The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-30
SABBATH SCHOOL WORK.
Morris County Association Meeting
at Denyille on Tuesday.

Reports Showed the Work to be in a
Flourishing Condition = After Fifteen
Years Service as Corresponding score
tary j. d. Doty Resigned Because of Ill
Health-several Interesting Addresses
Resolutions and Oficers
At Denville Tuesday the twenty y-sixth
annual convention of the Morris County
Sunday School Association was held in
the M. E. Church and proved the most
successful event of the kind experienced
by the organization. President Vreeland
called the meeting to order at $50 a. NJ,
and song and praise service lasting
half hour and led by George B. Voorhees,
followed. The address of welcome was
delivered by the Rev. J. B. Rhodes, pas
tor of the church, and response was
made by the President.
From reports submitted by the various
township secretaries it was shown that
Sunday school work in the county was in
condition calculated to inspire those
interested to further or increased efforts,
SO highly gratifying have results been
during the past year. A summary of the
work accomplished, together with some
interesting suggestions for future thought
or action, were given by Corresponding
Secretary j. D. Doty. Regret was ex-
pressed that Mr. Doty felt obliged, owing
to i'll health, to decline a denomination
after having served for period of fifteen
years.
An address was delivered by the Rev.
l.. D. Stultz, State Secretary for the
Home Department, in which he related
much of interest in connection with the
Home Department classes. AT its con-
cIusion an excellent lunch was served by
the ladies of Denville.
The Rev. DR.. Woodruff of Dover led
the devotional exercises with which the
afternoon session was opened. The
Teachers Perspective Glass" was the
subject of an interesting address made by
the Rev. Donald Sage Mckay of Newark.
The narrative, or rather the foundation
for it, was based on the story of Bunyan's
Pilgrims Progress. The Rev. Alfred
Wesley Wishart of Trenton followed
with an address on the ''Use and Abuse
of the Bible," in the course of which he
corrected someof the erroneous ideas that
seemed to prevail with reference to that
book. Mr.. Wishart is scholar and
speaker of exceptional ability, and it is
needless to say gave some very helpful
hints with reference to the study of the
Bible.
A practical lesson in primary class
teaching was given by Miss Nettie J.
Beeching of Plainield, and she illus
trated many new ideas in that branch Of
Sunday school work. State Secretary
Rev. E. Morris Ferguson gave sum-
mary of the work of the State and Coun-
ty Associations, and spoke of the coming
State convention to be held in Paterson
November Is, 16 and II.
The customary resolutions were cor
daily passed and paragraph was in
cluded recognizing the efficient service
and faithful devotion to the work of
Corresponding Secretary j. D. Doty.
The Committee on Enrolment re-
ported that 213 delegates, representing 30
schools, had registered. Committee on
Nominations reported for president, Hon.
John B. Vreeland; vice presidents, Rev.
T. 1. Coultas, D. D., Rev. William T.
Pannell, Rev. William Russell Bennett,
Rev. NJ Urmy; corresponding secretary
and treasurer, I. R. Pierson: recording
secretary, George w. Howell; township
secretaries Boonton, II. G. jenkins
Chatham. Rev. s. G.. Ayers; Chester.
Theodore III. Cox; Hanover, E. Fl. Ball;
Jefferson, Jetur R. Riggs; Mendham,
Chas. Freeman; Montville, Mrs. Anna
Ashenback; Morris, Aldus H. Pierson;
Mt. Olive, w. B. Salmon; Passaic, L. w.
Hyer; Pequannoc, John f. Post; Ran
dolph, P. E. Dubois; Rockaway, D. G.
Berry Roxbury, Thomas Wilkinson;
Washington, L. H. Hunt.