Evening journal., 1911-05-24
EPISCOPAL
SCHOOL WORK
Reports Submitted at Eleventh
Annual Meeting in Middle
town Church
BISHOP KINSMAN
AMONG THE SPEAKERS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOwN, Del. May 24.-The
eleventh annual session of the Sunday
School Institute Of the Diocese Of
Delaware. met in convention IN st.
Anne's P. e. Church yesterday, for an
all-day meeting. Each of the three
counties was represented by rectors,
superintendent or delegates.
The morning session opened at 10
o'clock, led by Bishop Kinsman, as
sisted by the Rev. Kensey ]. Ham
mond of Wilmington, and the Rev.
Percy l.. Donaghay, rector OF st.
Anne's St. Annes choir led the sing
ing, assisted by the Rev. A. e. Clay,
vicar Of Old swedes school, Whining
ton. with Mrs. ]. Allen Johnson at
the organ.
Bishop Kinsman administered the
Holy Communion, followed by an adj
dress taking for his subject, Mark
4: 26. And He said, so is the King
dom Of God, as n man should cast
/ seed into the ground
The business session was held at
II o'clock with the Rev. Kensey J.
Hammond IN the chair. The report
OF the last meeting held at St. Barna-
bas. Marshallton, was read by the
secretary, Miss Lucie S. Primrose and
approved. The time for holding the
next meeting was discussed. Some OF
the members Of the convention
thought Il would be we'll to hold the
institute at the same time, either the
| day before or the day after, the
diocesan convention. II was finally
decided to leave the matter with the
executive commltte giving them full
power to decide.
The election OF officers resulted as
follows President, the Rev. Mr.
Holmead. assistant at ST. Johns, VIII
mington secretary. Miss Lucie g.
Primrose. treasurer, Frederick Bring
hurst, Wilmington; executive COM
mittee, the Rev. A. 70. Clay. OF VIII
mington; the Rev. Mr.. Andrews, Of
Milford: Mr.. Gateson. Of Georgetown.
After the business meeting, the
Rev. L. ~ Galley. Of Philadelphia,
made an address on "The Promotion
of the home use of Holy Scrip
ture."
In the afternoon, the Rev. Mr.. Ham
mond was made chairman and opened
the session by introducing the Rev.
d. Wilmot Gateson, OF Georgetown,
who spoke on "The Town Sunday
School-Its Special Opportunity.
The discussion following this talk
was very interesting.
OF the report OF the Sunday schools
, for the past year There are twenty
! Sunday school I'm the diocese, 2,62s
- pupils and 259 teachers and officers
- There are 25S pupils over 16 years
old and lat confirmed IS schools self
supporting and partly elf-lsupport-
. ing. Some Of the schools have train
ing classes and most Of the schools
are open fifty-two Sundays each year.
The Rev. Mr.. Galley gave an inter-
esting talk on Teaching the Lesson. "
He asked the teachers to be very
careful I'm the preparation of the les
son and advised that one teach the
lesson only as long as the pupil
seems interested.
The Rev. George c. Hall gave an
unusually interesting talk on The
Adult Bible Class-How Gathered,
and Frederick Bringhurst of Will
mington, gave a talk on "A Helpful
Parochial Agency"
Among the visitors we're. Bishop
Kinsman. the Rev. Mr.. Galley. OF
Philadelphia: the Rev. c. II. b. Turn
er. archdeacon of Dover, rector az
Lewes; Archdeacon George c. Hall
of Wilmington; the Rev. Mr. Andrews
Of Milford the Rev. Mr.. De Mears. oi
Delaware City; the Rev. Mr.. Rigg, OF
New Castle; the Rev. Mr.. Gateson, OF
Georgetown; the Rev. Mr. Clay, OF
wilmington: the Rev. X. J. Hammond
) of Wilmington; Frederick Bringhurst
of Wilmington.