The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL woRxEHs.
They Conclude Their Work Last Evening.
The afternoon session OF the New Gas.


the morning session. A song service pre-.
ceded the business. Rev. W. ]. Du Had
way read the scripture and Rev. II. A.
Davidson prayed.
The first business of tho afternoon was
the report of tho nominating committee,
as ioilows; w. X. Crosby, president;
Charies Il. Simmons. C. Marion Leitch,
vice-presidents: William II. Taylor. re-
cording secretary; Joseph s. Hamilton,
statistical secretary: 4. II. II. Messen-
ger. treasurer; ). r. Sweeny. musical d.
rector; and Charles Baird, c. H. Can't
well, A. q. Cox. William j. Miller, Mrs.
w. II. Curry Mrs. G. Il. Hendricks and
Medford II. Cahoon. executive COMMITTEES.
The first address of the afternoon. was
by Mrs. w. X. Crosby on Normal Glass
Work" The speaker urged the formation
OF normal class In every Sunday school
In order to secure trained teachers The
work is too important for haphazard
teaching. Every teacher should know
what to teach. and how to teach 1t, and
the normal class alone affords a solution
OF this problem; the highest efficiency
being only secured through systematic
effort. Mrs. Crosby suggested a mid
week meeting for the normal class. The
teachers plan should also be the goal OF
every scholar. and the making of Chris
tian men and women the object OF all
Sunday school work.
The paper was discussed by Charles
Baird the Rev. A. N. Kelgwin and the
Rev. o. @. Buddingtou.
The second address OF the afternoon was
by the Rev. o. G. Buddington, on "The
Proper Teaching in Our Sunday Schools
to Prevent the Curse OF Drunkenness"
Hraf
efforts for the prevention of the curse
of drunkenness, is to insist on total alb
stinence. This is the Bible. When God
wanted such heroes as Sampson, Daniel
and John the Baptist, they were not only
commanded to total abstinence. but their
mothers were forbid the use of wine. In
the matter OF the Bible teaching on the
subject Of temperance Mr.. Buddington
claimed that the spirit of II was for to-
tai abstinence. and that teachers should
be governed by principle and not precspt.
No question but that the great sweep
OF Bible principle is against the accursed
rum traffic.
One great obstacle to Sunday school
temperance teaching Is the Inconsistency
OF Sunday school citizenship shown in the
general trend OF the teachers action. In
the school they teach that all tamperiug
with rum leads to ruin. But the child
sees the saloon everywhere, sees 1t au-
thorized by the law. licensed by the court
under the authority OF the Legislature,
AMI the Legislature acting for the voter.
In the Sunday school the teacher says the
saloon-keeper is a bad man. but in his
Official or citizenship relation says he Is
a good man. The law demands 5000 IL
cense for the privilege of legally entlcing
money received to buy school books for
the children OF the state. 1t may be. said
the speaker, that Sunday school teaching
may be good enough to enable the boys
OF the Sunday school to run this gauntlet
Of infamy and come out unharmed. He
prayed to God to make 1t so.
Charles L. Simmons and Joseph Pyle
spoke in the discussion which followed.
Mr., Simmons objected to the sale OF con-
fectlonery In any way poisoned by liquor,
naming rock and rye as particularly OBJ
jectlonable. He also condemned the sale
Of cigarettes to boys; he said he found
that beer and whIskey followed the cigar
cites very closely,
Joseph Pyle related the story of an un-
successful effort to keep the rum power
out of the neighborhood OF his home. lie
said all the good people had protested and
petltioned against a saloon there, but that
politics demanded 1t and 1t could not be
prevented. For himself he wished all the
rum was at the bottom of The ocean, and
that the law provided for hanging Of the
first man who attempted to make a new
stock of it. Mrs. NJ. A. Tagglrt. The Rcv.
Vaughan S. Collins, James Cranston and
T. II. II. Messenger. and the Rev. T. y.
Terry made brief addresses commencing
Il .EA
declared the only safety for the young man
is in the church. Boys do not attend
church: to get them to do that and get
them converted Is the only way to save
them
The Rev. Lafayette Marks. d. D., spoke
Interestingly on the topic: THE Sunday
School aud the Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor." He regarded them as
the two grand Institutions OF modern
times. OF the Sunday school, he said. 1t
had been on trial for about 100 years and
now receives very little criticism.
The Christian Endeavor Society is
thought TO be by some OF the greatest
thinkers ore of the great movements of
the age. 1t had come in Just 100 years after
the founding of the Sunday school and is
Its twin sister. In one decade and a half
1t had grown to include 10000 societies
and 25O0,000 members, and had encircled
the globe. At the recent Boston conven-
tlon he said there had been &c, 900 regis.
tered delegates assembled in three meet
ings of from 5000 to 10000 people.
DR.. Marks thought the Christian En-
deayor Society had come opportunely and
was Of great value to the pastor In helping
to fill the gap between Sunday school and
church. With 1t he was ready to call a
hal II, no 81
machinery and suggested for 1t the motto
of the w. C. t. u. "For God and home
and every land"
The Rev, II. A. Davidson spoke briefly
in eulogy of the Christian Endeaycr fol-
lowing Dr. Marks's address. The conyeu-
tion adjourned until 7.30 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention re-assembled at 73O
o'clock. The attendance was slightly bet
ter than during the afternoon Many of
the delegates. however, had apparently re-
turned to their homes. The first business
following the service OF song was the re-
port of the committee on resolutions. The
report was made by II. II. II. Messenger,
as follows:
Resolved. That in the loss of our late
treasurer. the Rev. N M. Browne, this as
socation has lost an active, earnest and |
jealous worker. one who was always ready J
to do what he could for the cause of the |
Master. and that we extend to the family |
Of our brother and to his denomination |
our heartfelt sympathy for their irrepar-
able loss |
Resolved, That our earnest effort be \
made among the children and youth of the |
Sabbath schools to awaken their interest |
and impress upon their minds and hearts
the fearful consequences of strong drink.
Resolved, That we tender to the pastor
officers and members of the Central Pres
byterian Church for the use of their
house OF worship, to the entertainment
and the members of the various
clnrnhaS WIN have red fnt. IN tn .a.a |