Evening journal., 1900-07-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
HOLD PLEASANT MEETING
speoIal 10 the Evenlnr Journal.


Dover, July 26.-rhe Cedar Creek
Hundred Sunday School Association
held its sixth semi-annual convention
yesterday afternoon and night in the
Cedar Creek N. Il. Church. These con-
ventions are in the nature of a picnic,
calling together representative work |
ers from all the twelve Sunday schools |
In this hundred. The sessions are held
in the churches, and the supper which |
Is always an important part of the en-
tertainment, is spread upon long tables |
in the nearby groves, and at these
suppers the social feature is a promi |
nent part. Sussex county, always
noted for It's hospitality, is never more
itself than at one OF the gatherings |
The program of yesterdays convention !
was especially attractive, and conse-
quently the church was packed and the !
grove crowded with carriages and
many-seated wagons. The session open
ed with a service of song, followed by
an address Of welcome from the Rev
DR.. Hills, of the Lincoln Church, who
has among his four churches the one
in which the convention was held. Dr..
Hills has recently come to the Will
mingtOn Conference from New Eng
land. The Rev. L. r. Barrett, ~ d., Of
the N. b. Church OF Milford, responded
in his own peculiarly happy manner.
After several selections OF music, in
cluding a fine solo by Miss Bessie Da-
| Wis, of Milford, the Rev. T. G. lciswald
the new pastor, ordained last month
gave an excellent paper on What Dif-
nculties Do You Meet In SUNDAY
i Work. lie advocated conservation OF
officers and teachers as a requisite to
d
the lives OF the teachers; prompinoss
and readiness TO do the work: deep
spiritual interest in the scholars. pa
!, tience with the nervous and curious
always sympathetic and thoughtful.
ever mindful Of the high moral spirit
ual example. These excellent charac-
teristics will meet the Difficulties n
, This paper was followed by quite "a dis
cussion, in which l. b. Gilchrist, Bing.
: ham Taylor and p. +. Causey took
part.
The evening session was much inter-
fered with by a terrific storm Of thun-
, der, lightning and rain, which prevent
ed a number of persons remaining, but
those who did stay we're amply repaid
by a mastery address by the Rev.
John Shape, of the Delaware AventIe
! Baptist Church, OF Wilmington. He
took for the subject of his paper. "The
Incompatible Importance of the Teach
I ers' Work He said: Work. work
work; frat, last and always work Work
is the teachers vOcation-not avoca-
tion. Avocation is a past time" He
dwelt upon the Importance OF the work
because it touches the soul. The themes
to deal with are the truth Of the Bible
The results are imperishable. He plead
ed for enthusiasm, no cOld-blOoded
teachers-for teachers who spiritually
knew God, for consistent teachers. He
could excuse ignorance. but not in
sincerity. Mr. Shape is a Delawarean
, by birth, having been born in Odessa.
Among the many who were there
was an excellent representation Of the
workers in the hundred. From Lin
coin were: W. G. Harder. BENJAMIN
Taylor and wife Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G.
Reed, and the Misses Reed. the Rev. v
: E. Hills and Miss Grace Clendaniel.
a from Slaughter Neck-Perry Warren
e William Ward, David ana Hubbard
E Argo W. b. Carey. w. ]. Prettyman
Z Miss Eliza Warren and Miss Anna
z Draper From Prime Hook Neck
2 Miss Bessie Draper and friend. From
4 Milford-Dr. Barrett, Mr.. and Mrs. I'M
sale, j. B. Gilchrist and wife. p. Il.
Causey, Miss Bessie Davis and Miss
Edna Barker. From Cedar Neck-W
] r. Daniel and wife, William Collins.
: Miles Mills, David and Purnell lard. J.
w. Bennett, Theodore Shcckley and
e wife, Clarence Emory and MIS-. Flor
ence Donovan.