Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-01

eloquently presented by the Rev. Floyd
w. Tomkins, d. D., rector Of Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church, Philadel-
phia. He said that the spirituality of
"a church depended largely upon the
religious home life of it's congregations.
He next gave q forcible illustration of
what the church does for the home,
and told of the power of children in
bringing about conversions and the
many good results which are brought
about by juvenile church goers.
Another matter discussed by DR..
Tompkins was the apathy of the church
relative to making no complaint at the
action of the law in divorcing the wife
from the husband or the reverse, while
at the same time it DEGREES that the
holy relation shall be put asunder by
no man.
In conclusion, DIR. Tompkins said
that he had visited many homes in
different countries, but that the Ameri-
can home, where God is love, is I'M
egualed in the world.
The session closed with prayer by DR..
Tompkins and the benediction by Mr..
Miller.
A goodly number of delegates were present
at yesterday morning's session of the Della
ware State Sunday school Association.
DEVOTIONAL services were conducted by
the Rev.I. 7. Otis, and the song service
was directed by Harry ]. Guthrie.
Mrs. Woodbridge Barnes conducted a con-
terenGe on The House to House Vista
ton" Organized effort was favored.
Among those who spoke were Mrs. Lafayette
Marks.
Tie address of welcome was delivered by
the Rev. William w. King, d. D., pastor
Of Grace Church, who cordially greeted the
delegates. Speaking of the object of the
conyentlon,to get suggestions as to Sunday
school work, DR.. King said it would be n
good thing, for the delegates to attend a
session of Grace Sunday school to see how
it is conducted. 1t is the second largest
school in the State and is made up largely
| of adults
Prof. Goldey, who was presiding as vice
president of the association, made brief
response to the greeting.
ADDRESS BY DIR. LANG.
DR.. Frank W. Lang, the general secre-
tary, made an address on 1.-THE Sunday
schools of Delaware.'' He based his speech
on the statistics in the year book. He de-
clared that the test of efficiency in the sun
day-school is us to the good done in the
school rather than in increase i'll attendance.
He Illustrated some of the statistics gith
Diagrams In Wilmington 81 X per cent of
| the schools reported; rural New Castle
county, u per cent; Kent, 62 per cent
Sussex, 10 per cent; and in the whole State,
| rs per cent.
Twenty-four and one-half per cent of tn,
| population Is connected with the Sunday
schools in some capacity or other, which is
falling off compared with other States, for
/ formerly Delaware was at the head of the
list. Iwenty-one per cent i'll Wilmington,
20 per cent in rural New Castle, % in Kent
and 81 in Sussex, are the proportion of
! population in Sunday school connection.
As to the average attendance the pennrnl
statistics CT the country show it to be about
90 per cent of the enrolment. In Delaware
the average is 4915 per cent; in white
| schools, 40 per cent; in colored schools, 20
| per cent. In Wilmington, trife less than
% pei, cent; rural New Castle, As; Kent,
| 81, and Sussex, AZ.
1.-THE Successful Superintendent was
presented by the Rev. William j. Rowan Of
| Newark. He said the successful superintend-
ent is one who does not pray too long, who
prays for the children as well as himself,
| who organizes his school on business princi-
| pies, who does not interrupt the teachers
while they are teaching; is sympathetic and
encouraging, and always willing to bear the
burden instead of putting it on other people,
Prof. George ". Twitymer, superintena.
ent OF the Wilmington public schools, tt,lti
| what the successful teacher is. He said tha
teacher needs to know more than the ieason,
to know something of the scholars, to know
great deal about human nature. He must
be able TO keep discipline in his class
| The benediction was pronounced by the
Rev. j. L. Graham of Roxana.