Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-04-19
SUNDAY-SGHOOL ASSOCIATION.



be Held i'm This City.
The following programme has been
arranged for the 18th annual conven-
tion of the State Sunday school Asso-
ciaiIon. TO be held at Central Church,
on Thursday and Friday, April 26th
and 9th:
April 26th-9, call TO order, song SER
vice, devotional exercises. address of
welcome, response, appointment of
committees; reports, executive commit
tee, &. II. Cantwell; statistical secre-
, tary, Aubrey Vandeyer; chairman of
county associations, chairman hundred
associations; singing, adjournment
Second session Thursday afternoon
cises; 2.3l. address, How can we
make this convention more helpful to
our State Sunday school worK?'
Aubrey Vandever: discussion ais.
address, is it desirable to introduce
entertainment features into the sunday
school session." Prof. II. S. Goldey
discussion; 4, treasurer's report, Frank
Sheppard; pledges for support of State
work taken at this time, singing, bene-
diction.
7.l5, song service; 7.30, devotional ex-
enthusiasm, Rev. q. A. Grise, ID. %. ;
8. Ia. address, THE true aim Of the
Sunday school and how to attain 1t, !"
Rev. John Shape: singing, benediction.
Fourth sessioD-FFiday norning-9,
song service, devotional exercises: 9. 80,
reports of convention committees, cleo
nf nff re
e.45, address, How to secure the
memorizing Of Scripture by the
scholar" Rev. S. r. Wood; discus
sion; TO- 20. address, BEST method for
securing the conversion CT the scholar, +"
Rev. ]. l. Estin, d. D.; discussion !;
II. 10, address, THE Sunday school
and tho temperance question: Rev.
Alfred Smith. d. D.. discussion, sing
ing, benediction: 12 to II 30, inter
mediate and primary confer ence, con-
Quoted by Rev. Z. Morris Ferguson in
the Sunday school room.
Fifth session-Friday afternoon-2,
song service, devotional exercises; 2. 10,
report of State department superinten-
derts, normal work, Rev. Vaughn 8.
Collins; primary work, Mrs. W. X.
Crosby: home depaI tmeDt, Mrs. Lottie
v. Biockson; hundred associations,
Aubrey Nanderer; 245. address,
Primary work. Miss Mendinhall |;
discussion; 8 80. round table, -'Practi.
cal Sunday school grading, /" conducted
by Rev. E. Morris Ferguson; 4, ad-
dtess. Are mixed classes in Sunday
school desirable!" George W. Todd /;
discussion.
Sixth sessfon-Friday evening". 10,
song service, devotional exercises; z. 80,
Reports of convention committees; Z. as
address, Shoppers for Sunday school
leaks, = Rev. Z. Morris Ferguson g. Is,
address, Suggestions for the coming
years Sunday school work." Rev. F..
Cornwell Jennings; s.45, minute guns
from delegates, adjournment.
The officers of the association are as
follows: President, w. X. Crosby, Will
mington; Vice Presidents, john III.
Hoffecker, Kent county; Prof. II. s.
Goldey. New Castle county; j. b.
Gilchrist, Sussex county; Statistical
Secretary, Aubrey Vandever, Clayton
Treasurer, Frank Sheppard, Whining
ton; Recording Secretary, DIR. Frank
". Lang, Wilmington Assistant Secre-
tary, Henri A. Lindsey, Wilmington
| Executive Committee Charles III. Cant
well, Chairman; G. W. Pusey, F. G..
Elliott, j. f. Anderson, S. Ii. Bay
nard, W. O. Hoffecker, G. S. Morgan,
Rev. Frank Moore, Prof. J. E. Carroll.
W. X. Crosby, p. f. Causey, G. p.
Tunnel, J. H. AppIeby !, Finance Com.
mittee, S. H. Baynard, Chairman, j.
II. Appleby, j. S. Collins, Neal Conley,
L. Fl. II. Messenger, 2. b. Ayars, 4.
g. cox; State Superintendent, Super
intendent Of Normal Work, Rev. Vaughn
S. Collins; Superintendent of Primary
Work, Mrs. W. i. Crosby; Superin-
tendent of Home Department, Mrs.
lottie V. Brockson.