The evening times., 1896-11-07
SCHOOL UNION CONVENTION
Important Religious Event to Occur
November 3 10 IS.
District Organization VIII Discuss
Many Questions Program of Ad-
dresses and Debates.

one OF the events of the year in religious
circles is the annual convention OF the Sun
day-schonl Union of the district. The of-
held al tie T. irst Congregational Church No
yember 23 TO %, Will he in every Respect
an advance upon the previous conventions,
ana, like these, VIII leave = permanent i'm
press upon this important branch OF church
activity.
Mr.. &. II. Darlington, who is chairman of
the music committee, says that a male
chorus has been organized under the direction
of Mr.. Percy :. uster, and that this chorus
Will renuer helpful service in leading tie
singing. He also says that through the kind
ness OF the Christian EndeayDr commit tee of
SO the convent ion Will be loaned suffi-
cient number OF music books, such as were
used at the July convention.
MIR. l.. u. Alien IN speaking Of the w ork
OF the credentials committee, says that his
committee has made every effort to secure
a very general rcprcSentatio ton Of the Sun
day schools OF the District at the cunver-
ton. Circular letters to the various schools
called for the selection OF q pICIUrt on;itc
number Of delegates, and each OF these
delegates is 10 lie provided, in advance OF
the convention, with the badge. In this
CONNECTION the committee urges that ere.
dental cards be sent III from all schools
at once. so that the badges may be sent
out in due season. So lar seventy lists,
Comprising seven hundred delegates, have
betn received.
The badge, which Will probably he Sc
lec.ed, consists Of a small white button,
upon which are the national colorS and the
words, sunday School Convention, Noyen-
Der 23-25, District of Columbia ~ To the
button VIII he attached three ribjOns-a
red, white, and u blue. on the white
ribbon the word Delegate VIII appear
in gold.
Inc program committee have prepared
the following provisional program, all
The meetings to be held in the First Con-
gregational Church:
First session., Monday evening 80
Praise service, led by Moody Choir Percy
5. Foster, director: prayer. Rev. $. II.
Greene. DID,; presidents address Mr. p
II. Rristow: announcement Of committees;
annual report of the work Mr. Jerome +
Johnson: addresses, Rev. David j Bur
reil, DID, and Rev. a. F. Schaufflcr. b D.;
prayer aud bene,iicuon. Rcv, A W. Pitzcr
ID.
Second session, Tuesday morning. 9:i5-
Devotional exercises and Bible reading
Rev NJ Ross Fishburn; reports OF secretary
and treasurer; address, The -Four Best
Things, Dr. Schauffler; conference con
Quoted by Dr. schaufflcr: teachers meet
ings: bene,liction. Rev. T. Outwater; recess;
conferenc. Of primary teachers and rccop-
ton in East Parlor
Third session, Tuesday afternoon. 3
O'Clock Prayer and praise service. Rev.
j. j. Muir, ID. D., address, The Kinder
garten IN the Church." Miss Annie s. Har-
low; teaching next Sundays lesson, Miss
Harlow; address, Private Study OF the
Lesson Rev. A. f. Schauffler, ID. d:
eaching lesson for next Sunday, DIR.
Schauffler; benediction, Rev. Z. o. Ed
ridge.
Fourth session, Tuesday evening. 1:3O
o o'clock-Song service, male chorus. Mr.
Percy S. Foster. director: prayer Rev J
T. Kelly: International Primary J'nion.''
Mrs. W. +. Crafts: Our International sun.
day-schoul Work. Mr.. William Reynolds.
International field superintendent: PRAYER
and bencdiction, Rev. 1. W. Carter. d. d.
Fifth session. Wednesday morning, 9:i5
o clock devotional exercises and Bible
readings Rev. $. Domer. ID. D.; reports,
business, committee on credentials, etc:
address, 'Serviceablc Teaching" Rev.
Z. NJ Fergussonof New Jersey: address, Miss
Annie $. Harlow; bcnedictiun Rev j. r
Yerbryckc; primary teachers conference
and lunch in social room; a session of the
City Primary Union
Sixth session, Wednesday afternoon, 8
O'clock Devotional exercises, Rev, W. K
Stricken; address, Primary Work" Miss
Annie :. Harlow; conference. The Work
of the Suuda school Officers" Mr.. Fer
susson; closing prayer, Rev. Z. b. Ragby.
Seventh session, WedneStay V evening 7:3O
o'clock-Song service; Devotional exercises
Rev. J q Butler. u. d, report OF nominating
and election o { officers: report OF
on resolutions; address, Needs of
the Work. Mr.. william Reynolds, inter
nat ional field superintendent: address, The
Mechanism of Sunday school Progress
Rev. L. Morris Ferguson; farewell words,
with prayer and benediction, Rev. S. NJ. |
Newman, ID. ID.