Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-10-01
Ns. 315 Market Street. Wilmington, Delaware
MONDAY MORNING. OCTOBER /, 1866.

| PR0CEE OINGS OF THE SABBATH SCHOo
Convention for Nep Castle County, held i
Graee NJ Il. Church, Hitmington, Sept. an
and 2sth, 1866.
FIRST DAY--The delegates assembled in til
Sabbath School room, at II O'Clock, A. NJ. an,
organized temporarily, by appointing s. NJ
Harrington, ESD, Chairman, and VIM H Bill
lany, Secretary.
After singing the hymn "Hear the royal proc
| lamation," prayer WAS offered by Rev. DAME
George. The chairman, after Il neat and ap
proprate speech, announced the Convention
ready for business
The meeting then proceeded TO make, through
it's chairman, the following committees, viz:
On Permanent Orgauzition-Rev. Thos, l.
Poulson, Fl. NJ. Rile, j. X. KirkmRn, A. G. Co
and Il. N. Moore.
| Ga Business-W. n. Foulk, J. F. William
son, aad Or. b. +. Chatham.
On Oreientials--B. II. Loomis, Rev. Danie
George VIM s Moore, and J. H. Appleby.
On motion, such members o the Conimitte
OF Arrangements for this Convention who wei'
not elected delegates, were admitted as ex
oticio delegates.
Convention adjourned to meet in the Lecture
room OF the Church, at 2 o'clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON The Convention resumed its
sitting at o'clock, and opened by singing the
hymn "Dolightlnl work, young souls 10 win,
and with prayer by Rev. j d. Curtis.
The chairman s. NJ. Harrington, Esq, then
delivered an eloquent address OF welcome tc
the delegates, which wac responded to in theiI
behalf, by Rev. Thomas l.. Poulson.
The reports Of the committees appointed this
morning were called for, and given as follows:
The Committee on Credentials announce /
the delegates very much as we gave th EN- in
our last issue.
On Permanent Organization, for President
John y Williamson, Esq; Vice Presidents, Jos
Pyle j. L. Sharp Amos n. d avideon, and r.
j. Morrow; Secretaries, DR.. B. +. Chatham, W
ii. BillAny aud B. II. LOOMS.
The foregoing reports were adopted and the
! committees discharged.
The officers assumed their respective places
after which an appropriate inaugural was de
livered by the chairman.
The Committee on Business reported an ad
dress by R. q. Paraee, ESQ.,, of New York, cen.
tenary gathering Of children nj Institute Hall
in the evening, and for Friday, the following
order Of business, viz
|. Should unconverled Teachers be en-
ployed2
2, What are the Pa,tor's relations TO the
Sunday Schoolr
8 How shall the older scholars be retainedi
4. The best mode Of teaching Bible Glasses
b. What are Parents relations to Sunday
Schools, and the best means of interesting
them
6. The best mode of training Teachers
z. Social entertainments for Sunday Schools
s. The wants and difficulties OF any School
represented in the Convention.
9. Reports from Sunday Schools throughout
the County upon the following pointa: General
condition, prospects and success; General plan
and order; Date Of organization; No. Of schol-
ar5; No. OF teachers; No. of scholars who are
oh IA mn No Al pIa No nj
scholars in Bible classes Usual exercises oi
| the school; Condition of the Library No. Of
books how distributed to scholars average
number taken out monthly; measures adopted
| to increase the number OF scholars measures
taken to convert scholars; general suggestions
wants OF your school.
EvEEISG-PurJuant TO announcement the
| largo Hall OF the Institute was thronged to
| overtiowiug by the teachers and child en- o
| the sabbath Schools OF the city, at "a o'clock
| upua the platform were seated the officer:
! aud delegates TO the Convention, The spee,a.
! Gle OF two thousand bright, happy iaces, while
/ their yoCe9 united in the singing OF the sir ing
| melodies of Inc Sabbath Schools, and led by
| that prince of singing and good lelows, H. +.
| Pickles, $50 was magnificent aud exhiarating
| in the extreme. 1t WAS decidedly the greatest
l meeting of children ever held 10 this city Ad-
| dresses were delivered by r. q. Pardee, ESQ
ol new lorki heV hr. FURY anu rev. lhos
l.. Poulson, of Delaware City, and the Presden
| of the Convent N, j. F. Williamson, who alsC
! presided upon this occasion.
At 10 O'Clock the vast assemblage dispersed
after sing Ig "The..3ta: Spanglel Banner" aat
\ benediction by Rev. s. Il. Gillngham IN.
FRiDAY.-This day was taken up by an ad-
dress by R. G. Pardee, Ess and the discussion
| OF the several questions in the order in which
they came in the foregoing report OF the rom.
| mittee on business.
The Con 'ontion closed its del iberalions by
| spirited Sunday School experience meeting il
the evening, at Asbury NJ u. Church.