Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-29
shown an increase Of about GOO scbol-

raise the amount 10 $500. lie also
urged the schools to endeavor to raise
enough money to support a field Beere-
tary for Sunday.school work in the
State. With such an officer the spirit
ual power would be Increased so much.
He advocated house to house vista
tion through the whole State His re-
marks were greeted with applause.
The question boz was opened by the
Rev. I. e. Martindale, D. D., of Mil
ford, who filled the bill of apswerer
very acceptably. One novel question
was this: Where was the soul of
Dorcas when Peter came TO raise her
from The deadYo Some one moved to
refer the question to the next world.
Mr.. Martindale said he did not believe
in too much speculation 10 fhe Sunday.
school. The Key. j. I. Van Burkalow
arose in the rear of the church and de-
clared that Dorcas was ID school. in
hados, in the spiritual world; but not
far off. n
1t was announced that certain of the
Sunday, schools OF tho city would be
open that the delegates might inspect
them. W III
The benediction was pronounced by
the Rev. Alfred Smith OF Dover. After
the session the delegates had a social
time and were entertained at luncheon
in the basement of the church by the
Wilmington Sunday school Union.
After their hospitable entertainment
the delegates reassembled 10 the church
ana participated in song Service pre-.
liminaiy to the addresses Of the even
ing. Tho Rev. Il. j. Mason conducted
devotional exercises and the Rev +.
G. MacSorley sang In That CITY,"
The finance committee, through Chair
man Charles Baird. reported the treas
urer's accounts to be correct. Presi-
dent Goldey announced number of
changes in the com mittess. P. f. Causey
was TRANSFERRED from the special com
mitteo ON executive committees report
to the committee on resolutions, and
the Rev. 4. A. McCurdy and @. B.
Taylor were put on the former conf
mittee, J. II. Anderson was taken
from the special committee, he, like Mr..
Causey, being already member of the
executive committee. Peter II. Ayars
was appointed member of the com
mittee on nominations 10 place of the
Rev. f. G. Mersill.
In the absence of the Rev. Henry G.
McCook. d. D., Of Tabernacle Presby.
terian Church, philadelphia, who was
to have spoken on The Teaehera' ids
and Adyersaries, F" bis place was taken
by William Reynoldse of Peoria, ILL.,,
field secretary {of the International
Sunday. school Association. Mr.. Rey-
nolds was applauded as he advanced to
the platform. He gave some statistics
of the growth of Sundays About
100 years ago there were none, now
there are 1873, 900 Protestant Sabbath
schools: l, 1858, 600 teachers; and nearly
ii, COO. 600 scholars. Nearly all study
the International lessons. Over 200
men are giving their thought to Sunday
school work. Religious and secular
papers publish the lessons. The Holy
Ghost is In the work. The speaker
held that the future of the country
depends not upon its wealth ana in
telligence, but it's moral aud religious
training. He urged workers not to be
discouraged, for 1t ia Gods work and
hs will give help in Overcoming diff
cultiea No difficulty is ever greater
than God, or as great. To illustrate,
Mr.. Reynolds told how "a teacher won
the good graces of an unruling boy by
exercising sympathetic interest in
him. The speaker said that a teacher
needs faith in God and in His word.
courage, patience and keeping at it
continually. He laid emphasis upon
the good now being done by the Sab
ath-schoolH. More that three quarters
of the additions to the evangelical
churches are coming through the Sun
day schools. This year probably Is, 600
conventions will meet 10 this country.
In the South two well-equipped men
aro working among the colored people.
More than GO picked men are now going
through the country in the interest OF
Sunday school work. He suggested the
employment of man in this State to
have the work under his charge, and
urged the delegates to pledge them
selves to raise the money. A good man
for the work, recently came under his
notice.
In conclusion he referred feelingly to
the last time he smoke in Hanover
Church when Joseph Pyle took i'll and
died that evening, dying in the harness,
as he had expressed the wish that he
might do.
The Rev. Henry Baker, d. D., pastor
of Grace Church. delivered an address
in which he spoke of the importance Of
the work of to-day-the twentieth CEN
tuFl III Wdttus tut tlh ubFblUUu6Ut
and its highest force unon the dignity
and devotion OF the nineteenth century.
The true civilizer and true educator
is the church of the Lord Jesus Christ,
which must understand it's commission.
II must also understand the best and
ripest time for the uso of it's resources
and the application OF it's commission
to tho needs. The speaker treated OF
the Importance of the Sunday school,
and the need OF religious influence
upon young children before they are set
in their own way. ,fssA
The Sunday. school exerts it's influence
when the hand is yielding and the
heart ia warm. 1t acts through in
formation. The new conner into this
world finds strange nature and
strange world. The Sunday school is
to give information with simplicity,
teaching the truth OF God with sim
plicity and power. And IL lie to furnish
inspirations, for religion Is not only
culture, but is also M impulse The
inspiration is to be felt by the teacher
and is to be perpetually communicated.
Shall We teach religion as a creed in |
its highest sense? There is a clamor
against creeds. But they are useful.
They are like the pipes which carry |
water to ones house; they are not the |
water. Creeds are valuable--they are
inns of comfort where we stop for re-
freshmont whils we climb the noun
tain side, hut there may be such an
orthodoxy as to cause to lose sight of |