Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-10-04
HARRINGTON.

The Kent County Sunday School Con.
vention held in the NJ Church of this
town on Wednesday and Thursday of last
week, was a decided success. James A.
Smith was elected president; vice-president,
P H Rawlins; secretary, w H Jakes
The address Of welcome was made by the
Rev. Rawlins and the response made BY
the president The next annual meeting
to be held in Dover NJ E Church Septem-
Der 1890. The report Of the secretary fun
ishei the following information Kent
county has seventy Sunday Schools, forty
eight Of these were represented by fifty five
delegates, seven superintendent, and eleven
pastors. The number of teachers and Off
GERS represented seven hundred and forty
three. Scholars, forty-six hundred and
forty-three The following resolutions
were adopted
Your committee on resolutions submit
the following report:
They have given careful attention to the
suggestions made by the President and
have agreed to recommend that the Secre-
tary be Instructed 10 continue his efforts TO
secure the statistics of the Sunday School
of this county until the work is completed.
The committee doubts the propriety of
multiplying conventions so far as to have
one in each hundred, but thinks that a sin
gle evenings institute with addresses and /
practical exhibitions of methods OF work |
might meet the case
We would recommend that the executive
committee be instructed to prepare suita
bic Constitution and Bylaws for the gov
mment Of this association and report at
the next annual session. We offer the
following formal resolutions:
Rcsolzed, That the subject of Temper
ance should be more prominently and reg
ularly brought before the Sunday Schools
OF the county, and that class and general
teaching should give no uncertain sound
on this subject The Sunday School has
no deadlier foe than the saloon.
ReS0kgea, That in order to secure the
greater cooperation Of parents in our work
we designate certain Sundays In the year
as parents DAYS" making special eff
forts to have them present at the Sunday
School on those days as the guests
ReSOi9ed. That we should more and
more recognize the educational value of
normal work, and urge our workers to
give it such attention as its importance de-
mandS.
ReSOized, That as an association COM
posed of Sunday School work ers represent
ing various denominations operating in the
-,T,.e farrifnr1T wa t1rua tha rnucfauf ever
else of inter UNCONVENTIONAL courtesy and
condemn all attempts to divert scholars
from one school to another and from their
legitimate church houses TO others by the
of that fraternity which is the
basis Of our association
Res0i7ed, That the cordial thanks of
this association are hereby rendered to the
pastor and officials Of this church and to
the united chOirs of the churches of the town
for the earnest and hearty manner in which
they have cO-Operated to make our meet
ings a success That we also express our
gratitude to the msny friends who have so
kindly entertained the members Of this j
Convention and pray that on each home
so opened there may come the blessings of
the Heavenly Father.
The Single Tax advocates have organ
lied club in this town, and from now on
they will hold meetings in Campers Hall.
Quite number of our people went to
on Saturday to witness the
of Buffalo Bills Wild West
Show.
Policeman Paris is complaining Of the
way our sidewalks are block ed on Satur-
day evenings, and he has cautioned all who {
block the sidewalks will be arrested and
fined. Those who see this can take warn
ing and save paying a fine to the town
He says the law will be enforced to the
letter hereafter. AGAIN