Evening journal., 1905-10-27
COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOLS SESSION
L. P. Bush of This City Re
elected President at Towns
end Convention
PROCEEDINGS WERE IATERESTING
Special to The Evenlng journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
Townsend. oct. 27-The eighteenth .
annual convention OF the New Castle I
County sunday School Association.
which was held in the NJ. r. Church
here yesterday. was an important
gathering. Among the delegates We're. /
Miss Clara Wellar. Miss Meta Wood /
ward. Miss Ella Ector. from the Els
mere Presbyterian and Methodist
Churches, Walter Brown and the Rev.
John $. Bunting OF Christ Church,
Nina and Lulu Newman, Mr. and Mrs.
John Benson, Miss Lizzie Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Hamilton and Fred
Evans Of this city and Rev. Frederick
Bringhurst OF MarsAailtoa.
The session was opened by song
and prayer service conducted by Revs.
r. c. Penny and J. S. GilhMan, after
which the Rev. J. w. Jones. pastor OF
Townsend NJ. h. Church, gave a cordial
welcome to the persons present.
l. z. Bush, of Wilmington. the pres!-
dent responded and made brief ad-
dress on How to get the most out Of
this convention" He suggested that
Sunday Schools be graded on the same
basis as day schools.
Bethany Baptist Church. Wilmington.
spoke on the subject. The Pastors
Place and Opportunity in the Sunday
School," He stated that the pastor
should take an active part IN the sun
day School, and be thoroughly posted
on the details of this work He should
never be superintendent but should all
ways be willing to assist that official.
a l.
Gilhllan, Penny, and Kugler.
INTERESTING ADDRESS.
Miss Maggie S. Wilson, state score
tary, conducted a Round Table on
Sunday School Management" Twenty
/ five questions pertaining TO this mat
/ ter printed on a slip Of paper, were
handed around to the delegates. Miss
Wilson volunteered to answer any
questions which might be asked by any
4 delegate.
Prof II. S Goldey. Of Wilmington.
brought before the convention a very
interesting subject: Il. b. r. A."
which Prof Goldey said means, II Be
gin Right Away" In reality these
letters stand for International Bible
Reading Association The purpose OF
the association is to promote the open
Bible in the private families. The asso-
citation Is composed OF Sunday School
Officers, teachers. scholars. parents and
others. numbering. .nearly one ulillion
members in an parts Of the world
Reports We're made by the secretary
of the various hundreds i'm New Castle.
which show that the Sunday Schools
throughout the county are in excellent
condition.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session Prof. II. S.
Goldey. chairman of the executive COM
lmittee interestingly reviewed the years
work. J. Chandler Pyle, corresponding
fsecretary and treasurer. read a report
of the years work, which was also very
interesting.
Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner. of Peoria.
H., one of the foremost Sunday School
workers of the day. gave a blackboard
illustration demonstrating BEST things
in the Primary Department" She
recommended that the primary school
be graded according to the age Of the
children.
A resolution was adopted by the
nomination committee stating that "A
Fraternal Delegate shall be appointed
to attend each OF the other county
conventions" The report made by the
enrolment committee showed the at
tendance to be very large.
1t was decided to hold the convention
next year in the First Presbyterian
Church, Wilmington. The following
officers were elected: Lewis p. Bush.
president; w. c. NJ. Carnagy. vice
president; ]. c. Pyle, corresponding
secretary and treasurer; c. II. Gray,
recording secretary.
Mrs. Lottie BrOckson. county train
ing superintendent. gave a talk on
Training the Workmen." Miss Martha
c. Ferguson, the first graduate of the
training class, read an interesting
paper on How to take care of the boy
in Sunday School" The paper was re-
ceived with applause.
Rev. +. f. Briggs. addressed the con-
vention on "The Home Department
He referred especially to the persons
who are unable to attend the regular
Sunday School session, and strongly
recommended that the scripture be car
ried to such persons.
Laying Foundations" was the SUBJ
ject of an address made by Mrs
Bryner. This address was illustrated
by teaching a class of small children.
SESSION IN THE EVENING.
In the absence of the President. J. c
. Pyle occupied the chair during the
. evening session. The Rev. r. c. Penny
In delivering an address on missions
stated that Delaware was the only
State represented at the Toronto Con.
vention to give a complete report ol
the Sunday Schools throughout the
state.
The closing address was delivered by
Mrs. Bryner, her topic being Pointers
( Mrs. Bryner stated that she had visited
! twenty-five missions inNMexico and alsS
attended the convention at Jerusalem
, during the past year. Prayer was Of
r fered and benediction pronounced b,
! the Rev. r. c. Penny.
ENTERING GOLDEY COLLEGE.