Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-04-12
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
THE SECOND ANNUAL STATE
CONVENTION.
Very Large Attendance aud Great In-
terest - Lending subjects Dis
cussed- Pointed Questions
Answered.


ing State Sunday School Convention
ever held IN Delaware. Sunday schools
Of all Protestant denominations are re-
presented by the leading pastors and dele
gates, white and colored. The services
of song that came In often through the
proceedings, led by Professor John X.
Sweeney, are thrilling aud Inspiring.
AT the morning session yesterday, the
following committees not yet referred to
were appointed:
Finance ALFRED Gawthrop, J. L. Car
roll and j. b. Gilchrlst.
Resolutions and G mmunications-W
X. Irosby, Charles Baird and A. v. Hy-
sore.
Thursday afternoons se'sion opened at
|. 30 O'Clock with a large attendance, q
sc. vice OF song being Introductory to
other exercisee.
w. X. Crosby, from the Executive
Committee, recommended that owing to
the large expense the minutes of the pres
ent convention be not printed in ramph
let form. The recommendation was
| adopted.
| At $50 O'Clock Rev. L. 4. Barrett, pas
tor OF 81. Paul's NJ. ". Church, delivered
grand address upon THE Teachers
4 Dlillculties." The duties oil the teacher
be said were twofold. He ia not to supply
crutches 10 his scholars to hobble into
spiritual life, but he Is to learn them to
work out their own destiny. Referring
to the twofold duty OF the sun, he said It
not only gilded the mountain tops with n
turret OF gold and filed TIE valleys with
light, but its beams penetrated the earth,
making 1t to bring forth an abundance
OF that which sustans lie. There stands
u beautiful engine and train upon the
| Ixr IN hnt Gta nnt
Why noli Ii has not the brain, the will
power to move 1t. Out comes the en-
gineer and mounts the engine. He
draws the throttle valve and the train
moves of grandly. You go into your
Sunday school class. There is that boy
destined TO live forever, and 1t is for the
teacher to mould his mind and start him
in the right direction. He is to become a
saint.
The Sunday school teacher is the engi-
Ieer 10 move him in tho right direction.
lie Is to open his heart 10 the reception OF
the truth, 10 open the valves and have
him bounding along on the tracks well
equipped man. He is to be brought to
the cross, and the teacher can erect that
cross. Put up pole OH the track and he
will, like vine. run up to the top and
reach out its tendrils toward heaven for
more supports to cling 10. 1t is a great
work 10 guide the ship oi state, but a
greater work TO guide an immortal soul
to God In his work the teacher will find
hostile soil, and he will come to rivers
and mountains In his course, but by
prayer and faith he will be enabled Ia
cross the rivers and the mountains will
be tunneied. Mr.. Barrett's address was
listened to with undivided interest, and
when he finished all agreed with him that
lie had only touched the fringe oil the
subject.
Speeches OF five minutes were asked {, l
from any person in the audience, but al
no person 8 emed to have anything to say
the allotted fifteen minutes were spent In
u sersice Oi song.
Harry Emmons, ESQ.,, secretary of tie
; convention, read clear, forcible paper
on "The Teachers Helps," in which h,
said this was pre-eminently an age o.
helps. The Ingenuity Of man has over
come all difficulties in the way and VT
almost destroy ourselves by usiDg hel r..
A boy who, in the study OF his lessons
uses helps by copying from keys, biz
time is thrown away and yet this is whal
We are doing every day, aAd how oftel
are people found hiding themselves be
hind the virtues of good vie OIL
mother We are often content to let the
preacher do all the praying as he is paid
for II, and II he succeeds In getting an
interest and revival We are well salts
, fed to share the credit. There are &C
] many helps that It is really difficult tc
tell what the teacher is. Mr.. Emmops
was not oppo; ed entirely to helps, but he
thought great discrimination should bC
, used in the practice OF them. He did
/ not question the depth and briiliancy o.
helps but the great help needed was d.
= vine help and one original thought
from the teacher was worth more than q
hur dred pages of printed helps. Re
lerripg TO the leading Sunday school
teachers in the country, Mr.. Emmons
said the opposition papers contemptu
ously sneered at President Harrison as {
Sunday school teacher but tho peopl,
soon called halt and those papers found
that they had touched the wrong cord u
make capital against General Harrison
: The best help, however, for teaching, Mr.
Emmons thought, Was Gods own holl
word.
The essay led to a lively expression o
opin on in five minute speeches, II
which Charles Baird, Rev. X. q. Jones
Solomon Hersty, Rev. r. b. Cook, Wm
X. Crosby, Professor Mo es Heath, Pre-
siding Elder w. L s. Mafray, and 4. b
Snowden participated.
George N. Jones of Harrington, Del
read an excellent paper on "rhe Teacl err
Reward" In which lie said that q lack o
earthly rewards Iced not deter any on,
from taking an Sctiye part 10 Sunda,
schools, as their rewards came from
higher source. The position of superin
tendent was one OF which any persoI
might feel proud, but the creates, rewar,
OF the superintendent is a consciousness
OF duty well performed No person cal
ieel happy whose work is neglected
Those teachers are the most happy VIII,
teach for eternity, expecting their rsws =,
10 another world. Mr.. Jones related n,
instance of lady who had been teach,n,
hity years. When she got one class nj
70 certain point she transferred it /,
another teacher and then took a youupe
class, and by this means she has lare,
numbers Of pupils who will rise up anC
call her blessed. Several otl er iu stance
OF sacrificing teachers were ref, rred to
. who Will have q rich reward In h, ayep.
Richard A. White, J. ID. Gumrock
Joseph Pyle, ]. v. T. Wells, A. v
0 Hysore the Rev w. W. Sharp, the Rev
q 4. s. Armentrout, Aubrey Vandeyer
z Alfred Gawthrop, T. X. Curlet, JohI
). Hutton briefly discussed the paper ant
gave Interesting testimony OF the spiri.
this world.
!, After short service of song and col
lection, the question box was opened. /
was expected that there would have beer
perfect avalanche OF questions, bu
there were only five, that were answered
: OV Kew Mr. HwGrtx no faIln,va,