Gloucester County Democrat., 1911-11-02
COUNTY S. S. CONVENTION

The annual convention of the Sun
day schools of the county was held
last Thursday with three very inter-
esting sessions. The Wenonah NJ. E.
Church housed the gathering of Sun
day school workers, and in its new
dress was fitting place for the COM
ing together of all those engaged in
such work.
The Rev. Lawrenson Correll well
coined the gathering in the name of
the Church. Owing to the illness of
the resident of the Association, Rev.
Stultz, the Rev G.. l.. Bishop pre-
sided over the meeting.
What Should the Sunday School
Harvest Be?' was the theme of the
address of the Rev. r. H. Gage.
Character should be sown by the Sum
day school teacher, said Mr. Gage, and
as what is sown shall be reaped by
following such course, the best of
results will be the outcome
Louis Koehler, General Secretary
of the Sunday school work in New
Jersey, spoke on the Import Factors
in Harvest Production" With char
acteristic earnestness, Mr.. Koehler
drove in his points; mostly questions
to be answered by the intelligence of
the listener. Where are your boys
and girls, what are they doing, what
are they becoming? Are they i'm
pressed with the fact that the School
is but the training for something high
er-the Church of God.
The Importance of Home Vista
ton" was considered by F. W. Lange,
of the Philadelphia Sunday School AS
sociation. His idea was that by home
visitation, personal contact with the
persons who are to be helped is gain
ed, and by this, the individual is made
to feel that there is some real interest
manifested in him. Home visitation
is real service lit is going into the
by-ways and hedges.
In the afternoon session, Rev. J E.
Triplett, of Woodbury., was in charge
OF the devOtions. In a brief address
he told of the efficiency of prayer and
of its power.
Mr.. G.. A. Brown made the report
Of the Association, end said that the
report of the Association finances is
the best since their inauguration.
Rewards for merit along particular
lines were given, silk flags being pre-
sented to those schools contributing
the largest proportional Offering, those
schools being: Central Baptist, Wood
bury; Harmony NJ E., Franklin
Township, and the German Reform, of
GlassDoro. The Central Baptist. Pit
man and Mullica Hill Baptist schools
/ received the ten points of excellence
certificates.
The State Work was outlined by
Rev S. d. Price, and then Miss Sa-
lone Morgan dwelt on the Importance
OF the Primary and the work it is do
ing. Eleven cradle rolls have been
gained il the past year, she said
! Miss Alice B. Hamlin spoke upon
the subject: How Can the S. S. help
in Harvest Production ?'' The key
note OF her address was that it could
be done by service.
Mr.. Brown having resigned, Mr..
Frank Buckingham, of Franklinville,
was presented as the new secretary of
the Association.
Boy Scouts and its influence on the
boy and the church." was the subject
of the address of Rev. R. H. Gage.
The movement is of untold benefit,
thought Mr.. Gage, and is a fine thing
4 for the boy.
1 Ii COuQuCtcu the DTGllIll-
mary service of prayer and song in
the evening, Mr.. e. H. Sapp singing
a solo.
Penrose R. Perkins, of Philadelphia,
addressed the S. S. Superintendents
/ He told of the responsibilities of the
superintendent and the need for the
harmonious working together of all
parts of the school with him.
The Men and Religion Movement
was the subject of the address of John
S. Wurts, of Philadelphia. He de-
scribed the scope and influence of this
movement which is reaching into
every community, and of the great
need for just such a cooperative effort
on the part of the Christian commun-
ity. Personal service is required, he
said, and it can not be offset by gen
erous giving
At the Convention, 245 delegates
were in attendance, representing 40
of the 92 schools of the county. Of
the II townships and districts, Is
were represented. The total enroll
ed attendance was 255 Twenty pas
/ tors were present, 26 superintendents,
department superintendents, 20; 125
teachers, and 10 other officers.
officers elected for 1911-1912 are:
President-Rev. w. D. Stultz.
Vice Presidents-Rey Fred. Blaser,
Rev. G. I. Fitzgeorge. Fred H. Bate
man, Rev. G.. l.. Bishop.
Corresponding secretary and Treas
urer-F. Buckingham
Rec. Sec'y-W. G. Cowgirl
Member of State Ex. Cons. W.
Downer.
Superintendent of Department
| Work:
Elementary -Salome Morgan.
Home Department-Mrs Wilson
Mcclure.
Teacher Training Mrs. R. A. Sar-
gent
Organized Adult Glass Work &C. A.
! Brown.
Temperance Teaching Mrs. D. R.