The morning times., 1896-09-28

COLORED SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Growth In the District Depicted in
Glowing Colors.
Mass Meeting at Metropolitan A. NJ. z.
Church Highly Entertained by
Reports Which Were Read.

The mass meeting of the colOred Sunday
schools Of the District of Columbia, held
yesterday afternoon at the Metropolitan A.
NJ E. Church, was largely attended, and the
interest manifested in the proceedings was
noticeable. The announcement previously
made that the delegate tes to the International
Sunday school convention at Boston would
make reports drew out an unusual number,
all eager to hear what they had 20 say,
The program. Rather long foT an afternoon
service, was Interesting throughout, and
there were few 10 leave the church before
the end was reached feature of the
exercises was the excellent singing, under
the direction OF Mr.. E. v. Wright, or the
Nineteenth Street Church, who had been
selected TO take charge Of the music for
the afternoon.
The program, was begun by singing that
song which Ned Murphy, the Temperance
advocate. calls - the new song" ".An Hail
the Power OF Jesus Name" The secretary
OF the District union, DR.. F. j. Webb, then
announced the meeting and the purpose Of
the call. and introduced the president, Mr.
P. B. Bagley.
The devotional exercises We're conducted
by the pastor OF the church, Rev j. A.
johnson. In his brief address he said that
in the Sunday school there was work which
all could do, and hoped that all who could
would take much deeper interest, and in
that way help along the work OF the church
and the work of God
The address Of welcome was delivered
by Supt. W. II. Conner OF the Metropolit an
Church Sunday school In his remarks Mr..
Conner referred to the first organization
or colored Sunday school, ard called
attention to the difficulties which the
people of those days, nearly fifty years
ago, h ad to contend with TO keep the
school In operation He referred, too, 10
the organization of the Sunday School
Union aud the progress it had made 4i1,r
In the District OF Columbia alone the COZ
ored schools number seventy five. aud tn .,e
are nearly ,0C0 Officers and teachers and
over 16 900 scholars. Besides this there
were eight alley missions and other in.
stitutions organized for the good of tie
eolored children, all of them under the
auspices OF this Colored Sunday Sen -ol
Union.
The reports of the two delegates y.ra
received with much interest and atten-.
uon- Mr. W. ID. Jarvis was the first speak
er. He spoke at some length, giving an en-
tertainiDg account of the proceedings nf
tie big Sunday School Union cenven,inn
which was held in Boston in June He
quoted at considerable length facts aud
figures concerning the work performed
and the prospects of the work before the
Sunday schools OF the country. He told
how much money each State and Territory
h ad given. and how much had been pledged
for the next three years by the various
States and Districts. They had pledged
the union of the District of Columbia ito
contribute 500 a year for three years
Miss NJ. r. Bowen. the other delegate.
took up the story where Mr.. Jarvis had
left off, and gave to her hearers an in
teresting account of the convention as
II came under her observation. Her state
ments were to the effect that the colored
union OF Sunday schools was coming TO
the front. and that it was receiving recog.
milton all along the line.