1910. Dr. l>. Bulla, of the Hultlmc re con? ference wss elected superintendent of adelt Bib It class department and upon Irls duties in December teat year. During his admlnlstra more than S.000 classes have been deed In the church, and the most table development of *hn work new taking place. ?v* TdinU tent I Is a providential uiyejGj^that done much In reaching, awdng holding men and women oiftthe a. of brinilng them Into a Interest with the Ideals, Work of the church, of aft >rdl inspiration, and enthus*^ i of bringing them into a closer with each other; of fur that fraternity of spirit that too often found only In the teenier organlsat ons of the day. The first Wesley Bible class of the teeth Carolina conference was organ at Bethel Church, Charleston, had been other organised class In Methodist churches, but these been Baraca or some other inde r.t classes. When the Wesley class department of the church established, most of these class realised the necessity and the loy of salting win their own denoml 1 movement, though there was no demand for th.-lr disavowing their itlen with the outside movements. Of these classes have found "at " all the fellowship they needed line) are today loy Uly supporting the The csgai tsatlon of classes rapid. Tiere are nr. ore then "hundred lu he State now, and &,ttt in the entire church. tkdjtiill' eeejan^t mention Im cause of the large Of organised classes. There 'let reported U the annual con Of that year, and doting tl:o I eat pear there were 174 more organ hied, bringing the tutal number up to Slit. The next year saw a still fur tier tncrease of 191 classes. At t?. i east Federation thete were more than tit ctssaes organised, snd there are sow more than 700 in the two South Carolina conferences. The trst Federation meeting of thms classes wss formed In October. 1911. Under the leadership of Mr. J. M, Way. field ?screiary. there was a ealt sent cut over tho State nxklng for a meeting of the presiding elders, and Bible da??* mejmbers. both and women More than 400 of the representative wen and women gatheted there at the time. As a ro? of this meeting, the Federation organised, and It did much to la? the movement to greater sue ~* -ttit l'i March, 1914, the second meeting wss held agsln In Columbia, and the attendance was lsrgei* than at that first meeting. The federation had proved Its value in tho meantime, and as a result of thefte meetings, the South Carolina Wesley Bible class Federation Is placed permanently among the meetlnrs of the South Carolina Methodists. The third meeting was held In Spartanburg, July 19, 20, 21. 191K. Neatly 2,000 people attended, and nearly' a thousand registered. This third meeting placed South Carolina awaj head of anything that hud ev? er boon held In the 'whole church. The ittrongest aggregation of speakers ever Hrosght together under the aus ptcee of the Methodtat church in Soutl Carolina were heard with great deal of Interest by the sasem bled .tundreda of enthusiastic Bible class men snd women. Th? fourth meeting will be held in ftumKr, July 3-1, 191? All indica? tions are that this will be the great set meeting of sll. An exceedingly strong, stirring program has been preps red. and one of the greatest a? gregntion of n peak em ever assemble.) In the State will be heard. No pains have been spared to make this meet? ing a treat success. The practical question may be asked as to u hat vslue is the Federation. The stiswer I* essy. It Is the srent annual meeting ??f all the organised elswese, snd Is the only Stnte-wld meettni "f the Methodius In the State. The occasions sre of great value III bringing men and women to? gether 'or fellowship, for exchange of ideas, fir th*? receiving of an Inspira? tion ami a vision that will determln the wor? of the rises during ths com? ing yeai. They are mountain top ex n ? ? perlenccs from which the delegates shall return'into the valleys to tell of what great things the Lord has done and doing for the sons of men. The organized 13lble class movement has brought thousands of men and women Into vital touch with the church; it has brought them into a movement that touches them as nev? er before; that fills a long felt noed; that Is manifesting to the world that within the church Is to be found that spirit of brotherhood and practical Christianity that the world needs; that is directing the social life of the mem? bers; supplying harmless recreation and diversion Instead of turning these over to the forces of sin; that grips men with the realisation that Christ lives in and through the lives of men as H j has always done, but In a new light; that brings the father back to the church so that his example shall >e helpful In holding his boy; that grips the teen age boy and girl, and makes the class a place of Interest and profit, thus furnishing a point of con? tact and making it worth while for them to take part and become per? sonally Interested. i The#organlzed class Is not l ? e^d In Itself, but It Is of tremendous pow? er In transforming communities in bringing men and women into a more real and personal relationship to the church, and in affording an outlet for the energy of those who desire to do good but know not what to do. It Is organized Christian effort. Entire communities have been transformed by these classes, and many a burden? ed pastor has been made glad as he realised that his men were being reached, were organized, and stood ready for Christian work. PREPARING TROOPS FOR MOVE. Rapid Steps Taken to Transfer First Regiment to Bonier. Camp Moore, Styx, July L?Rapid progress was made today toward pre? paring the First regiment for en training. Seven more eompan'e?