Evening journal., 1891-11-13
THE FIDDLE In CHURCH.
PROFESSOR SWEENEY LEADS a
HUNDRED MUSICIANS.

SfohDNH Neht NioaAnk Spoerh-A WuhtT
Players.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Nov 13-When the
afternoon session Of the sunday school
convention began Yesterday at o'clock
the M. +. Church was filled to It's utmost
capacity. Professor Sweeney led the
big congregation In singing. and la this
he was ably assisted by Professor q. j.
Hermann, eornetist. The addresses du.
ring the afternoon were even more
spirited than those OF the morning, and
the delegates responded promptly when
asked for remarks
Miss Hattie |. Newlin delivered ths
/ first address It was on the subject.
SHOULD Lesson Helps be Used in Glass
/ During School Hour2" In remafkiug on
the address, President Crosby msde the
most forcible argument Of the oonyen.
tioD, saying that the helps should be cir
! culated freely in the homes, there to be
searched during the week, bnt ia the
class Danish them entirely, except that
OF the teachers Use nothing but
Bibles, and then you will get down to the
/ solid study Of the word, aud thus encoul
age home study"
II
The subject "our Saviour" was then
taken up and DR. A. N. Kegwin Of Viii
| mington opened with an address on
" His Deity" He said that nothing more
conclusive was necessary than the word
OF God. To impress more forcibly on
the minds OF his hearers just what this
said, DR. Kelgwin stationed members all
| through the congregation to read the
4 h. la . n. 4
50 In connecting the passages bearing on
Christ's deity that his hearers were fur
nished with 3 powerful argument to
offset anything they would hear from
unbelievers,
Joseph Pyle. the veteran Sunday
school worker OF Wilmington, addressed
the convention on His Humanity He
related the Incidents in Chrlst's life
where he had thirsted and hungered for
drink and food and when he had learned
his trade and worked at his fathers
| bench, the same hard manual labor that
poor boys are now doirg all over the
world. He also related the circumstances
of his death and how. after he had given
up he ghost. he was prepared for burial aud
laid to rest the same as his followers In
this land were being buried Ia this dev
He concluded by relating death-bed in
cident where the dying one caught sight
Of the Saviour's face. that of a perfect
mao, yet more beautiful than can be
imagined.
The convention then began its 6nal
business transactions There being no
invitations for the next meeting place
the matter was left with the executive
committee with a request that It secure
H..
and visitors were then again escorted TO
the church chapel, where fine supper
was served, fifty eight being seated at
ono time. After supper the visitors were
shown the various points of interest
about town.
Professor sweensy's Big Orchestra.
| When the evening service began there
was not vacant seat In the church
The aisles were lined with chairs aud the
gallery was packed to the doors. The
front part of the church presented a
magnificent appearance, In the pulpit
were the smiling faces of the president
and secretary, Dr. W. l. s Murray AID
Rev. George M. Hickman La the chancel
aud front pews were seated nearly 100
singers representing nearly all the Ne y
Castle choirs and many from Wilmington.
On an orange box in the center Of the
aisle stood Professor Sweeney aud an
orchestra Of twenty pieces completely
!sa.sraa he front corner Of the church to
his left
The archestra was composed OF mem
members Of Grace Orchestra of Whining
ton, the Hushebeok Orchestra Of this
city. and the City COrnst and First Mill
tary Bands The Instrumentation wa
as follows Pipe organ, Mrs J R
Sweeney first viOiins, j. Truss Challen
ger, j. Norris Robinson, j. T. Hambur
ger, J. +. Belts, H. W. Husheheck
second violins, Frank n Gullck, a F
Worrell elarinets, j. d Cook, H. A
Padberg; FIRST cornets, Walter D. Walls
Charles O. Lunt; second cornet. Profes
sor g j. Hermann; bass. James Dine
low; trombone. r H. NaylOr; flutes
Victor r. Pyle, j. Milton Davidson
Rudolph Vallette
Presiding Elder Murray wss so en-
Unused with the music from the orches
ira aud large company Of singers that b
had to speak about them He said thA
every school, se an inducement to younI
{ people all over the land, should bring i
6ddles and horns, aud the scrsechin
things" that had made such delightful
music during the evening. He said tha
} when the old Sussex county man got ou
or church. when the organ was brough
} in sayiIg that the instrumen
had the devil in It soon n
turned, saying that the devil wa
ID him and not the organ Brethren
! we do not want the devil to have all tn
5 good music. When violins we're brough
N into a good brothers school some year
} ago, he was Indignant, and in giving on
I. a hymn said Now we'll fiddle and sin
9 No 27l. That's what We want to ds
Fiddle and sing more young people int
the Sunday school.
BGr. Hickman's ForcIble Address.
Rev. George N Hickman. pastor ,
I the First Presbyterian Church, Wi
I mington, made q stirring address O
! The Possibilities Of the Sunday school
y He began by outlining the earliest da,
OF the Sabbath school and no
good teachers could only be secured
great expense and trouble Why
' said he, ''if our Sunday school teaohe
q we're paid, all over the world as tho
! Of former days we're, the expense won
= exceed S26, 900, 600 annually. He MAJ
!. some strong statements Of the good tn
the Sunday school had been to the Unit
States. as a republic, and illustrated he
the schools growth and improveme
meant the development of
= | stronger republic he address
the workers and told them th
- they could ill their rooms to ovs
flowing il they would get right in