Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The Great Gathering to BE Held the
Latter Part Of October.

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An important meeting of the convention
committee Of the District Sunday School
Union was held last evening at the Calvary
Baptist Sunday School house, on sth,
near H street northwest. Those who an
swered the roll were Pierson H. Bristow of
Calvary Baptist Church. Jerome F. Johnson
Of the First Congregational Church. Lucius
d. Alden of st. Paurs English Lutheran.
James L. Ewin of Foundry, Thomas b.
Towner Of Hamline NJ. E. Church, A. NJ.
McBath Of Assembly Presbyterian, George
c. Samson, NJ. D., of the First Baptist, ].
B. Sleman Of Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church. Andrew Wilson OF the Chris
tan Church. Henry NJ. Shook Of the First
reformed Church. Fulton Lewis of St. An
drew's Episcopal Church and w. b. Bryan
Of the Church of the Covenant.
Lucius d. Alden opened the meeting with
prayer, and then the minutes of the meet
Ing held August 10 were read, after which
reports of committees were made The COM
mittee on finance, through its chairman
stated that II was waiting to learn what
funds would be required to cover the ex-
penses of the convention. The committee
on invitations recommended that invita-
tons should be extended by the convention
committee to Mrs. Wilbur F. Crafts of
Philadelphia, the well-known lecturer on
primary teachers work; b. F. Jacobs of
Chicago. president Of the Worlds Sunday
of Philadelphia, superintendent of the Pres
byterian board of publications and Sunday
school work, and William Reynolds of
Peoria. ILL.,. connected with the Interna-
tional Sunday School Association, to ad-
dress the convention. The recommendation
was approved, and the committee on invi-
tations was requested to correspond with
Marion Lawrence of Toledo Ohio, John r.
Pepper of Memphis, Tenn, and others
prominent in Sunday school work, to Sc
cure their attendance at the convention.
A written report was submitted by the
committee on place of meeting, recommend
ing that the mass meeting of October % be
held In the First Congregational Church,
and that the other meetings of the con-
vention on the following days take place
In the Calvary Baptist Sunday school house.
1t was adopted, as was the recommendation
from the committee on music naming Percy
s. Foster as musical director. w. b. Bryan
of the press committee stated his belief
that the local newspapers would give the
same generous treatment in reporting the
convention as had been the case with SINH
lar meetings in the past.
To school Superintendents.
A draft OF circular prepared by the
chairman was read and approved. 1t Is to
be sent to the superintendent of the 100
Sunday schools of the city, and asks the
cooperation Of all to make the convention
one of special interest. 1t states that all
the details of Sunday school work will be
Ni7NuSSeu, anu pi dStiSdl suSStStlOnS receive
ed from teachers and others prominently
connected with their welfare. The pro-
gram, as outlined in the circular will con-
SYST or mass meeting Monday evening
october -, to begin at 1:30 o'clock, address,
ed by wide-awake Sunday school people
and entertained with music by a trained
chorus. 1t is stated also that superintend-
ents and secretaries of schools will be dele
gates by virtue of their Office, with five
delegates for the first 100 members and one
delegate for each additional fifty or fraction
thereof.
The circular further requests complete
statistics to be returned on the blanks in
closed for the year ending December 81,
1873, and for the present year the number
on the rolls of the school October IA, 1894
III is believed that the attendance of pupils
In the Sunday schools of the District has not
been reported fully to the International As
ISOLATION, and the Importance of correct re-
turns is emphasized. As for the expenses,
the circular states the belief that a contri-
button OF 80 for the minimum amount from
each school will cover the amount required.