Evening journal., 1917-04-27
7. 5. TAYLOR AGAIN
named President
State Sunday School AsSoci-
alton Gives WiIminglOnian
Honor Second Time
PROGRESS IN WORK
SHOWN IN REPORTS

STATE Duuud1 DAlbNA FheoRN't%N'
which is being held in Hanover Pres
byterian Church, was held this morn /
ing, and the following officers were
elected ,,,,
President. Thomas s. Taylor, Viii |
mington; vice-president for New Cas-
lie county. Joseph 5 Hamilton; vice
president for Kent county, Gamaliel
Garrison: vice-president for Sussex
county. B. f. B. Woodan; recording
secretary, ]. H. Burns. Wilmington
treasurer. William j. McCOrkinhale'
Wilmington; vice chairman executive
committee, l. Elmer Perry, Whining
ton.
Members OF executive committee
from New Castle county-FOr one
year, D. B. Maloney; for two years
]. Chandler Pyle; for three years
Harry p. Link.
Members OF executive committee
for Kent county-For one year, Lewis
NJ Price, Smyrna for two years
Jefferson Cooper, Cheswold. Tor
three years, Wesley Webb. Dover.
Members OF executive committee
from Sussex county-For one year,
Walter A. Ireland Lincoln; for two
years, Thomas p Scott, Lewes; for
three years, S. H. Messick, Bridge
Vile
Chorister-W. o. Hoffecker, Smyr-
ma; pianiste, Mrs. w. o. Hoffecker.
Following song service which was
conducted by w. o. Hoffecker, choris-
ter. a symposium on Teaching Mis-
SONS" was conducted by Miss Grace
Baird. who spoke on Elementary
Grades" Miss Lillian j. Robb, who
smoke on Secondary Division ana
the Rev. Florida Ferewerda, VINO
smoke on the adult Glass The Rev.
Thomas P. Holloway. ID. D., spoke on
Training Pupils in Worship
Reports of the various secretaries
an doficers. which followed, give an
interesting account of the years work.
W. e. Rothwell. financial secretary
reported as follows: Amount re-
ceiyed by him, S45435; amount re-
ceived by William J. McCorkindale
treasurer OF the association, and
which is not included in the above
S322.75 making a total OF $fHlO
OF this amount New Castle county
contributed S165; Kent county, Sl4o
and Sussex county, $3.50; convention
receipts we're S112.9O.
Others reporting were Miss Clars
Mendenhall, elementary superhIeh'
dent; Mrs. L. r. Beardslee, secondary
superintendent; /. Elmer Perry, adui
class superintendent; Miss jennie
Mcintosh, home department superln
tendent; Miss Louise Matthews mis-
sionary department superintendent
and Mrs. Lila w. Aron, Temperance
superintendent. All their reports wer'
interesting and showed what progress
had been made during the year
errnnFn1 CnpTn
sary. reported as follows:
Number enrolled in 1913 Sunda.
schools. 6O,2OS; this number include
6133 officers and teachers, 4G1E
scholars. 4.33S on the cradle roll ant
1919 in the home department Nor
than fifty per cent. of the Sunda,
schools report cradle rolls. A yer.
successful "Go-tO-Sunday School Day
was observed on February H.
"How TO Have a Community Train
ing School, was an interesting tOpl
discussed by the Rev. Morris Fer
gusson general secretary OF Maryland
THE Importance of such a school an
the excellenc work which can be &C
complished by such were interesting
" developed by Mr.. Ferguson IN nj
address. .,,,,,,,t,o
and departmental secretaries were ct
ferred until this afternoon session
No invitation has as yet been II
ceived for the convention to meet mex
wear However. It is more than lik'
ly that it will go to Sussex county.
Announcement of the indehnit
nostponement Of the lnternationt
Christian Endeavor Society which wa
TO have met in New York in July wa
made.
TheRev. T. p. Holloway, pastor
second Baptist Church, spoke o
"Training Pupils in Worship" II
said the children should be taugf
the true meaning of worship at IN
mothers knee.
The chairman OF the executive con
mittee will be named later by tina
committee. G. II. Cantwell, VINO ma
been chairman of the executive con
mittee for twenty-five years, was II
Nominated this morning, but he eH
nlained that it was impossible to
him 10 accent the denomination, an
unon a motion made by him, it wa
decided to refer the choice OF a
executive committee chairman TO tn;
committee.
The Rev. E. Morris Ferguson gel
eral secretary of Maryland. spoke Q
THE Community Training Schooi'
Philadelphia and Baltimore hay
succeeded in establishing sue
schools. Mr. Ferguson explained II
aim of such school and gave
outline of the work being plannt
and accomplished.
II is probable that such scho
will be started here.
This mornings session conclud
with an address on "Leadersh p"
Marion Lawrance, international seer
tary.
Conferences on elementary. secon
airy and adult work featured this &
ternoons session. Mrs. J. Chandl
Pyle conducted the elementary co
ference, during which Mrs. l.. W. Ar
spoke on THE Primary Department
Other topics discussed during Il
conference were graded lessons a
the one-room school. Mrs. A. B. Hs
rson presided over the secondary co
ference. during which the Rev. E. Nc
ris Ferguson spoke on Graded Ia
sons and How to Advance the Wo
in the State" l. Elmer Perry CO
Quoted the adult class conference,
which Marion Lawrance spoke
"The Standard. Special Courses a
Grading the Department"
Sunday School Efficiency" will
the subject OF an address TO be {
/, livered in the church tonight by NJ;
I EsI I H., Ar