The morning times., 1895-09-28
MAPPING OUT THE WORK
Sunday-SGhOoI Union Members
Preparing for the Convention.
VARIOUS SUBJECTS TOUCHED
Mr.. James L. Ewin's Interesting Pa.
per on the Scope and Business of
the Big Gathering-Topics to Be
Discussed a I the Different Sessions.
Moody Choir VIII Cooperate.

Preliminary to the holding of the Sunday
school Union convention. which VIII con-
vene in this city on November IL, the
local officers and members of the organIZa-
tion held school Institute last evening
at the Eastern Presbyterian Church. Mr..
P. II. Bristow, president OF the union,
presided. and addresses were delivered by
prominent Christian workers.
Mir. Jerome +. johnson, of the First
Congreg ational Church. spoke on the field
work OF the union in the home depart
ment, and DR.. ID. II. Hickling, treasurer
and International organizations OF Sunday
school workers. President Bristow taught
a Sunday school lesson in order TO Illus
trate the different methods or teaching.
one of the most Interesting addresses
OF the evening was that oil Mr. James L.
Ewin. entitled our convention" In
the absence OF Nr. Ewin his paper was
read by Mr.. ]. II. Lichlite-
BENEFITS OF THE CONVENTION.
THE convention Is ours. IL belongs to
every Sunday school worker here present
in common with their fellow-wor kers
throughout the District of Columbia who
are not present tonight; and all its bene-
fits are Tor US and not for some I'M
personal organization or some favored rev:
It's daie, the l1tn, l2tn and lotn OF
need TO plan against conflicting meetings
and engagements elsewhere on Monday,
Tuesday and wednesday, November l1th
worthy of the name
''At the 1Irst session, Monday evening,
November 11th, after service OF song
and the annual address OF the president
of the union, all the visiting speakers
and instructors will have chance to In
troduce themselves to their Washington
audiences. These visitors are the Rev.
Dr. Charles II. Dodd, of Newark, N. j.;
Mr.. b. F. Jacobs, OF Chicago, chairman or
the International Executive Committee; the
Rev; DR.. F. n. Peloubcs' Of Of &Boston; the
Harlow, OF Lowell, Mass, one OF the most
prominent speakers on primary teaenlng
and primary class methods The principal
address of the evening VIII De deIlvered
by the Rev. Dr. Dodd, whose theme Will
be ''Some Natural Resources or Teaching
Power"
At the second session, Tuesday morning,
the '.Sunday School SuperinteBdcut' viii
be discussed by a pastor, teacher, and a
scholar. The possibilities OF spiritual work
by secretaries and libra rians VIII oe pc, ser ,
the theme of another speaker, and the ses-
sion as a whole will be directed to the
work of the Sunday school Officers.
TEMPERANCE WORK.
The third session, Tuesday afternoon,
will have as its principal theme Sunday
School Teaching for Men and Women;
and that OF the fourth session, TUESDAY
evening, will be Sunday School Teaching
for the Boys and Girls" constituting tie
main department of school Of three grades,
and the most numerous body of Sunday
school scholars AT this session Tem-
perance Work in the Sunday School. and
tSuntiay School Missionary Efforts will
be discussed, and at all the sessions Tues
day Mr.. Jacobs, as we'll as MIR. Peloubet
and Miss Harlow will participate.
Wednesday morning the first business
meeting win occur, with reports by the
field worker, the treasurer and the secre-
tary of the Sunday School Union, and by
the convention committees on credentials
and on statistics at least, with one or Two
bright addresses to repay those who do
not like business. Wednesday afternoon
the sixth session will be devoted exclusively
to the management, the equipment and
the teaching of the primary department
Miss Harlow will for an hour conduct
primary department session and teach
lesson with 100 primary scholars as ner
class.
Mr.. Frank Hamilton, primary teacher
in the church in which we meet tonight, and
the president of the Primary Teachers
Union. will also take part in this session,
showing how to make and use sand-fnapS.
The seventh and last session, "Wednesday
evening, will have as its first attractions
another service of song, reports by the COM
mittees on resolutions and on nominations,
and the election of officers of the Sunday
School Union for 1896, including new
secretary. The business Will occupy only
short time and then will follow brli7
liant series of short addresses by such speak
ers rs the new president of Columbian Uni
versity, the presiding elder ;s. oi tns sEni MaSn
Church, and others of equal prominence,
leading up to a doxology full OF praise
and thanksgiving.
c. II Darlington is chairman, has arranged
for an ample supply of music leaflets, for
Prof. Foster to lead the singing at the
first and last sessions at least, ana Ior
the opening night. The committee on Gre
dentials is arranging for novel badges for
the occasion, and all the convention CON-
mittees are q soon will be bustly engaged.
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