Evening journal., 1911-09-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKREVIEWED
Associations Of Three Hun
dredS Meet in Annual
Sessions
OFFICERS NAMED
BY TWO SOCIETIES

A visitor to Delaware yesterday
would certainly have been impressed
with the activity Of Sunday school
work in the state a. he could have
wandered into three different hun-
dreds and listened 20 practical and
Interesting discussions concerning
Sunday schools. all the afternoon and
evening.
Tho value Of graded lessons was the
point most emphasized az the annual
convention of Brandywine hundred.
held In the ClaymOnt M. E Church,
although an older member, Mr.. Ver-
non, who has been a Sunday school
scholar for seventy-eight years, said
the Bible was better than the new
tangled way" of teaching. County
President D., n. Maloney, who took
the place of The Rev, Charles Hudsor.
who was unable 10 be present, gave
New Castle county spur by saying
the two lower counties we're ahead of
II IN Sunday school work. District
Superintendent Hoffecker protested
against remarks made by some of the
speakers indicating that Sunday school
work. and church work were losing
ground. He said the ratio of church
members TO population I'm Wilmington
was sixteen and four-tenths greater
than thirty years ago and conditions
were much better than they used 10
be. DR.. Hoffecker also tackled the
temperance question in the same OPP
timistic vein, saying several people
We're recently tailed IN this state for
illegal sale of liquor, and that public
opinion, which was bound to win, was
coming over 10 the dry side. 1--WE
are keeping the enemy busy" re-
marked the superintendent cheerfuily,
Miss Emma Weldin reported in
creased interest In the cradle roll
and elementary work. Miss Mary K.
Talley, the Rev. Z. w. Mcdowell. the
Rev. p. s. Latshaw. Joseph A. Buck,
John A. Smith and Larlxin Handy
wefe evening speakers. officers were
elected as follows: George W. Simon,
/ president; S. Larkin Handy. vice.
president, and Eben n. Baldwin. sec
retary and treasurer. Miss l.. Emma
Weldin.. superintendent Of elementary
work; Miss Mary Talley. superintend-
.ent OF home department: the Rev. y
w Mcdowell. superintendent Of
teacher training.
Christana Hundred Association me
IN Elsmere NJ r. Church, aud th,
days exchange OF thought resulted 81
the passing of formal resolutions ts
strive for an increased attendance anl
effectiveness in each school this year
Among the speakers were the Rev
! j, II. Hunsberger, the Rev. Henri
/, Cunningham, the Rev. Josiah II
Crawford. the Rev. Ralph r. Coursey
". W. Cleland, and Secretary p. n
Colbert. of the Y. NJ G. A. officer
were elected as follows.
/, Frederick Bringhurst, president
John Oliver. vice-president; Agnes G
4 Oliver, secretary and treasurer; Mis-
Emma Lyman, Mrs. Margaret Day
! William II. Wingate, Ralph !. Flynn
James NJ. Smyth. George J. Chandler
Harry Terrill, c. w. McNamee, execu
J tive committee; superintendents o
department work-Elementary worl
! Miss e. NJ Winchester; home depart
, ment. Wales W. Brown; teacher train
J ing. Mrs. r. p. Robinson.
White Clay Creek also had a sue
eessful convention in Newark Firs
Presbyterian Church. The Rev For
rest Il. Dagger, of st. Paufs Reforme
Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, con
Quoted a round table conference
the afternoon, and gave an addres
on "The Leaders Possibilities whic
occupied the evening session. Othe
speakers were the Rev. Joel s. Gil
fillan. Professor Harry Hayward, III
Rev. G. T. Anderson, Mrs. Abrar
Scott, the Rev. A. Van Oeveren. TIL
Hundred officers are: President, th
Rev. A. Van Oeveren; first yice-pres
dent, the Rev. d. ]. Moore; secon
vice-president, the Rev, George 7, A
derson; third vice-president Mir
Abram Scott; secretary, Warren
Singles.