The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-09-12
Port DeDOSit Rocks.

The Port Deposit Prcsby terrain Church
will be re-opencd for public worship next
Sabbath week, the Goth inst. The ser
mon will be preached by Rev. A. \.
Hodge, d. d., L. L. D., of Princeton
Theological Seminary. DR.. Hodge having
been pastor of West Nottingham Presby-
terrain Church about thirty years ago
will be welcomed to the vicinity of his
former labors b. members of those who
sat under his preaching in that former
time. The music on the occasion Will
be appropriate and attractive. The Port
Deposit Church has been repaired, re-
painted and refitted generally and is now
one of the handsomest editices in the
bounds of the New Castle Pres5ytery.
The funeral of Dr.. Rowland, whose
o .ituary notice appears elsewhere in TIE
WING, took place at Port Deposit on
Wednesday, the OH of September. After
the solemn and impressive services, which
were conducted by Rev's. Gayier, Squier
and Conway, the interment took place at
West Nottingham cemetery. The homo
rary pail bearers were Dir. Cromwell,
DR.. lamar, DR.. BOWMAN, DR.. Virden,
DIR. Shene and DR.. Gillespie. The active
pail bearers were S. r. Calson, George
Christie, A. r. Magraw, G.. Mccullough,
J. NJ. McClenehan, F. S. Everist. Like
the life of DR.. Rowland, his funeral cere-
monies throughout were of a beautiful
and gentle nature, the words Of the
speaker touching and eloquet and the
grief of all if not loudly demonstrative
at least sincere and beautiful.
The Teachers Association of the 9th,
school building at Port Deposit, last
Saturday.
The meeting was called to order at .
p. NJ, by the president Mr.. +. 5. Everist
aud opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Squier. The secretary not being present,
upon motion of Mr.. Squier, Mr.. o. o.
Saylor was elected secretary pro TEN.
Under the head of new business was
the election of officers for the ensuing
year, which resulted as follows: Mr.. f.
S. Everist, president; Mr. S. j. Tam
many, vice president; Mr.. o. O. Saylor,
secretay. The following executive com
mittee was elected: Miss ii. louisa
Owens and Mr.. E. S Quigley from the
Sixth district, Mr.. V. ii. Watts and Mr..
J. l.. Crothers from tie Eighth district,
and Miss Sidney J. Heckart and Miss
Emma Wilson from the Seventh district.
The question, Would compulsory
system of education be beneficial to the
public schools of Cecil county" was de-
bated. Rev. Mr.. Conway aud Mr.. O. o.
Savior spoke on the affirmative and Rev.
Mr. Squier, Mr.. Z. S. Quigley and B. r.
Hanna on the negative. Upon motion Of
Mr.. Tammany the question was post
poned until the next meeting, so that
teachers might have time to prepare for
a more lengthy discussion of it.
Miss Owens then asked the teachers
the following question: eff you had more
classes in your school than could hear dur
ing school hours, what would you do?'
The object of the question was to make Il
move toward having the law relating to
the appointment of assistant teachers,
modified. Remarks were made upon it
by Messrs. Tammany, Watts, Hanna and
SaylOf.
The following is the program for the
next meeting: Select readers, Miss
Emma Brown and Mr.. b. II. Hanna; es-
say by Mr.. j. j. Hanna; referred to Mr..
J, L. Crothers. "If the sum of the angles
of polygon is As right angles, find the
number of sdes;" to Miss Annie Quinn,
sWhat are oranges worth dozen, if hy
buying Is more for dollar, the price
would be lowered cents a dozep;" to
Mr.. o. o. Saylor, "The sun is nearer the
earth in Winter than in Summer-Why
is it not warmer" Question for discus
sion, Would compulsory system of
education be beneficial to the public
schools of Cecil county?" Disputants;
Rev. John Squier, f. S. Quigley, J. J.
Hanna, o. o. Saylor and J. l.. Crothers.
The association then adjourned to
meet the FIRST Saturday in October.