The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-14
COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL WORKERS
CONVENE HERE
Meeting in Sixth Presbyterian
Church Greatly Cheered by
Years Achievements.
PARENTS DUTIES SUBJECT
OF TALK BY DR.. MEAD
The Rev. Dorr F. Diefendorf and
Prominent Brooklyn Divine
Speak Tonight.

Besides the $50 and more delegates
there were several hundred friends OF
Sunday school work at the forty ninth
annual convention of the Essex County
Sunday School Association In the Sixth
Presbyterian Church today. There are
27S schools In the county. with a total
membership of 10000, according to the
report of s. D. Thurton. secretary and
! treasurer of the association, and 1000
pupils from the schools joined churches
during the last twelve months. He re-
ported total receipts, 81 .400.76, disburse-
ments, s1,375.s2, leaving a Balance OF
$2494 on hand. The association con-
tributed to the New Jersey State Sun
day School Association and expended
a large sum in its home work.
The Rev. Theodore NJ. Shipherd, OF
Bellevilie Avenue Congregational
Church, president of the association
opened the convention, and the Rev
Davis W. Lusk, pastor of the Sixth
Presbyterian Church, welcomed the
delegates to his church, said it was the
first convention of the association in
Newark east of the Pennsylvania Rail
road track, and read a passage OF
scripture, and srged work for the cause
of civic righteousness in Newark and
the county and support of the State
laws. DR.. Lusk also made the opening
prayer.
After hymn, led by the Rev
Charles +, Stanley. of the Fifth Baptist
Church, the Rev. DR.. A. f. Mckinney
assistant to the Rev. DR.. David r.
Frazer. of the old First Presbyterian
Church. conducted card conference
reading postal cards sent out two
weeks ago to superintendents, asking
what improvement and new methods
were introduced in schools since the
last convention. The replies were en-
couraging, as were verbal reports by
superintendents and teachers.
Refers to sherin's statement.
The Rev. DR. Charles L. Mead, of Cen
tenary NJ. E. Church, gave an address or
/ THE Home and the Sunday School
DR.. Mead said children must be taught
in the house as well as the school.
Sheriff Sommer said in my church, y
said Dr. Mead, that 50 per cent. OF
the arrests made i'll Essex county are
of youths from 10 to IS years old who
were charged with stealing, many sc
they could go to the low theatres in oul
city. Think of it, Those boys did not
have good home training. The parents
are responsible for their children. A
father is guilty of sin if he neglects
to train his children in religion and
morality and honesty and send them to
school We must have better home
training"
Women submit Reports.
Conferences were held from lis to
2:10 p. m. Various branches of Sunday
school work were conducted by super
work, by J. Woodbridge Barnes; on
teacher training. by the Rev. DIR. Jesse
l.. Hurbut, of Bloomfeld; on interme-
diate work, by Mrs. William L. Smith,
of East Orange; on home department,
by Mrs. T.. M. Ferguson. Secretary
Thurton stated that the reports of all
the department superintendents were
encouraging.
These committees were appointed:
On nominations for officers of the ass J.
citation and delegates to State conven-
tion. Fl. c. Show Mrs Edwin NJ Moore.
the Rev. A. H. Mckinney, William Fl.
Smith, w. c., Cenung; on resolutions.
DR. John l.. Hurlbut Richard West.
the Rev. n. s. Coeyman. c. II. Madison
the Rev. w. B. Fleming; on enroll
ment, Louis Rommel, jr., George B.
CONTINUED ON Second PsEel