Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-06
DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The Convention which Will he Held
the Latter Part of the Month.

The following circular letter, signed by
p. Nj. Bristow, president. and James L.
Ewin, secretary, has been sent to one hun
dred and thirty of the superintendent Of
evangelical Sunday schools of the District
calling special attention to the coming con-
venton of the District schools:
The Sunday School Urion of the District
OF Columbia has decided on holding a dele
gate convention on Monday, Tuesday and
wednesday, October -, 30 and 81, 1894.
TO greater degree than has been at
tempted tor years, il is proposed to make
mis- convention ore of special interest and
help 20 the Sunday schools and the workers
Of the District. We are not pulling together
as We should. we need to come together
ana compare methods; and to devise ways
aud means Tor reaching the great Numbers
WAC are not in any school. Cooperation on
your part viii make the convention a sue
tenenciai Results. Had you thought of 1t
III that light? There are 100 schools in the
DisIrict interested in TINS convention Eff
tort On the part OF each superintendent will
MAKE the convention a great success, and
greatly helpful to all.
we cannot in this circular enter into the
details OF What the WORK of the sessions
VIA De- but assure you that every branch
of the school work will be considered and
teachers ot all grades greatly benefited. To
tnis end a few speakers OF national repu-
latlon VIII address uS dcring The meetings
OF tue convention. In a great Measure
however. we want to cse the workers OF
w aShlnSton. We want LIaclical sugges-
tions; anu they csn give them better than
any OUTSIDE our city.
On AioIiday night there will be a great
mass meeting in the First Congrega al
CHURCH, beginning at 1.so O'Clock, to be ad-
dressed by wide-awake Sunday school peo-
pie. A trained chorus choir. under the d.
rectlon OF Mr.. Percy s. Foster, will lead
the singing at this and other meetings
Tuesday and Wednesday there will be three
sessions each day. VIII you not give this
whole matter your earnest personal atten-
ton. for the great good that VIII come to
you and your school?
Delegates and Statistics.
by virtue Of your offices. yourself and
the secretary Of Your school will be mem
beers of the convention. In addition, each
school will be entitled to three delegates for
the hrst lVO members. and one delegate for
each additional fifty members or fraction
thereof. Your enrolment, October IA, 1894,
wiil be the basis of your representation.
We inclose blanks for complete statis-
tics of your school. This Is a matter of the
utmost Importance. and we beg that you
VIII urge upon your secretary to ill cut the
blanks carefully and return with list of
deiesates not later than October %. TO the
secretary OF the union, in the Washington
Loan and Tfusl building, BIO and .sI2 +
street northwest. We want the figures for
the year ended December 81 lSa3 hut in
addition, We want the number on your rolls
on October IA. 1894. The per Cen. of at
tendance in the District has not been re-
ported to the international Association As
high as 1t should lave Eeen, because of de-
fective and ircomplete statistics You see
then the Importance of this work, ana we
beg You viii help us get complete r,po-ts
They will be read to the convention. and
tnls makes 1t very important that they
shall be full and correct.
1t Is also of great Importance that we
have some money for Necessary expenses