Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-09
ANOTHER CONVENTION.
Sunday School Workers Preparing t.
Meet.


Meet.
A called meeting Of the executive COM
n.ittee of the Sunday School Union of the
District of Columbia was held last evening
in First Congregational Church, the fol-
lowing members OF the committee being
present: Pierson H. Bristow of Calvary
Baptist Church, c. II. Darlington Of North
Presbyterian, DR.. D. Percy Hickling of
Trinity Protestant Episcopal James L.
Ewin of Foundry Methodist Episcopal,
Jerome F. Johnson of First Congregational
j. B. SleTnan of the Protestant Orphan
Asylum, Henry NJ. Shook of Grace Re-
formed. J. H. Lichiter of the Church of
the Covenant, and Washington Topham of
the Church OF thu United Brethren.
Mr.. johnson, as the field worker of the
union, read highly interesting report,
giving the result of the siXty-two visits,
calls and conferences he had made up to
date, and concluding as follows. with refer
ence to the 141 schools which this union
locks after:
While there are number of schools
which may be called good models in or
ganiZation, in methods, in appointments,
In working force, and in the atmosphere of
Interest and enthusiasm that surrounds
them, and in spiritual results, there are
much larger number which fall far short
of most, il not all, of these. They have
not yet risen to feal the Importance of
Sunday school work as they should. The
beaten track of predecessors and say in
the words of the hymn, 1t was good
enough fer our fathers and it's good
enough for me- They forget the advance
made in secular education and by edu-
Gators and that the scholars of our Sum
DAY schools are under the most approved
Tethods CT teaching. The book. the day,
the place, the issues so far reaching, the
opportunity, all demand the highest work
possible and the best methods, and the
NEST devoted conservation that those I'M
der instruction may be led and guided to
an intelligent Christian faith and life"
Educating Teachers.
A very interesting report was also SUBJ
mitted by the committee appointed at the
last previous executive meeting to take
into consideration a plan for the better
education of Sunday school teachers. The
report signed by D. Percy Hickling, chair
man; Jerome F. Johnson and ]. H. Lich-
liter. the committee, was as follows:
Your committee appointed at the last
meeting to consider the question of the
education of teachers report that in their
Judgment the Sunday School Union of the
District of Columbia should undertake i'm
Tediately the work in this important direc-
tcn. and to that end should appoint at
once committee of five or more persons
pl ointment in educational and Sunday
school work to constitute a committee on
education with full power to examine ap-
plicants, to grant diplomas and to con-
the Sunday School Union of the District OF
Columbia"
An application for membership in the
union was received from the Sunday school
of Grace Reformed Church, and unanimous
ly approved.
Coming Convention.
After thus disposing of relatively routine
business the executive committee took up
the subject of the Sunday school conven-
tfNn to be held in this city November H.
II and ID, DR.. Hickling having previously
reported as to correspondence with speak
ers from outside of the city.
The following eminent Sunday school
workers of national and international repu-
tation have been definitely engaged: Rev.
Dr. Dcdd of Newark, n. r., for~the open
ing address; Rev. DR.. Peloubet, to be pres
emit throughout the convention, and Mr.. Il.
F. Jacobs, to be present most of the time.
It is expected that Miss Annie S. Harlow
Of Lowell, Mass, one of the most popular
and instructive writers and speakers on
primary work IN the Sunday school, will
be present to represent this important de-
partment of Sunday school work. The fol-
lowing convention committees were settled:
General comnlittee-Pierson II. Bristow,
Lucius D. Alden, Major c. III. Darlington,
Jas. L. Ewin, DR.. d. Percy Kicking,
Jerome F. Johnson, Col Weston Flint,
Thomas B.. Towner. Mr.. A. NJ. McBath,
Geo. c. Samson, NJ. D., John Il. Sleman,
rev F. A Stier Mr.. w. Reitn Woodward,
Thos j. Wilson, Andrew Wilson. Henry II.
Shook Mr.. J. H. Lichliter, MIR. I. c. Slater,