* were taken into federal service, tv.o hav lUK be*?n muttered in yesterday, and the medical examiner* under Maj. Miller, working doable shifts, han? dled men expertly but swiftly. Large quantities of clothlrg, including the new olive drab sweaters, worn on field service . -.toad of the blouse, were delivered. Among the arrivals during the day was Maj. J. C. Johnson, an inspector general of the United States army. A beginning has been made upon the process of vaccination, that of anti? typhoid Inoculation having been con? cluded in so far as the first of the three treatments is concerned. None of tho three new units lately author? ised and formed, these being the two machine gun companies and the field hospital, has yet been Inspected. The first unit of the South Carolina force to be accepted, Company K, First regiment, from Anderson, had the fur? ther distinction of being the on!y unit to pass directly into United Statea service from civil life. The other companies come In through the or? ganized militia. FRENCH TAKING PRISONERS. German Captives are AU Very Young ?Many Trendies Occupied. Paris, July 3.?The French are ap? proaching Asscvlllers, the borders of which, north and west, have been captured. Between Kstres and As srvillors the French make steady progress and many prisoners were taken. Most of tho German prison? ers are very young. Thirteen enemy balloons havo been set on tire. South of Avre river the French penetrate the German trenches. They also take enemy trenches In the Lessigny region. On the right bank of the Meuse, near Verdun, the Germans make a strong attack upon the Dam loup redoubt, which they captured, but were promptly driven out. The IV. neb are now holding the position. MILL WAREHOUSES IN SYSTEM. Mel4iurln Says Textile Concerns Find Receipts of Distinct Advantage. Columbia, July .V-John L. Mr l4iurin, State warehouse commission? er, has given out the following state? ment: "A number of cotton mill ware? houses arc being taken Into tho State warehouse system, the cotton mills finding the State receipts of distinct advantage In the money centres. The Hamer. Dillon and Maple mills ware? houses at Dillon became a part <>f tin State system on Friday with L. A. Tattim as manager. "Several other warehouses, some of them cotton mill warehouses, will be taken Into the State system the com? ing week." v-^r-r~?-? , c. p. hammon d of spartanburg head of organization for another ykar. New Officers Announced at Final Meeting* Tills Morning?I>urgo Number of Interesting Shakers? Place of Next Meeting to Be An? nounced er. From the Daily Item, July 5. The fourth annual convention of the Wesley Bible Class Federation of South Carolina adjourned this morn? ing at the close of a very interesting session and the end of a successful meeting. New officers for the ensuing year were announced at the morning session and a number of able talks were made. The executive commit? tee will announce the place of the next meeting later on. Anderson, Greenville, Columbia and Orangeburg have asked for the convention. The executive committee recom? mended the following officers for the ensuing year and their recommenda? tion was unanimously endorsed. They are: President, C. P. Hammond, Spartanburg; Vice President, Vance Brabham, Orangeburg; Secretary, F. D. Knight, Sumter; Treasurer, O. M. Heard, Anderson; Executive Commit? tee, one from each district, Anderson, S. U Princ? ; Cokesbury, E. H. Bow? ers; Columbia, H. A. Wise; Greenville, E. C. Dye; Rock Hill, J. H. Glenn; Spartanburg, It, L. Wagnon; Charles? ton, W. W. Smoak; Florence, J. F. Dudley; Kingstrcc, T. C. Kasterling; Orangeburg. J. S. Bowman; Sumter, R. D. Epps. During the morning session address? es were made by Rev. R. E. Turnip seed and Tbos. H. Tatum on "The Wesley Bible Class and Missions," "The Teacher," J. M. Way; "Reaching Men Through Wesley Bible Class Ac tivltles," M. V. Martin; Rev. D. M. McLeod; "Educational Processes in Religious Work," Rev. John W. Shack ford; "The Significance of the Adult Awakening;" Dr. Ralph W. Keeler; "Putting Energy Into the Or ganixatlon of the Wesley Bible Class," Dr. Chas D. Bulla. The addresses were Interesting and inspiring and attentively heard by an audience of several hundred persons. Trinity Church was crowded to ca? pacity last night to hear the message of Dr. Henry N. Snyder, president of Wofford college, who made a most inspiring address, calling for coop na? tion and purpose in furthering- the work of the Wesley Bible Clans. His address was listened lo attentively and seemed to strike a responsive chord in the minds of his hearers. Tuesday's Sessions. Despite a blistering hot sun the big parade