Evening journal., 1888-11-15
LAST EDITION
SUNDAY SCH OoLs MEET.

Between forty and fifty delegates
gathered in West Presbyterian Church
this morning TO attend the convention of
New Castle County Sunday schools. The
very unproptious weather of the morn
ing made the prospects of q successful
convention dubious, but the session was
opened with an inspiring service Of song
accompanied by the fine music Of West
Chulch pipe organ and led by Profess
sor Sweeney prayer by Rev. A. n. Keig
win, and reading of the scriptures by
Rev. @. G. Buddington, and the dele
gates took heart. A number of delegates
from outside Of the city were present and
during The morning others from the city
and country Kept dropping in until the
attendance numbered about one hun
bred
W. Il Crosby, president of the New
Castle County Association, called the con
vention to order at 8. 30 o'clock. A mo
ton 10 adjourn until more propitious
day, received no second and was met with
such opposition that it was withdrawn.
The calling of the roll and election of the
committee on credentials was postponed
until later in the morning.
w. =. Hawkins, secretary of the ex-
ecutige committee and secretary Of the
convention read the records Of the or.
ganizatlon Of the association at the state
Sunday school convention held i'll Han
over church last April. The minutes of
the meetings of the executive committee
and officers last May, at which the
arrangements for the convention were
made, were also read. They were all
approved.
AT this point the Rev. A. n Keigwin,
pastor Of West Church, welcomed the
delegates to the church in the name of
the trustees session and congregation
of West Church. In his address Mr..
keigwin referred to the good of unde-
nommational gatherings and to church
union
President Crosby responded in an earn
est eloquent address, in which he spoke
specially Of the good of such conventions
to the Sunday school teachers.
After the singing of another hymn and
the chanting Of the Lords Prayer, the
president appointed the committees on
com nunications and resolutions as fol-
lows: esolutions-Professor w. A. Rev
mol 5, Rev o. 6. Buddington, A. 6. Cox,
howard T. Wallace, Miss Madge Hilles
and Mrs r. p. Johnson. Communica-
tions-IOseph Pyle, G. H. Cantwell, d.
w Harlan, Mrs A. B. Gillespie and Mrs
F. c. Dill On motion of Joseph Pyle
the executive committee and officers Of
the association were made members of
the associations
The first topic, THE Aim Of the Sunday
Schocl was then taken up and an address
made NJ the subject by oseph Pyle, su-
pernienient Of st. Pauls NJ. E. Sunday
school After detailing the various aims
OF the Sunday school from different
points # view. Mr.. Pyle confined himself
m 2 ha . rr-t ~, .I.s
The grand system of international les
sons, music etc, were means, the true
object being the conversion Of the schol-
airs 70 Christ. The whole matter was
summed NIP in the sentence "Our whole
school for Jesus
Messrs. w. A. Reynolds, Charles
Baird Solomon Jersey, D. w. Harlan,
Joseph Pyle and lady delegate discussed
the subject briefly and intelligently,
bringing out all points Of view.
The next subject taken up was: "The
Importance of Systematic Giving to the
Cause of Missions Rev. A. n. Keigwin
addressed the convention on this subject.
He spoke of the constitutional opposition
of people to taxes of all
kinds whether just or not, and
the difference between this and voluntary
contributions, which do not violate the
same principle. The speaker asserted
that the proportion of contributions to
the church is continually on the increase.
and is now p per centum Of the income
of the christian people. We cannot real
ize what the demand upon the Christian
Church for missions will be ten years
from now, aud we must
{, raise the money Systematically.
A definite WORD requires definite expend-
ures and there is Il definite work to do
and it requires systematic giving. Mr.
Keigwin aid nos believe that any man
would prosper in business unless he gave
systematically to the Lord
Messrs. William 4. Morris. Rev. O. G.
Buddington and w. X. Crosby made
brief addresses on the subject. which
they considered NEST important one.
At II. 30 o'clock the next subject. us
it Beneficial TO Provide Entertainment
for Sunday Schools, was taken up. and
the convention listened TO the reading Of
a brief paper on the subject bv Henry c.
Downward Of Grace III. r. Church. He
took the ground that it was impossible to
arrange entertainments that would
compare artistically and in perfection
with those arranged by professionals.
Entertainments are for the most part
beneficial, but they should in all cases
conform to the object of the Sunday
school, and not conflict with its work.
Such entertainments as sociable. literary
entertainments qnnppra fairs ofc ora