The morning times., 1895-11-12
TEACHERS OF THE WORD
Sunday-schuoI Teachers Begin
a Three Days Session.
MANY INTERESTING PAPERS
an Enthusiastic AudieHce-Commit-
tees Named a nd the Programme for
the Convention Mapped Out-Moody
Choir Furnished the Music

Sunday school work in the District of
Columbia was given an impetus that should
keep II rolling with increasing speed and
| gathering hosts for the next decade at the
opening of the convention of the Sunday
School Union at First Cong egational Church
| last night.
Not only was the auBpicious occasion sug-
| gestive OF the promising future of the work
| but was equally denonstratlye ofthe magni-
| tude already assumed by the organized
Sunday schools of Washington and vicinity.
There were sixty schools of the District
represented at the meeting. This was
but little more than half the total mem-
| bership represented, however for there are
still | As schools entitled TO membership
in the union and many of these had sent
delegates on the opening night.
The handsome church had no artificial
decoraLions for the occasion. a noticeable
feature being that not plant or flower,
So customary at such times, was used 10
adorn the house of worship.
MUSIC BY THE MOODY CHOIR.
feature was the presence OF fuIly 400
members of the famous Moody choir, with
Mr.. Percy S. Foster in personal director
ship. These well-known Washington sing
ers filled the half hundred chairs that
surrounded the great organ in the back
ground OF the rostrum and occupied the
front rows of the gallery seats.
A praise service OF song began with
what IA Gospel" i'll which the audience.
that filled the entire church md made
standing room a rarity, Joined the mon
ster wcl-trained chorus.
Rev. DIR. S. NJ. Newman, pastor of the
church, asked the blessings of heaven
upon The three days work Just beginning.
Mr.. p. II. Bristow, president OF the
union, delivered his annual address. IL
was an encouraging review OF the organ
iZation and an enthusiastic appeal for
the expansion of the union. The Sunday
school, he said. is the working place of
the church. The sister societies or the
congregation that are now receiving So
much attention from the young people OF
the whole country were lauded. and an
exhortation 10 buckle ON the Christian
armor and enter the battlefield OF divine
love formed fitting close To The able
address.
DIR. D0DD'S ADDRESS.
''The Ninety and Nine" was the title
OF a solo sung with pleasing effect by Miss
Matte Bartlett, after President Eristow
had announced The committees for tie con-
vcntion.
Rev. DIR. Charles II. Dodd, of New Jersey,
delivered the principle address of the even
ing upon the topic, 'Some Natural Re
sources of Teaching Power" In his re-
marks lie dwelt upon the latent Christian
possibilities that lay in the young of the
land and told OF TIE work Eeirg done by
various Sunday schools for the uplifting
of the children. His remarks were warmly
applaudcd.
The chorus led and the audience sang,
Have you Eeen Io tsus for the cleansing
power" with accompaniment by the lady
members OF the Moody choir orchestra.
Mr.. BriStow at this point expressed his
x-nf bn fell Shq
by the congregation. at the news received
at the last hour, that Mr.. B. F. Jacobs, OF
Chicago. president of the Worlds Sunday
school Association, was prevented from
attending on account of Illness.
Mr.. Jacobs was To speak on The Field
and the Work"
CLOSING SERVICES.
The vacant place was filled by Rev. Dr.
F. n. Peioubet. Of Boston. He chose as his
topic:'Wth Our Faces Toward the Dawn-
and in a bright. witty address, urged the
turning of children's faces toward the
Christian light through the instrumcntality
of the Sunday-sChnol
A rising vote of thanks was rendered by
the whnlc congregation to Mr. Foster
and the choir AMI {" Rev. DR.. Dudd- This
was followed by the singing of Throw
Out the Life Line and the benedicton
by Rev. DR.. Thomas G. Addison.
The working sessions of the convention
will begin this morning in Calvary Bap-
tist Sunda y-Schonl honse-
Among those who will read papers at
this morninGs meeting are DR.. Phebe
r. Norris, Mr.. W ii. Pennell, Rev. ID. W
Skellenger. MT. Andrew Wilson, Mr..
Anson S. Taylor, Mr.. l.. D. Alden, Mr..
Jereome f. Johnson. Rev. ]. NJ. Slarrow,
and Rev. DR.. F. n. Peioubet.
The remaining sessions of the convention
will be held in the same church.