Smyrna times., 1871-10-25
Sunday School Normal Institutes.

One of the most important movements IN
behalf Of Sunday Schools in this State were the
Sunday School Institutes which commenced
at Milford on Monday week and closed at
Middletown yesterday These Institutes or
Associations were held under the auspices OF
Rev. j. S. Ostrander, Of New York, General
Agent of the NJ. E. Sunday School Union,
whose object is to establish more systematic,
thorough and entertaining regime in Sunday
School work OF the Methodist denominations
MILFORD.
| The Milford Institutes, held on Monday and
Tuesday, 10th and 18th inst, were OF most
interesting character, and drew together large
audiences, composed of representatives from
all the denominations Of the town. Rev. Mr..
Stubbs, the pastor presided, aAd X. ID. Hot
| feckcr was chosen secretary.
Delegates were present from Smyrna, Wyom-
ing, Camden, Frederick, Canterbury, FELTON,,
Harrington, Pennington, Georgetown, Lewes,
Blackwater, and other places i'll this State aud
Maryland.
The Presbyterian Sunday School Joined the
NJ f. School aud took part in the exercises
with their pastor, Rev. Mr.. Mallory. On
Monday afternoon Our Sunday School
: Wants," was presented in a well written
2 address by Rev Il. II. Davis, followed by
voluntary remarks on the same topic by Revs.
Clymer, Warner, Crouch, StubbS, Brereton
: aud Mallory Sunday School ofhcers-thelr
relations and responsibilities, was presented
on "How Home may aid the Sunday School,
= and VIM. r. Lord, Esq, Of Milford, on : Tac
in Teaching.
/ On Tuesday the first topic was SUNDAY
l. School Teachers Vistations-how and whyY
by Rev. j. S. Ostrander Rev. j. f. Clyme
n Of Smyrna next gave an . Infant Glass Exer
4. else . with 2j young scholars. " lllustratiyv
Telching, was presented by Mr.. Ostrander. VIII
0 showed that by verbal methods, parallels, vis
er BILE illustrations &c, the attention OF the Schol
may be engaged while the truths Of the lesSO
n. may be Impressed on his heart Drill exercis
Is on the black board by the conductor with lllu!
no trations in teaching history, archaeology, chrC
nOlOgy. &c, from "a number OF large Orlentj
pictures was next introduced. The audicnC
ys was divided into six classes with the fJllOwin
lis teachers: Revs. Stub5s, Tomkinson, Brow
on and Clymer, and Mrs. Hannah NJ. Davis
Dover, and Miss Emma j. Piper Of Wyomln
The lesson, Matt. II ch. first five verses, whiC
lst they were given % minutes to study aft
a which each teacher stated his manner or line
thought in going through the lesson. On cri
no cisms being called for on the teachers by Il
he scholar, Revs. Il. II. Davis, POulson, MallOr
Ill DR.. VIM. IT, Collins and f. NJ. Stevenso
Esq. responded. Other questions relating
ri the Sunday School work were discussed
,rd Revs. Clymer, Pouson, and others. Mr.
ing Crouch, Of Dover, an old veteran, in a ShC
address, declared himself as belonging
- Young America hereafter. Mr. Ostrand
on, closed the Institutes Tuesday evening, a
lug charmed the packed audience with his 9
M II' uucnce and thought A feature of no lit
iu- attraction was :he singing by the choir a
and children. Mr. John g. Robinson, of Ba
'ok more, rendered very efficient help in this
ook partment, and Miss Fannie Morris, Of Camd
In sang your mission" or the last evening
mt sweetly that the congregation could scare
restrain applause.
lee sEAFoRD
his The Institutes h held at Seaford on Thurst
on and Friday were a great success. Do: ches
ago county, Md, sent up sixty Delegates and tho
with the attendance from Seaiord, Laurel 4
ila., filed the church to oyerfowlng at every M
this ing. The people seemed enthusiastic
eek, the Sunday School interests have appareT
rous taken a considerable step forward. The act
clerical participants there were Rovs Bro
,wn, Gregg, Buoy, Williams, England Mann,
rec Burkalow, Hinson, Mclntyre and Nel'
den, The unanimous feeling was 10 make u
was Institutes a permanent thing and comml
was appointed consisting Of TbOs +. lila
ot = mersy, Esq, and Revs. &. W. Buoy and
IT, NJ Williams to make arrangements tor a m
WI ing at the next annual Conference to be
s.;on at Laurel
NJ L. TRACT SOcIETY-The Tract Soc
ming. of the NJ. +. Church will celebrate its ami
shot sary, in Wilmington, onSunday next. Ser
I'd he will be held in the different Churches in
sup morning as follows: g
Asbury-Rev. Daniel Wise, D. D., Of
lnbia York.
,pm,SH ,pproS st. Paul's-Rev D. H. Ela East Greenv
year. IT, D. II Mi. n n T
burgh, Pa.
Grace-Rev. d. w. Bartine, D. D., Jt
@ uSse1 * City.
t tho rosso., 49,
,ming Rroyndvw;ne-Rev. Henry M. Simpson,
sey City.
um of In the afternoon, at 8 p. M, Tract 20
gamy. ence Meeting VIII assemDse s1 Ine Ups
rump Zion Church, and q platform ~ nlees"s, @ 81,
wife TO which Hon. Chancellor ~ M. Dates bales WIN
iesdsy side, will be held at urace Oh"foh' "