Daily Republican., 1888-04-12
rhe SUNDAY sohoo, uonv,,,,on

Iuo ettoEnOOu bebbtOu OF the BtatO
Sunday S1hool Convention was opsned
ct 2 O'clock yesterday, with service OF
sonR and prayer. after which the Rev.
Dr. Cook, Of the Second Baptist Church,
read y selection OF scripture. President
Pyle called tho mestlne to order, aud
the following executive committee,
oonslstlpg of hve from each county, was
appointer;
From New Castle-Henry O Jones,
o. II. Cautwell, Daniel r. Anderson, /,
Moses B. 10 awoett aud William A. Rey.
nolds.
From Kant-Tho Rtv. W. q. Robin
son, j. E Carroll, Aubrey Vaudervser,
e. Howard Johnson aud George NJ
Jones.
From sufsrx-r. @ Elliott, 8. X.
slemons, 7. N William, Mias Matte
boyoa and NJ. II German.
Alfred Gawthrop, W. Lee Cannon
and Charles Baird were placed on the
nnance committee, asd Henry r. Skin
| ner, Thomas MoOorkle and 8 Kerr
elemons made up the comm l.tee on
comm unics.lous.
| Tho meetlng Wal then addressed by
WilliaLa Il Crosby, supsrin ,end6Lt 0i
the Central Presbytortnn Church, on
the Benefits Derived from OrRanlEa
tiou." He was followed by Z Payson
Porter, statistical secretary of tbs In.
tsrpational Sunday School Con yentlon
Who sroko on "orgariEatlou outside Of
Delaware"
Rev. J. W. =. Boothe, D. D., Of th,
I Delaware Avenue Baptist Church
spoke on Home Study OF the Lesson,
land tte Rev. Lafayette Marks, D. ID
LOT the Hanover Presby t@ian Church
Imads On eloquent address on HON,
missionary Work " Addresses were
.alfo made BY several delesAt,s, WI,
urged the Importance OF encouraQlup
Iyorp9 n en- who heem fitted for mission
work The method OF organized Sun
day s1hool work In Halifax, N. 8 was
tdesoribed by Jonathan Parsons Of thal
Ipltcs. siter which q collection Wn.
taken up by order of the president. A
delegate stated that in the last report Of
the International Convention, held ut
Ohioaso last june, Delaware was cred
tied With az Prot.stsnt Sunday rchoola
with ~ 706 Scholar, 2.913, teachers total
o,6l9 Tho afternoon session OF the
convention Ehen adjourned.
The evening sesBion was opeued with
. servics of song, after whion the preHi
tdent introduced William A. Baker,
superlntendent Mt of the M Mary land Sunday
School Union, Frank Wood and g. b.
Crane OF the same. Tie gentlemen
ross and bowel their respects u III.
COZ ventloB.
The Rev. Bsnjsmln T. Raley, Of the
U. A. II. q. OhuIoh, made q short
tprsysr, and the Rsv. j. l. E.tlin read
portion Of the 5sh chspter OF Mat
thew.
A 500 was tuug by Professor
Sweeney, after which j. Howard Ssal
of PhiiadelphiR, delivered An addtest
on the Beat Methods OF Preserving
IOrfer," The Rev. II. y. Adams " d
to have spohen on "AJult soho,art-
How to retain thsm," bat as he was
absens The subj ct was discussed by
Professor W. A. Reynolds. Rem arka
Ton the aame subject were also made by
DR. B1othe, nfter which the meeting
adjourned uBtil this morning.
The cjI vention opened as O'Clock
this m lrntng with service OF song
fol owed With prayer aud Bible resdln-
Mr.. Alfred Gaw.brop spoke on the
"Bene6t of International Lessons, "aud
was followed by Mf. Charles B4ird,
who discussed the Sutstion, "Are Sun
day School Libraries Beneficial" Mr..
a. w Ewing spoke on "lhe sab5a h
School World" and the meeting nd =
jourDed At II o'clock until = O'Clock
this afternoon.