Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-19
coLoRED SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Second Interdenouinstbnal Convention Be-
gins It's Asions.
Address By Tsmusrary President
Bagley I'm Re~ieSss Of the Past
EleetfsA OF 0mcers.

The second annual INSTRUMENTATION
convention Of the scolored Sunday schools
Of the District OF Columbia began last
evening at Zion Baptist Church. street
between Sd and 41gsstreets southwest.
Mr.. P. B. Bagley, the president of the
convention Of last year, was chosen tenn
porary chairman. In assuming the duties
OF presiding officer. Mr.. Bagley made an
address, in which he reviewed the work
already accomplished by the union.
1.-The grandeur of the Sunday school
work." said Mr.. Bagley, Lies in its atti-
tude toward the children rather than the
older people: and the hope of the future
lies not in the fathers and mothers, but in
the boys and girls Now I suppose very
many people in our churches, If they were
to say what is absolutely true, would ac-
knowledge that they have little interest in
the children beyond their own homes AS
to the sense Of our duty and take deeper
interest in the children. No man has a
right to withhold himself or to attempt to
do so from an interest in and an obligation
to the rising generation about us.
But wish to emphasize more than this:
we are dependent on the children. l
should be sorry for the church that did
not count large number of the young In
its membership, and did not realize that
not the father or the mother, but the child,
holds the key of the future. If we are to
lay hold of the communities; If we are to
save lost world, it will not be through the
men and women of today, but the men and
women of tomorrow.
Let us not lose sight of the grand object
that brings us together tonight. This is
the impression that most of all would like
TO leave on the teachers and Sunday school
workers, that your business is to find the
front line and to be marching up to it. Let
US, II you please, lay aside all isms, and
unite under one banner in one union for
one common cause"
Devotional exercises were conducted by
Mr.. c. B. Walker, following which Rev
w. ]. Howard delivered an address of
welcome and Miss H. Drew made the re-
spcnse for the convention. An address
explaining at length what it is hoped to
accomplish by the convention was made
by Prof. Richard E. Toomey.
Permanent Officers Chosen.
The election of permanent officers result
ed in the choice of the following: Presi-
dent, A. II. Stevens; vice presidents, J. S.
Newman and Miss H. v. Lee; secretary
Miss M. I. Throckmorton; assistant Sec
retaries. G. A. Turner and c. B. Walker;
treasurer, c. Purdy.
A number of five-minute addresses were
made by various delegates on an address
delivered by Mr.. w. c. Martin on THE
New Woman and the Bicycle
Music was furnished by choir composed
of members from a number of the colored
churches of the city, directed by Prof. 7.
l.. Furby
There was no session of the convention
this morning, butt according to the pro-
gram. the body will rea ssemble this after
noon. AS arranged, devotional exercises
will be conducted by Rev. r. j. Daniels:
Mr.. T. L. Jones will make an address on
Future Development of Our Boys and
Girls" and Miss Mamie Burroughs will
discuss the question. Shall the Sunday
Schools Support One General Missionary in
the District of Columbian" An address will
also be made by Rev. A. c. Garner.
The program for the evening is that
after devotional exercises by Miss Arena
E. Brooks. addresses will be made as fol-
lows; Christian Citizenship" Rev. Dr.
Walter H. Brooks; Temperance and In
temperance" Dr. C.. B. Purris. A solo will
be rendered by Miss Louise A. Hamer and
song and praise service conducted by
Prof. r. j. Daniels.