of the Wesley Bible Class Federation convention was held at noon with about 50 cars and about 200 or 300 men and women participating. Big crowds of spectators lined the streets, sitting In cars and standing on the sidewalks to see the parade, among them many of the visitors who declined to participate because of the intense heat. The parade was formed at Trinity church and proceeded up Church to Hampton, to Main, disband? ing at the postofflce. At the corner of Main and Liberty streets photo gnphs of the parade were taken. The number of visitors as delegates to the convention was estimated at about 600 or 700, many of them hav? ing come through the country in cars, so that it has been practically impossible to get a correct estimate. However, the attendance at the meet? ing Tuesday morning was between 000 and 1,000, all of whom listened with interest to the numerous Inter? esting addresses which were made. Several of the addresses were strong and forceful presentations of the work of the Wesley Bible class and Its kin? dred organizations. Much good ad? vice was given and there was a great deal of instructive information and many new ideas presented which will create interest and stimulate work along the lines mentioned in the fu? ture. The afternoon session, while well attended, did not attract as large a crowd as in the morning. Inclem? ent weather conditions kept many away. The meeting Tuesday morning open? ed with devotional exercises led by Dr. U. S. Truesdale of Trinity Meth? odist church. Addresses were made by the I lev. T. W. Munnerlyn of Gray Court on "Tho Wesley Bible Class and the Country Church;" "Correlating the Church, the Home and the Sunday School to Save the 'Teen age Boy," Dr. R. K. Stack house, presiding elder Spartanburg; "Evangelism in the Wes? ley Bible class," Dr. Charles D. Bulla, superintendent Weeley Bible class tie partment, Nashville, Tenn.; "Religion in Kd neat ion," the I lev. John W. Shaekford; "The Holy Trail of the Wesley Bible Class," the Ucv. K. O, Watson. Bgmberg; "The Man in the Fog." Dr. Ralph Welles Keeler, as? sociate editor Of the Adult class pub? lications of the Methodist Kpiscopal church, Cincinnati, Ohio. The Uev. A. N. Hrunson of Spartanburg was not present and did not make the ad? dress he was scheduled for. After the morning session the pa? rade wat held and the meeting dis banded untH the afternoon, when the following speakers were heard: The I Rev. G; F. Kirby, "The Wesley Bible Class Goal for South Carolina;" H. A. Wise, "The Wesley Bible Class and the Boy;" M. W. Brabham, "The Field Secretary's Estimate of the Wesley Bible Class;" the Rev. C. E. Peele. "The Social Mission of the Wesley Class;" the Rev. G. T. Harmon, "The Men and Women of South Carolina for the Man of Galilee." Chariten Du Rant of Manning, the president of the organization, presid? ed at its meetings, and the secretary, Vance Brabham of Orangeburg kept the records of the sessions. The report of committee on resolu? tions was adopted as follows: First: First of all your committee on resolutions would record the con? viction of the great brotherhood and inspirational value of this annual gathering of the Wesley Bible class. There is a demonstrated value in such a gathering that nothing else can take the place of, and we rerommend that the annual meeting, alternately in the two South Carolina conferences, be recognized and planned for by all our presiding elders, pastors, superintend? ents, teachers and membership, that each succeeding gathering may be greater than the last in its unquestion? ed power of blessing. Second: We would express un? qualified appreciation of this meeting of the Federation in the city of Suro? ter. The attendance has been truly represntative and we believe will prove of more general inspirational value because of this than if a larger attendance from a more limited area. More units or centers of power for another year of Bible study, training for class service and active effort in Christian service we confidently be? lieve have been gained through this than by any previous gathering either of the Federation or other agency. Third: We would place on record uns.inted praise of our efficient Sun? day school secretary in having provid? ed such a splendid program and of the president and all executive officers of the Federation in carrying out this great program with such smooth? ness and attractive power. Fourth: We especially appreciate the presence among us of Dr. Ralph Keeler, associate editor adult publi? cations of the Methodist Episcopal church; Rev. John W. Shockford, superintendent teajpher training; Dr. Chas. D. Bulla, superintendent Wes? ley Rlblo' c*fiss department; Mr. J M. Wa; divisional field secretary, and Mr^jMv W. Brad ham, field secretary of the North Carolina conference, and we are greatly indebted to them for their inspiring addresses and many valued services. Fifth: We would also thank the men of our own conference for their presence and addresses so nearly ev? ery one on the, program not only being on hand, but with such unusually well prepared addresses of the highest character. Sixth: We would express our thanks and high