Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
SMYRNA DELEGATES RETURN
PLEASED WITH CONVENTION
MEETING OF STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSO-
CATION AT SeAFORD A SUCCESS.


CATION AT SEAFORD A SUCCESS.
Executive Committee Recommends Number
of Important Things which We're Adopted
By the Convention Assembled.
The delegates from Smyrna and vicin-
lty who attended the State Sunday
School Convention at Dover returned
Saturday, after an enjoyable session.
There were more than 275 delegates in
attendance who pronounced it one of
the most profitable as we'll as one of
the most enjoyable ever held. The
program was bright and spicy while
the business accomplished was of much
good. w. o. Hoffecker, one of the
delegates who represented Asbury nj.
E. Sunday School, gave an interesting
talk Sunday afternoon concerning the
session and what was accomplished.
Interest centered mostly in the report
of the Executive Committee. Many of
the important suggestions were
adopted. The report was as follows:
Since all of our counties have reached
the 'banner" mark, we recommend the
lifting up of higher standard and that
in addition to the requirements for a
''banner" county, we ask that twenty
per cent of the schools have teacher
training classes, 30 per cent home de-
partments and so per cent cradle rolls.
When county shall have reached this
standard, it shall become "star"
county, and It's map shall be decorated
by blue ribbon bearing gold star.
Since one-third of the children of day
school age are yet outside the Sunday
School ranks, we recommend that the
hundred associations, wherever practi-
cable, take up the work of house to
house visitation, so that these thou
sands may be sought and won for
Christ and the church; that a cradle
roll and home department, the two
great evangeliZing agencies of the
school; that branch of the 1. B. r. A.
be formed in every school that daily
reading the Word may become we'll
established habit in the lives of all;
that since teacher is the key to success
full work In the Sunday school, that q
teacher training class be formed in
every school that the tea chers may be-
come thoroughly furnished unto all
good works." That we endorse the
work of the summer school at Asbury
Park, N. j., and urge our teachers to
attend the school. That the time of
our comfy conventions be extended to
two days and that the first day be de-
voted to institute work. In order to
carry out the work for next year 81 900
is needed, aud we recommend that the
executive committee be authorized to
raise this amount.
General Secretary Makes FIattering Report
The report of Miss MaggieS. Wilson,
of Seaford, the General Secretary,
showed that there 5,666 officers and
teachers in this state, an increase of
100 over last year. There has been q
gain of 637 scholars, and these together
with the gain in the home department
and cradle roll make total enrolImen
of ., 124, an increase of I, 1,141 over the
Sunday School enrolment of last year.
2,293, or 427 more scholars th an last
year had added their names to the
church militant The church has re-
ceived 1000 accession from the Sunday
Schools of the state in the last three
years. There are thirty-three hun
dreds In the state which are organized
into twenty-nine associations.
Officers Elected For the Ensuing Year.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: @. H. Cantwell, of Whining
ton; president; Prof. H. S. Goldey,
vice president for New Castle County
DIR sE. W. Cooper, of Camden, vice
president for Kent County; j. B. Gil
christ, of Milford, vice. president fo
Sussex County; I. Elmer Perry, o
Wilmington, recording secretary
George J. Chandler, of Centreyille
treasurer; W. o. Hoffecker, of Smyrna
chairman OF executive committee. AL
the officers elected by the county con
vention we're confirmed by the Stat
Z. convention. An invitation was re
ceived from Milford to hold the mex
State convention there and it was ac'
cepted.