Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-14
sunday school Couxoeat,ons

Sunday school conversations of the Methodist
Episcopal and Baptist Churches we're N session
N baltimore Wednesday. The proceedings of
both bodies, comprising as thew do reports and
views of individuals from different y Irti0ns OF
Maryland, West Virginia ana the District OF
Columbia on the religious training OF the young
are interesting.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL CON-
VENTION.
The Sunday school convention of the Balti-
more conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, which held its preliminary meeting
Tuesday evening last, reassembled yesterday
morning at Charles street church. The com
mittee on permanent organ Zation reported the
following nominations, which were unanimously
accepted President, W. X. Woodward,
OF Washington; vice presidents, Symmetrical
Baldwin, OF baltimore; NJ. q. Urner, of Frede-
rick; Rev. DIT. j. s. Deale, of Baltimore;
James Matthews, of Winchester; and Rev. F.
ID. owen, OF Washington; secretaries, Rev.
G. W. Baldwin, of Baltimore; W. W. s. Dyer
of Washington, and Rev. j. c. McKenney,
of Baltimore; stenographic secretary, Mr.. Gar
nett, of Washington; and treasurer, Mr.. W.
Shannon. Mr.. Woodward upon being installed
made an appropriate address The new officers
having taken their places. Rev. j. II. Light
bourn delivered the address OF welcome. After
some suggestions from lay delegates on the sub
iect of new course of study, Rev DIR. Vincent,
of New York, was introduced and delivered an
address on the subject of new system of teach
ing. At night, after the opening prayer and
hymn, A. W. Eastlaek, Esq, of Georgetown,
II. C., addressed the convention on the subject
OF normal class work. MIR. Frisbie, of George
terestiDg addresses were delivered.
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
The Maryland Baptist Union Association re-
sumed the business of its thirty-eighth annual
session yesterday morning in Baltimore. T..
Richards reported favOrably upon admitting
the RshOboth cOOred church, Washington. TO
connection with the association, and the report
was adopted.
OUTDOOR PREACHING.
fey. VI. X. Watkinson, from the committee
on outdoor preaching, reported. one OF the
committee thought that If all the seats of the
churches were made free there would be no
need of outdoor efforts. But to make free seats
ehectiye the missionaries would be required to
invite people from the streets to the churches
and calico dresses and sun bonnets would have
to be acceptable. The Catholics out-d0 all 9TH
ers In equality of worship without any interior
ence with social relations. In the Catholic
churches, he said. black and white, beggar and
prince, meet on the same level of public wor-
ship, and divide again at the church door. The
Nashville Baptist ladies have tried the calico
experiment. The committee recommend the
purchase of tent, with a seating capacity of
from three hundred to five hundred persons to
be used during the summer months in and
around our cities, with occasional excursions to
destitute sections OF the state, in charge of a
live committee; not formal preachers, but good
singers and takers. with power to compel into
service all the preachers within their reach.
The matter was referred to the executive
board.
HISTORY OF THE CHURCHES.
l.. Richards, from the committee on the his
tory of the churches, reported that it was desir-
able there should be prepared at an early day
as possible correctly condensed and connected
history of the Baptist churches in the state of
Maryland and the District OF Columbia. The
report was adopted, and the Rev. Francis Will
son appointed 10 carry out the suggestion rela-
tive to preparing the history referred to.
THE COLoRRD PEoPLE.
Chas. A. keyser, chairman, submitted the re-
port of standing committee on eolored people
he committee, in conclusion, mention with
gratitude those institutions designed m raise nm
an educated colored ministry, and m AXE special
allusion TO the Wayland Seminary at Washing
ton; under the presidency Of Prof. G.. NJ. P.
RIDg.
Prof King being present made an address in
behalf of the colored people, especially as con-
nfcted with the Wayland Seminary. There
were from six to seven thousand colored Bap-
fists in Washington, and where were their min
listers 20 come from IL not from such schools as
the Wayland Seminary?