The Penn's Grove record., 1911-10-06
Sunday School Convention.

The 49th annual convention, OF Salem
County Sunday School Association was
held in the First Baptist Church, Salem
on Septen be 10Th.
The Enrolment Committee reported
200 delegates present during the day,
and Al cut OF the 80 schools OF the county
represented, and IL of the II districts.
There we've % pastors and Is Superin-
tendents.
Benz. Patterson, the County Secretary
and Treasurer, Was unable to submit a
complete statistical report, owing to the
lack of reports from some OF the town.
ships and individual schools. He report
ed Is schools in the county, with all ell,
rollment of about 5000, including officers
and teachers. But few schools have TAX
Ell up the advanced work of the graded
lesson system, and this is a standard they
are urged to attain. The schools con-
tributed $1I3.09 for county and State
work.
Mr.. Patterson stated that he had served
as County Secretary and Treasurer for
twenty-lour years, having succeeded the
late Joseph h. Lippincott, OF Salem, in
1887, this being a longer period than any
person had served in this capacity since
the County Sunday school Association
was organized in 1862, and with the
rounding out OF twenty-five years next,
when the County Association will cele.
brate the seini-centennial OF its organiza-
ton, he would ask to be relieved OF
further service.
The committee on Death of members
through Rev. ll.NR. Blackwood reported
some very sad losses during the year
Jacob Il. Edwards, Secretary of Pitts
grove Township for years died May 18th
lie was an active worker i'll the Elmer
M. E. Church and was in charge Of the
music in his own school for twenty-five
years.
Rev. f. B. Labarrer, for ten-years
pastor of the First Baptist Church, Sal
EN-, died OH July Oath.
S. r. Leap, who was superintendent of
st. Pauts M. E. Sunday School, Penn's
Grove, for twenty-five years, died June
22d.
During the days of his activity he was
never too busy to come in touch with the
work, and whenever possible, attended
the county conventions, thus aiding in
pushing the Masters work to the front.
Even in his declining years, though he
had reached the four score year mark, he
loved to mingle with the boys and girls
in the Sabbath School and did so as long
as he was able to walk to the Church.
Among the resolutions passed was:
That this Association, though it's secretary,
express to President Taft its. disaproval Of the
consent of the Hon. James Wilson, Secretary
of Agriculture, to act as Honorary President
OF the Brewers and Distillers' Convention to
be held in Chicago, thus dignifying with the
Governments recognition interests lnlmlcal
to good government and suDverSlye s0f the
highest morals. And we request that, if pOssi-
BILE, that recognition be Withdrawn; and that
the Honorable Secretary or State be requested
not to act as an agent for the brewers i'll
foreign counties, and that the Secretary be
directed to send this resolution to President
Taft.
OFFICERS.
President, Rev. William Tatlock, Woods.
town.
Grove Rev. A. o. Gilmore, Salem, and Rev.
| w. A. Trostie, Friesburg.
Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer,
| Benz Patterson, Woodstown.
Recording Secretary, Miss Frances d. Fogg,
Woodstown.
Member of State Executive Committee, NJ.
T. Nj. Garrison, Inner.
Home Department Superintendent, Miss
Edna Sparks, Woodstown.
superintendent OF Primary Work Miss Sarah
Z. Fogg, Woodstown.
superintendent of Misunderstanding Work
Rev. WilliamTatloek, Woodstown.
Superintendent of Temperance. Mrs. Geo,
W. Fitch, DaretOwn.
Superintendent of Evangelistic Work, Rev.
W.T.. Galloway, QuintOn.
superintendent of Missions, Miss Belle G
Crothers, Woodstown.
TOWNSHIP SECRETARIES.
Salem, Mrs. Florence Morrison, Salem.
Elsinboro, William Blown, Salem.
Pilesgroye, d. r. Cruise, Woodstown.
Warrington, Mr.. Jos. II. Reading, Woods
town.
Upper PENIS Neck, Prof. A. Warren Marts
Penis Grove.
Lower PENIS Neck, Mrs. W. H James
PennSville.
Alloway, William Beal, Friesburg.
Lower Alloways Creek, W. j. S. Broadway
Hancock's Bridgs.
Quinton, Miss Elizabeth Sheppard, Quinton
Upper Pittsgroye, Nathaniel Burt, Aldine.
Pittsgrove, William Issacs, Elmer.
Oldmans, Frank Gaventa, Pedricktown.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
John M Given, Auburn.
Rev E. E. Hall. Canton.
Rev. X. N Aspenwal. Alloway.