Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06
sUNDAY-sGHOoL ASSOCIATION.
To Work for Strong Conventions in Kent
and Sussex Countries.

To Work for Strong Conventions in Kent
ana Sussex Countess.
A meeting. Of the officers and execu-
tive committee Of Delaware State
Sunday school Association was held at
the office OF DR.. +. W. Lang, 1907
Washington street, last week, August
9th. at which the report of work
Throughout the State was very en-
coufagInS, 1t was decided that the
officers of the County associations in
Kent and Sussex county should he
visited in the interest OF strong con-
ventions this fall. The State Record
ing Secretary, DIR. Lang, will make the
trip at an early date. ~
A circular letter to the schools urging
the observance of Rally Day, on Sep
TENDER 10th, was ordered printed and
sent out. A committee to- prepare a
suitable minute regarding the death Of
David w. Harlan, who was for years a
vice president Of the association, was
The circular letter on the subject of
Rally Day." Is as follows:
The last State Convention appointed
the third Sunday of September Of each
year as Rally Day and instructed
the State Executive Committee to ASK
ali the schools of the State to take q
special collection and give one-balf Of
it to the State work.
The date for this year will be Sum
day, September 10th. If you are not
already familiar with the benefits Of
an annual Rally Day, a trial will SO
convince you OF it, practical character
as to make you desire to arrange for it
each year.
The best results are secured by care
full arrangements made SOME weeks in
advance. We suggest three things:
]. Arrange special programme for
the day, something out Of the regular !;
let there be good singing. by choir or.
soloists; declnmations or reading of
carefully selected pieces, Or exercises
by a class or classes: an address by the
best speaker procurabie IN which regu-
lar Attendance, active interest In the
school, securing of new scholar /, &C..
is urged on all Have the speakers ex-
plain the plan and benefit of county,
State and international Sunday school
associations. .4F
2. See that each teacher and scholar
has ample notice and 10 urged to attend
the session. This is the essential feature
and should be we'll done. Have each
bcuOndI sSOulb but aUbouuhuCb VI dii
members of the class. Let 1t be rally
OF every member and the beginning Of
an active winters work. sR
3. Let invitations 90 out to every
enc in any way connected with the
school and church. Invite, plan for
and cordsally welcome large number
of visitors and endeavor to largely In
crease the membership Of the school.
The collection, which by instruction
of the convention, we ask from every
school, should go to the treasury of
your county association. BY recent
reorganization of the association woik
Throughout the State, all financial re-
lations Of the State organization with
the schools is through the county
organization. We therefore urge a
liberal collection for the association
work In your own county. This will
come back to each school in the in
creasipg helpfulness Of county and
State associations.
The proper officer 10 each county to
comm nnicate with is: New Castle
county, ] $. Hamilton, No. 605 Frank
lin street, Wilmington; Kent county,
Prof. Wesley Webb,. Dover. Sussex
county, J. 9. Abbott. Georgetown.