Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-21


and finds a saloon, which he knows is
established by the count, which acts
under the law, which was made by the
Legislature, which is made up of the
people, including the Sunday school
citizenship. The money received from
licenses is put into the treasury and
most Of il is devoted to buy school
books for the children. This appears
to be great inconsistency. He hoped |
the school teaching might be such as |
to make the children strong enough to
be able TO run the gauntlet Of tempta
ton.
In discussing the question Charles |
| Simmons condemned cigarette smoking |
along with drinking.
Joseph Pyle spoke of fighting liquor
in tho vicinity of his residence He
| declared that Union Park and Sunday
excursions had been started to ruin the
neighborhood, and he termed the Union
Park Hotel, which was established at
Lancaster avenue and Union streets, as
"hell hole. " Notwithstanding great
opposition to having license there,
| politics demanded saloon, and it was
established. He would sink every
drop of liquor TO the bottom of the sea
and would hang the first man that at
tempted to start TO sell it again.
Mrs. Taggart wished the subject
taught in the Sunday school. She had
boon shocked, upon visit to the Jail,
to see boy there who had once been
III her Sunday school class
Tho Rev. Mr.. Collins held the trouble
TO be that one godly woman, half an
hour ono day in the week, had to fight
260 saloons which were open and in
full blast six days in the week. But
American womanhood was being
aroused and soon American manhood
must rise and give the traffic blow
straight from the shoulder.
Mr. Messenger said that the teachers
action in the school and out of it has
its effect.
The Rev. I. E.. Terry held that chill
dren should be taught that they were
part of the church. The majority of
boys grow out OF the Sunday school,
and then are cut loose entirely unless
they are in the church. A boys safety
depends upon having him converted.
J He is not safe short of this.
The Rev. Lafayette Marks, ID. D.,
addressed the convention ON "The Sun
, ay-school and the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor. :" He
called these institutions two of the
grandest of modern times. The Sun
day-school has been on trial about
century, and now meets with scarcely
any objections. 1t now has ten mil
lions of scholars in the United States
and CANDIDA. He regarded the Chris
tian Endeavor Society as the most re-
markabe development of modern times.
1t started hundred years after the
Sunday school. Except the difference
in age we might regard them as twin
sisters. Ii has 10000 societies
stretching all round the globe with two
and half million members. AT the
last convention of the society in Boston
there were Sc, 600 delegates. That sur
passes anything we know Of. 1t shows
that certain great things can be done
in our time. The movement seems to
have passed the perilous period. Per-
haps what DIR. Clark calls tho "bow
WOW" stage is not yet passed. The
society stands for Christian unity. Ii
is INSTRUMENTATION. 1t believes in
Christian fellowship, in reaching
hands acrosss he walls of theological
divisions. 1t is good citizenship work.
Criticism seems to be the fate of
thing that has good deal of merit
about it. The Sunday school was eriti-
cisod, too, at its beginning. A bishop
of the Church Of England launched a
decree against it. The Scotch Presby-
terians looked askance at it, 1t helps
solve the problem Of what TO do with
!, the children. The Christian Endeavor
seems to fill the gap between the Sun
day-school and the Church. 1t helps
both the school and the church.
Speaking as pastor, DIR. Marks
, said he was about satisfied with relig-
ious machinery. The Christian En-
deavor had caught on to great idea;
it was the same idea that the church
started 1900 years ago, Let all work
together to win the world for Christ.
The finance committee reported
through Mr.. Baird that the accounts
of the administrator of the estate of the
late treasurer showed balance of Sl4.
The new treasurer was authorized to
receive the money.
ASSOCIATION STATISTICS.
sRThe Commute on credentials reported
100 delegates representing 40 schools.
e Seventeen of the delegates are pastors
and 20 superintendents The 40
$ schools represent 1,2O4 officers and
teachers, and 10, 298 scholars Tho
I average attendance vas 6, 960, 2T0 of
a which were added to tho church.
The amount contributed to benevolent
l or missionary objects was 81, 059. 81; to
g home school expenses, S4,5Sl.G 81; to
o home church expenses, $3.50. 2J for
0 State and county Sunday school work,
e 35S; total, S0,04S.47
7 The afternoon session concluded
a with the bepediction pronounced by
u the Rev. Mr.. Terry.
" EVENING SESSION.
The concluding session OF the con-
vention was held last night. In the
2 song service that preceded the first Of
y the evening addresses, G.. NJ. Leiteh
u sang the solo and the congregation the
y chorus of Blessed, Thrice Blessed. "
Colonel Leitch sang the verses very
:, effectively.
: The COMMITTEE on resolutions pre-
7 sented its report, which was adopted
u as follows:
4, Resolved, That in the loss of our
II late brother, the Rev. N. M. Browne,
~ this association has lost an active,
u earnest and Jealous worker, one who
T.. was always ready to do what he could
~ for the cause OF the Master ana that
u u we extend to the family of our brother
y and to his denominati, n our heartfelt
: sympathy for their irreparable loss.
Resolved, That an earnest effort be
made among tine children and youth Of
the Sabbath schools to awaken tbeil
l. interest and impress upon their minds
Vt and hearts the fearful consequences Of
Z. strong drink,
J. The next resolution was of thanks Il
o all who had contributed to the success
II of the convention. Ii concluded with
~ an endorsement and recommendation 81