appreciation of the unbounded hospitality of the City of Sumter for their generous financial aid in making the Federation a success, of their royal spirit of welcome by such general tasty and appropriate decoration of their beautiful city for our reception, to the various commit? tees for their valued service, to the Boy Scouts for their manly and cour? teous attention, to the pastors of our own and other churches for many courtesies. Truly from our hearts we say of Sumter "My Brother and I." Seventh: We thank the railroads for the special reduced rates given us, and thank the press of the city of Sumter, of The State of South Caro? lina, and our own church for the lib? eral space given in promoting the Federation and extending its influence. Eighth: We congratulate Spartan burg district upon having reached the high mark of 100 organized Wesley Bible Classes and suggest that this number of 100 be fixed as a goal to be reached, by each district of our two South Carolina conferences by the time of holding our next Federation meeting. Ninth: We would urge that the spirit of this great gathering breath? ed in its many utterances be carried out in every Wesley Bible class, mag? nifying Bible study as the great means of personal experience of re llglom training for our inspiration In active Christian service. While we would not recommend any particular form of service to be taken up by the Wesley Bible classes, we do record our conviction that our classes in or? ganization and as individuals be "Doers of the Word and not hearers only." Tenth: We call attention to the Wesley Biblt Class conference at Lake Juvaluska, N, C? Friday and Saturday, July 21-22 ns a great church-wide movetneint of incalculable value to the church at large, and hope that many representtalves from South Carolina may be In attendance to gain for themselves and bring back to us the Inspiration of that body of Christian workers. E. o. WATSON, For the Commute. Mr. Geo. W. Green of Turbeville ?pent the Fourth in the city. REPORT- OF THE eJONDHTOir * ? No. 10670. - Of the National Rank of Sumter, at Sumter, in the Slate of South Caro? lina, at the Close of Business, June SO, l?le. RESOURCES. 1. a Loans and discounts (except those shown on b) 2. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured. 4. Bonds, securities, etc: 4. e Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged. 6 a Subscription to stock of Federal Reserve bank.$15,000.00 b Less amount unpaid.7,500.00 7. a Value of banking house (if unencumbered . . .75,000.00 8. Furniture and fixtures. 9. Real estate owned other than banking house .. 10. Net amount due from Federal Reserve Bank. . . . 11. a Net amount due from approved reserve agents in New York, Chicago, and St. Louis. $42,801.14 b Net amount due from approved reserve agents in other reserve cities. 19,754.5*8 12. Net amount due from banks and bankers (oth? er than included in 10 or 11). 13. Exchange for clearing house. 15. a Outside checks and other cash items. $1,934.65 b Fractional currency, nickels, and cents. 612.46 16. Notes of other national banks. 19. Coin and certiilcates. $640,010.91 306.92 6,000.00 7,600.00 75,000.00 14,000.00 9,860.00 18,305.30 62,656.12 22,516.27 3,433.76 2,547.11 2,985.00 18,958.20 25. 26. 27. < 32. Total. LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in... Surplus fund. Undivided prolits. $20,251.46 Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid Dividends unpaid. Demand deposits: 33. Individual deposits subject to check. 34. Certificates of deposits due in less than 30 days 36. Cashier's checks outstanding . Total demand deposits, Items 33, 34, 36, 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40. . .293.426.63 Time deposits (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice): 41. Certificates of deposit. 43. Other time deposits. Total of Urne deposits, Items 41, 4 2, and 43.. ..149,843.85 47. a Rediscounts with Federal Reserve Bank .... 48. Bills payable, including obligations representing money borrowed. $882,979.59 $200,000.00 50,000 00 20,251.46 8,000.00 235,479.96 56,970.41 976.16 32,953.07 116,890.78 71,467.76 90,000.00 Total. $882,979.59 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, as. I, B. Manning, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge ai*d belief. g B. MANNING, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of July, 1916. R. L. Edmunds, Notary Public. Correct Attest: J. P. BOOTH, HENRY P. MOSES, DAVIS D. MOISE, Directors. BUSINESS AS pg| . I I DONE TO-DAY requires extra capital at times to secure dis? counts and keep the credit good. At such times your having a Checking Ac? count with a strong bank is helpful. This bank is strong and accommodating t o t h e safety limit?let us do business with you. The National Bank of Sumter, ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS" TAKE YOUR CHOICE. B LUD ret* NE, *" the Hobble Skirt bottle, is made from Fvults end Cereals. SATAN ET 1" tne new and celebrated Fruit Juice drink. HIRES, the genuine Root beer, Is made from Roots, Berries, Barks, etc., gathered from all parts of the globe. ALL ARE PURE AND HEALTHFUL. Sumter Bottling Works. Phone 84.