Evening journal., 1915-09-21
MILL CREEK SUNDAY
Schools IN RALLY
Interesting Addresses Feat
TIRE Convention Held in
Ebenezer Church
TO MEET NEXT TINE IN
STANTON M. E. CHURCH

At the eighteenth annual conven-
ton of the Mill Creek Hundred Sun
day Scnool Association held in Ebe-
nezer M. e. Church the morclng ses-
sion opened with devotional exercises
in charge of the Rev. II. o. Klug.
There was scripture reading by the
Rev d. r. McFaul, and a welcome
address by the Rev. II. o. Klug and
the response was by the Rev. j. ID.
Blake.
At the roll call of delegates thirty
six responded. An interesting address
THE Bible in the Sunday School"
was given by the Rev. T. S. Armen-
trcut and there was a good report
from the hundred secretary, Frank
Yearsley.
A luncheon was served in the base
ment of the church, and the afternoon
session opened with song and prayer
The. nominating committee reported
the following officers for next year:
President, Lewis B. Guest; yice-presi-
dent David Cornbrooks; secretary
Miss Alice Wollaston; treasurer, Mrs.
Edward Murray.
A solo. Pass 1t On was rendered
by Mrs NJ. W. Hagan, of Kennett
square. after which there was an ad-
dress on the subject, Jesus Christ, "
by the Rev. j. Mason Wells, of Ken
nett Square, and an address, THE
Sunday School Vision" by /. Elmer
Perry. He said Mill Creek hundred
is the banner hundred of New Castle
county if not of the State in Sunday
school work
The resolution committee reported
the following resolutions;
Resolved. That for the future et-
ficiency of the hundred Sunday school
work the president of the Hundred
Association be required to call quar-
terly meetings during the first weeks
of October, January, April and July;
the meeting to be composed of off
GERS. department superintendent and
hundred associations.
Resolved, That for a closer union
of Sunday school work in the hun
dred, and for the purpose of stimulat-
ing greater interest in our homo work
we call upon the superintendents of
the Sunday schools of our hundreds to
visit at least one neighbOring Sunday
school during the year.
1--WE rejoice to see the advance of
temperance sentiment in our hundred,
due to the progressive educational
work of our Sunday schools. The
victory is i'm sight and Demon Rum is
fast retiring to the hole from which
il sprung. Believing that with unani-
nous and unequivOcal support of all
protesting Christian men, we can
make our hundred and county dry,
we call upon all to support, irrespec-
tive of political Affiliations, those rep
resentatives who stand four square
for the abolition of liquor from poll
tics and the state.
"Be il further iesOlved. That the
secretary be requested to send copy
Of this resolution to the press OF
Wilmington Signed by Frank
Yearsley, president; w. II. Hagan' n
O. Klug. J. II. Walker, w. II. Wingate
secretary.
There was another solo by
Mrs. w. w. Hagan, an address, "The
Value of Training" by Ella BROMLEY;
and an address. The Opportunity OF
Childhood" by the Rev. ]. E. Parks
The association received an invitation
to meet in Stanton M. e. Church
where Marshallton and Stanton will
join in entertaining. The invitation
was accepted. The convention closed
with singing, God Be With You Til
We Meet Again"