Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-16

Special Correspondence OF Gazette ana journal
NEWARK, Nov. 10.-The sixth annual
meeting of the Sunday-school Association
Of New Castle County held here yesterday
was as hearty and as well attended as one
would expect rousing political meeting
on the eve of election to be. 1t is true the
guiding spirit was different and the general
appearance of the assemblage was as attrac-
i've as the great preponderance OF women,
with their many colored gowns and pyra-
midal hats, could make it.
It opened auspiciously, every seat IN
the church being occupied by delegates
and townspeople. A slight delay in con- |
yening, caused by the lateness of the |
train influenced the president, William X.
Crosby, to postpone some features OF the
prearranged programme and the reading
Of number of important papers was COM
menced. These addresses were as follows
"The True Aim of the Sunday-school. by
tation in Teaching the Lesson" by Mrs.
William G. Mahaffy, and THE Importance
Of Memorizing Scripture" by George W.
Bush, all of Wilmington. Mrs. MahaHy's
paper was an uncommonly strong and
suggestive one for teachers and provoked
a most catering discussion which was
only confined to its reasonable limit
through the tact of the president himself
whose presiding genius manifested itself
all through the session in calling forth
helpful discussion and in terminating II at
Just the right moment
On the subject of memorizing the scrip
lures Mr.. Bush said in part: ut has often
been said that the memory is the store
house of the mind and upon its strength
or weakness depends very greatly the
power of mental operation. A memory
stored with good thoughts and Wise ana
beautiful sayings is q source OF great
happiness to its possessor. Ihere is no
more important use of the memory than
the memorizing of the scriptures for moral
and spiritual good. As to the teachers here
assembled would say that your duty does
not begin and end in the Sabbath-school
room. Not only should you by study ano
prayer prepare for your class but IN your
homes YOU should seek to obtain Tn,
sympathy and aid of the parents, as wei
as the love of the scholars; and thus seq
that those committed to your care sinai
know the holy scriptures which are able
to make them wise unto salvation
AFTERNOON SESSION.
of course there was some DELAY in begin
ming this session because the delegates I'm
gered over the dinners which We're set be
fore them in the towns hOsptable home;
Below stairs, or in the Sunday school roor
OF the church, the committees dispatche
considerable routine business and succeede
at last in classifying the list of delegate
very large part were from Wilmington, ii
rest coming from Middletown, Delawal
City, Newport, Stanton, Glasgow, Newar
With an address on swimming Souls,
the Rev. DR.. John Y. Dobbins of Graz
Church, quite. electrified the convention,
not more by the essential truth OF what
said than by his peculiarly torceful az
beautiful way of saying it.. He thought
CRYING need in this present day was u
cultivation of religious conversation al
thought, the love of God being SO gre
within us that it should show forth in o
daily life and talk. Individuality in teac
ing also has its peculiar value and teacht
especially should remember This: A
teaching which does not reflect the in
yiduality of the teacher is lacking in son
thing-it will not be of the highest orS
OF the greatest efficiency. II was Phil
Brooks who so truly declared that prea'
ing to be real must shine through the p
sonality of the preacher. We must
ourselves (Amen y If yon do this you "
be successful if not you will not be.
Another indispensable thing in teachi
Is spiritual agony. With Christ the wo
was redeemed through and by His spirit
agony. His souls earnestness. So to tel
successfully one must have supre
The Rev. DR.. 7. Z. Martindale was
pecially thankful in having assigned
him the topic, Benefits OF Denomi
tional Cooperation in Sunday-sch
Work."
title and its catholic spirit. / count i
honor to hold the Cross of Jesus Oh
above any creed, doctrine or demon
tion. The cross stands for somett
better and broader in the Christian W
than denomination. Christian COOP
tion speaks out from every page OF
New Testament, and its spirit. beliey
in this gathering. II there is one
more clarion like than another it is
which calls for religious co operation
Christian unity. This topic rightly
sumes that real cooperation is pc
nent factor in Sunday-school work;
we are not here to hear a theory, b
witness an accomplished fact. We
actually in practice Denominational
day-gchool Corporation. 1t has give
the best view of the truth and the
means of realizing it. We want all
light upon the word Of God that ca
obtained and we want the best met
for arriving at the truth. Along thi;
we have gained great benefits through
association.
Denominations themselves are like
lay too much stress upon one doctrll
another and 10 become narrow-vi
But these conventions and their d
sons serve US as many-slded IN
ceiye the light of Gods truth fro
sides. There Is no such thing as de
national sin. The curse of the saloon
not stop to ask whether young ma
Methodist, or Baptist, or Presbyt
or an Episcopalian, before 1t strikes
his bright young life. We want 70 1
syndicate Of good influence and CHI
power. We need to stand togethe
get ali the benefits of religious frate
for it is indeed sweet to dwell togetl
the unity of the love of Jesus Chris
us. indeed, blend our spirits beft
throne OF God.
In the discussion suggested by Mr.
tindale's talk the Rev. W. z. Swart
be would like to see in all the to
the State an actual canvass of all th
dren who are not but who should
the Sunday-schools.
At this point delegate from Wi
ton arose to point a moral by
how his little boy had been prose
by a neighboring Baptist Sunday
the secret of which, he supposed, "
the denomination In question m
school work more attractive.
At the close of the afternoon
there was a spirited address by Il
John McElmoyle of Elkton, Md. u
topic: How to Interest the Conn
at Large in the Work of the $
school. This subject had been asst
Hugh G. Browne, ESQ.,, of MIDI
who was unavoidably absent.
Just previous TO adjournment t
Mr.. Swartz read a resolution VIII
pealed to the judges of the court to
license to the new saloon which
u. Currinder desired to open almos
the shadow of Delaware College
memorial was submitted to the
and was passed by unanimor
Bvery one of the 400 or 500 persons
rising to his feet.
EVENING SESSION.