The evening times., 1895-11-13
CLOSING DlY's SESSION
Sunday School Teachers En-
thusiasm Has Not Abated.
GLOWING REPORTS ARE READ
Financial Condition OF the Orga MIA
tion lis NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Com
mittee States That IT, Schools Are
Represented by 3a2 DeIeGntes-Mrs.
HarIOw's Advice.

/ Inc ShIudy y-Scuooi WOTkefb Oh tne Dis-
trict Union began the closing day of their
annual convention in Calvary: Baptist Sun
day school House at o. O'Clock this morn
ing, with enthusiasm undiminished. by the
fDur preceding sessions of the meeting.
The delegates were rather dilatory in ar
irving, hut they came in increasing num-
bers until the "udful of attendants at the
beginning sw,.-ed into II well-filled house
before the session was half over.
The previous meetings lad been devoted
TO entertainment and instruction through
the able papers and addresses of tue lead
ers. The programme today was changed
TO exercises of still more vital interest in
the submission of the reports of comuiit-
tees and officers. Maj. c. II. Darlington,
second vice president, acted as chairman
by courtesy of President Z. II. Brstow.
A song, This Is My Story" opened the
meeting. Rev. Hugh 7. Stevenson OF the
AGacostia. Baptist Church offered prayer.
Another song interviewed and Rev. DR.. Alex
auder w. Pitzer of the Central Presbyte-
rian Church read the morning lessun-
GOSPEL OF ACTS.
As in the Bible reading of yesterday morn
ing, SO today the book of Acts was the
inspiration uf the reading, supplemented
by instructive comments. The gospel OF the
Acts was divided by DR.. PitZer into three
great classes. They were tile gospel Of
the Holy Ghost, of applied, Christianity,
and the manual of MISSIONS He dwelt at
considerable length ulun. each topic in
turn.
The report of. the committee on sta
tisties was submitted by the committee
chairman, Mr.. jerome F. johnson. The
t.tu
embodied largely in placards that hung
about the room. Attention was called to
these in The Times report of the ses-
sion of yesterday morning. The report
was briefly supplemented by remarks from
Mr. johnson on the value and Necessity of
accurate statistics. Washington has a
larger percentage of Sunday-school work.
ers in proportion to Its population, he said,
than any other city in the republic.
Secretary James l.. Ewin embodied his
report in an Informal address. A complete
verbatim. report of the whole proceedings
of the convention has been arranged for.
he SAID, and Will doubtless appear in "A
publication tu be issued by order of the
convention.
Since the last convention the Officers
have. hcen buslly engaged in drafting a
constitution the adoption of, which was
considered later In tue day.
Mr. Ewin had. already, rendered his
resignation as secretary OF the oIghniza-
tion because of the great press of out
side duties and lie took the occasion TO
thank his co-workcrs for the honor and
help they had given him in the past.
4 mild admonItiun was administered to
many Sunday-schooi officials by Trras-
urer Dr. u. Percy HicSliDg in the beginning
of his report because Of their delay in
paying the union Officers the money they
had subscribed and had been assessed.
The Officers and members OF the com
mittee on finance, Ire said. had repeatedly
drawn from their own pockets ana bor.
rowed from other sources to meet the daily
demands of union. creditors. He urged
the schools to promptness in the future.
THE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
The receipts during the fiscal year from
the schools OF the union aggregated
S2l9.S5, said. the. treasurer. The grand
total was further augmented to $22S.3b.
The. total expenditures amounted tn
SlIT3T leaving a treasury balance from
tbos. sources OF SOL .SS. Tire field worker
had expended Sl45.S2 and collected S234;
balance in treasury Sss.s0.
Mr.. johnson was recalled TO the PLATFORM
to deliver the report of the fteid-worker
Mr. Johnson was elected To the office over
seven months ago. He has visited 100
schools in that period. These calls enabled
him to make an encouraging and gratifying
report He commented on the encourag-
lngIy large number of adults in the schools.
the comparatively small rooms allotted to
the primary departments. and the neces-
sity of interesting scholars in the national
and international unions
The report of the committee on creden-
tials had been announced for the opening
of the meeting, but was withheld until
this time. 1t was reaad by Mr.. William
B. Mathews, chairman of the coInittee.
Seventy-two schools We're represented by
BAG delegates.
The question of the adoption of the con-
stitution was taken up at TINS point. The
paper was read by President Bristow, hut
1t has already had several weeks circula-
ton among the members of the union. II
stated that the object of the organization
is to promote the efficiency of the Sunday
school i'll the District of Columbia.
AT the conclusion of the reading of the
report il was unanimously adopted oD the
motion of DIR. Hickling.
The bylaws of the union were also read
and disposed Of.
between two abe instructors. They were
Miss Harlow, an experienced primary teach
eT, and Or. Peioubet.
Miss Harlow. with the assistance of the
black board, delivered u talk on "Sinple
Teaching Tie deepest interest was mani
tested in her talk. She dwelt on the neces,
sity. of. arousug the passive attention of
thecliild in the lesson. TheIniDd Of the youth
is always preoccupied, she said. and it is
the purpose of the efficient teacher to gen
tly draw and not force SatteDtion. Prayer
andipreparation were essential. she said.
Dr. Pelouhet's address was upon the topic
Teachers meetings." The experienced
Sumiay-srhool worker drew from his rich
store of knowledge upon what he described
as one OF the most important branches
Of the school work, and explained to his
hearers the best manner in which the teach
ers' meeting. should be carried out.
THE TEACHERS CONFERENCE
Rev Charles H. Butler offered the closing
prayer. Thesame gentleman led the teaclr-
ers' conference that took place during the
recess hour at the close of luncheon. This
was attended by many teachers who had
been unable to attend the convention; and
took advantage offthe lunch hourstO absent
themselves from their places Of business.
A feature of the afternoon, that began at
3:15 O'Clock, will he q session of the pri-
mary class to be instructed by II iss Harlow.
Fully 50 children are expected to take part
in the exercises. The lesson for next Sun
day will he taught at the same session by
Mr.. Frank Hamilton.
The annual election of Officers will take
place at this-eyening's, meeting. which be-
gins at 7.30 O'Clock. The occasion will lss
rich. with speakers, the following names
appearing on ntheprogramme: tn Rev. DIR. sam-
eul II. Greene, Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe.
Rev. Joseph b: Stitt, DIR. Peloubet. Rev.
DR.. L. B. Wilson and President Whitman,
of Columbian University.
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