Evening journal., 1889-04-13
CONVENTION ADJOURNED.
Yesterdays Afternoon and Evening ses-
sions Of the Sunday school Convention
To Meet in Dover Next Year.

fully as interesting as any Of its prede
cessors. After the opening service of
song, Rev. w +. Avery of Mt. Salem M
E. Church and Rev. r. K. Stevenson led
the devotional exercises.
The special committee on nominations
reported the following officers and execu
tive committee: Vice president for New
Castle county. A. D. Stevenson; Kent. ].
=. Carroll; Sussex, j. B. Gilchrist execu-
tive COMMUNICATION New Castle county.
Il. G. Jones and c. H. Cantwen; Kent. j.
b. Taylor; Sussex, G. W. Elliott; at
large, George M. Jones.
The first address of the afternoon was
by Rev. w. L. MeEwan of Rodney Street
Presbyterian Church upon Conversion
of Children.
Mr. McEwan did not believe that the
children were given the attention they
should have. Many instances were given
Of testimony TO the value Of children in
the church.
The following gentlemen discussed the
snbject covered by the paper: @. H.
Cantwell of Wilmington; Rev. William
p. Swartz of Central Presbyterian
Church, gave an experience bearing on
the subject; John Hutton of Dover
Charles S. Mason of Lewes. also spoke.
At the suggestion of Rev. W. P. Swartz,
all present who were converted under 10
years OF age, rose to their feet, being a
large number OF the audience The
greatest number rose signifying that
they were converted between Is and 90 A
small number between 20 and 30, and
but FIVE between 30 and 40 Rev. r. X.
Stevenson and Professor Moses Heath
also spoke briefly. Mrs Kate King of
Union M. =. Church spoke briefly but
effectively. AS she took her seat Pro
fessor sweeney raised the hymn II Am
so clad That Jesus Loves Me-" Charles
a. Foster was the last speaker
Reports of the county organizations
were called for W. X. Crosby, president
of the New Castle county organization,
read the report of W. Z. Hawkins, the sec
retary The report described the county
convention held on November 10, last.
r. G. Jones stated that Kent county
had held no convention There
was no report from Sussex.
William S. Robinson of Smyrna, was
to speak on the next topic, 'Whas can
Sunday schools do for young men" Mr..
Robinson was not present w. o. Hof-
fecker stated that his absence was caused
by the extreme illness of his wife. Will
liam E. Wayte, secretary of the Mary
land, Virginia and Delaware Y NJ. G. A.,
took up the subject and made a charac
teristic but touching address, handling
the subject like one who knew all about
it,
The next subject was Temperance in
| Sabbath Schools, which Rev. o. G.
Buddington of Bethany Baptist Church,
Wilmington, spoke upon, making an in
/ teresting address.
The subject was discussed by ReY T.
B. Snowden, colored, of Dover, Rev. John
B. Stansbury, colored, of Wilmington.
Mrs. Francis E. Barnes of New York,
national president of the T. w. G. 7. o.,
who happened to be present, having lee
tured at Newark on Thursday evening,
spoke briefly aud eloquently on the sub
ject.
j.. v K. Wells and Rev. A. N. Keig-
win and Alfred Gawthrop also spoke
briefly.
Matters pertaining to next years con-
vention were discussed. An invitation
to hold the next convention at Dover on
Thursday and Friday, April 10 and IL.
1890, was unanimously accepted.
The question box was opened and Rev
John B. Stansbnry, colored, answered
number Of questions asked by delegates.
EVENING SESSION.
! The closing session of the convention
last evening was well attended, the
church being filed. After the usual open
ing service Of song, Rev. O. G. Budding
ton of Bethany Baptist Church, read the
third Psalm and Rev. ]. Simpson TrotUer
of the Reformed Episcopal Church of the
Redeemer offered prayer.
The committee on resolutions reported
a series of resolutions thanking the com
/ rnfffan of of ha
ton; Joseph Pyle, who presided: Profes-
sor J. R. Sweeney and Lewis T. Wilson,
who directed the music all gentlemen
who delivered addresses; the trustees of
West Presbyterian Church; the ladies
who decorated the church; the people of
Wilmington who entertained the dele
gates the press for its reports and the
railroad companies for reduced rates.
A resolution was. also passed request
ing of the Interstate Sunday School Con
vention of 1890 that the quarterly tenn
perance lessons be put on other Sundays
than review Sundays.
The Kent county delegation reported
the organization of the county as follows
President, r Carroll of Dover; vice
president E. s. Shaw of Clayton; secre-
tary, S. H. Barker of Dover; executive
committee chairman, George W. Taylor
of Smyrna; T. B. Snowden of Dover; W.
n. Brown of Wyoming.
President Pyle stated that Rev. r. H .
Adams of Middletown, who was to speak
on The Duty Of Parents to Sabbath
Schools, had been taken sick during the
afternoon and was therefore unable to
speak. The subject was passed
Rev. r B. Cook, D. d., Of the Second
Baptist ChuIch, was TO speak on "The
Relation of the Church and Sabbath
School, was not present. Rev. J. w. T.
Boothe, D. d., Of the Delaware Avenue
Church, had prepared to take his place,
but by mistake had prepared notes of the
relation of the Church or Sunday school
to the sabbath. DR.. Boothe was allowed
to speak on the subject he had prepared
for and made an effective address.
For the next half hour teachers and
delegates including three ladies' gave
their experiences in five minute speeches.
Then standing each delegate clasped
, the hand of his neighbor, "Blest be the
Tie That Binds" was sung and the con
vention adjourned with prayer by Presi-
dent Pyle.
J w. o. Hoffecker, treasurer of the con.
vention, has received the dues of "a
} schools amounting to $i62. The basket
collections during the convention
amounted to $4S. 60 Aubrey Vandever
statistical secretary, had received re
ports from but 81 schools out of about
800 in the state.
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