Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-03-05
THE COMMENCEMENT.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION Al
NIVERSARY IN ASRURY H..
E.CHURCH LAST NIGHT.

The sunday school union annlver
sary was held in Asbury M. E church
last evening, and almost every avail
able space was filed before the hour an
nounced for the opening. The pulpit
has been removed, and platform
built, extending over the rail OF the
altar, for the accommodation Of thu
which opened this morn
ing.
The Rsv. W. Fl. Hutchin presided,
and the services commenced with ring
ing, "Oh, for . Thousand Tongues 10
Sing" followed with prayer by the
Rev. g. w. Prettyman. The hymn
commencing, "Ths StarrJ Firmament
on High" was then sung.
The Rev. William i. Robinson WAS
on the program as the first
speaker, but a. he had been calIe..
home by sickness in his family his
place was taken by the Rev. j. II. Vim
cent, ID. D., who 81 marked az the
second speaker Oh the program.
He opened his remarks by saying
that we are now living in the bright
light Of the nineteenth century, and
this fact cjuld be seen daily in the
al yauces made by mankind. .
Lie thought ideas were more power
full than weapons, and nothing could bs
done in the way Of changing, or educat
lug waif Of the Five Points, unless no
was removed from his evil associations,
and new ideas instilled into his mind.
The brightest boys or girls are not
always the quickest TO learn, AZ what
they learn in tlve minutes they gener.
al y forget in ten. 1t seems that teach
ers fail TO understand that the dull,
plodding scholar was frequently the
best and the one who took time and
long study to acquire an education, is
frequently the one that will achieve the
most and wear q crown.
People in this nineteenth century
taught cher chi dren to read, to write
aud spell hard words, mathematics,
Latin, Greek, and alter a while, when
they get a little older, send ioi a revi.
valist to get them Converte.l.v
He cOntended that the great educa-
tional points Of the nineteenth century
had been anticipated by God himself,
in the time when he took Moses up in
TO Mount S!nia. He thought it would
be a good idea in this age il home was
made responsible for ne moral train
ing of children.
Some people would not commence
the training Of sheir children because
they think they are too young, an
when you BEE them again in ii few
wears, they will tell you they cannot
train them, as they are too old.
He told Of q woman WHO commenced
the training Of her babe wheu it was
but a few months ola. When the child
would show evidences Of bad temper,
She would place her arm around it and
lraw it gently, but firmly, to her. As
t grew older the strength of the squeeze
was increased, until long before it nm
lerstood the English language,it it under
stood and obeyed the American grip.
The church needed in this age y sys.
tenn of education and culture that was
dedicated TO God and c0nstcrated by
,he cross; all min listers should be teach
.rs, and the songs IN our Sunday schools
should be worship, and not tn vigma-
role that in SOM etnes sui z about the
golden rafGers in the great hereafter.
r.. Gl,..i .l.,l,,
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il ,hi,n ny nnI "n" h"". h" Il, .hnr.h
i"an ra;ns san ;f.s 'o,oYA haI nn, " a"tsd ~ ~,
lmiahle.
He gave mum orous description OF
'he ordinary church soclacie az IL Is
generally Conducted, and sal tiiat atter
N evening spent III the lrvtst k'lli of
way, the doxology would % sung, tno
'enediclion pronounced, ana every BODY
% home thinking what good ,inie
{ ,L.v wnult have rem lined Mt home
He thought it would be well for those
laving parlors 10 consecrats tnea to
he church, and let them be open night
n 30 in each week fJr the Sunday school
'onng wonen W Of tbs M eburnI MANY Of
,hn'h have M homes and let them feel