Evening journal., 1904-04-22
Frogns Upon Livery of
the Play House" to Gar
nish 1t Into Attractive
ness
Interesting Sessions of
State Annual Sunday
School Convention in
Session in Laurel
special 70 Th. EvenIng journal.

Laurel, April 22.-while conducting
q Question BOX at the State Sunday
school Convention here yesterday af-
ternoon the Rev. Alexander MacGeorge
pastor of Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church, Wilmington, put himself on
record as being opposed to orchestras
in Sunday Schools.
DR.. MacGeorge was pronounced in his
condemnation of any and all forms
OF sensation in Sunday School and
Church work. He said he believed
that religion properly presented had
charms enough to recommend II to
any intelligent person without borrow
ing the livery of the play house to
garnish it into attractiveness-and
thought that among such surroundings
the kernel Of truth was often lost
among the chaff of ornamentation.
The seventeenth annual convention
of Delaware State Sunday School AS
sociation convened here in Centenary
NJ. Z. Church. President Walter o.
Hoffecker was in the chair.
AT o'clock the convention proper
began and after short devotional SER
vice President Hoffecker delivered his
annual address. his theme being What
the Times Demand of Our Sunday
Schools" He advocated the training
of teachers for more thorough capacity
for their work and believed that the
advanced methods I'm use in the Sun
dax schools of today are eminently
essential TO create a proper interest
among the pupils and to secure results
that will benefit the church.
Mr. Hoffecker's theme was taken up
by several members of the executive
committee who offered brief sugges-
tions for the furtherance Of Sunday
School work.
Miss Wilson's Report.
The report OF Miss Maggie Wilson,
the general secretary OF the conven-
ton was read and showed a most
thorough and comprehensive knowledge
of the subject of Sunday School work,
and offered many pertinent suggestions
for the Improvement Of the work. The
statistical part of her report showed
marked progress in almost every de-
partment OF Sunday School work with
in the area of the conventions field
Professor H. S. Goldey of Whining
ton gave a brief talk upon the teacher
problem in which the selection and
training of teachers was considered
A general discussion of this subject
followed.
The evening session convened at 7.3C
o'clock and was opened bya devotional
song service led by President Hof-
fecker.
Miss Lottie Brocksom read an inter-
esting report upon the teacher train
ing effort and presented five gradu.
ates OF the Teachers Training Glass oi
In.
ates and awarded the diplomas.
Mr.. crosby's Address.
w. X. Crosby of Wilmington ad
dressed the convention on the innu
ence Of the Sunday School upon tn
family. He reviewed the history o
Sunday School work from the tim
OF Robert Raikes TO the present. tol,
OF the great advancement in method
and results but felt the work was no
yet perfect and would go on endlessl.
in improvement and enlargement o
usefulness.
He pictured the home where Sunda.
School influence reached its fulles
success as a prototype of Heaven. Nj
Crosby said there is nothing joyles
or dreary about christianity and mad
a strong plea for proper amusement il
the home. He believed that the hom
should be an auxiliary of the Sunda
School to secure the best success. Tha
honor of parents is the foundation G
good character and dishonor and dis
obedience at home were the primar
steps TO a career of crime. He close
with an appeal for the revival of tn
home altar and increased religious in
terest about the fireside
The Rev. A. MacGeorge gave tn
q closing address Of the evening on th
topic How to get most out of tn
Bible"
He said that too many people mis-
took gymnastics for inspiration an
lost sight Of the inspired truths of n