The sun., 1898-11-20
MEETING o. THE JUNIORS
Interesting Exercises Held BY
the Younger Members Of the
Christian Endeavor.
TALKS TO THE SMALL FOLK
Messages Received From a Largo
Number of the Societies In this
State.-Rev. A. W. Snyder, ID. d.,
of Camden, Presided
Over Session.

Endeavor Society who had held the at
tention of the audiences in Central Pres.
bytcrian Church since Wednesday even:
ing adjourned firally Friday evening and
Yesterday afternoon the members OF the
Junior Societies came to the front.
About half of the seats in the large
auditorium of the church were reserved
for the members of the various societies
throughout this city and State. The
seats reserved were to the front and ct
the opening OF the session, the children
who had assembled in the Sunday school
room below marched up the stairway
and into the auditorium carrying red
flags with &c. E." monograms in white
and singing q marching song entitled
"Marching On"
Rev. Dr.. A. w. Snyder, OF Camden,
N. j., presided during the session. The
thought for the session was "The Jun
iors for Christ"
Rev. DR.. w. L. S. Murray, State Presi.
dent, made the Introductory address.
The devotional service was conducted by
Rev. F. G. Jennings. Rev. DR.. Spooner
in introducing Rev. Jennings said that
he was stranger, having just come to
Wilmington, and asked If any of the
children knew him. None OF them
seemed to and he then told them to look
at him sharply and when they met him
on the street to run up to him and say
"How are you Mr.. Jennings, ! know
you." He asserted that this would make
Rev. Jennings feel good. Rev. Jennings,
as we'll as the other speakers, were greet.
ed with waving of flags and handker.
chiefs.
The Juniors chanted the Junior Chris.
tian Endeavor pledge, after which Miss
Anna B. Ellison, of Summit Bridge,
State Superintendent of Junior work,
made her report.
She said there should be many more
Junior societies in the State. She thought
the trouble lay either in the people not
taking enough interest or because they
thought themselves incapable OF superin-
tending the work. She then conducted
a most interesting exercise, entitled
"Chain of Messages"
Each society in the State was supposed
to have sent message, having been
asked to do so. The messages were to be
delivered by one member from each So
ciety. At the appointed time the ones
delegated to deliver the messages
marched upon the platform.
A map OF the State had been hung up,
and as each one read the message from
his or her society small flag was stuck
on the map at the place where the par
ticular society was from. The messages
were short and of Biblical character
The map was soon well covered.
1t was announced that few societies
had tailed to send messages, although all
had been requested to do so, and black
flags were stuck on the places where they
are located.
Among the societies responding were
those from Harrington, Laurel, Lewes
Middletown, Milford, Newark, Smyrna
and from this city.
Rev. DR.. Spooner delivered an inter
esting address and gave a chalk talk
which specially interested the chill
dren.
Miss Belle Crawford had charge of the
young folks and led the singing. She
was complimented by Rev. DR.. Spooner
Rev. DR.. W. L. S. Murray, in speaking
OF the convention, said it had been ;
grand success in spite of the weatyer.
State Secretary j. H. Burns said the.
would have tested the capacity of th'
church had the weather been favorable