The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-07
SUNDAY
SCHOOLS.
Annual Convention of the
State Sunday School
Opened in Smyrna.

Smyrna April 6.-Tho twelfth annual
convention of tho Delaware State Sunday
School Association opened in Asbury NJ.
L. CAurch here this morning. There are
about 200 delegates in attendance. The
morning session opened Mt 1879 O'Clock,
when the delegates presented their creden-
tia!s James Il. Appiebv of Wilmington
was chosen secretary and 5. II. Baynard.
treasurer. According to tho report OF
Statistical Secretary Nandeyer 30 per cont
of the population belongs to sunday
School.
The detailed statement shows tho fol-
lowing totals:
New Castle County Schools, PA; schol-
airs, "a, 9eS; officers and teachers. 3, 100
Kent Couuty-Schools, 9S; scholars.
S,l4l; officers ana teachers loo.
Sussex County-Schools, III; scholars.
- 2G0; officers und teachers, $500
Grand Total for State Schools, 453;
scholars, 45,3)9; officers and teachers,
$3.50; entire membership, 81, 30.
The report of the executive committee
was, readily Chairman CharlesH. Gunlwell
of Wilmington. I'VE are glad to notice
u decided advance along all lines, the
committee states. This we 'hink is drs
largely to the number of conventions held
during the yoar. New Castle and Sussex
counties held their annual conventions,
both of which vera well at ended and very
helpful. There also were conventions
held in fifteen Of the different hundreds
The organizing of large number OF the
hundred associations il due to the efforts
of your statistical secretary, Aubrey VAN
dever. This was done at considerable LABOR
to Mr.. Nanlever and some additional cx.
pense to the association. The reports OF
the superintcndehts of the primary ana
normal work and of the home department.
may nol be rs favorable as we hoped for
but We think there is suifi lent encourage
ment to warrant our continuing superin-
tendents for these various lepa; tments
"We are pleased to SOC the very great in
terest munislested in the Wilmington City
sunday School Union. They hsvt hell Il
number Of meetings, from which tho VII
mingon City Sunday School Superintend-
EMS Association was formed.
The afternoon ard evening sessions were
devoted to the reA,lin9 of papers on the
Sunday school work. "What Are We Here
For?, was considered by the Rev. j. W.
| Eas ley OF Wilmington. He took the point
| that the convention woulG furnish an m
spration, and better knowledge OF how to
proceed il the future.
In tho absence of the Rev. Il. :. Moore,
tho subject, 1.-The Book, the Teacher, the
Child" was presented by the hey. Il. >.
Thompson Of Delaware City. The Bible,
h, h4Il, is Gods vocs to the eyes and tho
mind, and he spoke of tho necessity IT the
teacher ueulniut!ng the CHILD with its
truths.
1.-The Sensible Use of Lesson Hops was
the subject of an able address by the R.v.
George IL. IruIl of Wilmington. He SPOKE
| Of the benefit to bo derived by IA judicious
use OF tho helps
IN the evening tile Row. DR. W. L. S.
Murray, ID. d., portrayed Birds eye
View of the Field" He dwclt at len tn
OH the scope OF the work.
| W. X Crosby, tho prominent Sunday
school worker Of Wilmington, made an
address, his subject beng Decision Day
in the Sunday school"
! a feature Of Ike convention already has
developed. 1t i, thu song service pior to
the business sessions The singing is led
by Professor j 4. Clymer of Wilmington
and the interior IF the cdtliCc re,CundS
with the familiar hymns. Mrs. Marion
Cuverun,e is the accomplished orguni5t,
The standing committees nnounccd
by President Guldey are as 10 lows.
Rcs0lutions-W. X. Crosby, Professor
J. Il, Carroll, & b. Money, Mlss Mary Il.
Gillespie and Mrs. Tnggart.
70 select next cOnveutlOu-B. t. CauS9y
and d, b. Maoney.
Nomination Rev, DR.. j. l.. Estiin,
william II. Fuulk, G. Ii, Cantweil, W. i,
Morris. Mrs Deputy.
70 examine executive committee report
-Congr cssnHn-e!ecC j. IL llottccker, }.
V. Fuulk, ilurburt n, Foil, Mrs. W. X.
Crosby.
Auditing committees. II. Biynara, j.
II. Applrbv. j, $. Collins, Neal Conley, \.
II. II. Messenger. p. B Ayars, A. Il, Cox.