Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-01
DELAWARE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Fifteenth Annual Convention of
the State Association.
MANY DELEGATES ARE PRESENT
The Session is Being Held in
Grace Church.


The Delaware State Sunday school
Association is holding its 18th annual
convention at Grace Methodist Episoo-
pal Church. Al parts of the State are
represented by the delegates and the
Wilmington church folk have opened
their houses for tho entertainment of
the visiting representatives.
a conference of officers and workers
was held Tuesday afternoon, DR..
Frank W. Lang presiding. 1t was
agreed that hundred associations are
essential to the best work. Mrs. /.
Woodbridge Barnes, field worker
from Pennsylvania, discussed the value
of conventions and departmental work.
THE OPENING SEES ION.
The convention was opened Tuesday
evening and the auditorium was full.
Choristcr Harry j. Guthrie led service
of song. The Rev, William Writ King,
D. D., and the Rev. Vaughan s. Col
Inns. ID. D., took Part in the devotional
exercises. Chairman G. II. Cantwell
made the report Of the executive COM
mittee, which showed that of the 33
hundreds in the State Il are formed
into 10 associations, but three failed to
hold conventions in the year. The
money raised was but little short of
bLt ttlllbulb tbuGl1OllGCI WIZ Auou SOh-
vention.
In view Of the needs of the field and
taking into account the possibilities,
| the committee recommended the fol-
| lowing action:
| |. That the executive committee be author
lied to raise and expend $500 for the work
of the year; that one half of this amount be
raised in individual subscriptions at this
convention and that county associations be
asked TO appropriate to the State asso ,iation
| the following amounts: Sussex county S'W;
Kent county, $50, and New Castle county,
$225.
.. That the matter of hundred organization
be regarded as of paramount importance
and all possible done to push it during the
| year.
3, That the observance of Decision Day
on the first Sunday of February and of Rally
| Day on the third Sunday of September be
\ urged.
| 4. That this convention again endorse the
summer school at Asbury Park, n. j., and
| urge the teachers of our schools to attend its
| sessions.
| 5. That the representation at the next
| State convention consist of all State and
county association officers with one delegate
/ from ench school.
| 6. That the standard for a Banner School,
| Banner Hundred and Banner County, as
recommended by the executive committee
and adopted by the county conventions, be
adopted by the State association.
| I. That the executive committee be author
| lied to appoint and duly accredit delegates
to the 10th International Sunday-school Con-
vention, meeting in Denver, Col, June 18th
to July LIST, 1861, and to appoint one of the
| delegates chairman of the delegation.
8. That the delegation to the International
| Sunday school Convention he instructed to
! pledge the Delaware State Sunday-school
| Association for 800 per annum for the next
| three years to the international work.
The report of the treasurer for the year
ending April 18th, 1902, shows the following:
Receipts--April 18th, 1901, balance, 81. 10;
| from collections at convention, $1.N; from
| New Castle County Association $751;; from
Kent County Association, $40; from Sussex
| County Association, $50; from personal sub
scriptions, $239.10; from interest, $l.63;
total 5000 rs.
Disbursements-April 25th, 1901, for con-
vention expenses, printing, travelling ex-
10 n. j. Messenger, S11.iO; for general Sec
retdry's travelling expenses and salary, $613 ;
for postage and printing, S61 for expenses
of Normal Department, $l4.1o; for expenses
| of State executive committee meeting,
5000; for international convention pledge,
500; balance, @.4.
The year book shows the following
statistics:
WilminRton-Fifty-fiv white schools, ], 1866
officers and teachers. 1886 scholars, 6,a41
average attendance; 1G colored schools, 200
officers and teachers, 2,3I7 scholars, 1,180
average attendance.
Rural New Castle county-Seventy white
scholars. 3,176 average attendance; 25 col
ored schools, lag officers and teachers, SOC
scholars, 70S average attendance.
Kent county-Seventy-o white schools,
$40 officers and teachers, 6.043 scholars,
1857 average attendance, 81 colored schools,
,,,l kan, hatsc
average attendance.
Sussex county--One hundred and three
white schools, 1,343 officers and teachers,
1O,311 scholars, 5,623 average attendance, 20
coored schools, 144 officers and teachers, 919
scholars, 527 average attendance.
Total for State.-Two hundred and ninety
nine white schools, A, 464 officers and teachers,
| "a, $50 scholars, 1922 average attendance,
" colored schools, 10 officers and teachers,
6,242 scholars, 3,0l9 average attendance.
Total enrolment, including home depart
| ment-- Three hundred and ninety lone sehools,
1854 officers and teacher, 1905 scholars.
45,a32 total or 2413 per cent Of the popula-
| ton.
In the absence of President W. X.
Crosby, Vice President II. s. Goldey
presided and announced the following
committees:
| Programmed. Fl. Barns, DIR. w. T.
JONES' Wesley Webb.
Literature The Rev. J. L. Nichols, Mrs.
| l.. L. Brockson, Mrs. NJ $. Clayton, Miss
Daisy E. Clark, Miss Sarah Miigan, Mrs.
james II. Groves, the Rev. j. f. Bryan.
State Committee's Report-Walter Spark
| lin, Alfred q. Cox, James F. Price, the Rev.
| 9. L. Wyatt.
| Financed Is. Maloney, Charles w. King,
| Thomas r. Ingram.
| Ushers-Walter s. Butler, J. G. Abbott,
John q. Pyle, Frederick Bringhurst.
| Credentials-L. z. Bush, j. p. Holland,
| II. Kemp Canlk.
| Resoltitions--The Rev. DIR. j. s. Gilian,
| the Rev. l.. L. Barrett, j. X. Cooke.
| Nominations 5. H. Baynard, George j.
Chandler, Frank Sheppard, b. Il. Il. Wood
all, Mrs. M. p. Challenger, George b.
| Money, A. A. Wilmot.
TIE CURFEw FOR DELAWARE.
The Rev. r. o. Miller, secretary of
| the International Bureau Of Reform,
| Washington, d. c., made plea for
curfew law for Delaware He gave the
following reasons for advocating it:
First, Curfew will benefit the morals of
the children. Roaming around tine streets
at night will injure the morals of any child.
/ Children are better OF ut home than on the
street after 3 p. M, for on the street late at
night they will form bad acquaintances and
| evil habits.
Second, a Curfew will conserve the health
I of the children. Late hours on the street is
I always injurious TO the health of young
| children who need so much sleep. And
oftimes they contract bad colds and other
diseases by exposure on the streets late at
night, 1t is a wcl-confirmed fact by physi-
| clans everywhere that the keeping of late
| hours by children of Curfew age il iniuri-
ous TO their health. There is still much
| truth in Benjamin Frunklin's old saying
| Early to bad and early 10 rise, makes
| boy healthy, wealthy and wise.
Third. a Curfew will help the. intellectual
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