The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-08
CONVENTION
ADJOURNS.
Alter EIecting New Officers
and Transacting Much
Business.

Tho twelfth annual Convention Of tn,
Delaware State Sunday School Assoea
tion adjourned at smyrna last night afte
electing these officers.
President, w. X. Crosby OF Wilmington
Vice. presidents, For New Castle county
Professor fl. s. Goldey; for Kent county
/, Congressman John II. HotfrCker; Sussol
| county, j. Is. Gilohrist.
Statistical secretary. Asbury Vandever
S.stecording secretary, DR.. Frank w.
| LRng..
Assistant recording secretary, Henry A.
! Lindsey.
Treasurer Frank shepherd.
Executive committee, c. II. Cantwel1,
Charles W. Pussy +. G. Elliott, J. F.
Anderson, Samuel II. Baynard. Walter 0.
Hoffecker &. $, Morgan, the Rev. Frank
Moore. W. X. Crosby, p. 7. Caua"v. G. p.
Tunnel, James II Applety aud Prole
j. II. nrr0ll.
COMMITTEES on finance, Samuel II. Bay
nard, chairman; j. ii. Appleby !. $. Col.
Inns, Neal Comfy 4. II. Fl. Messenger.
Peter b. Ayers and A. e. Cox
State superntendents, of normal work,
the Rev. Vaughan S. Collins; primary
work. Mrs. W. X Crosby; Of lhs homo do
part ment Mrs Lottie j. Brockson.
There WINS spirited contest oyer the
office of president. but Mr.. Crosby was sue
cPSstNl IL" rPre'Y"G 10 fottsi Wuiie l. ro'
fesso' Cooley received TO-
NJ del gate, wore elected to represent
the stats association at tho International
Conynntion TO be held at Atlanta, but q
committee was appointed to secure volun.
t"erstoc3 Delaware Is entitled to Twelve
deorata tas one of whom will be chosen as
aviGn-rlesident anG one to 20 on the In
trrnntion executive committee. Con-
Gre,sman Hofroaker H. the present vice
president.
The fnsscciaiioa received contributions
OF 500 to carry on the state work.
Yesterday morning n('"r tho election OF
otllc rs, the convention adj jrrnrd in order
that conferences Of the various depart
menta might be hold In tho conference
of pastors, presided over by Rev. u. K.
Stephenson of Seaford, Il paper WIS read
bv Raw. ,Jr. Alfred Smith Of Dover on
"TLe PASTORS RESPONSIBILITY in the Mem
I'll and Spiritual Fqu pnent Of His sun.
day School, Re". +. Cornwoll Jennings
of Hanover Church. Whining on, present.
cd the subject: "IIow Can the Sunday
School be Harnessed to the Varied Inter-
ests Of the Church"
W. X. Crosby presided over tho confer-
ence Of supurintendents aud officers. l.
Elmer Perry II Asbury Church, Whining
ton, portrayed tho topic: "The Sunday
School 5uperiutundeuts Soft Snap md
Professor j. r.. Carroll spoke OF the sup.
orintendents Relation to Definite Results
in he Sunday Schnol.
At the conference Of teachers, presided
over by James II. Anpleby, Potter B Ayers
Of Wilmington, spoke of Teachers Meet-
inps, Importance Benefit and Me hoda"
and Mrs. H. H Matlack discussed the SUBJ
ieot: Soul Winning in the Sunday
School"
In the afternoon after the reports Ind
boen read from the State department sup
erintrndeDus p. +. Causey of Milford
spoke on the topic: "Tho Toachers Be:
tween sundays" and W. Il. Pot ingill OF
Gainesville, Pa., sec otary of the Pennsgl-
vana Bible Institute. presented the all
important question: "Who Kno Hs How
to Retain the Boy In the Sunday School!'
In lhs evening services in memory of he
la'e Charles Baird of Wlmin yton were
held. w. X. Crosby, cl itnd Of hat
vorkNr, making an interesting
Mr.. Pet ingil spoke of "The
Teachers High Calling" and the conven-
tiop committees made their reports.
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup conquers Group.