Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL HOSTS
IN STATE CONVENTION

Most Successful Ever Held
Programme Was Brimful Of In
teresfing. Helpful Features
Noted Workers Were Among
the -Speakers-CIosed with Big
Parade.
That the Fifty-seventh Annual Con-
vention of the New Jersey State Sun
day School Association, held in Mill
vile, November IS, II and Is, closed 10
a blaze OF glory is literally true, for on
the evening OF the last day, more than
q Thousand men of the Sunday schools
Of MillvilIe and neighboring towns,
formed q great parade and to the music
of several bands and fife and drum
corps with flaming torches. plenty OF
red fire, and with anner flying, cover
ed q long march ver illuminated
streets, proclaiming to the world hat
they were enlisted In the great army of
the King OF Peace.
The parade was an innovation In the
programmes of the Association gather
ings, but was a fitting close to what
was PRONOUNCED one of the best conven-
lions eve held.
Beautiful weather marked the three
DAYS Of the convention, contributing
much to the pleasure of the nearly five
hundred delegateswhoattended from all
sections of the State, and the hundreds
of visitors from the surrounding coun-
try.
The convention met on Tuesday af-
ternoon In the First M. e. church, Of
which Rev. Alexander Corson Is pastor,
and was opened with a song service I'M
der the direction of Messrs. Hall and
Mack, the noted music publishers Of
Philadelphia, with DR.. Adam Geibel,
the blind organist, of the same city, at
the organ. President Samuel W.
Downer, presided, and General Sec
rotary Isaac Burgess, who is a wheel
horse In Sunday school work, looked
after the general detailed work Of the
convention.
On behalf Of the local Sunday
schools Rev. Mr.. Corson extended
warm greetings to the delegates and
Mayor Harry Geig, the city's execu-
tive, welcomed them on behalf Of the
city. These greetings were responded
to by President Samuel Downer on be-
half of the assembled delegates.
The three days were busy mes for the
workers, meetings being held morning,
afternoon and evening. That much
was accom- lished TO forw ard the great
work OF the Sunday schools oftheS State
is certain.
The attendance of we'll known Sum-
day school workers was large, including
Rev. Joseph Clark. OF New York; Rev.
Leon X. Whitman, Rev. August w.
Some, Rev. William A. Brown, OF
Chicago; Rev. Asa g Ferry, Of Phila-
delphia; Rev William e. Chalmers,
Miss Margaret Slattery, Rev. George P.
Howard, New Jerseys Sunday school
missionary in South America; Frank
L. Brown, secretary of the Worlds
Sunday school Association, and Rev.
George g. Dewey, all Of whom made
inspiring addresses during the onven
ton; the talks of Rev. William Brown
and Miss Slattery were particularly
helpful aud they won many warm
friends.
Wednesday forenoon was devoted to
department work, institutes for all de-
partments Of Sunday school work held
and experts gave addresses and demon
STATIONS of great value to the teachers.
One Of the features Of the convention
was the sermon on Tuesday night in
the convention church by Rev. A. Ed
win Keigwin, of New York City, FORM
erly pastor Of the first Presbyterian
church, of Millville, which was pro-
nounced a splendid pulpit grafton.
The social side of the convention was
not neglected. On Tuesday evening
the Teachers Training Alumni banquet
was served In the First Baptist church,
at which Miss Margaret 6lattery was
the speaker. Officers for the year were
elected as follows:
Rev. Charles Schweickert, Paterson,
president; q. H. Wintsch, M. D., of
Newark, vice president; Mrs. D. F.
Brown, Jersey City, secretary and
treasurer; Miss Minnie e. Moore, At
lsntic County; Mrs. j. 8. Lstshs, Ber-
gen County; Mrs. w. q. Wilson, Bur-
lington County; Miss Mary B. Mason,
Essex County; Mrs. w. j. Farrell,
Middlesex County; the Rev. w. E.
Foote. Mercer County; Mrs. w. r.
Prall, Boonton; the Rev. William Tat
lock, Salem County and the Rev. T. j.
Miller, of Passaic County, directors.
GREAT SUNDAY SCHOOL ARMY
The army enrolled in the Sunday