Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-13
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
The Twelfth Annual Convention, Held
at Smyrna.
A DAY OF INTERESTING EVENTS
Election of Officers, With w.
X. Crosby President.
REPORT OF STATISTICAL SECRETARY

vention of the Delaware State Sunday
school Association opened in Asbury
M. E. Church of this town tody Ono
hundred Sunday schools are represented
and over 200 delegates are present.
After the organization the following
committees were appointed:
Resolutions-W. x. Crosby, Prof j.
E. Carroll, George B. Money, Miss
Mary E. Gillispie, Mrs. M. A. Taggart.
Plans for Next Conventiou-P. f.
Causey, D. d. Maloney.
Nominations Tho Rev. DR.. j. L.
EstIin, w. ii. Foulk, @. Fl. Cantwell,
W. F. Morris, Mrs. Deputy.
Executive Committees Report-Con-
Foulk, Herbert N. Fell, Mrs. W. X.
Crosby.
Auditing--Samuel Fl. Baynard, J. II.
| Appleby, j. S. Collins, Neal Conley,
T. n. II. Messenger, P.JB. Ayais, A.
G. Cox.
The executive committee made an
exhaustive report. 1t gave general
review of the work done during the
year, showing the splendid results ac-
complished in extending the Sunday
school work through the organization
of these schools into hundred associa-
lions. Quite number of suggestions
were made that will no doubt be favora-
bly, acted upon by the convention.
The report of the treasurer, r. A.
Finley, showed that the association
had spent ali tho money received and
was $50 in debt. He urged that plans
be formulated to raise the deficiency
and provide additional funds so the
officers of the association would not be
hampered in their work during the
coming year from this quarter. In the
afternoon an address on What Are
We Here For'' was delivered by the
Rev. j. w. Easley. 1t was an able adj
dress and. was rich in food for the
thought of the delegates as to their
duty in representing the schools which
sent them here.
The Rev. H. s. Thompson spoke on
"The Book. the Teacher, the Child. y
He laid special stress on a diligent
study of the Scripture which would
impart inspiration and would in turn
! be impaired to the child. Discussion
followed.
"The Sensible Use of Lesson Helps. ="
was the subject of an address by the
Rev. q. H. Trull. He was not an en-
thusiastic admirer of the "Interna-
tional Berean Series of Lesson Helps, y
now being used in mostiof the Sunday
schools of Delaware. He thought the
D study of the Bible was being neglected
and the scholars paid more attention
Q to the helps than they did to the WORD
of God.
, In the evening half an hour was spent
in the song service and devotional
/, exercises, Miss Mary Cannon of Dover
/. singing very sweet solo at the former
. service.
d The Rev. DR.. W. L. s. Murray o
Wilmington, delivered an address OF
j. ga Birds Eye View of the Field. ;
|. He said the Sunday-school work hac
j. the most wonderful possibilities--tht
!, youth are taught. The field is larg'
], but the laborers are few. DIR. Murra.
It talked at some length on the Interna
y tional Sunday-sc Association ant
@ the meeting in Boston last year, wher
the best workers and teachers from al
!, parts of the United States were present
l. s. HI. Baynard, chairman of tn
% finance committee, reported that $40
was needed for the continuance of tn
/ work In Delaware. The reports ha,
70 been received from 40 Sunday school
t, and contributions to the amount O
s. 800 had been received. Between 4
and so schools we're yet to be hear,
from and the amount would be swelle
to 5000. There still remained $500 t
at be provided for.
,e The closing address of the evenin
was on decisive Day in the Sunday
ID school," and was made by W. X Crosb
i, of Wilmington, an earnest worker !
~ the Sunday school. He said the troubl
81 with the Sunday school workers of tc
rt day was that they taught the scholars
nj but expected no results and hence wer
Nv not disappointed at the poor result
Of obtained in quite number OF th
ct Sunday schools of tho State.
IT Smyrna, April s.-The 10Th annu;
40 convention Of the State Sunday scho'
nj Association ended last evening after
r. most delightful two-days' session,
re which the brightest minds in Sunda.
ne school work in the State took part.
Is, At the morning session q committt
al was appointed, consisting of ]. II. Al
% pleby, p. B. Ayars, Mrs. w. X. Crosb.
10 Congressman John II. Hoffecker an
k, the Rev. r. X. Stephenson, to sele'
lis delegates to attend the National Coz
vention which meets in Atlanta, G;
d. The delegates pay their own expense
he The auditing committee reported a
no the accounts correct and that ever.
thing had been managed on an econom
100 cal basis considering the amount
work done during the year.
an Another collection was taken to me
IL the deficiency in the 5000 asked for
he carry on the work during the year.
a very short time tho amount WI
raised.
The convention then adjourned 4
separate conferences.
.a The convention OF pastors was he
in one of the class rooms. An alb
lila address was delivered by the Rev. Alfr'
hs Smith on 1.-The PASTORS Responsible
Nv. in the Mental and Spiritual Equipme
ice of his Sunday school Teachers. " III
is was followed by another very interes
va ing and instructive address by the Re
,ed f. G. Jennings on How Can Il
,ar Sunday school be Harnessed to q
in. Varied Interests of the church,"
lar At the conference of superintendent
lhe and officers 1.-THE Sunday school Supe
of intendent's Soft Snap was tho tot
,ed of well-prepared address by l. Elm
Perry, while Prof. j. u. Carroll q
j. quently portrayed The SUPERB
INC tendent's Relation to Definite Resu
M in the Sunday school.
IN At the conference of teachers, so,
eos Winning in the Sunday school,, -
al Mrs. r. II. Matack, was very pathe
,ne and quite a scene ensued when S
.wo related an incident which happened
re !. this community when the conversion
nd little child in the Sunday school /
only brought the mother to Jesus b
Mt through the combined influence OF I
, to two the father was constrained to le
etc better life.
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