The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-24
ELECTION Is
FINISHED
And Delaware Stale S, nday
School Associations Adjourns
to Meet at Dover Mkt
Year.

| Yesterday afternoons session Of the
Delaware State Sunday School association
was opened with the customary devotion
| al exercises which were in charge Of J. A.
l.. V. Scott OF Viola. A Song service
/ followed, and the order Of business was
then taken up.
John Collins of Dover invited the as.
ISOLATION to sit at Wesley M, E. Church
there next year. President Gpldey en-.
oouled the Invitation into motion which
was recorded by Rev. Ezra Tinker and
unanimously adopted by the convention
Wnereupon Mr.. Tinker suggested that the
convention go there at once, inferrihg
that good might come to the Legislators
for the visit.
Then the election of officers was taken
up and the names of G, F. Richards, J. B.
Giichrist and G. P. Tunnel put In NOMINEE
tion for the vice-presdency of the Sussex
County schools
The result was: Mr.. Richard. 6si Mr.
Gillcfrist %; M, Tunnel, 2. Mr.. Rioh.
ards having received the highest number
of votes was declared elected. There being
but one candidate for each of the other
offices, Secretary Cantwell cast the ballot
for their election as had been agreed upon
at the morning session.
These are the officers: Statistical score
tary, Aubrey Vandever; treasurer, Edgar
A. Finley; recording secretary, j. H. APP.
pleb3y executive committee, G. H. Can't
well, C. W. Pussy, Walter o. Hoffecker,
Charles Baird, p. f. Causey, G. S. Nor.
gau, W. L.. Crosby, f. G. Elliott, Rev.
Frank Moore, j. H. Anderson and G. P.
Tunnel; finance committee5 Charles
Baird, 5. II. Baynard, 2. b. Ayers, Neal
Comfy, John S. Collins, A. d. Cox and I.
II, II. Messenger
Secretary Cantwell announced that he
had selected Henry Lindsay Of St. Paul's
M. h. sunday school to be assistant secre-
tary OF the association, which power had
been rested on him by the committee on
nominations.
Temperance and Purity Work" was
tEe subject OF paper by Miss Annie q.
held that the teaching in the Sunday
school against intemperanoe is one of the
corner stones in the great campaign
against the saloon. She said she once
heard a school teacher remark do not
take temperance for your subject, it Is
worn out The speaker of the words was
also Sunday school teacher. When there
are $50 licensed saloons in Wilmington,
with strong drink and kindred vice sap
ping the manhood Of tho youth Of our
state; with heart broken mothers and
wives and children moaning out their
pltiful anguish all around us; with
philanthropy demanding matrons in our
police stations because OF SO many woman
and girls committed there; with prisons.
ailnshonseS and various combining and
rsformatory institutions fed principally
by the saloon elements and the vine
drinking ranks. Tho temperance subj - -
worn out! oh no.
Referring to purify Miss Vandever S; Id
much had been done in many states for
the protection of girls. In Wilmington
the attention of the ANTIQUITIES has been
tn hD Ind orI
huenoe OF some OF our public exhibitions.
we are not confronted, as we were with
vile posters upon our bill boards, for an
public behind a law for such an
offense Ia potent factor against such
displays"
'One result of brave effort along the
line OF rescue work may be seen III such
institutions as the Delaware Industrial
School where are now some twenty way.
ward girls Of the State, committed there
by the action OF their parents, guardians
Or municipal judge to remain until they
are Of legal Lge, all the while living in an
of purity, and undergoing
training in womanly household ways.
"A mighty power would tho young mon
Of our Sunday schools be- if faithful, oil,
to the motto Of the White Cross knights
My strength is as the strength of ten be-
cause my heart is pure. And a blessing
would estppon the labQrs Of the teacher
q olase Of young ladies' pledged, 10 in
the White shield order. 11J JIG Us fA,r ceETsi,
God to uphold the law of purity<ss ,be1ngGs-
equally blndingiupon men and women.
10 DO modest in language, behavior and
.GSssi to avoid all CONVERSATIONS, readi ig
'rt u Amusement which may put impure
thoughts into my mind. TO guard the
purity Of others, especially companions
md friends"
The discussion was entered into by
Rev. w. L. S, Murray, Modford H. Ca
loon and W. W. Sharp, all heartily ap.
proving the paper.
The matter Of employing field secrc.
airy was brought up by William K Crosby
Who urged y canvass Of the schools to us.
certain IL they would pledge themselves
10 con tribute to the support Of tho score,
AIRY, should he be employed.
The matter of house to house inve5tiGa.
ion was left to tho executive committee.
Mrs NJ. G. kennsy spoke Oh primary
work. in the Sunday school.
Last evening Rev. Kerr Boyce Tupner,
# the First Baptist Church, Philadelphia,
nado the bost address heard at tho con.
ention. His subject was, SIS the Old
Book From God?' 1t was well studied
nd showed much thought and research.
Secretary Appleby afturward. introduced
Is new assistant Horny Lindsay,
This resolution was adopted: That tho
Sc of the bicycle for secular purposes on
unday WAS u misuse of the day. There
7oro about four dissenting votes when
Ifter the convention closed the members
pent several minutes in bidding each
ther goodbye.