Milford chronicle., 1924-11-21


School Convention was held in Il
Lincoln City Methodist Episcop;
Church on Tuesday, November lit
with sessions in the morning, aftel
noon and evening. The cOnVentio
opened at 10 o'clock with devotion
al service in charge of Rev. J.
Thornton, pastor of the entertainin
church. The convention sermon wa
preached by the Rev. F. A. Lndhorst
Director of Religious Education o
the Wilmington M. e. Conference, hi
subject being, Fishers Of Men" Rev
Mr.. Lindhorst pressed home the ne
cessity for boys and girls being helC
in the Sunday school and said il
''they were to be held the teacher:
must become fishers of men," zone
of the great needs of the Sunday
School," he said, was workers will
determination to learn more about
the work" He said that we must
come in contact with the child and
not merely try to catch them on Sun
day; but associate with them in their
daily life and learn their thoughts
and ideas. The home life must be
learned" he said, because of the
fact that home has more control ov-
er them than any other place"
He closed his address by pointing
out the fact that Sunday school tea
chers and officers are at the dividing
place where boys and girls make de-
cisions, and the directing heads
must not fail.
Following the address of Rev. Mr..
Lindhorst, the Convention divided
for sectional conferences, as follows:
Children's Division, under the direc-
ton of Miss Maggie S. Wilson, of
Georgetown; Young Peoples Divis-
ion, under Rev. Joseph H. Cudlipp, of
Baltimore, Superintendent of the
Young Peoples Division for Mary
land and Delaware; Adult Division,
under George S. Williams, of Mills
loro; Administrative and Teacher
Framing Division, under Abner
Brown, of Baltimore, General Secre- !
ary of the Maryland and Delaware |
Sunday School Associations.
Luncheon was served in the old |
.hurch building by the members Of |
he Ladies Aid Society of the Lin
oln City M. E. Church.
The afternoon session opened at
clock with devotional service con-
ucted by Rev. John W. Townsend,
astor of the Milton M. P. Church.
William A. ireland, of Lincoln City,
ice president of thu Sussex County
ssociation, presided over the after
DON session.
President William B. Stephens, of
elmar, announced the following
1mmittees for the ConventiOn;-
ominating, william A. Ireland, of
incoln City; Mrs. Napoleon B. Reg {
ter, Of Lewes; Pratt Cooper, Of
ear Delmar; Miss Maggie S. Wilson !
Georgetown; William w. Tyndall,
near Laurel, and E. F. Williams, /
Delmar. Resolutions Committee, I
eV. John w. Townsend of Milton; y
sv. John T. Bailey of Georgetown;
Gorge S. Williams, of MillsborO,
ID Mrs. Anna Waller, of Delmar.
General Secretary, Abner Brown,
Baltimore, delivered a short ad- G
ess during which he congratulated +
2 Sunday Schools in the county on a
2 progress that had been made t
ring the past year and urged them )
put forth greater efforts during ty
, coming year to attain higher vi
ais. Some of the detectives for OF
ich the Sunday schools should Sc
rk, he said, are Children's Week, W
creased Membership, Home De- si
'tments, Teachers Training, Adult si'
lies, Community Schools and
olicity. pr
,Ol. Joseph H. Cudlipp, of Balti- Ia
re, followed Mr.. Brown with an
rt address on objects of the su
ing Peoples Division. He pointed erl
that one of the big things need
at this time is organization Of up
;ses and a drive for additional
since there are twenty MI
1t million boys and girls in the MI
ted States who do not attend any the
day school. Seven out of every
it has been claimed, he said, en'
e the Sunday school before they chi
)me members of the church. J
Ol. Cudlipp said that Sunday ogC
'ols should put on an intensive AID
Sram of educational evangelism cor
leadership training classes. He
ed that the teaching Of steward \
was vital to the boys and girls cha
was necessary for the upbuild- ".
of the Sunday school and GaI
ch. h
". F. A. Lindhorst addressed the COD
ention on Teaching the Chill hev
How to Worship" He stated, and
religion was not caught but i
ht, and that the average adult eo
Ids church through a sense of Rev
Opinions Of older folks can lhel
be changed" he said, "but boys ares
girls offer an opportunity to de- /.
knowledge of how to worship LII
leans of music, scripture and q
sr." Rev
Elmer Perry, of Wilmington, s:
man Of the State Executive Cud
nittee, addressed the convention 4.
q "Worker and His works" !" He Bro1
in part "The worker is the con- 3.
ng link between a God who Hele
les all our needs and the child II
nat is still in the state of ignOr- adOI
and often sin. Ever since the Re
of the Prophets there have been invit
ing Schools in connection with Mar
7ord of God, and when Christ Asso
in fullfllment of prophecy He main
lied a Bible class of twelve in ol
md was always teaching by ex- Re
/, word and deed, and gave the mem
: command to 20 teach NV Coun
news to an unfriendly world. in co
annOt do good deed for an vemb
that you do not get the greater crate
lg of the two" thanl
urged all to work more earn of tn
for. tho od,,a,,oo-,o,,4 - a. for n