The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-06

Closing Of the State Convention at Mil
ford ON Friday Evening. Statistics Of

Closing Of the State Convention at Mil
ford ON Friday Evening. Statistics Of
Sunday Schools Resolutions Passed.
The State Convention OF Sunday
Schools held at Milford ON Thursday
and Friday was without doubt the
most successful convention ever held
in the State. There were 81 schools, six
of them colored, represented by 1888
delegates. On Friday the essays were
of most interesting character. The
blackboard exhibition by Miss Clara
Mendenhall OF her method OF teaching
10 lesson to an infant class was nota-
bile feature of the Convention.
Miss Mendenhall conducts the les
sons In the primary department of the
West Church Presbyterian Sunday
school, work In which she is admitted
ito have no equal. During the day
Joseph Pyle, Charles Baird, ]. H. Hof-
fecker and Harry Emmons, Esq, were
elected delegates to attend the Chatau-
qua meeting TO be held In August next,
Miss Josie Fogg, gave very fine nd
dress on the best plan OF Introducing
temperance work in the Sunday
schools.
A collection was taken up, and the
debt of the Association amounting to
$40 was wiped out. Mr.. Charles Cant
: well presented a statistical report
showing that in New Castle county
there were of all denominations, in
cluding Roman CatholiCs 1859 Sunday
schools, 2.73S officers and teachers, "a,
. 3SS scholars: total attendance 27,l26.
, In Kent County there are 60 Sunday
schools, SOL officers and teachers, an1
70, 0S5 scholars, total 60T6.
" In Sussex County there are 50 Sun
e day Schools, 1855 officers and teachers
and 61d0 scholar; total 69t8. The tota
elm the State Is 237 schools, 1885 officer
-land teachers, Sc, 633 scholars; total IL 4,
r0lS. In New Castle County the M. L
v Sunday Schools lead with i0,368, fol
. llowed by the Presbyterlans with 1896
i tho Baptists with 1850; the Romal
Catholics with 2662; the Protestan
IS Episcopal with 2026 and the Methods
|, Episcopal Colored 1863.
u In Kent County the Methodist Episco
Opal schools have 5,l84, compared +
,, ,S42 for all others. In Sussex Count
II the Methodist Episcopals have 4,G0t
4 ieompared to 2,3l0 for all others. TIL
stated that aside from tn
IS figures presented there were probRbl
Il fifteen or twenty schools from whor
ieino statistics have as yet been received
n whose aggregate number will prohabl
mako 1900, making grand total {
ofllcers, teachers and scholars in tn
, State OF 42.5lS. or % per cent. OF the ell
~, tire population.
~ In the evening the following resoli
v tions We're adopted:
mi Resolved, That the gratitude and heart
W. thanks OF the convention arc duo to II
ie pastor and people OF this church for Il
comfortable provision for our meeting
to the people Of Milford for their ope
houses ana their generous hospitality;
the railroad authorities for favors whic
al they have offered to us; to the press ft
N the reports which have been made OF II
ii proceedings; and especially 10 our Office
i Tor their fidelity and courtesy with Wink
l. they have performed the exaltiug dutit
Dr. which have been placed upon them an
y TO Prof sweeney for the instituted use ,
IN his trained voice as our leader in Chri
hi tian song; and to all these who as essa
i lists and speakers have made these duj
~ both delightful and profitable.
u Resolved, That we acknowledge wit
p-Ithankful hearts the manifold hicssl. !
er which God, the Father OF Light, tto
D. whom cometh every good aud perfect gtr
NJ, mas bestowed upon our work la his nam
+ il that we do most gratefully reeoynlzc Il
Va exceptional opportunities which God HI
e-Igfautcd us in the great work of the Sn
lylbath schools. and that we do Descech Il
tie Holy Ghost TO show us our opportuniti
"a and to conAecrnte as to an unwearyti
~ and watchiul activity for our scholars At
- our Saviour.
Resolved. That tho suuday.schoo,
their teachers their supcItutcndents AT
Their pastors do deprecate the moveme
to open the Worlds Fair Columbian G
rs position on Sunday; that we call upon
10 managers to maintain the honored GU
an toms and traditions of our people in II
. Sacred keeping of the American Sabba
and that we pledge them our snppart
III resisting the demand of the vicious el
III iinent for the overthrow of this hulwa
OF our liberty and integrity, the commt
day of rest.
RESOLVED. That copy of this resol
ltion, signed by the president and sacI
ol-Itary OF the convention In its behalf,
oil sent to the management of the Columbi,
1s, Worlds Fair.
NJ Resolved, That as Christian teaeht
80 we recognize the terrible effects of I
~ beverage use OF strong drink; that we Il
our efforts to secure the pledges of all 0
- scholarship triple pledges II possible
, against this Indulgence; and that by wa
1t and example we Will do all in oIlr pow
a, 10 destroy the iniquitious traiiiC and
no. arouse the hostility OF our scholars for
nc utter humiliation.
ItS The committee, at the invitation
Rev. l. L. Stoneciphef, decided to no
the next annual session ut Dow
/, After the adjournment of the ConyC
Ition, the delegates OF Kent and Siiss
III i. Counties held meetings and organia
mr.. County Conventions similar TO the IL
fil-iVcntiOn previously organized in N
Castle County.
'ot Tho delegates left Milford fer hol
l n..e on Saturday morning with the kline
rI,. est feelings to the citizens of Alilfu
OF for the hospitalities they had enjoy
the Convention,
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