The times., 1897-11-30
WORK OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Annual Convention of the As
SOciatiOn of the District.
BISHOP SATTERLEE'S ADDRESS
Commissioner Wight Extends a wei
come 10 the Delegates s-Interest-
ing Facts, Brought Gut by the
Recent House-t1-House Canvass,
Related by Secretary johnson.

The fourth annual convention of the
sunda y-scliool Association of the District
of Columbia met last evening in the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church. II
VIII continue in session today and tonior-
row, the closing meeting being held at
7:S0 O'Clock.
The convention was presided over by Air.
Pierson H. Bristow, the president of the
association. On the stage with the presi-
dent were Bishop Henry 7. satterlee, Of
the diocese Of Washington; Rev. George a.
Duncan, Ph. j.; Commissioner John b.
wight ana Rev. nr Samuel Doner, pastor
of st. Pauls English Lutheran Cnarcn.
Besides THESE was a male chorus consist
ing offorty voices.
The exercises were opened with ii
singing of steal Away 10 Jesus" ny the
audience, led b y the male quartet, Hn'ler
the direction OF Percy s. Foster, with Mr..
Harry Kin5all as orgamist.
Commissioner Wight was Introduced by
President Rristow, and IN the Hame of the
District government extended o hearty
welcome 10 the delegates, He also as
sured the audience that he believed r;itch
good would result from the work the sun
day-school Association had undertaken.
BiSIlo, Satterlee, who was next intIo-
duced took for his subject the Book of
Books" /; was a pleasure and eDCoulag
ing, he said To see 81 large an audience
interested ih SunGay-scho0l work, and
consequently in building up the ahur2l ~
Christ He then referred 10 the great work
OF the house TO house canvass in most
oompim entary terms.
The subject Of the Book of Books - the
Bible, should ue treated with great revar-
ence. Cur fathersand grandfat hers read The
Bible, sndth question whicH ", sh0ulda Il
ourselves is, DC We read ii with the same
! eaTuestne loss and respect with which they uid.
/ Fifteen yeats ago he wo.lld have answered
no, bnt nav heis convinced thautne pres .nt
generation paws tine same reverence to tho
Bible tnat their ancestors did. In fact, lie
believes the Bifle is read more now than
ever before in TIE history Gf the Christian
church. II is not a lexicon for pbiiolog:sts
or for the scientists it is the book where
IN man finds sod and God seeks man.
President Bnstow submitted his aunCaI
report. in which he made = brief re;iew
of the work Of the association during The
year.
Mr. Jerome = johnson, the Secrcts ~
and field worker Of the association, ilsC
made an interesting report, witch iHclCdcd
thcstattsfics pertaining 50 the recent mouse
toulouse cGnyass. During the year fCul
Sunda y-schouls We're organized, making
total Of 154 schools, with 4 membership
of 33,524. OF the coIored Suud5 y-seh ,ols
there are %, with an enrolment Of L. Obs
Thenumber Of pupils ia the Catholic Sul,iIy
schools is approximated at 1910.
The following committees we're an
nounced
Resolutions-WHliam Rtlm Woodward
Chairman; J. o c. Roberts, Ee". staHl
BelheiTer, Miss Sarah c. Baldwin, c r
Mcbride.
Nofuinauions-Rev j. Z. Fonk Dr. E L
Glazemook, E. Scott, 5. H Walker
Thomas Jarvis.
Auditing Jom b. sleman, A. NJ. NJ
Bath
During the evening The Heavenly Song
was sung very sweotiy by Miss Bertm
BHstov
The benedicti0a was pronounced.
At the afternoon session today the cor
veution VIII be addressed ~ Nr. M1rio
Lawrence, state secretary Of the Ohi
sunday y-schoo. ASSOCIATION.