Evening journal., 1902-04-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS MEET
Discuss Topics Important to
Their Work
MANY PERSONS In ATTENDANCE
This in Conjunction With Good
Speakers Engaged, Assure a Sue
CeSSiaI Session
MANY PERSONS IN ATTENDANCE

The morning session OF the fifteenth
annual Convention OF the Delaware
State Sunday School Association con-
vened at o'clock this morning. The
meeting was opened with song. which
was led by II. J. Guthrie. This was
followed by the reading of the Scrip
lures, and the Offering of prayer by
the Rev. Up. Otis.
Owing to the absence of Hugh Cork,
who was to deliver an address on The
House-to-H House Visitations," Mrs. j.
Woodbridge made an interesting ad-
dress
A general discussion was held on
the subject, and several able speakers
were heard.
DR.. William King then arose and
made an address of welcome. He pic
tured the work which was DO be done
and the mode of progress.
DIR. Frank w. Lang, general secre-
tary, spoke Oh The Sunday Schools of
Delaware"
DR.. Rowan. OF Philadelphia. spoke
on "1he Successful Superintendent"
He told how the Sunday school
should be properly arranged and how
the successful teacher can get the best
results. Dr.. Rowan said an intelH-
gent superintendent can get wonder
full results from a systematic method.
Professor Goldey, chairman of the
convention, then asked If the super
intendent should always offer prayer.
The Rev DR.. Murray said he
should not, because he had often heard
the Sunday school teachers offer the
most touching and devout prayers. The
opinion of the convention was that it
was not necessary for the superintend-
ent of the Sunday school always to
offer prayer.
Professor George w. Twitmyer. SUI
.perintendent of the Wilmington public
schools, was the next speaker. and ne
took for his subject THE Successful
Teacher" Professor Twitmyer spoke
on the requirements OF a teacher of a
Sunday school.
At the close of this discourse, an
nouncements were made. Women Of
the Florence Crittenton Home Mis-
sion served a tempting lunch in the
lecture room of the church. The
morning session was then adjourned.
The convention began in Grace M.
e. Church yesterday afternoon, with
a conference OF superintendents, at
which Sunday school work was dis
cussed by w. X. Crosby, Professor III.
S. Goldey, Mrs. L. T. Brockson, Charles
II. Cantwell and DR.. +. W. Lang.
The Rev. Floyd M. TOmkins. rector
of Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia,
spoke last night on "The Church and
the Home"
'The Curfew for Delaware" was the
theme Of the Rev. o. r. Miller, field sec
retary of the Reform Bureau, OF Wash
ngt0n, ID. G.
1t was strong defense Of and a pow
erful argument for the adoption OF the
curfew by cities and town.
Mr.. Miller spoke in part as follows;
AN ounce Of prevention is better than
ton of cure. 1t is easier to prevent a
crime than TO reform criminal. The
Curfew is a preventative measure.
what is the curfew? The curfew isl
a city or town ordinance requiring chill
dren to be off the streets after p. m. in
the summer and p. m. in the winter.
The benefits of the curfew may be brief
y stated as follows:
First, "a curfew will benefit the
morals Of the children. Roaming around
the streets at night will injure the morals
Of any child. Children are better off at
home than on the street after > p. m,
Tor on the street late at night they will
f0Im bad acquaintances and evil habits.
Second, q curfew will conserve the
health of the children. Late hours on the
streets is always injurious 10 the health Of
young children who need so much sleep.
And ofttimes they contract bau colds and
other diseases by exposure on the streets
late at night. 1t is "a well-confrmed fact
by physicians everywhere that the keep
ing Of late hours by children Of curfew
age is injurious to their health. There is
stul much truth in Benjamin Franklins
old saying: Early to bed and early to
rise. makes a boy healthy, wealthy and
wise
"Third. a curfew will help the intel
lectual life Of the child. Children who
run the streets at night cannot keep up
with their school work, and necessarily
fall behind.
Fourth, a Curfew will reduce crime
among the children. This is the testi-
mony that comes from many cities which
have tried the curfew.
Fifth. a curfew will st,p the noise
and hO0dlumism of boys getting together
on the streets late at night and ofttimes
disturbing the nights rest Of people who
want TO sleep.
Sixth, curfew is helpful to parnts
who cannot control their children and
keep them at home at night.
Seventh, a curfew is helpful to the
Police Department, as it is easier for
them with curfew 10 manage trouble
some boys at night than without cur
few"
Mr.. Miller ably argued each point and
gave many facts 10 prove each Of his
propositions.
State Superintendent Skinner. OF the
public schools of New York. the school
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