Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-10
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Their Ninth Annual Convention Held
Thursday at Middleton.
EXERCISES DEEPLY INTERESTING
The Officers Elected For the
Ensuing Year.
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Middletown, Dec. 4. - The ninth
annual convention of the New Castle
County Sunday school Association
was held in the Methodist Episcopal
Church yesterday.
After devotional exercises, con-
Quoted by the Rev. W. l.. S. Murray,
ID. D., and the Rev. Mr.. Davidson,
President Crosby appointed the follow
ing committees: Nominations, s. II.
Baynard, John r. Hudson, William I.
Morris, Mrs. Marks and Mrs. Terry;
credentials, William II. Foulk, John
j. Hayes and William L. Groves; reso-
buttons, III. s. Goldey, DIR. Murray, q.
M. Leitch, III. o. Ellison, Mrs. Browne
and Mrs. Maxwell; finance, I. Elmer
Perry, David McHenry, Charles Ii.
Gray and @. Ell. Simmons.
DR.. Wood, the pastor Of the church,
delivered an address of welcome and
President Crosby responded.
The song services were directed by
Prof. John r. Sweeney.
Mr.. Baynard delivered an address on
"The convention, its aim and object. /"
Drs. Murray and Wood and Messrs.
Davidson aud Goldey participated in
the discussion that followed.
Mr.. Morris told what benefits the
church receives from the Sunday.
school. President Crosby stated that 80
per cent Of the church membership
comes from the Sunday school.
"The proper use of lesson helps"
was the subject of an address by the
Rev. +. g. Merrill.
The morning session concluded
with the benediction, pronounced by
DIR. Wood.
Lunch for 100 delegates was spread
in the lecture room.
The afternoon session began with
devotional exercises, conducted by the
Rev. W. III. Stone and Mr.. Merrill.
The committee on credentials re-
ported that delegates from 80 Sunday
schools were present.
The following. submitted by the COM
mittee on resolutions, was adopted:
Resolved, That in the death of
Brother Joseph Pyle we lose one of
the pioneer workers in the Sunday
school cause, and that while, as con-
vention, we feel no one of US can take
his place we, united, as convention,
will bear onward the work which was
so dear to his heart"
Resolutions providing for vice-presi-
dent from each hundred in the county,
thanking the people Of Middletown for
their hospitality and thanking the
railroad company for its courtesy were
also adopted.
The finance committee reported that
the years expenditures amounted to
$40. 30. A collection amounting to s7.27,
was taken.
Mr.. Goldey delivered an address on
Home GLASS Department.
"House- to- house Visitation" was the
subject of an address by Thomas Nc
Corkle.
Mrs. Challenger delivered an address
on "What can be done in the Sunday
school to promote the cause of temp
erauce.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, w. K.
Crosby; Recording Secretary, Charlss
II. Gray; Statistical Secretary, Joseph
s. Hamilton; Treasurer, Charles ii.
Gray; executive committee. Charles
Baird, g. Ii. Cantwell, a. g. Cox,
William j. Miller. Medford H. Cahoon,
Mrs. w. IL. Curry and Mrs. O. +.
Hendricks; musical director Prof.
John r. Sweeney. The vice presidents
president of the county association. and
" ~. hho PAo1AbSht u
the Wilmington A association.
The executive committee was
authorized to select the next meeting
place.
Owing to their inability to secure
train late in the evening Prof. Sweeney
and about 60 delegates departed on the
q. 06 p. M. train.
The evening session began with de-
votional Exercises, conducted by the
Rev. William p. Taylor.
An address on "The duty Of the
church to the children Of to-day" was
delivered by the Rev. Thomas A. Nc
Curdy, d. d.
A resolution requesting the Constitu-
tiunal Convention to favor temperance
legislation was adopted.
The convention adjourned after the
benediction, pronounced by DR.. Wood.