Evening journal., 1915-04-30
$1,000 scholars
IN SUNDAY schools
Of 800 Institutions, Conven-
tion Hears SO Are
"GroundhogS'
T. w. TAYLOR TO
BE NEW PRESIDENT

sighth annual convention of the Del
aware state Sunday School Associa-
ton which is being held in Second
Baptist Church, was held this morn
ing. Features included the reading of
the reports of the general secretary,
financial secretary and treasurer and
several addresses.
The report Of the general secretary,
Miss Edna c. Barker, OF Milford,
showed that several Of the schools
during the year have closed their
doors so that today there are 399
schools. OF these schools 313 are OF
tho evergreen" variety, while s6
are "groundhog" schools. In these
schools there are 5,694 teachers and
officers and 45.777 scholars. Eighty
of the schools report home depart
ments with 1703 members and POI
report cradle roll with 4,126 which
make a grand total of 81 300 enrolled
in the Sunday Schools of Delaware.
]. H. Burns. financial secretary, re-
ported having received $1,000 This
amount falls below the goal set by
the association which was 81 800 or
about FIVE cents a member. OF this
amount S120 was paid in dues TO the
international Association. II was ex-
plained by Mr.. Burns that money is
needed for departmental work Each
county treasurer turns over three
ffths OF the amounts received to the
State keeping two-ffths for the
county work
In lieu of the fact that the report
of the financial secretary does not
come up to the standard. the follow
ing resolution was adopted
Whereas The county secretaries
usually have trouble in securing re-
ports from the sunday schools and
contributions from the same, some
of the schools even holding over
until January or February OF the
following year before sending IN
their reports to the county secre-
tarv, therefore he it
Resolved, That the delegates to
this State convention. met in vii
minrton. April 80. 1918, hereby
aoree to 90 back to their Sunday
schools and agree to make it their
business to create the neccs 'ary in
terest that reports hereafter from
the individual Sunday schools to the
county state and international
works shall be in the hands Of the
hundred or county secretary not
later than July of the current year;
he il further
Resolved. That we, the delegates
to this convention, also agree 10 try
to have our schools contribute at
least cents per member for every
member enrolled in our individual
schools and IT, Try to have their
Sunday school boards instruct the
treasitrer's of the Sunday schools
TO have this money in the hands OF
the county treasurer not later than
October - of each year that. the
county and state associations may
be able to meet their financial OBJ
legations as Christians should.
The report Of the treasurer. George
] Chandler. was read by Mr.. Burns.
The report showed total receipts Of
S1.O7S.SS. and disbursements of ST.
15O70. leaving deficit Of S71.12.
The election Of officers. which was
II have taken place this morning, VIII
take place this afternoon. However.
the following officers will be elected
President. Thomas W. Taylor Will
mington: vice-president for New Cas-
tie county. James w. Smyth vice
president for Kent county, Gamaliel
Garrison. of Kenton; vice-president
for Sussex county. B. F. 3. Woodall'
Milford; recording secretary. ). Ii.
Burns: treasurer. w. J. McCorkin-
dele. chairman of the executive COM
mittee, c. II. Cantwell; member of
the international Executive Commit
tee. I. Elmer Perry; chorister, the
Honorable w. O. Hoffecker. Smyrna (;
executive committee. eX-officio Off
GERS. William X. Crosby. Mrs Lottie
T. Brockson. Robert G. Houston; New
Castle county, for one year. Charles
W. Bush: for two years, William Z.
Rothwen: for three years. d. B. Ma
loney: Kent county, for one vear. a
W. Cfrrow: for two years, Wesley
Webb: for three years; Lewis NJ.
Price: Sussex county. for one year,
Thomas p. Scott: for two years, S. VI
Messick; for three years, B. F. H.
Woodall
Speakers for this mornings session
included Miss Charlotte Wells who
smoke on Our Boys and Girls" Mrs
Mary Foster Bryner, of Chicago, who
spoke on Motives. Methods and
Means" and Judge William S. Prick
EFT who spoke on Building Up the
School," Following Judge Prickett's
address an open discussion was held
A conference entitled the Adult De-
partment'N during which twenty-five
1uestions we're asked. was conducted
BY the president, l. Elmer Perry This
also took the form of an open dis
,ussion.
During the morning an interesting
paper Linking the Home With the
School" that had been prepared by
Mrs. S f. Chamberlain. was read by
Miss May Welch.
Previous to the business session
Bible hour was held, which was con
Quoted by the Rev. j. w. Crawford
Mr.. Hoffecker conducted a brief sons
service.
At noon the session adjourned 10 th'
basement of the church. where lunch
con was served. Those comprising the
luncheon committee included: Mrs. j
Merrick Horn. chairman; Mrs. p Mer
rift Hurley. Mrs. L. r. Beardslee. Mrs
George Penny. Miss A. Louise Mat
ihews and Miss Margaret Matthews.
TWO BUILDING PERMITS.
Building Inspector Anderson tods,
issued permits to the p, 3. and W