Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-22


MEETING OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNIoN.-This organization
comprising all the Sabbath Schools Of the NJ f.
Church of this District. held their stated NEE,
ing Monday evening at the Foundry Church
corner of Il and 14th streets, and was opened
by devotional exercises. The churches repre-.
sented were Dumbartor.street. Georgetow n
East Washington, Foundry, Wesley, McKen
dree, Waugh. Hamline. Chain Bridge Mis-.
sion, Metropolitan, Providence, Wesley Chapel
Mission and Gorsuch.
The report read by the secretary, Mr.. War.
ren Choa'e. contained the following facts -
In answer TO questions sent to eaca school
1.-THE answers being generally furnished
promptly he finds there are fifteen Sabbath
schools and six mission schools working
under the auspices Of the M. T.. Church OF
this city. The oldest is the Dunn barton street
OF Georgetown, which was established in lsl o
There are lC6 officers. 367 teachers, 377 Bible
class scholars, e1I infant class scholars, GI3i
scholars In what may be called the main
schools, and 6JU officers, teachers and scholars
In the mission schools, making a total of $50
officers and scholars in our Sunday schools
Average attendance since the first Sunday in
January last, 2,5oS; being three.fifths CT the
whole number. The East Washington school
averaged the largest attendance-225.
Next is the Foundry and Wesley Oh APPEL, then
the others. There are eleven female officers,
and in two schools lady assistant superintend-
ents. In one a lady assistant librarian. the
others being infant class teachers in schools
where the position Is elective. Five OF the
schools elect their officers on the Sabbath, and
in all but three schools the officers are elected
by the teachers and by ballot. In these thre ,
the election is by the Teachers Association "
Number OF conversions of scholars during the
past year is AS, the largest number being in
DumoaIton street. The total number of cor.
versions is 27l III all the schools. The CRAFTY.
ing let Is developed that eleven OF the schools
hold weekly meetings for study and prepare
ton of their lessons for the ensuing Sabbath
Also, that more than 1900 Of our scholars are
studying the same lessons. In eight schools
morning Trua Iva
schools have missionary societies in their
charge, and four have temperance societies
one school scholars and society. These mis-.
sIonaTy societies have disbursed during the
home and abroad. There are 1905 BOOKS BOOKS i ~
their libraries 5, and 1,GOt Sunday School papers,
weekly.
Much other information is given showing the
general condition OF the schools, but which is
crowded out of our paper to-day. The follow.
ing were reported as comprising the Board of
Managers:-Rev. DR.. A. Gibson, President;
David A Burr, Vice President: Warren Choate,
Secretary; W. ]. Murtagh, Treasurer: j. H
Mcdowell, Dumbarton.street Church; X. NJ
Tilron, Foundry; w. A. Farlee, Wesley: U. A.
Latham, Mckendree; A J: Williams, RyIand;
Wsngb; NJ. r. Woodward, Providence; Geo
F. Timms, Fletcher; Isaac N Thernberg, Ry an
Chapel, Uniontown; Rev. VIM 5. Fort, Ham.
line; Julius Soper. Chain Bridge Mission:
VIM. w. s. Dyce, Metropolitan; John w. Stanl
Gorsuch.
The following resolution was offered by Mr..
A. W. EsstlacK, and laid over for discussion
ut the next meeting:
Resolred, That the organization and fact of a
union Of the Sunday schools Of the NJ. E.
church in the Washington district is no reason
why the Methodist Episcopal Sunday schools
should withdraw from the Washington Sun.
day School Union on the contrary, it is the
duty of the Sunday schools composing this
district denominational union, as far as practi.
cable, to unite with the Sunday schools of
other evangelical churches in any union that
has been or may be formed.
Afterwards Mr. Warren Choate was elected
dele gate to the forthcoming Sunday School
Convention o. the Baltimore Conference. Ad.
JouTned.