Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-11
GLOUCESTER County SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOLS,
The Thirty -third Annual Convention Of the
Association The Officers Elected and the
Committee Appointed.
The thirty-third annual convention Of the
Gloucester County Sunday School Associa-
ton was held last Friday in the Kemole
Memorial Methodist Church, this city, last
Thyrsdaywith a large attendance Of delegates
representing the lightweight schools of the
county.
The convention was opened with a song
service, in charge of DIR. II. L. Gilmour.
Rev Dewitt G. Cobb led the inspiration
service, and Rey. DIR. Botsford made the
opening prayer.
The township work was reported by the
various secretaries. and showed thorough
organization and active work III all parts
of the county County Secretary George
Nv. Hughes submitted statistical report
from the schools. which have sent in their
reports, showing 1086 officers and teachers,
1898 scholars, with an average attendance
of 1882 The Home Department has in
creased its membership to 654, and the
County Association numbers over 5000
members. There have been 400 scholars
joined church during the year.
General Secretary Rev. Z. Morris Fer
guson made ten minute address on State
work. He detailed the work of the ten
departments Executive, Statistical Or
ganization, Primary and Junior Work,
Home, superintendent, Visitors, Periodi-
cal, Correspondence and International.
DR.. r. +. Doherty, Secretary Of theSun-
day School Union of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, made the closing address of the
morning session. He spoke on the new
education in the Sunday-school, and con-
trasted the great change in conditions in the
last half century.
During the noon recess State Secretary
Ferguson conducted a Superintendent
Conference, DIR. Doherty led the conference
of teachers, and Miss NJ. K Dawson, of
Camden, spent a half hour in conference
with the primary teachers
Following the opening praise and prayer
service, Miss Lawson conducted the pri-
mary hour and illustrated the Lords
Prayer
Rev. Charles II. Benseler, of the German
Evangelical Church, made an instructive
address on 1.-THE Successful Sunday School
Teacher. He spoke Of the two classes Of
teachers successful and unsuccessful
said prayer was an absolute necessity to
success in the Sabbath-school
State Secretary Ferguson conducted q
round table conference on the Home De-
partment, which was participated in by
many of the delegates
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Committee on Nominations presented
the following, which was unanimously
adopted: President, Rev R. Hilliard Gage,
of Wenonah; Vice Presidents, Rev. Charles
II. Benseler, of ClarIxsboro, Rev. J. ].
Davies, of Mullica Hill; DR.. Charles FISHER,
of Clayton; Recording Secretary, William
G. Casperson; Corresponding Secretary and
Treasurer, Alexander S. Rogers, of Wood
bury.
State Executive Committee member DR..
George 7. Bailey, of Wenonah; Executive
Committee, Rudolph Benezet, Hamilton
Turner Mrs. o. H. L. Gilmour, W. G.
Cowgirl, C. c. Evan, George W Hughes,
William H. Hoffman, Mrs. H. " Rogers,
Miss Emma Loudenslager, and A. M. Sea-
brook
Township Secretaries Clayton, George
H. Chew; Deptford, George B. Handle;
East Greenwich, Samuel S. S. Shute;
Franklin, w. c. Gamble; Glassboro, Mrs.
A. NJ. Seabrook Harrison, J. Howard
Porch; Logan, John Helms; Mautua, Mary
E. Long; Monroe, James NJ Tweed; South
Harrison, A. T. Eastlack; Washington,
James G. Pierson; Wenonah, Mrs. E. G.
Shultz; West Deptford, c. c. Dempsey;
Woolwich, G. K Mayer: Greenwich, Z. c. !
Casperson.
County Superintendent Primary Work,
Mrs H. V. Rogers; County Superintendent,
Home Department, George W. Hughes
The Committee on Resolutions presented
a report noting the growing disregard for
the sanetity of the Sabbath, recommending
the encouragement and support of the Law
and Order League of the county, recently
recommending the appointment
Of temperance committees in each school, |
and suggesting that the business sessions Of
the Sabbath-school be held on some day
other than the Sabbath.
In the evening Rev. DR.. Kerr Boyce Tup- |
per made an eloquent address on the subject, |
Is the Old Book from God y
The people were nicely entertained in
the church parlors. The ladies desire to |
thank Baker Koch, of Afantua, for sub |
stantial donation.