Smyrna times., 1889-04-17

Rev. ). ). Willis Of Milford. In bis alb
sence the speech on this topic was
made by Rev. Lafayette Marks.
A service of song, the singing of the
DoxOlogy, and the benediction by Rev.
Lafayette Marks closed the service.
FRIDAY.
The Rev. J. II. Wiley of Milford NJ.
Z. Church delivered an interesting ad
dress on sunday School Music" In
the general discussion which followed,
the Rev. j. w. Il. BoOthe, d. d., pastor
of Delaware Avenue Baptist Church.
Professor J. r. Sweeney, Professor II.
5. Goldey, Charles Baird and Aubrey
Vandever took part.
The Rev. J. Simpson Trotter. d. d
| rector of the Reformed Episcopai
Church of the Redeemer, delivered an
address on The importance of Svs-
tematic Giving for the Cause of Christ
The question box was opened and
all questions answered by the Rev. J.
u. Z. llama, pastor of Asbury NJ. +
Church. Among the questions was:
Is 1t right for d Sunday School Su-
| perintendent to Sign a Petition for a
| License to Sell Liquor Even in the
Name Of Firm to which He Belongs?"
The answer was Get rid of such a
superintendent as soon as possible"
The afternoon session opened with a
service of song under the leadership of
| Professor Sweeney, followed by
scrlptural reading 10y the Rev. w. G.
Avery OF Mt. Salem NJ. T. Church. and
prayer by the Rev. r. X. stevenson.
The committee on nomination re-
| ported nominations as follows:
presidents, A. d. Stevenson of
New Castle county; J. i. Carroll,
Kent; j. B. GlchIist Sussex: mem
| bers of the executive committee. II.
Z. Jones, and G. II. Clutwell Of New
| Castle; J, B. Taylor Of Kent. 6. w.
Elliott Of Sussex, and George N. Jones
at large. The persons named were
elected.
The Rev. w. L. McEwan Of Rodney
street Presby Church read an in
tere5ting paper on the "C0nversion Of
Children" The conversion ofchildren
be said, was one Of the most important
branches Of the churches work. The
churches are being better organized
for his work. Trouble that has some
times arisen with children is that they
have been misunderstood. Though
colt may. work we'll in the harness. in
the pastures he will run, kick and veil
in most undignilicd manner. So
with the child. Ii they work well in
the harness of the church, 10 not be
suspicious if they gambol when in the
pasture.
The true idea of Christian educa-
ton is that the child shall grow up
and never know himself otherwise
than Christian. We are in an age
when the church must take the child
and nurse it and train it. Sooner than
we think the child begins to ask about
God and TO wonder about its souls sal
vation. In this cause the Sunda,
school Is doing good work and is NOV
ing hand in hand with the church.
Often before the child knows much
evil IL knows and thinks much about
God, aud it is then that we should be-
gin to train them.
In the discussion Of the paper which
followed, G. II. Cantwell. the Rev.
William Z. Swartz, John Hutton. of
Dover, Charles Mason of Lewes, Jo-
seph Pyle, the Rev. r. X. Stevenson.
Professor Moses Heath, Mrs. Kate
King of Union NJ. L. Church. vii.
mington, Charles A. Foster of Asburv
NJ. h. Church, Wilmington, took part.
William K. Crosby made a report on
county organization, referring partic
ularly to the county convention held
IE West Presbyterian Church on Feb
ruary Is.
George NJ. Jones of Kent county re-
ported that no convention had been
heid in that county, but the good !
work was progressing we'll
The Rev. William ). Robinson. who |
was to speak on What the Sabbath |
School can do for Young Men," was
absent on account of serious illness of |
ais wife, and w. c.. Wayte of the Y.
NJ. {. A. supplied his place.
Mr. Wayte said the work in which |
he was engaged was really allied To |
Sunday school work. Men usually |
forget that boys are small men and that |
men are large boys. Unless YOU solve |
the question of how TO reach the bows |
heart out of Sunday school YOU will |
never reach it in Sunday school. You |
must win his confidence and Won can |
not do this unless you put yourself in |
the boys place. There are but per
centum of young men in this country |
VINO belong to evangelical churches. !
The speaker concluded with descrip-
ton Of the Y. NJ c. A. work.
The Rev. o. G. Buddington. of Beth
any Baptist Church spoke for fifteen
minutes on Temperance in Sunday
schools" The speaker said we hear
OF the church and the saloon, the state
and the saloon, and why not the Sun
day school and the saloon? One is of
heaven, the other of hell. The SUNDAY
school teaches the Bible, and the Bible /
opposes saloons. The saloon. the foe
OF church and of man. that blasts
homes and causes fOur-lifths of the
crime, Is itself a crime. The book of
God Is book of principles. We do
not have to find phrase for each
specific sin; if 50 the world itself
would not contain the book which
held list of all the sins and the nro-
hlbltion thereof. Both the Sunday
schooi and the saloon deal with the
young, and 1t is here the Sunday
school must do its work.
The saloon keepers have spread
Ihelr nets on every side, but the sun
DAY school can meet them. There il
no teacher who can afford to let iii.
matter rest. The children must be
taught total abstinence. II we cannot
force the liquor traffic out, we can bv
teaching in the Sunday school force il
out.
In the discussion the Rev. T. B.
Snowden, the Rev. J. b. Stansburv'
Mrs. Francis +. Barnes, president of
the National w. G. T. u, J. s. Y
Wells, the Rev. A. n. Keigwin, Alfred
GawthrOp made brief addresses.
}. b. Carroll, of Dover, on behalf of
the Methodist, Presbyterian aud Bap-
list churches, invited the convention
To hold its next session in Dover.
The Rev. J. w. T. BoOthe, d. D..
pastor of Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church, delivered an interesting ad.
dress.
The speaker condemned Sunday
work and declared that it was not ne
cessary to run railroad trains on the
Sabbath. He was against SUNDAY
newspapers and did not think tbey
should be patrOnized. The Sunday
school should teach that it was wronS
to engage in any but religious labors
on the Sabbath. His remarks were
received with applause.