Evening star., 1895-11-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Program for the Gathering Announced To-
day. 7
Sessions to BE He'll tfOr Three Days
Beginning the lRtA Instant-Of-
ficers and Committees.

The full program for the District of Co
lumbia Sunday school convention, to begin
Monday, the 18th instant, and continue
three days, has been completed, and was
announced today. as follows:
First session, Monday evening, Novem-
ber II, First Congregational Church, 10th
and G streets NORTHWESTERN, praise SER
vice, led by the Moody Choir, Mr.. Percy S.
Foster. director; $50, prayer, Rev. S. NJ.
Newman d. D.. 1853, presidents address,
Mr.. +. H. Br.stow; announcement of COM
mittees; $40, solo, Miss Matte Bartlett;
S:15 address. Some Natural Resources of
Teaching Power" Rev. Charles H. Dodd
d. D., of New Jersey; s:55, hymn, No. 81:
900, address, THE Field and the Work" "
Ar. r. r, Jacobs, president of the Worlds
Sunday School Association; hymn No 1S;
closing prayer and benediction, Rev. Thos
G. Addison, d. d.
Second session. Tuesday morning. No
vember II, calvary Baptist Sunday School
House, Sth and H streets northwest. where
all subsequent sessions will be held-10:00
prayer Rev. ]. E. Fout; 1O:o5 Bible read
ing, Rev. Charles L. Pate; 1920, THE Su-
perintendent"-by a scholar, Dr. Phebe r.
Norris; by a teacher, Mr.. w. H. Pennell;
by pastor Rev D. W. Skellenger; by a
Superintendent, Mr.. Andrew Wilson; 1O:40
The Secretary, His Records and Meth
ods,' Mr.. Arson S. Taylor; 1859, School
Offerings" Mr. L. d. Alden; II :OO. Home
Glass Department" Mr.. Jerome +. John
son; 11:o1, Spiritual Work of the Officers" "
Rev. j. Nj. Slarrow; II 20, Preparation of
Peloubet. ID. D.: II 30, Teachers Helpers -
Mr. Jacobs; 200, closing prayer, Rev By
ron Sunderland, d. D.; recess; 12:l5 to
i2:45, Conference With Primary Teach
ers.'' Miss Anime S. Harlow, Massachusetts,
Third session, Tuesday afternoon. ID,
prayer and praise service, Mr.. George w.
Haveli; $50 Front Line of Sunday School
We Graduate?" Mrs. r. N Tilton; 4:O5,
two-minute reports on "A Good Thing We
Have in Our School," 4:30, How to Inter
est Girl in Bible Study" Miss Harlow;
4;4o. How to Interest Boy in Bible
Study" Dr. Peloubet; 4:50, open parliament
on these two subjects; closing prayer and
benediction Rev. W. S. O. Thomas:
Fourth session, Tuesday evening-I:3o
praise service, Mr.. Foster: 7:4o. prayer
Rev Oliver A. Brown, D. D.. 75O, Home
and Foreign Missions in the School," Prof
c. NJ. Lacey Sites; sos practical Temper
ance Work in the School," Rev. Geo. n.
Luccock. d. T.: 500, Music in the School,
Mr.. Charles R. Mcbride; S:35. "How Can
Business Men and Busy Women Study the
Sunday School Lesson?" DR.. Peloubet; o.
The Book and the Teacher Mr.. Jacobs;
closing prayer and benediction, Rev. ]. J.
Muir, ID. d.
Fifth session, Wednesday morning, No
vember 1910, prayer, Rev. Hugh I. Ste
venson; 1905, bible Reading Rev. Alex.
w. PtZer d. D.; 1920, report of committee
on credentials; 1O3o, report of committee
on statistics; 1910, report of the secretary; =;
1880. report of the treasurer; IL, report of
the field worker: IL 10, adoption of the new
constitution; II 20. Simple Teaching Miss
Harlow: 1:45, Teachers Meetings. DR..
Peloubet; closing prayer and benediction.
Rev. Charles H. Butler. Recess. 12:15 to
l2:45. teachers conference, led by DR.. Pc
loubet.
Sixth session Wednesday afternoon-3:l5
primary class session, with lao children,
Miss Harlow; program-4Opening exercises,
Teaching a Song" Miss Bertha Bristow;
teaching the lesson of November Il; drill
in supplemental work; closing. 4:2o, Model
of Palestine and Illustration of Next Les
son. Mr.. Frank Hamilton i::H'. "Incen-
tiveS,' Miss Harlow; 4:5o, conference on
the same subject; closing prayer and bene-
diction.
Seventh session-Wednesday evening" 30
praise SERVICE Mr.. ,Foster:5:45,, prayer,, Rev.
Joseph B. Sttt: go reportcof nominating
committee and election of officers and dele
gates to the International convention at
Boston; 7:5J. report of committee on resolu-
tions: 8, Benefits of a Sunday School Con-
Work." Rev. Samuel H. Greene. D. D.: $50,
1.-The Scholars Preparation" Rev Wallace
Radcliffe. DID: $40 THE Teachers Pre-
paration." President Whitman of Columbian
Sunday School Work. Rev. L. B. Wilson,
DID. Closing prayer and benediction.
Officers and Committees.
The officers of the Sunday School Union
of the District are: President Person H.
Eristow; first vice president, Lucius d. AL
den; second vice president, Maj. c. H. Car
rington: secretary, Jas. L. Ewin; treasurer
DR.. D. Percy Hickling; field worker Jerome
F. Johnson. The executive committee, in
addition to the officers, consists of the fol-
lowing: Col Weston Flint, Thomas b. Tow
ner, A. NJ McBath, G. c. Samson, MD:
John B. Sleman Rev. F. A. Stier l. &. Slater.
Thos j. Wilson, Andrew Wilson. Henry NJ.
Shook. j. H Lichliter, W. Redin Woodward,
Edward Warren, Washington Tophsm and
NJ. c. Baxter.
The convention committees are as fol-
lows: Finance-J. H. Lichliter. chairman;
D. Percy Hickling, MD; MaJ. Samuel H.
Walker Lucius d. Alden, Edward Warren
Program-P. H. Bristow, chairman; Jas. l..
Ewin, d. Percy Hiokling, NJ D.; Col Wes-
ton Flint Frank Hamilton. Music-Maj. C.
H. Darlington, chairman; Jerome F. john
son. John B. Sleman. Place of meeting
D. Percy Hickling. NJ D., chairman: p. H.
VIM. Burdette Mathews, chairman: w. w:
Everett, B. Frank Meyers. Ushers-Wash-
ir gton Topham, chairman: John G. Keene
F. l.. Sunny. StatiSticS-J erome F. John
sen, chairman; T. H. Martin, Andrew Will
SON Press-Jas. L. Ewin, chairman; John
B. Sleman, jr., Hermon c. Metcalf.
The National Geographic Society.
The meeting of the National Geographic
Society this evening will be the first of the
technical course. and will be devoted to a
narrative by Mr.. Herbert G. Ogden of "Ex-
n1ora tiopS on ISthmuS of Dariap h