The Washington times., 1894-10-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
Convention viii Hold Its First Ses-
sion This Evening.
ALL INTERESTED ARE INVITED
Interesting Exercises Anticipated-serv
of Prominent Local Clergymen and Lay
men From the District and Surrounding
Country seeured-The Programme.

One of the most important and largest To-
cal gatherings Of the year will be the District
Sunday-school convention, which holds its
first session this evening in the First
Congregational Church. The sessions will
continue tomorrow and Wednesday in the
Calvary Baptist Sunday-school house.
For several months the local committees
have been hard at work arranging details of
the programme. and have secured the ser
vices of prominent local clergymen and lay
men. and well as several wel-known Sunday
school workers from nearby cities. Among
the speakers are Rev. James Worden, d. D., OF
Philadelphia; Rev. j. l. Scudder, ID. D.. of
Jersey City, n j.; Rev. J. n. Earle OF VIII
mington, Del; Mrs. Crafts the famous prim-
airy teacher: William Reynolds. field secretary
of the International Sunday-school Associa-
tion, and Rev. J. L. Gilbert. OF the Sunday
Teachers Club.
The committee especially desire that all
persons who are interested in the Sunday
school work of the District shall attend the
sessions. There will be delegates from each
Sunday-school, who will transact the routine
business of the convention. but all workers
are invited to participate in the discussions.
The young people of the Christian Endeavor
Societies. Epwonh Leagues and Baptist
Young Peoples Unions will be heartily well
coined. and the committee feels sure that the
convention will result in much benefit TO the
workers and the cause.
The following committees have had charge
OF the arrangements:
General committee-Pierson H. Bristow.
jerome L. Johnson G. II. Darlington. Lucius
d. Alden, James l.. Ewin, d. Percy Hick-
ling, NJ. D.. Col. Weston Flint, Thomas B.
Towner. A II. McBath, George c. Samson,
NJ. D.. J. B. Sleman. Rev. T. A. Stier, William
Eedin Woodward. L. NJ. Wilson, Andrew
Wilson, Henry NJ Shook
Flnance-Lucius D. Alden, Rev. T. A.
Ster. r. E. Harvey Major Samuel H. Walker,
William II. Harvest, j. B. Sleman. William
n. Langtree
Programme-D.P Percy Hickling. NJ. D. Frank
Hamilton. William Redin Woodward, j. r.
Bradley, G. W. Chapel.
Inyitation-Charles W. Needham, A. N.
McBath. and Fulton Lewis
Place OF meeting-Jerome F. Johnson, An
drew Wilson, and Charles r Clark, N. D.
Music-C. II. Darlington. George c. Sam
som, u. D.. and J. i. Sleman.
Press-W. =. Bryan and Col. Weston Flint.
The programme for to-day is as follows:
First session-Monday evening, October %,
$780, prayer. Rev. S. NJ. Newman, ID. D.; 1886.
praise service, Sunday-school choir, p. S.
Foster, director; s. president address, 2. H.
BristOW: 8l5, music, selected; 500 "Who
should attend Sunday-school and why?' Rev.
James 4. Worden, D. D., Pennsylvania; $40,
appointment of committees on nominations
and resoutions S:45, How TO inspire the
scholars with interest in missionary work. -
Rev. Alexander AIackey Smith, d. D.: 9:O5,
Ecclesiastical substitutes for the saloon, -
Rev. j. /. Scudder, d. D.. New Jersey (Dr.
Scudder will be pleased TO answer questions
al the close of his address,; 1905 prayer.