Evening journal., 1916-04-27
59.9O4 N State
sunday schools
Thomas S. Taylor is Chosen
President at Association
Meeting
LOVING CUP FOR
MR.. HOFFECKER
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SMYRNA. Del. April 27.-Ofcers
were elected at this mornings session
of the State Sunday School Associa-
ton. which is meeting in annual con-
vention in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, here. as follows:
Thomas s. Taylor. president: James
NJ Smith, first vice president; Mrs. L..
r.. Harrison. second president; Miss
Edna G.. Barker, general secretary; D..
u. Burns. recording secretary; William
j. McCorkmdalc, tgeasurcr William h..
Rothwell. financial secretary; G. H..
canmell. chairman executive commit
tee.
The report of the general secretary
showed 59aOi members enrolled in the
sunday schools of the State. There are
2l7 cradle rolls aud l03 graded schools
One hundred and eighty-one dele
gates have registered at tho conven-
ton
w. x. Crosby presented silver
loving cup to W. o. Honccker in ap-
preciation OF his services as chorister
and handsome bouquet OF American
{ Beauty roses to Mrs Honocker.
The convention passed resolutions
recommending the formation Of super
, intendent associations in the various
! hundreds and that the hundreds meet
four times year Resolutions eX-
/ pressing respect and love for the late
DR.. w. L. S. Murray and thanks to the
b church and town for its entertainment
were also adopted
} Reports of the various officers and
secretaries were read The report Of
the treasurer william j. McCorkin-
1 dale, stated that the total receipts
from May /. 1915. to March I, 1915.
p were S9S9.40; of this amount $1571O
r was received from ]. II. Burns. fnan-
4 cial secretary: S160 from Kent Coun-
" Sunday School Association. $3.50
! from the New Castle County Sunday
! School Association. and 1915 from the
{ Sussex County Association Disburse-
3 ments were S915.3O. The excess of
b receipts over disbursements amounts
{ to sgffO.
The report OF W. 70. Rothwell, fnan-
; cial secretary. follows:
Q Receipts, from New Castle Graded
Sunday School Union, $5 from New
|, Castle County Sunday School Associa-
u tion, $l95; from Kent County Sunday
School Association, $3.50; from Sussex
> County Sunday School Association
S2I5; from balance on music books
= sold, S5: from Rehoboth Presbyterian
= Church, $780, from balance from
:, banquet, last convention, 81 so: from
y subscriptions: One subscription, $50;
4 three subscriptions at $40 each. $50
thirteen subscriptions at So each. SOS
eight subscriptions at So each. SIG,
thirteen subscriptions at 81 each. s12
This mornings session opened with
a Bible hour. under the leadership oil
the Rev. j. NJ. Eckard, following which
a song service was held under the di.
rection OF NJ. o. HOffeckar. William G.
Landes spoke on Sunday School Man
agement." the Rev. d. N. Stephenson
/. spoke on Missionary Education in the
II Sunday School" During conference
on Opportunities For Training" W
G. Landes spoke on Community
Training Schools" and Miss Maggie S
Wilson spoke Of the Lake Geneva
u. Training School"
s The afternoons session was feat
= ured by conferences on Sunday Schoo
n work generally. Various subjects o
!. the work were discussed by promi
m nent Sunday School workers Tn,
adult work, home department train
n ing schools, graded lessons. teacher
& training. county and city work. ans
d promotion standards were among tn,
r phases OF Sunday School work dis
ll cussed. Those who took part in thu
c conferences were w. G. Landes Mis-
e Clara Mendiuhall. T. Elmer Perry
e Miss Adelaide Shippers. the Rev. Get
n Hill and Harry q. Link. The after
noon devOtions were led by the Rev
G. p. Jones.
The concluding session OF the con
ventiou will be held this evening
when diplomas viii be presented.
The Rev. Herbert f. Randolph. pas
tor OF Grace NJ. e. Church. Whining
ton. will be the principal speaker. Hi
subject will be "The Ultimate Aim O
the Sunday School"
NJ Yesterday afternoons session OF tn,
IN convention opened with prais
" service led by the Hon. w. o. Hof
fecker, followed by devotional serv
ice. led by the Rev. Thomas Getz Hill
M Miss Maggie S Wilson spoke or
a "'rhe Teacher What Every Teacho
Ought TO BE. What Every Teache
:, Ought to Know; What Every Teache
40 Ought 20 Do" Mrs. William X. Crosb,
~ Of Boston. Mass. made an nterestln
"a address on "The New Movemen
~ Class"
a. az "The Rural Sunday school as
" Community Center was discussed b
nu the Rev +. NJ Stephenson. OF Penr
VI sylvania, after which the convcntio
adjourned 10 the following confer
ei ences; Elementary "The Cradle Ro
an Crusade" "The Value Of a Separat
'le Department" "The Standard of En
lay cheney" Secondary THE Organize
Glass" Mrs l.. r. Beardsley: Grade
Lessons and Teen Age Life" Mrs.
B. Harrison; colder Boys and Girl
be Conferences" Miss Mabel Baird: Isl
lst perintendents" J. n. Burns: "A s.
perintendents Association, It's Pu
pose and Value" Charles ~ Bower
"The superintendent Problems an
y Questions" w. l.. Overdeer.