Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-02
ITS LABORS ENDED
Closing Day of District Annual Sun
day School Convention.
OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR ENSUING YEAR
Resolution Adopted in Memory of
Late Field Superintendent.
ADDRESSES AND REPORTS

nue. Presbyterian Church Monday evening
auJourheu SINE Ole last evening. President
r III. Bristow presided. The attendance of
delegates and spectators was very large
me final session was opened with a sery-
ice OF song by male chorus under the
direction of Prof. Percy S. Foster. with Mr..
Harry O. kimball as organist. During the
evening Mr. Foster sang a solo. The Sim
ner and the Song
Devotional exercises We're conducted by
Rev Dr. Lucien Clark, pastor of Foundry
NJ f. Church
Dr. l. W Glazebrook chairman of the
committee on nominations. submitted IA re-
port, which was Endorsed by the conyen-
ton. as follows: President Pierson II.
Bristow of Calvary Baptist Church; first
vice president. Lucien d. Alden St PauI's
Lutheran; second, c. II. Darlington, North
Presbyterian: secretary. W w MILAN
Mount Vernon Place NJ. E. Church South:
treasurer, j: III. Liehliter. Church of the
Covenant. Prespyterian; executive com
mttee. the foregoing officers. and Weston
fhnt. New York Avenue Presbyterian: "A.
VI McBath. Assembly's PRESBYTERIAN: John
S =. Siemani Washington Orphan Asylum
sunday school: Henry NJ. Shook Grace
reformed; A. X. Paris. St. Johns Protest
ant Episcopal, Georgetown: Washington
iopham United Brethren: DIR. l.. w Glaze
prook' Epiphany Protestant Episcopal;
James L. Ewin, Foundry NJ f.: J. A
scott. 9th Street Christian; Rev Stanley
Biiiheimer. West Washington Lutheran;
William kedin Woodward Wesley Nerh,
odist Episcopal: James Sharp Metropolitan
Baptlst; Thomas Jarvis. Marvin NJ E.
thurch South: W. b. Hartley First .eth-
Cdlst Protestant; Rev. II. 7. Stevenson An
acostia Baptist
Convention Returns Thanks
Resolutions were adopted returnina
thanks TO the New York Avenue Presbv
tcr-an Church congregation for the use of
that editice: TO The Star and other papers
1or their announcements and extended re-
ports of the convention: to the speakers
10 the officers and members of the various
colnniltttes' 20 the chairmon OF districts
and divisions. and 10 the volunteer workers
whose devoted labcrs made the house-to-
mouse canvass possible. and also 10 the
members OF the male chorus: recommend
ing mat all Sunday schools patronize
pressure resort on the Potomac which il is
III derStood VIII be opened during the srm-
Hier- where no intoxicants will be sold
ana also recommending the steamer which
VIII run between the city and the Mace
upon which no intoxicants will be sold
laynrlng the most positive teaching of the
Bibie on the subject of temperance and of
All other moral questions; that practical
apphcation on these topics be made when
II can be done legitimately; that temner
ahce lessons be introduced in accord with
the Schene of Bible study adopted in tn.
Sunday schools; that temperance literature
De distributed. and that watchfll care h.
exercised over books introduced into sun
Idy schooi libraries, SO that nothing NAV
DC adopted that would antaconize the rnoJ
EN- standards of temperance and moralitv
Tribute to William ReynoId.
Mr.. William Redin Woodward of tho nov,
mittee on resolutions read the following in
reference to the death of the late William
reynolds. which was adopted:
Men who are great leaders and who are
"eNoteu 10 their work often fall in the line
Vi uutS' and We cannot understand why
- - NOT Ior US to know why. and it is no,
ICr US TO question. The only duty at snch
Time is for those who stand ncxt IN H.
III I VINO faIls 10 look beyond his imme1iata
loss and to the one who controls ali tbinss
IN human lives. s"
On the 18th of September 1897, William
nous OF Illinois, field superintendent
under the direction of the internatin,ln;
tiIadE school convention while in activa
IN Louisville Ky. was sIIldenIv
stricken by disease and called fron, -
Iltid on service to a greater He had o., III tiIs
. le iu! drinor and his sword-the Word oe
III Drawn He was permitted 10
an an IA 'he full strength of a splen1id ~
hood while doing a service Iybi,h 10 t iiidh-
~ no one appears qualified IN tale NJ
fe I1eEhoIds life was one of great sac
Business 80 ~ @,SIp years ago promising
5@Iess 10 Qevote himself to the work 20
advancing the cause of Sunday scboais ~
ms idhd ana IN the world. No one evc-
f ueslionS the success of the life thus con-
teu 10 good cause Into every stata
ana territory he went brayina, bsy1ti
OF all kinds, and even CANCERS IN, b
might plant schools where the Wor,I NJ
Goa could be taught In hundreds Of cities
ana towns and country places bis ,.oiaab
beeh heard pleading first for the means 20
carry on the work, and then with men wo
men and children. that they wo;I5 &c.,
free Gospel. In the last day MANY VII,
say 10 him: 1t is to you | owe the knoyvi
coge that led me to the cross
His Work In Warrington.
Our own Sunday School Association o,
inc DISTRICT OF Columbia owes a great debt
OF gratitude to Mr.. Reynolds He came 10
US In times when we needed encourageme
ana the material as wei spiritual aid
which he rendered revived hope and was
q great factor in building us up Nothing
we can 10 will repay the debt We owed him
and now owe his memory. We can only
o. what he would most desire to have
done-that is. TO work in the cause he
so much loved.
tender sympathy for Mrs. Reynolds in her
great sorrow. is also this that will con-
secrate yet more and more our lives TO the
work for which he gave his own.
In the knowledge. however. which We
have that fund of $1,000 is being secured
the interest of which is to go to Mrs. Rey-
holds during her life, We want further i
resolve that II is the sense of this conven-
uon that such step is most commendable
and worthy"
In response to Mr.. Woodward's appeal
give 81 each to the Reynolds fund there
were many favorable responses. but as the
entire amount was not secured. ii was de-
termined to continue the work until the
sum asked for shall be obtained.
Report on Credentials.
Mr. l.. d. Alden. chairman of the COM
rnittee on credentials. made report OF
the work of that committee since the call
for the convention just ended was made.
The report. which was adopted. stated.
among many other matters. that the dele
gates to the convention represented per-
sons filling all the various official relations
in IRE Sunday school Of the present date
pastor superintendent, associate ana
sistant, in all the various d>L.artments.
secretaries. treasurers, n-sanists, chorist-
ers. teachers, Librarians members of the
Bible and other classes and of the home
department. The names of COG delegates
were registered on the permanent roll, but