The evening times., 1895-11-12

The District of Columbia Sunda y-scllool
| convention today transferred its second
meeting to Calvary Baptist day-school
House, where il began the business sessions
at 10 o'clock this morning. Mr.. p. H. Bris-
tow presided.
The attendance could, of course. not be
| compared with that of the opening meeting
| last night, but the enthusia SIN was un-
abated, and the zeal with which the work
ers entered into the exercises of the day
| showed clearly that those interested in
tend To make this the ba nner convention
| in the history of the District Sunda school
Union.
Conspicuous in the decorations of the
| room were n number of placards showing
| by figures the magnitudes of the Sunday
schools of the Nations Capital. A grand
total of "a, ,s9l scholars in the union was
| announced by some of the placarIs. These
are presided over by 2,5O3 teachers and
| $50 officers. the same source of infonna-
ton told. Fourteen denominations are al
ready represented in the growing orsaniza-
| ton.
BEGINNING THE WORK.
The opening prayer was offered by Rev.
j. +. Fout. Rev. Charles L. Pate fol
| lowed HIM with a Scripture reading and
comments from the first chapter OF Acts,
after which the congregation formed itself
into a chorus and sang with vim, Sun
shine in My Heart"
The programme comprised q series of
papers, introducing the view of the Sunday
school superintendent from four stand
| points.
DR.. Phoebe X. Norris, of Calvary school.
gave the views OF scholar relative TO
what the ideal superintendent should be.
Her candidate for the office. she said, should
excel in making success of any business
he might undertake; he must believe the
| study of God and HIS works is the greatest
source OF good on earth: he should believe
in the inherent, though often latent. good
in the young of the nation, and he should
be firm as Il rock in the grave and important
| questions of the day.
Mr.. W. II. Penncll gave the teachers
view of the chief dignitary in Sunda ay-schOol
| government. He said the superintendent
should be a thorough business man, and he
thought any church would find il u profita-
ble outlay to pay handsomely for such a
leader. Theological training, said he.
is secondary necessity to that of business
ability.
The pastors model superintendent was de-
scribcl by Rev. u. w. Skellenger, of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church.
Il think said he. that lie should he a
man who believes in the grandeur of the
Sunday-school work. He must have char
acter as Il foundation. l want TO see him
alive, industrious and up-to-date. He must
not have the swell-head, a lamentable nine
teenth century epidemic, and above all
he must be eminently man of prayer"
VIEW OF A LEADER
The superintendent lastly viewed him
alf Mr. pdr
leader of the Memorial ChristianC Church. He
asserted the supreme need of the develop
ment of soul power In the man that has
| charge of the school, He should be a busi-
ness Iuan he said, seif-sacrificing and self
forgetting, and a sort of co-pastor in the
| church.
Mr.. Anson S. Taylor submitted an inter
estinE paper on Tn Secretary; HIS Rec
| ords and Methods He showed that the
| office was little, If any, inferior to that
! of superintendent. and gave a number of
| valuable hints from the standpoint OF a
business man as to the best and most advan-
| tageous manner In which to keep the
| books of the office.
The singing of Alas, and did my Savior
| bleed" diversified the exercises at this
| point.
| With an admonition to the speakers fol-
! lowing not TO orerrun their time. Mr.. Bris-
| tow introduced Mr.. Lucius ID. Alden, su
| day school. who read paper, of which
| he was the author, on school Offerings"
| st. Panl's Sunday school has won no small
| fame II is said, because of its contribu-
| tions. Mr.. Alden gave few points on
how money should be given. He advised
| intelligent giving.
..The Eiver ha S a right" sa id he. Ito know
where the money goes. and should have an
accounting for every penny expended. The
giving should also be voluntary, cheerful,
regular and frequent, and should be gen.
eral throughout the entire church and
Sunday school attendants"
HOME CLASS DEPARTMENT.
Jerome F. johnson, the field worker of
the union, talked upon the Home Class De-
partment.' This department, said he, is
intended to reach those who, because of
their daily associations, cannot become
members of the Sunday school proper, and
attend the regular morning sessions. The
organization has already spread over n
number of States and is proving extremely
effectual, he said, in answering the aims it
is intended to accomplish. An explanation
of how TO interest persons in the work and
the necessity of extending the interest in
the work closed the admirable paper.
Rev. j. II. Starruw and Mr.. Is. +. Jacobs,
OF Chicago. both of whom had been an
noun need 10 take part in this morning pro-
gramme. were prevented from attending
because of illness. The remaining time OF
the session was allotted to Rev. DR.. F. N.
Peloubet. of the Superintendents Review,
Boston. He delivered one of his character
istic interesting addresses under the title
of Preparation of the Superintendents
Review"
With the aid of a blackboard the speaker
gave an entertaining example of his mau-
ner of teaching and reviewing the lesson
before officers and scholars.
The morning meeting closed with prayer
by Rev Byron Sunderland. A luncheon
was served the delegates to the union in
the lower rooms of the Sunday-schoolH House
al the recess hour.
The afternoon session began at 3:15
O'Clock, the exercises following up in the
line of the morning work. Prior to this
meeting, and just after recess. conference
with the primary teachers was called by
Miss Annie s. Harlow. of Massachusetts,.
The fourth session will begin in the same
audience room at 7:3O O'Clock this evening.
LARGEST TDISTRICT CTCIRCULATION.
The average daily circulation of The
Times for the week ending November
10 was 36.4S7.
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