Middletown transcript., 1899-04-15
1O7 1862 1861 1922
SUSSEX COUNTY.
14l 1854 1921 1875
Total for State. 446 5867 1867 51624

| Total for State. 446 1857 1867 5l624
The attendance at the convention during
the session was as follows: Methodist Epis-
copal-43 schools; 81 delegates; 9 pastors;
10 0superintendents. Presbyteran-13 schools
81 delegates; 3 pastors; 3 superintendents.
Baptist-5 schools; 8 delegates; pastors;
superintendents. Methodist Protestant
2 schools; delegates; superintendents.
Protestan Episcopals-1 SCHOOL, ,superin-
tendent. African NJ. E.-2 schools; dele
gates; superintendent. Friends-1 school;
l delegates. Total-67 schools; 125 dele
| gates; IA pastors; % superintendents. There
were II officers and speakers, not delegates,
present. making the total attendance 173.
Mrs. Lottie T. Brockson, of Blackbird
friend and co-worker of the late Charles
Baird, delivered the following original poem
on his memory, land by a unanimous vote it
was spread on the minutes of the associa
ton:
| zone of earths noblemen is dead"
| This the waiting angel said.
| "Give him welcome home to-day"
| This was what he heard God say.
l anu ClCdI LlCSG SW0SO SCllO6S rang,
Soft and low the angels sang
! "Welcome home, beloved and blest,
Enter thou into thy rest;
Thou has been faithful, good and true,
I've prepared this for you"
| There is joy in Heaven to-day,
! That is what the angels say.
| Yes, he's free from all pain and care,
| The Masters glory he'll share:
With Him while here he oft did walk,
| With Him in Heaven he'll talk.
| No, he is not stranger there.
| While on earth he did prepare.
| This meeting has an empty place,
| Our hearts have vacant space;
Before us clearly i'll our minds
| Come his words cheerful and kind:
"Never weary, never grow old.
The Masters promises take hold" |
When thou did'st our dear brother call,
On whom did his mantle fall?
To do Thy will he was ready,
And in Thy faith walked steady;
Always meek and humble in mind,
To little ones he was kind.
Father, teach us each so to walk,
Ready for thy cause to talk.
We thank thee for his life while here,
1t will help US hold life dear.
He was friend in word and deed
He ne'er forsook one in need.
Our friend and brother has gone home:
Sad and weary we're alone.
We miss him each step on our way,
Why with the dead must he lay?
We miss his cheerful face and voice,
To do Gods work was his choice.
Oh God, thou true friend of US all,
'Tis to thee we make this call.
Give unto each and every one
OF thy loving spirit some,
That we our friend may some day greet;
Mingle round thy mercy seat.
w. L. Pettingil made the closing ad-
dress. 1t. was a masterly effort and the |
treat of the convention. His topic was,
1.-THE Teachers High Calling" He scored
the selection of Sunday School teachers as
made in many schools of the country to
day. If you ask many of the Superintend-
ents why certain persons were selected as
teachers you are met with the reply that
nobody else will serve 1t is not everybody
who is trained to this line of work. Sue
cessful teachers are called of God for the
work, and the TEACHER should feel that God
Is directing the work which he is endeayor.
ing to do. The Sunday School should be
made interesting and attractive so that the
boy will be glad to see the time come when
he can attend the school. If the proper
effort is made here the par ent will not have
to worry on Sunday afternoon as to where
his boy is spending the time The Sunday
School is no place to study geography or
biography. Here the word of God should
be studied. Prof. Pettingill also touched up
those who bored people to join church. He
said the church records were filed with
the names Of people whose hearts had not
been touched by the blood of Jesus. Get
the people throughly dedicated to the Lord
and they viii join the church without being
asked.
Messrs. Vance Armstrong Bert Davidson
represented Armstrong's School. The
TRANSCRIPT is indebted to the Smyrna
Calls columns for this synopsis.