The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-11-12
Sunday School Workers.

! A heavy downpour of rain failed to
dampen the ardor of nearly 400 delegates
gathered at Burlington on Wednesday
for the thirteenth annual convention OF
the Burlington County Sunday School
Association In the Broad Street Methodist
Episcopal Church. Reports were receiv-
ed from 116 schools out of 1876, and it was
shown that there had been an increase in
all kinds of work and finances during the
year.
The delegates were to have been well
coined by Mayor @. Taylor Rue. but he
was not able to be present and sent let
ter extending the keys of the city to the
visitors. The Rev. T. s. Hammond then
delivered an address outlining the work
for the day and giving suggestions as to
what should be accomplished during the
coming year. The remainder of the morn
ing session was devoted to Round Ia
BILE" conducted by Rev. Martin Ferguson,
State secretary, and an address by Frank
A. Smith, of Haddonfeld, just returned
from China, who took for his subject
missions In the Sunday School," and
gave an interesting description Of his as
sistance in establishing Sunday school
Association in China.
A discussion of primary work conduct
ed by County Primary Superintendent
Miss Ella johnson and Miss Rose Scott,
opened the noon conferences. The others
were. Teachers Training Conference"
by tie Ryv. E. Foote, secretary of the
State Teachers Training Council; Inter
mediate and Senior Conference" by the
Rev. E. Morris Ferguson; Home Depart
ment Conference" by DR.. P. J. Styer.
county superintendent Home Department.
The principal address of the afternoon
was How to Get Hold of Boy" by the
Rev. Forrest E. Dagger. of Philadelphia,
who made many suggestions for the teach
ers to use in adopting new and novel plans
winning the interest of the boys
who stand on street corners instead of US
ing their time to better advantage. The
other addresses were. "What Next" by
Miss Rose Scott, and what Will / Take
Home With Mea' by Rev. Doctor Willis,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Bever-
ny.
In the evening the work of the Sunday
school against vice among the young peo-
pie and attempts to overcome apparent in
difference to religious matters among them
were the principal points of the address
by Philip e. Howard, president Of the
Sunday School Times, Philadelphia, who
took for his subject 1.-The Challenge of the
Sunday School.
Reports during the day showed that the
plan to establish home departments to
teach the sick who are unable to attend
Sunday School had proved very successful
and that there were now IS such depart,
ments. with membership of 474. The
following officers were elected
President r. D. Reed, Riverton: first
vice president, r. Fl. Robbins. Pemberton,
second vice president, Joseph W. Colkitt.
Mount Holly; third vice president, A. R.
W. Atwood, Mount Holly; fourth vice
president, the Rev. N. F. Oerter, River
side; corresponding secretary and treasur-
er, Joseph w. Newell. Birmingham; re-
cording secretary. Robert A. Semple, Jr.,
Mount Holly; member State Executive
committee, W. F. Derrick, Moorestown;
superintendent home department, DR.. P.
j. Styer, Burlington; superintendent
county primary work, Miss Ella johnson,
Hainesport; county superintendent, Bever- |
ly, Fred A. Nicholson, Delanco; Borden
town, Mrs. A. B. Bryan, Bordentown;
Burlington, D. s. Mccoy. Burlington;
Chester, Harry Robinson, Moorestown;
Chesterfield, Mrs. G. E. Obert, Borden
town; Cinnaminson and Palmyra, W. H.
Libe, Palmyra; Delran, Miss Lizzie Con-
over. Bridgehoro; Eastampton and West
ampton, Earnest Morris. Smithville; Ewes
ham. Miss Anna Dixon, Marlton; Florence,
Miss G. A. Bovine. Burlington; Lumberton,
Miss May l. Shinn, Medford; Mansfield,
Mrs. s. L. Lloyd, Kinkora; Medford,
Walter A. Hughes, Medford, North Han
over, Miss m. 8. Bullock, Jacobstown;
Northampton, G. R. Price, Mount Holly;
Pemberton, T.!Clinton Worrell, Birming-
ham; Plumsted, Mrs. H. /. Jameson,
New Egypt; Riverside, Robert W. Con-
over, Riverside; Southampton, s. Budd
Norcross, Roebling; Springfield, Howard
Birkett, Burlington; Tabernacle and
Shamong, Miss 7. G. Bowker, Tabernacle;
Willingboro. Mrs. W. A. Fish. Rancocas
The delegates are welcomed and enter
tanned with dainty lunch and supper by
committee composed of nearly so wo-
men appointed from the different churches
in Burlington.