Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-17
SUNDAY-SCH0OL MEETING
SECOND ANNUAL CONTENTION A
SUCCESS.
New Castle County Association at
Newark-A Temperance DecIara-
ttOn-Other Matters of Interest 90
nday-schOOl Workers.


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Special Correspondence Gazette and Journal
| NEWARK, Oct. 11.-Nothing could have
been more successful or better conducted
than the second animal convention of the
New CASTLE County sunday-school Asso-
citation held here all day yesterday.
| The morning express train on the B. IL
| o. railroad at 9.05 O'Clock landed small
army of invading delegates from Will
mington, and later trains on the p, W.
| S b. railroad added their quota from the
lower part OF the county. Altogether
there were about 150 delegates present,
who, together with the interested friends
of the ASSOCIATION, quite filed the large
Methodist church here.
During the morning there were several
very excellent papers read, notably by
Miss Margaret Hilles Of Wilmington, on
SHOW can the temperance cause be bsst
presented to our Sunday Schools" and
by the Rev. George NJ. Hickman Of Will
mington, on Glow to improve our Sun
day school methods" Miss Hilles'
address was very straight forward and
earnest one and called forth vigorous
aud approving comment Miss Mary II.
Mothers paper on "Tsr aing the Bible
by the induction method WAS interest
ing because of the novelty OF the method
and the clearness with which it was
explained. The speakers knowledge o.
her subject was, she aaid, obtained at the
Ohsutauqua school where such system
ia in most successful uge. Solomon
Hersey in a well-prepared paper main
tanned the great importance OF the Bible
as text book. At the end of the morn
ing session the Rev. Benjamin Price Of
Wilmington with verr selt.depreciatory
and modest introduc OF himself, an
swered some of the lsitions addressed
to the convention. He did this with such
q dry humor that his interrogstors over
looked the fact that he threw no light
on their inquiries. At this point the ses-
sion ended and the out of town dele
gates went to their assigned homes to
test Newark's proverbial hospitality.
, The afternoon session was better at
tended, and opened with the report of
the committee OF resolutions as follows:
ResOlUed, That we reaflirm our position
I on the temperance question taken at our
, last convention, and call upon all Christian
workers to use every effort to break down
. and overcome the dreadful influences Of
intemperauce.
, ResoIosd, That the next convention bs
: held tho second Thursday Of October, 1890,
the place to be selected by the executive
committee.
After prayer and reading of the scrip
tures, there was q spiritad and intelligent
. address upon Glow to hold young men
! in tho Sunday. school," by the Rev. j. 8.
! Malone of Newark. He thought this was
) problem which was as important, and
! which merited as much careful study
Q with teachers as any theme yet discussed.
: The Sunday. school was mighty force,
= and to be at all effective it must exert lite
influences on the youths of the land. He
? made strong appeal to parents to bring
5 their children up to love their Sunday
: schools, and he knew Of no condemnation
Y too atrong for the parents who neglected
:, this eseas and sacred duty. Short re-
u marks were made on the above address
. by CHARLES Baird, Joseph Pyle, and the
: lSv. B. Price.
: well and carefully written paper by
i the Rev. Moses Heath of Wilmington,
r upon "The Sunday-school library" came
next upon the programme. He dcpreci-
y atsd and condemned the presence in
: Sabbath-school libraries OF unfit and
hastily selected books. lie advocated
4 strict truth instead Of abBurd fiction,
Is saying that church library should be a
reservoir of truth, purity and knowledge.
The Raw. Il. 1. Watkins in his address
upon "How to improve the quality Of
II teaching" did nct deny the fact that
"a there was vast room for improvement
d over the current and ordinary methods
10 OF teaching. In the first plaoe he called
,s for more sincerity, more fitness, more
y godliness in teachers, wLo should be
). selected with eltreme care for their holy
10 mission. 70 be merely pleasant, afable
9. and entertaining was not alone enough.
Is Teachers should guide their pupils
in every day life as we'll as
in the pursuit of knowledge. They
nl,a . ha Nd ctr 10Th
ae ened with religious fervor. Remarks
to were made on the pepper by Charles
H. Baird, Joseph Pyle, w. Il. Foulk, j. s.
IN Trotter, FL. 8. Goldey, W. X. Crosby
I'd and MIR. Malone. The latter thought
re that before there could be disorimina-
Id tion there must be an abundance Of
at ready and anxious teachers. This, he
D. admitted, was not the case In his school,
MIR. Goldey insisted that there should be
a aympathetic chord-a bond of union
and fellow feeling between teacher and
~ pupil. With a few other addresses the
ct afternoon session closed.
H. The evening exerciBes were opened will
il reading of the Bible by the Rev. Nei
ne Mcleod and prayer by the Rev. Mr..
lg Watkins. The fenture of the evening
u. was the animated address of the Rev. L.
to E. Barrett of Wilmington, on 'The mis-
w sion Of the Sunday. school," which was
,y aitentively listened to. Remarks Of 6
congfatulatory character on the success
Of the convention and the hospitality o
Newark people were made by the Rev
he Mr.. Browne, David j. Murphey, William
Oh Fl. Foulk, the Rev. Mr. Malone, Eli Men
Il. dinhall H. s. Goldey, solomon HeEsey
lot W. X. Crosby, the Rev. Mr. Mcleod anG
ad others. All of the Newark speakers cor
re daily invited the association to conysn,
ne soon again in Newark. Resolutions o.
re thanks to Newark people and all thos;
ar who contributed to the success of tht
ce meeting we're passed and after the bene
diction the delegates left on the 9.35 p
m. train for their homes.
During the sessions the proceeding
ma were eniivened with interpolated services
Dr. of song by Prof. John II. sweeney O
ral Hyatt's Military Academy at Chester
tie He is also musical director in Postmaster
10 general Wanameker's pet Sunday -schoo
On Of Bethany, in Philadelphia, and took
he occasion very frequently during the seq
,e- vices to publicly advertise hymn bool
ol. which he was selling. Outside Of thi'
he contributed much to the enjoyment ot
the occasion.
The following are the new committees
a. On credentials-N. M. Browne, j. s
ny Malone, d. s. Goldey, II. W. Ewing.
- - On nominations-Joseph Pyle, Prot
-. Lynch, N. III. Motheral, F. W. Harold.
n. On resolutions-Charles Baird, Mrs
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