The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-13

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The attendance OF delegates reached
about les the NJ. L. Church was full In
the forenoon, crowded In the after
noon, and over flooded gallery and all
In the evening.
The convention opened about $50 o.
clock, with President crosby almost
out OF sight behind an embankment of
chrysaDt hemums, presiding.
After the opening exercises reported
ye tsr,iay, the following committees
were appointed:
Credentials: William II. Foulk, st.
Pauls, Wilmington; L. L. Deakyne,
New Castle; N. b. Culbert East Lake;
w. 5. Prickett Central Presbyterian;
Mr.. Cox Middletown.
Finance: solomon Jersey, Goodman;
Charles S. Morgan, Second Baptist
Milmingtoni Mrs. Challenger, New
Castle.
Nominations: w. S. Prickett. Central;
a. Y. Hysore. Union; }. II. Appleby,
Delaware Avenue; +. Il. Curlett, Olivet,
Wilmington.
Communications; Joseph Pyle, ST.
Paufs; II. X. Shultz, West; the Rev j.
Simpson Trotler, Church OF the Re-
deemer.
Resolutions: Charles Baird, West; j.
o. Daniel, Scott; Mrs. w. H. Curry,
Grace; Mrs. A. b. Gillespie, Central,
Wilmington.
The welcome address of Rev. II. II
Mnrtindale was warm and enthusiastic
and the response of Pre- 'ident Crosby
was equally enthusiastic.
After this the audience spent two
minutes In silent prayer and then Prof
Sweeney led OFF in n song service from
.Radlant Songs' The roll call dis,
closed representatives as follows:
Baptist, four schools; Methodist,
EpiGDArol fxga ptt In,
seventeen; colored Methodist Eplsio-
pal six; Protestant Episcopal, one
Reformed Episcopal, one. Total
forty-seven schools. Those after
wards reporting run the numbor up to
fifty.
The first topic of tho day: 9Th,
Necessity Of q Strict Observance o
the sabbath by sunday School y 'i9rr'
and Teachers" was repre- sen d
isey. George 4. Thompson, rs report
ell iii the REPUBLICAN, yesterday.
Row. j. Il. VnnBurkalow of Mt
y Pleasant was a strong SaJbattaral
and referring to street cars said tina
when teacher5 rode on tho street CIR.
on that day they set bad example II
their scholars.
Joseph Pyle while having the great.
est respect for the Sabbath thought
that when teachels lived long dis
lance from school 1t was right ant
proper to ride and thereby save thei
health. lie thought the cars a ncres
sity In such cases, but agreed with the
FIRST speaker in what he had said; 10
himself, he said lie had never read
Sunday paper or opcued Il busiuc :
Letter on the Sabbath day.
Rev. j. ID. .. Hanna, suggested tina
persons VINO lived tar from thp ehlrcl
or school they attended should trans
fer their membership to a church o
school nearer homo. He said he di
not think it wrong for people in tn
country who lived lar from their pluc
OF worship to drive to that place pr,
fiding their horses had not been over
worked during tho week.
James II. Apploby read most az
eellent paper on the question "llo'
Can We Increase Interest in the Opel
ing and Closing Exercises of th
EehoolM
He suggested that superintendent
should map out their work before
hand and have complete control ct tn
school. lie recOmn ended ushers /
seat people us they cams IN, and Il
would allow no Interruptions. TN
exerclses lie would lave brief an
feaclers should ubny the sHp,r,nteE,
enl and act IN harmony with him
The paper was ably discussed b
Rev. N NJ. Browne, RaY I. h. Ma
hndale, Joseph pyle, Charles Bur
and President Crosby.
The Finance Committee reprCsentr
that between : 10 and 80 WIS reeds
TO bear the expenses Of tie conyrntiu
and a collection was takeuu up amour
ing TO SO. The chairman stated TIA
they would hear from him nguin.
.fIhe Importance Of Il Session 81 Il
School Every sabbath iii the Year
WAS the topic of Il strong addrt
from Rev. j. d. G. Hanna. lie thong
schools should be open every Sunia
His sympathy WIS with tho cpdn9
schools, for somvtimas tdspappie ca
NOT get from thar homes, lat lh9Ee
no reason for closing the ely school
About 10 pes cent, may lcfiNa The cit
school should remain open for the
per cent. who rcmIin. Satan keeI
bunday schools lltty two Sundays
the year. 10 ciosA the schools M d
Summer is Just Ako redlins twhnt
Blk chapters of Il book, skipping e q
aid then Startling again.
Mr. llullnI then reiuieA the anuudu
oil the negro who cstI .vi his oxen J
the nanp4 OF Epse1palian, Rap'is
Presbyterian AMI Meth 5dist, Win
asked why he did lhtL h said the
which was SO anxious uiIo 1 rs 90
and was sleek and trim herailrl Up
eopnliNn; the OK VIII IN VIII 81 to rolf
every stream anu alNay ale his 10
b. himself, ha called Baptist. TN
which never went very fast, mar ve
slow, which continued ploliiug al9
he called PraEhyterilu the OK viii
ono day would start UP with gre
Bpeed and would pun eFerYtAjug, "a
tho next lay would DO nothing
called Methodist
Mir. liauna sad they wanted th9h
OF all.
The IS. S" was discussed by Char
Baird, Rev. j. simpson IrOjLer a
William H. Eeaik.
Rev, L. Z ARrludlle then arn0a
Cd lunch time ind stated that the
dies had prepared lHneh iii HE sum
school room, bat That tlnre we're OF
seats Tor q at Il time, and reuues
That number to lilu out and iii up
tables. After singing b. tho cong
CATION and the IrUhDuHClng Of
benediction BY li0S Mr lrOllel
persons filed on amt took seats urou
n couple OF well spread tables, la
grooming Beneath tile good thing5
life. Ladies' with nimbe hands 4
willing hearts lifted around like
gels waiting upon the guess ant
anybody want away hungry II '
t1elr own fault.
Relay after relay Of 10 .crsons G.
until over 200 had been served III
the boards and still there wits Oh %
for many moro. Ihcra seemed to
q never ceasing supply somowhei
some barrel OF oil alIHhgtucMt |
never got less no matter how dra