Milford chronicle., 1922-05-05
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS MEET HERE
The THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION OF
THISASS0CIATION Held In AVENUE
me-. CHURCH AT MILFORD.
300 DELEGATES PRESENT
HOMES OPENED TO The VISITORS AND
GATHERING WAS AN ENTHUSIASTIC
One TO ALL CONCERNED.

The thirty-fifth annual session O
the Delaware Sunday School Associa
tion was held in the Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church, at Milford, on
Tuesday and Wednesday, of this week
In all about three hundred delegates
registered, this being by far the Iarg-
est number ever to attend such a con-
ventiOn in Delaware. The gathering
at every session was the scene of
much enthusiasm on the part of the
delegates and visitors. President Lew
is M. Price. of Smyrna, presided.
The program opened Tuesday with
devotional praise service at II o.
clock, followed by a sermon, "'Workers
Together With Him." by Rev. Charles
H. Bonner, pastor of Hanover Pres
byterian Church, Wilmington.
At the session Tuesday committees
were appointed as follows:
ResOlutiOns-W. D. Wilson of Lewes
Chairman; W. w. Hynson of Smyr-
ma and I. Elmer Perry, of Wilmington.
NOminating-G. Harrison of Ken
ton, chairman; Frederick Price of Will
mingtOn and Thomas Scott of Lewes.
The Tuesday afternoon session be-
gan with praise service under direc-
tiOn of Rev. Henry L. Bunstein, of
Milford, followed by greetings from
Milford by Rev. DisstOn w. Jacobs,
pastor of the M. E. Church, of this
town.
Our Work and Purpose" was the
subject of message from the presi-
dent of the association, Lewis M.
Price, of Smyrna, and encouraging
field reports from Kent county by
Howard R. Moore, of Milford New
Castle county, by J. Chandler Pyle, of
Wilmington; Sussex county, by Mrs.
N. B. Register, of Lewes.
Interesting addresses followed, in
Guiding "The Challenge of Today"
Miss Maggie S. Wilson, of Seaford;
"The Present Conditions in the Near
East" DR.. J. Clavitt Clarke, Pitts
burgh, Pa; "The Masters of Tomor-
row." Hon. Robert G. Houston, of
Georgetown.
The evening service opened at 7:30
with song service, followed by de-
vOtionals, led by Rev. Samuel C.
Welsh, of Milford.
One of the most interesting ad-
dresses of the session was delivered
Tuesday night by DR.. Henry Edward
Tralle, Philadelphia, training editor
of American Baptist. Publication So
ciety. Taking as his subject, Sweet
Dr. Tralle spoke of the i'm
portance of training the youth during
the. adOlescent period in the physical
mental and moral respects of life.
This period, he said, sis one of many
moods, and it is important that the
church and community at large build
strong Christian characters in the
young people"
Mention was made at Tuesday
nights services of the approach of the
of Florence Nightingale,
The Lady of the Lamp" on Friday,
May II, which is National Hospital
Day. The delegates were all invited
70 visit the Milford Emergency Hos
Dital.
Howard r. Moore, of Houston, rep
Kent county, said that of
he 63 schools in the county, only 33
lad reported. He advocated frequent
visits to the schools by some one
rained for the work. in order to en-
more enthusiasm. The sum
Of $144.34 had been contributed to
he county association; there were A.
'20 scholars in the county, including
IN additions this year. In the home
department. there were 211 members;
g schools graded in part; five teach
classes of 40 members;
hree conventions had been held.
Mrs. N. B. Register of Lewes said /
sussex county had accomplished much /
tut not as much as the county should. /
70 the children's cradle rolls of the /
06 schools, so only had responded. |
4ewes, Rehoboth and Northwest Fork,
lad paid in full, $50 collected for in
work; county convention,
33.47. Many county conventions were
leld this year she stated.
Wednesday morning was taken up
With Divisional Conference work. The
lection of officers on Wednesday re-
ulted as follows: President, Lewis M.
Price, Smyrna; vice president, New
'astle county, Joseph S. Hamilton,
vice president Kent
Gamaliel Garrison, Kenton;
ice president Sussex county, Joseph
}. Scott, Lewes; recording secretary,
. B. Copes, Wilmington; treasurer,
Ieorge J. Chandler, Wilmington;
horister, w. o. Hoffecker, Smyrna;
ianist, Mrs. w. o. Hoffecker, Smyr-
a; I. Elmer Perry, chairman of the
xecutive committee.