Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-29

Aubrey Yandever, Clayton: Recording
Secretary, j. ii. Appleby, Wilmington,
with the privilege OF naming an assist,
ant; Treasurer, Edgar A. Finley. Will
m;ngton; Executive Committee, G. Hi
Cantwell, Charles W. Pussy, Walter O,
Hoffecker, Charles Baird, Peter IF,
Causey, G. s. Morgan, W. Il. Crosby,
+. G. Elliott. the Rev. Frank Moore.
j. +. Anderson, O. p. Tunnel Finance
Committee, Charles Baird, S. ii. Bay
nard, P. b. Ayars, Neal Comfy. Johp
S. Collins, 7. H. II. Messenger and
Alfred g. Cox.
The report was accepted and the cleo
tion OF officers was made the special
order for II O'Clock.
W. L. DeGraif, who ia in charge OF
the Rocky Mountain Division Of the
American Sunday school Union, was
allowed the privilege OF ths floor to tell
about the work. The division comprises
Kansas, Colorado and Utah where about
lSi schools were established last year.
The Rev. w. II. Stone took tho Rev.
DR.. McCurdy's place on the special
committee on the executive commit
tees report and the Rev. I. j. Mason
was made chairman Of the committee.
Peter f. Causey read paper I'm = The
Need, Object and Methods of Teachers'
Meetings. :" He favored weekday meet.
ings at the teachers houses, Keeping
strictly to the lesson and afterwards
discussing plans for the good Of the
school. y
Mr.. Causey favored also an inter-
change of spiritual views. His paper
was very cordially received as shown by
the discussion which followed its read
ing, among the speakers being Charles
Baird, q. ii. Cantwell. NJ. II. Cahoon,
W. X. Crosby, John Collins, j. i.
Anderson and W. II. Foulk. as
8 Is it Desirable to Organize Hun
dred Associations?" was the question
answered in the Affirmative by Presi-
,nt II. S. Goldey. He thought these
local meetings good way to bring pso-
pie together, and that hundred organi-
cation would settle the question OF the
finances and would allow the thorough
collection Of statistics.
Mrs. Caulk opened tho discussion,
advocating the hundred associations.
She thought it we'll TO have as vice.
president of the association persons in
terested in Sunday work and
will visit the various schools. Her re-
marks were greeted with applause.
The Rev. E. 4. White asked what to
do with children who will not come TO
school on account Of not having good
clothes. O. FL. Cantwell replied that
that could be answered by the work Of
ths home department. KIT
P. f. Causey raised laugh by bring
ing out that Sussex county is ahead of
New Castle in the matter OF organizing
hundred associations. t..
The special order. being the election
OF officers was taken up and the conyen.
tion proceeded to ballot on the nomina-
tions. A discussion was caused by the
question as to who had the right to
vote. William II. Foulk, who is presi-
dent Of the Wilmington Sunday school
Union, wanted to know If he had the
right to vote. Tho matter was settled
by O. H. Cantwell in reading the fol-
lowing from the call of the convention /:
Each Sunday school in the State ia
entitled to be represented by the pastor,
superintendent and two delegates. who
with the officers and standing commit
tees are members Of the convention. :"
This showed that Mr.. Foulk had no
vote.
The tellers for the election were the
Rev. T. E. Martindaie. the Rev. W. H.
Stone, Q. ii. Cantwell, and @. S. Nor
gan. ~ s,''A
Fl. S. Goldey was electsd president
over W. X, Crosby, by vote of l13 to 60.
Prot. ID. W. Harlan was elected vice.
president for New Caetle county over
Edward Challenger. by vote Of la2 to
30.
John II. Hoffecker was elected vice
e. II
Baird, by a vote of 100 to 50.
The vote for vice president for Sussex
county resulted in tie between j. B.
Gilchrist and Charles f. Richards, at
So votes; @. p. Tunnel received one
vote. and one cent was found by the
tellers in ono of the hats used for col.
lecting ballots.
The special committee on the execu-
tive commuters report presented it's
report in which the report Of the execu-
tive committee was commended, the
home department was favored and the
organization of hundred associations
was recommended. The committee
presented resolution to authorize the
executive committee to appoint field
secretary of Sunday school work for the
State, as soon as they may be sure of
soSufiuS tEo iunuS W Murray tHe OK
peDaee.
The appointment of a committee to
arrange for house to house visitation
of the State was recommended. The
report of the committea was adopted.
Statistical Secretary Vandevsr re-
ported that he had heard of seven Sun
day-schools since Thursdays report,
making az increase of about 900 in
membership.
"Tne Home Department-How to
Start it in Your School" was the sub
ject of an entertaining addresa by the
Rev. Frederick +. Briggs of Second
Baptist Church. After telling of tho
origin of the movement, he explained
the work which is to carry the Sunday
school idea away from thu school into
the nome. 1t is for the benefit of those
who cannot conveniently go to the
school, of those who cannot go regu-
larly and of transient residents such as
college students. The officers of the de-
partment are the superintendent, the
secretary, the visitors under the super-
intendent's care. Membership in the
department carries with it all tho privi-
leges OF a member of the school. Con-
secrated workers are needed. But tho
workers should not have SO much piety
as to overcome their comomn sense,
One such man was barber who prom
ised his pastor to say something for
Christ, who when he had a customer in
the chair with face lathered, after hpn-
ing up his razor, said to him: "Pre.
pare to meet thy God. y Needless to
saw the customer did not return to that