Evening journal., 1921-04-30
SENATOR Price
5. S. PRESIDENT
Officers Elected at Closing
Session of State Asso-
citation
WILL MEET IN
MILFORD IN 1922
spocLal b The EvenIng Iournal.


SMYRNA, April 3O.-Omcers for
the ensuing year were elected al the
closing session Of the Delaware State
Sunday School Association yesterday
afternoon as follows: President.
Lewis NJ Price. OF Smyrna: vice
president Of New Castle county. Jo-
seph u. Burns Of Wilmington: vice
president Of Kent county. Gamaliel
Garrison Kenton; vice-president Of
Sussex county. Thomas =. Scott. Of
Milford; recording secretary. j. b.
Copes, OF Wilmington; treasurer.
William f.. Rothwell Of New Castle.
executive committee: J. Elmer Perry.
chairman. j. G.. Pyle. II. C.. Down
ward, w. n. Jump l.. NJ. Price. JEFF
ferson Cooper. Wesley webb. W. a.
ireland. Thomas L. Scott and $. n.
Messick. l. Elmer Perry was ap-
pointed as a member of the inter-
national executive committee. W. o.
Hoffecker was appointed chorister.
An invitation from Avenue NJ. r.
Church. Milford. TO hold the session
there next year was accepted.
Joseph H. Burns the retiring
president. announced that a special
meeting will be held in Westminster
Church. Wilmington. next Wednes-
day evening. to discuss plans for a
summer Bible school in Wilmington
Resolutions were adopted express
ing appreciation 10 the officers of the
association for their good work dur
ing the past year; To the people Of
Smyrna who had acted as their
hosts: 10 the members Of the House
of Representatives for their action
in defeating the vicious boxing bill
which was presented by a certain
class OF people in the state" and to
parents, urging them TO cooperate
with the churches and Sunday
schools in teaching the Bible in their
homes. resolution was also
adopted urging the rigid enforce
ment Of the 1Sth amendment and
the Volstead act, and condeming
those who disregard the act.
Walter o. Hoffecker opened the
afternoon session with singing. fol-
lowing which the Devotions were
read by Rev. J. NJ. L. Eckerd. pastor
of Smyrna Presbyterian Church. Re
ports were made Of the morning
divisional conferences.
Making an appeal for the proper
observance Of child welfare week
Nav 8 to Is, by all parent-teacher
associations and womens clubs as
we'll as the Sunday schools through
out the state, Mrs. Carrie Mclean
Everett. of Trenton. New Jersey
smoke on the subject, The Challenge
of the Children TO the Churches.
She made a plea that more play
grounds be established for the chill
dren. citing this as one certain way
of bringing the childhood Of tho
state 10 the proper method Of living
She made the assertion that more
children would have an interest in
and attend more regularly. their
sunday schools. II only their par
ants would accompany them and he'll
to instm that interest in them in
stead Of sitting around at home
resting.
Tells Of Crime Wave.
Speaking on "Our Opportunities,
DIR. owen C. Brown. Of Philadelphia
stated that the present time Offered
a splcndid opportunity to- Christian
leaders TO save the world by th'
continued teaching OF religion. H'
referred to the far-spread crim'
wave as a thing that could have beer
stopped by the universal teachini
OF religion. lie asserted that Their
was great need I'm The state Of Del
aware for more teachers trainini
classes.
A revised report was read. dis
closing that the convention thi
year had been attended by 203 dele
gates. The finance committee re
ported that collections had nette
the sum of S112.SS. a rising vote o.
thanks was given the people o.
SMYRNA for their cooperation.
was announced that the week q
June ] will be observed throughou
the state for the "old Clothes driv
for the Near East Relief
Joseph IT. Burns president of IN
Sunday School Association In hi
closing remarks. said that the out
look for the coming year was IN
most promising the association eve
had. and that the association wi
begin the new year free OF debt.
song service. and the benediction b
Rcv. Ransom p. Nichols, pastor q
Asbury Church, of Smyrna, close
the session.