Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-04-13
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
ADJOURNMENT OF THE CON
VENTlON.
Yesterday Afternoon and Evenings Ses
sions - Interesting Essays and
Addresses-Children Conyer-
sions and Temperance.

ana prayer by heY. H. IA. stevenson OF
Smyrna.
The committee on nomination for ofll-
GERS not already elected, reported as fol
lows:
Vice presidents, A. D. Stevenson of
New Castle county; J. d. Carroll, Kent;
J. B. Gilchrist, Sussex; members of the
executive committee, H. G. Jones aud G.
II. Cantwell of New Castle; j. B. Taylor
OF Kent, @. w. Elliott of Sussex, and
George NJ. Jones at large. The persons
named were elected.
Alter more singing, Rev. w. L. Nc
Evan OF Rodney Street Presbyterian
Church, read an interesting paper on the
Conversion OF Children" The essayist
had q very correct and comprehensive
idea In regard TO the conversion of chill
dren. He looked upon 1t as one of the
most important branches OF church
work. Churches were much better or
ganized now than formerly for this kind
OF work. The trouble heretofore, he
thought, was that children were not
properly understood, A colt may work
well in harness, but In pas ure he will
run, kick and snort in a most undignihed
manner. 1t is the came with a child. II
they work well In the harness of the
church they should not be looked upon
with suspicion when they are turned cut
to pasture.
lIr. McEwan thought that the true
idea of a child's christian education was
that the child should grow up In the
church from childhcoi, and never know
anything else than that 1t had ever been
anything else than a christian.
We ae in an age, said Mr. McEwan,
when the church must look after the
children and nurse them and train them.
The paper led to a most interesting
discussion, which was participated in by
Z. II. Cantwell, the Rev. VIM. p. .Swartz,
John Hutton of Dover, Charles Mason of
Lewes, Joseph Pyle, the Pew. r. X.
Steven on, Professor Moses Heath, Mrs.
Kate King of Union VI. Il. Church, this
city, Charles A. Foster of Asoury NJ. e.
Church.
During the discussion it was proposed
by Rev w. z. Swartz that all converted
before the age OF fifteen should arise to
their feet, then those between fifteen and
thirty and then those between thirty and
forty-6ve. Fully one-half OF those who
arose got up under the first call; in the
Second call there were not go many, and
those under the last call were thoroughly
scattered.
William X. Crosby made report on
county organization, referring particu-
larly to the county convention held In
West Presbyterian Church on February
10.
George NJ. Jones, of Kent county, re.
ported that no convention had been helt
IN that county, but the good work wa
progressing well.
The Rev. W. s. Robinson, who was t.
have spoken upon the subject: "Whal
the Sabbath School Can Do For Young
! AZ -.
lness, OF his wife, and w. c. Wayte u
the y. NJ. &. A. supplied his place
Mr.. Wayte said that the work of or
ganiziDg Yonng Mems Christian Asso
Citations in which lie was engaged, was
closely all ed TO that of Sunday school
work He was afraid that men often for.
get that boys are small men and that
men are large boys, and unless the heart
OF the boy can be reached outside of the
Sunday school 1t will never be reached
inside. HIS confidence has first to be
won, and you must put yourself in the
place of the boy to win It, He made the
startling assertion that only five per cent.
of the young men in this country belong
to evangelical churches.
The speaker concluded with a strong
recommendation of the work in which he
was engaged.
htN. " W. a DIlS
but pointed address on Temperance in
Sunday Schools The speaker said we
hear OF the church and The saloon, and
why OF the Sunday school and the ca
loon? 0ae is OF Heaven, the other of
hell The Sun day school teaches the
Bible, and the Bible opposes saloons.
The saloon keepers, the speaker said,
had spread their nets all around tue
Sunday school. No teacher can afford
10 let this matter rest. By teaching tenn
ptrance in the Sunday schools the liquor
traffic can be forced out.
In the discussion the Rev. 7. B. Snow
den, colored, of Dover; the Rev. j. B.
Stansbury, OF this city; Mrs. Francis E.
Barnes, president OF the National W. 9.
T. IT,; j. s. T. Wells, the Rev. A. n.
Keigwin and Alfred Gawthrop made
briei addresses.
j. f. Carroll of Dover, on behalf of the
Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist
churches, invited the convention to hold
it's next session in Dover.
On motion of W. K. Crosby the Invi-
tation was accepted. The arrangements
of particulars were left to the executive
committee aud the date fixed as April 10
and IL next.
The question box was opened and the
Rev. j. b. Stansbury, calOred, answered
q number of interesting questions asked
by the various delegates in satisfactory
maDntr.
After service of song the convention
adjourned until 7.30 O'Clock.
At 7.30 o'clock IN the evening the last
session of the convention convened, the
audience being large considering the
stormy evening. After the usual open.
ing exercises the committee on resolu-
| tIong reDOrted The following which were
adopted: Thanking the trustees OF West
Presbyterian Church tor the use of the
baildiBg, Joseph Pyle for his impartial
decisions as president, the press for its
reports of the proceedings of the conven-
ton, the railroad companies for reduced
rates over their lines, Lewis T. Wilson,
the organlst of West Church, and Prof.
j. r. Sweeney for conducting the music.
President Pyle announced that the
Rev. r. ii. Adams of MiddletowD, who
was TO have delivered an address on the
'.Duty of Parents 10 Sabbath Schools"
had been taken i'll and was unable to be
present.
Rev. J. W. 7. Boothcswas substituted
for the Rev. r. B. Cook, who was to have
delivered an address on "rhe relation OF
the church and the Sabbath" aud deliv-
cred a most excellent extempore speech
upon that subject. The speaker most
einphstically condemned all Sunday
work not works OF necessity. He did not
think 1t necessary to run Sunday trains
and Sunday newspapers should not be
paironized.
The last half hour OF the convention
was spent In hearing testimony from
teachers, a large number avsillng them