Evening journal., 1912-10-16
COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL PROGRESS

the New Castle County Sunday
School Association came to a close in
Epworth NJ z. Church last night af-
ter profitable meeting.
The afternoon session opened at
1.30 o'clock with song service, led
by Ralph 1. Finn. Following a short
devotional service, Miss Clara L.
Fighter, demonstrated the teaching
of missions, taking the congregation
as her class.
The Rev. ]. c. Cleeland gave
strong address on Temperance
Teaching in the Sunday School He
said that within the last fourteen
months 1900 cases have come into
the Juvenile Court, because of the
use of liquor either directly or indi-
rectly, thus showing the urgency Of
the extreme need for the principles Of
total abstinence being taught In the
Sunday schools
E. Ross Farra, corresponding sec
retary and treasurer submitted his
first report as corresponding secre-
tary of the association, saying that
a need o the\county Sunday school
association at this time, was more
workers who were competent,
would visit the weaker schools and
assist them in building up the attend
ance and interest.
The treasurer's report was as fol-
lows: Balance on hand, October 20,
1911, S234 80; receipts from Sunday
Schools, S3,2S2.22; disbursements,
SASH; by cash, $1,000; leaving
balance in the treasury of S7S.43;
S61.70 in pledges remain unpaid,
which amount will probably reach
S75 to S100 as there are a number
OF schools not yet pledged.
The committees on resolutions sub
mitted and recommended a copy of
the Kansas law on the cigarette, en-
bodying its strong points, and thus
making strong our own law, to be
sent to the next Legislature, in 1913,
aud it was also resolved that a>vote
of thanks be extended the women Of
Epworth Nj. r. Church in considera-
tion of the welcome accorded the
delegates
Mrs. Mary Bryner Foster gave an
address on 'The Spiritual Results
With Graded Lessons, showing how
the best results we're gained by
gradual leading OF the child.
The election of officers resulted in
the Following elections: President,
Charles W. Bush; vice president, L.
r Beardsley, recording secretary,
Charles T. Gray: corresponding sec
rctary and treasurer, .. Ross Farra.
Executive CoDfmit'ee-D. b. Ma
lcney. Townsend "A. c. Downward,
Wilmington. r. l. Finn. Richardson
Park: John j. Hayes, James r. Price,
Chandler Pyle, Harry e. Link, Will
nliAgon, Miss p. NJ. Winchester, as
slant corresponding secrtary; Miss
Edna c. Ba ker Milford, State Secre-
fsf.
nnudrcd secretaries.
ADl0euinlnink u b. Jones, Town
se-d
Blachard Mrs william Forner,
liacIHirn
arandywueAs Larkin Handy, Edge
l.suf. Del.
rs.iana-Miss Agnes C. Oliver,
lieury Jlay
Ni1 creek Frank f. Yearsley,
Mafshaiiton.
sem Castle Miss Mabel cleweli,
-le castle
l'eucs der-Wiriam b, Walton, Iron
IIdl.
l.ed Liol-John W. carrow. St.
Georges
ST Georges Edna r. Ewell. Odessa.
While Clay Crcek-Warren Singles,
ChristHna
Wilmington Secretaries.
'lrt district Mrs Frederick Sny-
Cer Newport
Second disrict-Mrs. Lillian Reeves.
Third disirict-Miss A. Simpers
Fourth district. Chandler Pyle.
lInh district William r. Grimes.
Department SRperiHtendems.
llomr Department--Ars Sl0cum
Mission Department-Miss Clara
Rghtor
Temperance Department-The Rev
JOEL Gilhllan
Teacher Training Che Rev. J. r.
Slonesifer
Following the election Of officers
there was sectional conference
meeting. after which there was an ad-
journment for the afternoon session
The evening session opened at 1l5
o'clock, with a service of song, under
the direction of Prof George r. iKng
and a Bible reading by the Rev. ]. c
Mccoy of Marshallton. There was
70 have been a presentation of d.
pl0mas 10 the eight graduates of the
Teacher Training Glass, but the
graduates did not appear, and Miss
Edna l.well. who was to have present
ed the diplomas. stated that the
graduates had preferred to hold the
exercises in their own church-Han-
over Presbyterian-and that class DAY
exercises would therefore be observed
IN that church on October %. that dat,
being the one hundred and fortieth an
niversary Of the church, and tn,
ninety-eighth anniversary of the Sun
day school. The graduates are: Gil
bert c. Pyle, Frank II. Long, J. LybaI
Pyle and Fred S, Price; aud Mrs
Florence S. Price, Mrs. Harry Y. Jami
son and Mrs. Edward Turk
The morning session opened Will
a service of song under the direction
of Ralph /. Finn. Devotional exer
cises followed in charge of the Rev
W A. Wise, pastor of Scott NJ. L
Church
The speakers of the morning wer'
the Rev. l.. e. Poole, who spoke oi
what Wilmington Expects From Thi
Convention; ID. p. Maloney, presiden
of the association, the Rev. J. Richar,
Bicking and the Rev. ]. Ross Stone
sifer
Miss Edna Marker, general Stat
Secretary also addressed the delegates
on Twentieth Century Progress II
Sunday School Work
HISTORY SOCIETY MEETS
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