The Morris County chronicle., 1908-10-13
IN AID OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS


ham and Discuss Phases of the Work.
Sunday school officers, teachers and
scholars from all parts Of Morris coun-
ty met at Chatham Thursday in the
Congregational church and held the
forty sixth annual convention of the
county Sunday school association.
Officers we're elected as follows -
President, Rev. e. r. Murgatroyd,
New Vernon; vice presidents, Rev. Mr..
Hoyt, Mendham Rev. G.. S. M. Dore-,
mus, Rockaway; Rev. o. @. Horsman,
M0rristown +; Rev. J. a. Cortright, Do
yer j. E. DeForest, Hanover; cores
ponding secretary and treasurer, e. w.
Roseyear, Wharton member state ex-
ecutive committee, Geo. E. Voorhees,,
Morristown; +; recording secretary, Miss
NJ. Elizabeth Morris, New Vernon SUI
perintendents Elementary work, Miss
Angelina Berry, Rockaway; home de
partment, Mrs. f. A. Lee, Morristown;
teacher training, Miss Mary Berry
Dover; adult work, A. III. Pierson,
Morristown; executive committee, G.
e. Voorhees,; Morristown; w. r. Prall,
Boonton; Theodore E. King, Ledge
wood J. A. CasteIline, Dover, FL. S.
Heitkamp, Chatham: Mrs. A. @. Davis,
Dover; Miss Leila Babbitt, Mendham.
Township secretaries w. H. Meadow
croft Paontrn. r II MaaTntura Ghnt
ham; q. G. Searles, Chester; Mrs. Fl.
G. Bleecker, Hanover: Rev. J. A. Fritz,
Jefferson; E. D. Schenck, Mendham
T. H. Scott, Morristown; E. P. Smithy-
man, Butler; George T. Keetch, Mount
Olive; G.. w. Beers, Passaic; Ethel
bert Ely, Randolph; George Fl. Huff,
Rockaway; Theo. f. King, Roxbury;
John A. Parker, Washington; J. FL.
VanRiper, Montyille.
E. W. Rosevear, county correspond
ing secretary and treasurer, reported
116 Sunday schools in the county, four
less than last year. The total MEM
berShip is 4,847, an increase over the
preceding year of 222. The total re-
ceipts for the year for county, state
and international work were reported
as S287.68.
The work of the Home Department
was considered under the leadership
of Mrs. f. A. Lee, county home de-
partments superintendent. Three phas-
es of the work were presented the
spiritual aspect by Rev. E. r. Murga-
troyd, of New Vernon, and Rev. Little
ton Stursis, of Morristown; the social
by the Rev. W. W. Holloway, I'D. of
Dover, and the financial aspect by
Mrs. Lee.
Miss Emily Applegate, Of Dover,
county elementary superintendent, re-
ported splendid work along that line !;
Miss Berry, superintendent of teacher
training, reported progress, and the
home department superintendent re-
ported an increase of members enroll
ed while 1902 was raised.
State Treasurer e. W. Durham, of
Trenton, presented the work of the
State Sunday School association, to-
ward which Morris county promised
$3.50 for the current year. This amount
| was later reported as raised, and State
Secretary Ferguson presented the
county representatives silk flag in
recognition Of the fact
Mr.. Ferguson discussed the ques-
tion Of adult work, laying out course
of study for those over sixteen, fol-
lowing the graded lessons now In use,
and urged progress.
The subject of missionary work in
the Sunday schools was presented by
e, W. Soper, one of the secretaries Of
the Young Peoples Missionary Move
ment, and now resident of Madison.
Teaching materials was the subject
of All interesting address by Miss Rose
Scott, of Dover, who has recently re-
signed her position as state elemen-
tary superintendent, and will soon
leave for the Pacific coast.
A quiet hour, with an earnest ad-
dress by the Rev. Philemon +. Sturges,
of MorriStown, closed the afternoon
session.
At the evening session Secretary
Ferguson spoke on the topic, " Fifty
Years of Progress" reviewing the his
tory and attainments Of the state as
sociation, which willcelebrate it's gold
en- jubilee at New Brunswick in No
har