Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-10-14
The sunday School Convention.

The Sunday School Convention.
The annual Convention of Glouceste
County Sunday School workers was held il
the M. E. church in this city last Thurs
day, and the attendance and enthusiasm
was in keeping with the advancem ent ant
OF the work in the county.
A brief service of song preceded thu
opening of the Convention, in which Mr.
and Mrs Baker, the blind singers beauti
fully rendered Come. Spirit Come"
Rev. J. J. Davies, President of the Asso
citation, welcomed the delegates, and Rev
Peter Provost, pastor of the Convention
church, conducted the devotional exercises
REPORTS OF SECRETARIES
The Township Secretaries reported large
increases in the membership and CONVEX.
sions during the year. One secretary said
some the schools needed "a great big dose
of the Holy Ghost" to arouse them from
their apathy. Some of the schools excelled
in department, others in benevolence,
others in music and others in spirituality.
STATISTICAL REPORT.
Franklin Ware, County Secretary and
Treasurer, submitted detailed and vol
luminous report The number of schools in
the county is SO, an increase of over last
year. There are 1902 officers aud teachers,
8540 scholars, showing large increase;
1871 scholars are members of the church,
and during the year $40 have Joined the
church. There is an average attendance
of 1916. For benevolent purposes $2369 06
was contributed; contributed for State and
county work, $144 "a A balance of
$153 AZ was reported in the treasury.
DR. CoNwELLs ADDRESS.
Rev. Russell 81. Conwell D. D of Phila-
phia, made an eloquent address on the
theme What Shall say"
This address was the feature of the Con-
vention, and the speaker held the close at
tention of the great audience.
THE PARENTS HOUR
The Parents Hour was one of the most
instructive of the day. Mrs. DIR. T. Earle
Budd presided. Miss Margaret J. Cush-
man, of Newark, made the address on
"Child Training Education of the Will"
The committee on nominations was
named as follows:-Rev. George Tomson,
DIR. T. E. Budd, Charles Dempsey, Joseph
Leonard, A. M. Seabrooke, W. G.. Cowgirl,
Rudolph Benezet, Louis Kille, Rev. J. L
Watson, Rev. John A. Brown, E. S. Shultz
and George Hughes.
Auditing Committee-William D. Is
Yard, Jesse English and John Helms
Committee on Recommendations
&. W. Bailey, Rev. l. NJ. B. Thompson,
Rev. s. W. Ludlow, Mrs. Fl. L. Gilmour
and Mrs. James johnson.
The afternoon session was opened with
an invocation service followed by Scrip
ture lesson conducted by Rev. S. j. Nc
Dowell
THE PAST AND FUTURE.
The conference on "Work of the Past
Year and Plans for the Future" was new
and interesting feature. Mrs. DR.. Gilmour
opened the conference with an address
"Our Primary Union"
DEPARTMENT WORK.
Secretary Ware, on "Our County AssOcia-
tion," spoke in glowing terms of the deyel-
1,,,,rnn+ ax5 ;vo1rouovoan&; u, avar, m rf;o,,
lar of the work. He referred to the hard
times, which had caused loss in the con-
tributions for benevolent objects
Rev. L. D. Stultz, State Secretary of the
Home Department, said there had been a
remarkable increase in the membership
and number of schools, and over 1000 mem
bers were now enrolled in this one depart
ment throughout the State.
State Secretary Rev. E. Morris Fergus
son, on "Our State Association" threw the
delegates into enthusiasm by speaking of
the active participation of the Estate Asso-
citation in the Support of the "Anti Gam
bling Amendment"
Eulogistic and commendatory words
were showered upon State President Bailey
for his indefatigable labors against the
gamblers.
Richard H. Wallace, Secretary of the
Philadelphia County Sunday School Asso-
citation, also made brief address.
Mrs. H. " Rogers presided over the
afternoon parents hour, when Miss Cush-
man, the primary teacher, made an address
on Discipline"
A TEACHERS WORK
Rev. Wright Eckersley spoke on the sub
ject, IA Teacher-His Work and Methods"
He said the teac hers work was great and
momentous. either for good or evil. Schol-
ars, he said, feed upon the essence and
vitality of teacher, and as the character
of teacher is just SO would be the charac
ter of the scholar. Thus the grave re-
sponsibility of the religious educator in his
or her daily life.
| The night session was opened with praise
in song. Rev. M. A.. Bronson, pastor of
the Tenth Presbyterian church, OF Phila-
delphia, delivered an address,, and the
Committee on Nominations reported the
new officers, they being installed as fol-
lows
THE OFFICERS ELECTED
President. Rev. J. J. Davies, of Mullica
Hill; Vice Presidents, Rev. L, D. Stultz, OF
Westyille; Rev. R. Hilliard Gage, of We
nonah; DIR. T. Earle Budd, of Woodbury.;
Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer,
Franklin Ware, of Woodbury.; Recording
Secretary, Hamilton Turner; member OF
the State Executive Committee William
Fl. Bodine, of Williamstown; Executive
Committee, DR.. T E. Budd, William G..
Cowgirl, Mrs. 81. v. Rogers, Mrs. b. L. Gill
mour, W. M. Tweed, E NJ Walsh, Charles
Fleming Stanger, Rudolph Benezet, W. q.
Hoffman, George W. Hughes, ]. H. Helms
and David Martin.
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