Middletown transcript., 1899-03-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

day School Association will be held II
Smyrna, from April 6 to z. Over 200
schools will be represented. The session
will open at 1915 o'clock. when the con-
vention will be called to. order. This will
be followed by devotional service. The
address of welcome will be delivered by the
Rev. G. A. Hill of Smyrna. The response
will be made by President II. s. Goldey.
The music of the convention win be in
charge of Jacob T. clymer of Wilmington
The programme follows:
Appointment of committees.
Reports of officers-Executive committee,
G. H. Cantwell, chairman; treasurer, E. A.
Finley; statistical secretary, Aubrey Van
deYer; chairmsn of county associations;
chairmen of city associations.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Up. m.-Song service.
2.15 p. m.-Devotions exercises.
2.30 p. m.-Topic, "What Are We Here
For?" Rev. J. w. Easley, discussion.
315 p. m.-Topic, "The Book, the
Teacher, the Child"; discussion.
4p. m.-Topic, "The Sensible Use of Les
son Helps" Rev. G. H. Trull; discussion.
Singing and adjournment.
THURSDAY EVENING.
715 p. m.-song service.
p.m.-Devotiona exercises.
7.45 p. m.--Address, "a Bird's-eye View
of the Field" Rev. w. L. s. Murray, D. D,
$50 p. m.-Address, Decision Day in
the Sunday School," William K. Crosby.
Singing and benedcition.
FRIDAY MORNING..
m-song Service. devotional exer-
cises.
$50 a. m.-Reports of convention COM
mittees, election of officers.
10 a. m.- Committees adjourn to separate
conferences; conference of pastors meets in
classroom, first floor.
10a. m.-The pastors responsibility in
the mental and spiritual equipment of his
Sunday school teachers" Rev. W. W.
Sharp.
11a.m .m-Topic, "How can the Sunday
school be harnessed to the varied interests
of the church, Rev. F. c. Jennings.
Conference of superintendents and Off
GERS, meets in class room, first floor; pre-
sided over by William K. Crosby.
0a.m.-Topic, "The Sunday School
superintendents' Soft Snap Elmer
Perry.
II a. m.-Topic, :" The superintendeDt's
relation to definite results in the Sunday
school, Frank Sheppard.
Conference of teachers. meets in the
Auditorium; presided over by ]. H. Ap-
pleby.
10 a. m.-Topic, ,'soul-winning in the
Sunday School," Mrs N. NJ. Browne.
IL a. m.-Topic, Teachers meetings
importance, benefits and methods" Peter
B. Ayars.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
p. m.-song service. devotional exer-
cises.
2.15 p. m.-Reports from state depart
ment superintendents; first, state home
department, Mrs. Lottie v. Brocksom
second, state normal department, Rev. v.
s. Collins; third. primary department, Mrs,
W. K. Crosby.
3p. m.-Report on hundred associations.
Aubrey Vandezer.
SS.15 p. m.-Reports from secretaries of
separate conferences, held in the morning.
$50 p. m.-Topic, "The Teacher Between
Sundays P, F. Causey; discussion.
4p. m.-Topic, who knows how to re-
tain that boy in SCHOOL," w. L. Pettingill;
discussion.
Singing and adjournment.
FRIDAY EVENING.
7.15 p. m.-song service and devotional
exercises.
7.35 p. m.-Reports of committees.
8p, m.-Address. The Teachers High
Calling W. L. Pettigill,, general secretary
of the Pennsylvania Bible Institute, Coates
vile, Pa.
m.-Singing; minute gems from the
delegates; adjournment.