Evening journal., 1896-02-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICIALS


Their Banquet at the Clayton Hsuse
Last Evening Ended with Fine
Collection for Better Organization of
tho work.
When Rev Lafayette Marks, d. D.,
asked the blessing st the Clayton House
banquet OF State Sunday school sfticers
last night there were thirty i've guests
seated. 1t was the dinner given by
Delaware association officers to the
International Sunday School Workers
and to advance this religious work In
general.
Those seated at the tables were: Peter
B Ayars, s. Il. BaynsId, George W.
Bush. Charles Baird, Judge ]. Frank
Ball, o. Il. Cantwell, Neal Comfy. James
d. Carter. w. K Crosby. II F Dare,
Harry Emmons, Herbert N. Fell. l.. T.
Grubb, William l. Gregg, H. 3.
5oldey, Washington Hastings, vii.
liam s. Hilles, Rev. Merritt HUI
burd, D. W. Harlan, Joseph Hill, Job a.
jackson. Chief Justice Charles =. Lore
John s. Mullen, Thomas r Porter, w. s.
Prickett, Allan Speakman, George w.
Todd. Rev. A. N KeigwiR. Rev. l.
Marks, Rev. w. P. Swsrtz, Rev. T. f
Terry, John H. Hsfecker, Of Smyrna,
and L. l. Day. OF Philadelphia
Executive Committeeman B. +. Jacobs
Of Chicago, after 4 few preliminary
remarks, said that this was an important
time for Sunday school work, and ever Y
effort should be devoted to its promotion,
Sunday school work WAS an art and the
teachers are artists. The teachers in the
schools wsrs often poor and ignorant
There are 1, $50, 900 officers and teachers.
but despite their ignorance sud poor
ability as teachers, they were the peers Of
any other million and q third OF people
who trod the earth.
There are 1S, 900 900 children OF school
age. aud yet only 5000, 600 20 to Sunday
school, In New York state there are
200. 900 who do not attend 500, 900 In
Pennsylvania and the same number ir
Illinois. The question IL how to reach
them Delaware is at the head Of the
list In relation to the size OF the popRla
tion. 1t has more children attending
Protestant Sunday schools than any
other state, but before the people Of
Delaware should cheer this, they should
each one stop and think II there ia not
some child that has not yet been reschsd.
Executive Committeeman William
Reynolds, Of Peoria, Ill, made an inter
esting address, telling of the Importance
Of the county and township organIzs
tions and the great good accomplished
by conventions. he said the Bible was
taught very little outside of the Sunday
school. 1t is not taught as much in the
family as In past years. This Is either
the result Of lazlness or Indifference and
the Sunday school now has to do the
wsrk
At recent state convention In Penn
sylvania, John Wanamaksr saw a trained
young woman teaching an infant class
He Immediately said such teacher was
needed in his school and be at once
secured Miss Harlow at a salary of
81 500 year to teach the infant class at
Bethany Church. and next week Miss
Harlow will be In Wilmington. In
closing, Mr.. Reynolds said IL was On
couraging to know that better work is
being done at present than at any time,
but It can be improved II the teachers
can be instructed how TO do It In 4 better
way.
DR.. George W. Bailey, of Wenonah, n.
J q, stated that organizations had been
formed In every county. Home instruo-
tion has been inAugurated and a sscrs-
tary employed TO travel the state and
drill the teachers. In addition to these
there are three schools for instructing
teachers of primary schools.
DR.. Hulburd, OF this city, urged that
still better organization be effected. In
reply to his question Of what should be
about DelswRre's part to put into the
work. Mr.. Reynolds said s., 900. half Of
which should be used for work In the
state and the other half for general Sun
day school work DR.. Hulburd said he
was authorized to make a donation OF
800, and soon contributions came pour
ing In, from the rest present. until $465
was raised. Ia addition TO this a gentle
msn from outside Of the state will donate
500 II q recretsry or home institution is
mt To work In DelaWara