The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-03
sunday school Association.

| The thirtY-drst annual Sunday School
association of Burlington county met in
the Methodist Episcopal Church, Beverly.
on Thursday. The morning services were
opened by Rev. w. Ward Willis, pastor of
the Beverly Baptist Church. Reports of
the different departments were read and
committees were appointed The address
of the morning was made by Rev. John D.
Fox, D. D., pastor of the State Street M.
E. Church of Trenton. his subject being
The Home and the Sunday School," DR..
Fox gave most interesting talk on the
work In the different departments and
emphasized the need of more workers in
both lines. The elementary address, ''The
Old and the New" by Mrs. ]. Woodbridge
Barnes. of Newark, included the work of
Sunday Schools from the cradle roll de-
partments to the junior departments, divid-
ing the training of the pupils into sections
making out certain course of study for
children from to years and still another
from 9 to IL years. all of which would be
most helpful In the training of the chill
dren.
Following Mrs Barnes address the ap-
pointment of new committees was made
and also the address of welcome by Rev
T. J. ]. Wright, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of Beverly.
Following the noon luncheon, which
was served in the Guild House Of the
Episcopal Church, the report of the Home
Department Conference in charge of
County Superintendent DR.. P. J. Styer
was made. This was one of the most in
teresting reports of the day. 1t showed
that out of twenty-five schools thirteen
have the home department and eleven
have not The Bordentown Baptists have
membership of 72 and the Delanco
Methodists have membership of 90 with
a large gain on the Bordentown Baptist
department of 16 members, and the total
membership of the home department In
the county is 456. The amount of money
received during the year was $159-O6, the
expenditures being only $3.50 making a
good balance for further work. The work
of this department is to look after the in
valids and shut-ins, who cannot attend
divine service, providing means for them
to have the Sunday School lessons taught
in their own homes.
at the mornings session the Inter-
mediate and Senior Conference was con-
Quoted by Rev. E. Morris Ferguson and
the Teachers Training Conference by
Mrs. W. G. Wilson, County Superinten-
dent of teachers training. The annual
meeting of the Superintendent Union
led by G. 81. Ellis, of Delanco, also met at
this session.
The afternoon service opened with de-
votional service led by Rev. Arthur
Phillips, pastor of the Beverly Presby-
terrain Church. Following this the bust
ness session was held at which the report
of the County Secretary and Treasurer
was read and Presentations of Honor for
faithful service were made. Among the
schools receiving honors were Broad st.
M. E., Union NJ. E.. Presbyterian and
Spring Side, of Burlington; Methodist,
First Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist
Protestant of Moorestowu; Main Chapel
Presbyterian, Beverly, and Methodist and
Presbyterian, Delanco; also First Baptist,
Florence. besides many Others through
the county.
The address of the afternoon was
made by Rev. E. J. Kulp, pastor of the
Broadway M. E. Church, Camden. This
address was unusually interesting and
was to have been followed by an address
on FIFTY Years of Progress. by Rev E.
Morris Fugusson, but this was postponed
until the State Convention, which will
meet in New Brunswick, N. j., later in
the winter.
A delightful song service led by Irwin
Mack. of Philadelphia, assisted by good
orchestra and fine choir opened the even
ing exercises. Prof. ]. Lincoln Hall in
tended to have had charge of this service,
but was unavoidably detained. His place
was ably filled by Mr.. Mack.
The report of the enrolment committee
was read before the evening address which
was given by Rev. G. s. jackson. pastor
of the Second Baptist Church, German
town. Mr.. Jackson's subject was 'The
Challenge of the Child. and was instruc
tive, interesting and entertaining, After
the introduction of officers the benediction
was pronounced, thus closing the days
services.