Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-09
The sunday schooI Institute.

TIE OPENING LAST NIGHT AT THE WEST pREsBT-
TEBIAN CHURCH.
The fourth regular meeting Of the SUNDAY
School Institute Of the Northern Division OF
the New Castle Prssbytery opened at y O'Clock
last evening in the West Presbyterian Church,
W. Il. Purnell, L. l.. D., President OF the Della
ware College, presiding. The audience consist
ed principally Of delegates from the churches
and Sunday Schools in New Castle, Cecil and
Kent counties, and though not large was car
nest, attentive and appreciatiye. The devotion
al exercises, which consisted of singing, reading
portion of the scriptures aud prayer, wore COM
Quoted by Rev. j. Henry Johns.
| Rev. j. M p. OTIS, in a brief manner and
with few pithy well tuned remarks welcomed
the delegates to the City and hoped that their
| attendance at the Institute would prove
| beneficial, and ihclte all with n
a renewed interest for Sunday School work He
| thought the Sunday School had tile same divine
authority as the pulpit, and recognizing the
/ Sunday School we are only giving back TO what
| was done hundreds OF years ago. Our Lord Je-
sus was first scholar in the temple then
teacher and then preacher Of his own gospel.
J. Bennett Tyler, Esq, was then introduced
and addressed the Institute on ''The Sunday
School as Spiritual Force IL was not to sup
plant the Church he said, nor AN auxiliary, but
! part of-an arm of-the church. Here We
/ must look for our teachers, citizens, preachers
and rulers. Some people have an idea that the
study OF the Bible is for children. He would
| rule out Of the sunday School everything but the
solid study Of the Bible rule out all the popular
tableau1 with which our schools are ailct-
ed; rule ont light theatrical performances.
and he would rule in the solid study and
pure love of the Bible rule IN the singing Of the
grand old hymns of the church. Our schools
should be for Bible study alone. He would rule
out the ambition of the boys to wear stove pipe
lat, and OF the girls to love ribbons, futbe-
lows and bows We make our homes attractive,
aud should the Sunday School room be made
| attractive. The best room in tue church should
be used for the Sunday School The SUNDAY
school should be supported by the church, and
the privilege of the teacher to educate yonr
children aud then paying the expenses should he
modified
The speaker WAS very severe on the literature
OF the library, two thirds of which should be
committed TO the flames. The scholars shouid
be educated to the reading OF solid literature
We need more efficient teachers who have q
greater religious faith in the conversion of chill
dren. Het tthen dwelt with considerable length
and eloguence upon the influence of home and
spiritual guidance Of the MOTHER which was al
important to a religious training
After singing the l043 hymn, the Rev. John
Squier was introduced and addressed the Insti
tute on tine Course Of Study for Sunday Schoo
Teachers" His lecture was able aud eloquent
showing the Importance OF teachers being pro
perly trained for the work. as no ono coul
teach properly that Of winch they had but limit
ed knowledge. He thought teachers relied to
much on biography and not enough on true Bi
BILE force.
After the benediction by Rev. W. W. Heber
ton, the Institute adjourned, but will continu
throughout Wednesday and close in the evening
The exercises are interesting, and the session
should be attended by all who desire tohaye eu
arged ideas in regard to Sunday School work
The LICENSE APPLICATIONS The application
for liquor license were taken up for considers
ton by the Court at New Castle, last evening
but not concluded, and the action Of the Coul
10 not accessible for this SEASON. telegrar
from New Castle at noon states the impoaslbil
| lv of obtaining thu LIT for mn hl.catinn tn-dar