Evening journal., 1889-04-12
CROWDED SESSIONS.
Many Delegates Attend the
Sunday School Convention.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS.

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Yesterday afternoons session of the
Delaware State Sunday School Conyen.
tion convened in West Presbyterian
Church at o'clock The delegates and
Sunday school workers present about
filed the church.
After the opening serzice of song.
Professor Moses Heath read a selection Of
scripture, and Rev. r. @. Jones of
Odessa offered prayer. w. X. Crosby,
chairman Of the executive committee, re-
ported that the committee had decided
not to have the minutes of the conven-
tion printed. The report was adopted.
The first topic of the convention taken
up, was ''The Teacher" on which sub
ject, three addresses were delivered on
as many different phases on the subject.
Rev. L. r. Barrett pastor of St. Pauls
M. r. Church, Wilmington, delivered the
first address on THE Teachers Difficult
ties. He described these difficulties and
impressed the Importance of home train
ing in a pointed and well delivered ad-
dress, closing with few words of en-
couragement to the teachers present.
This pnase of the general subject was
not discussed and short service Of song
| intervened between il and the next.
1 AN41hN4 . NAliCn
Emmons Esq, of Wilmington read a
paper upon. He condemned the practice
Of making helps an end, and also the
practice of letting others do the work.
Thoughts were Of more lasting effect
than the opinions and discussions, VIII ich
form large part of the helps.
The helps most essential to
the teachers success are those qualities
of mind and heart that are best fitted to
produce the most good. Mr.. Emmons
spoke less than fifteen minutes, his
paper was terse, pity and suggestive.
In the discussion that followed the
following gentlemen participated, bring
ing out numerous new suggestions and
ideas: Charles Baird, superintendent
of West Presbyterian Sunday
school, Wilmington; Rev. r. G.
Jones of Odessa; Solomon Hersey
of Wilmington; Rev. R. B. Cook, d. D.,
of Second Baptist Church. Wilmington:
w X. Crosby, superintendent of Central
Presbyterian Sunday school, Professor
Moses Heath; Presiding Elder w. L. S.
Murray
George NJ. Jones of Harrington, read
the last paper of the subject of teachers.
treating of 1.-The Teachers Reward"
The first reward was the knowledge of
duty performed; another the affection
and respect of their scholars: the third
the knowledge acquired Of the Holy
Scriptures; the last, the glorious results
attained in the work Of the teacher. Mr..
Jones developed each head Of his paper
cleverly.
The subject was discussed by delegates
Germroch and Richard A. White, colored,
President Pyle. ]. " K. Wells of Mil
ford, A. V. Hysore of Union M. E.
Church, Wilmington, Rev. w. w. Sharp
of the Kenton M. E. Church, Rev. T. s.
Armentrout of the Harrington Presbyte-
rian Church, Aubrey Yandever Of Clay.
ton, Alfred Gawthrop, superintendent of
the Second Baptist Church, Wilmington,
T. r. Curlett of Olivet Presbyterian
Church, Wilmington, and John Hutton
Of Dover NJ. E.
President Pyle felicitiously announced
the collection, which was taken up and
followed by singing.
At this point in the proceedings the
question box was opened and Rev. Will
liam P Swartz Of Central Presbyterian
Church answered the questions deposited
therein by delegates. The most interest
ing were as follows;
What is the best mode of seating
Sabbath school 7" In an oval form
about the teacher. In large classes, in
rows, with the teacher.
Can man be a consistant superin-
tendent, who is continually smoking
cigarettes or cigars2" Those who are in
places of example aud influence ought
not to practice the habit.
What is the best method of teaching
a class of young men. in order to keep
them in the Sunday school2" depends ON
the class of young men generally do not
press the intellectual side too much touch
the heart and moral sensibilities.
The session adjourned at o'clock with
song and the benediction by Rev. 7.
Snowden Thomas of Wilmington.
EVENING SESSION.
The church was crowded to the doors
at the evening session. and the hymns Of
the opening song service rolled out of the
open windows and doors in throbbing
waves Of melodious sound. Rev. r. X
Stevenson of Smyrna nj. <. lcireuit read
the scriptural selection and Rev. T. S.
Armentrout of Harrington Presbyterian
Church offered the prayer
The program of the evening was three
addresses on Sunday SCHOOL," !, Past
2 Present; 3, Future
Hon. Charles B. Lore spoke on Sunday
schools Of the past. saying in part:
I'm 1927 Martin Luther started the
Sunday school in Germany, but it died
Spaniard started schools, but the schools
died with the man In the seventeenth
century several classes of Sunday schools
we're started but the real beginning Of
the Sunday school was in the year 1880
by Robert Raikes of London. Ia 1856
through his efforts there were $50, 600
children in attendance at the Sunday
schools About this time Francis Asbury
opened a Sunday school in Virginia. this
was the first in this county. In 1898 a
colored woman started the first Sunday
school in New York In 1909 a church
in Pittsburg originated school in con
junction with the church At first the
Sunday school was secular not religious;
merely to elevate, not necessarily morally.
Another change took place in 1903 the
Loudon Union was started: thus COOP
GRAFTON began. The next change was the
punishment of Sunday school literature.
Its growth has since been marvellous.
The power of the Sunday school is
greater than the pulpit, because of the
greater number of teachers
Geoege V. Massey. Esq, of Dover, was
expected to speak on the next phrase of
the subject. the Present. A telegram
was received from him saying that press
Of business prevented his attendance
w. X. Crosby therefore took his place
and delivered one Of his stirring and in
teresting addresses. He spoke Of the
method Of work, and stated that there
were ], 1880, 900 Sunday school teachers
and 10000, 600 scholars in this country.