Evening journal., 1903-10-23
DISCUSS WORK
At MT. PLEASANT
Gathering of New Castle
Sunday School Workers in
Pretty Little Church
TOPICS OF INTEREST DISCUSSED

So great was the interest manifested in
the New Castle Sunday School Convsn-
ton held IN Mt. Pleasant NJ. L. Church,
Bellevue yesterday, that many people
who desired 30 attend were unable to gain
admission 20 the church.
This was particularly true CT the an.er-
noon and evening sessions. The attrac-
tive little church was made doubly so by
the abundance of autumn leaves, pottod
plants and cut c0smas and chrysamthc-
NUNS used IN its decoration for the oc-
casion. The building was dedicated In lSii.
It's first pastor being the Rev. lgnatius G.
Cooper The present pastor IS the Rev.
w. 7. Lewis, d. d.
Professor II. S. Goldey presided ait the
convcntion.
The session opened about 10 O'Clock
with a song and devotional service con-
Quoted by the Rev. Joel S. Gnnnan. OF
Head OF Christiana Presbyterian Church.
George w. Weldln, Of Bellevue, the Rev.
w. II. Lewis and Miss Lizzie Baldwin
made addresses OF welcome, to which s..
RI. Baynard responded. and then the bus
iness Of the session was fairly launched.
Mr.. Baldwin Opens Session.
Eben w. Baldwin. OF Claymont, started
the discussion with his address on this
topic; Are the Sunday Schools as Neces-
sary as Formerly? Are They Being Sup
lplanted First by the Printing Press and
Second by Secular Books. etc." Those
participating We're the Rev. c. W. Pret.
lyman, d. D., the Rev. w. L. S. Murray
5. II. Baynard and Mrs. Hoffeckor.
Hundred Secretaries Report.
After the Offering. which was for Nh,
lexpenses Of the convention, the reports
of the hundred secretaries were heard
Each one was allowed only three minute.
in which to report the work of the pas
lyear. Statistics Of the schools were no
lgiven, the secretaries confning them
SELVES ITO the general work of the schools
Those reporting were: ID. b. Maloney
Townsend; John Datta, Townsend; w
wv. Nansamt, Newark; George j. Chand.
Ter. Centreville; l.. II. Cooch, Cooch's
Bridge; William L. Palmer White Clay
Greek; william Carnagy. Kirkwood; Wil
lliam McAlullen. Jr., Port Penn; Harry J
Rothrock, New Castle; Charles b. Laird
Elwood Orr Miss Nina Newman. Aubrey
Vandever, Mrs. Sarah Foster,an Of VII
mington.
Some OF the reports were verbal ant
some by letter but all were interesting
and showed improvement over those o.
last year.
, Committees Announced.
r President Goldey announced these com
p mittees:
Credentials. I. Elmer Perry Frederic
3 *. Bringhurst Miss Agnes Oliver
r Program, the Rev. J Edgar Franklin.
, Transportation, Aubrey Vandever.
Nomination. the Rev. joel s. Gnhnai
S Mrs. Downing, the Rev.,Wi. LIS. Mui
e ray. Mrs. c. H. Cantwen.
3 Finance. George ]. Chandler, the Re-
n e.. W. Dawson. Harry Link.
7, Place Of next meeting, S. II. Baynar
- George p. Money.
= c. d. Meies, of indianapolis. field SCI
IS retary of International Sunday scho
q work. conducted a question box, whic
+ was brief, owing 10 the lateness of IN
hour. In the afternoon. however, he an
swered numerous questions which wer
I put TO him by members Of the convention
At $3.50 o'clock Miss Maggie Wilson
assisted by Miss Grace Baird, Miss Mar
{ Taylor and Miss Florence Burke. con
0 Quoted a conference for primary worker
7. and Mrs. I Elmer Perry. county norma
r Brockson, State normal superintendent
] conducted one for normal workers.
: Lunch Served in Tent.
Lunch was served to the delegates b.
the women Of Mt. Pleasant Church
. Tables were spread in a large tent on tn
church lawn and the menu was a tempt
ing one.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session the followin
officers were elected:
3. President, II. s. Goldey, Wilmington
Z lvice-president. william C. l.. Carnagy
Il Kirkwood; recording secretary. Charlie
% II. Gray. Wilmington; corresponding sec
retarv and treasurer. j. Chandler Pyl,
Wilmlngton; the executive commite
, consists Of the officers and S. II. Bay
I lnard. Wilmington. and W. W. Vansant
y Newark; George w. Weldin. Wilmington
Mrs. c. il. Camtwell, Wilmington: IN
I Rev. ]. S. Gilnllan. Newark; Miss Mas
| lgie s. Wilson. general secretary. Dela
y ware State Sunday School Association
lre-elected member Of State Educations
Ioommittee for three years. S. II. Bay
nard: primary superintendent Mrs. ]
e Elmer Perry; hundred secretaries. AppC
\. IQulullnlNhf -. D. -'A"toii'Ff A'Nil9NHt
II Blackbird, John Latta. Townsend; Mi
y Greek. W. W. Vansant, Newark; Chris
tiana, George j. Chandler. Centrevill,
y IPencader, William c. L. Carnagy; Whit
e CLAY Creek. William L. Palmer, Newark
! Red Lion James W. Carrow, Sr.; s.
Georges. William McMuilen Jr., POI
. Penn; New Castle Harry ]. Rothrocl
New Castle; Wilmington. first distric
p Charles d. Laird; second district. Elwoo
l. Orr; third district Miss Nina Newman
= fourth district, Aubrey Nandever; hnt
district, Mrs. Sara Foster.
e Unfinished business was disposed Of 9
d the evening session and then there wa
Ian address by the Rev. William VIII
King, d. D., pastor Of Grace Church.
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