The evening times., 1898-10-24
DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Those who VIII Take Part in tn
Comiur- Animal Courouafo.,

Those who Will Take Part in the
Coming Annual Convention.
The annual convention of the Sunday
School Association of the District of Co.
lumbia wifi be held November 14-16.
The custom of holding an annual con-
vention of the District Sunday School
Association was inaugurated a few
years ago by the president of the asso-
citation. Pierson H. Bristow, for the pur-
pose of having. the Sunday school or
ganization in the District of Columbia
compare favorably with the various
State organizations. The aim is to bring
the Sunday school workers into contact
with eminent teachers, writer's and lee
turers. Among those who will attend
the coming convention are the celebrat-
ed speakers and instructors, Rev. A. F.
Schauffier, of New York city; Prof.
Frank *. Sanders, of Yale University,
and w. A. Duncan, of Syracuse, N Y
The first session OF the convention will
be held on Monday evening, November
IA, and will be opened by a service OF
song led by p. l.. Zimmerman There
will be scriptural reading by the Rev.
DIR. j. G. Butler. President Bristow VIII
deliver his annual address and Mr..
Frank Sanders will address the conven-
ton on The Bible of Today" Prayer
and benediction will be offered by Rev.
A. f. Anderson.
The second session will be held on
Tuesday morning, November Is, and will
be opened with devotional exercises led
by Rev. d. l.. Greenfield. Then will be
presented the reports of the secretary,
treasurer, field worker the president of
the home department union, and the
president of the primary union. The
election of officers will follow.
Those VINO will take part i'll the third
session are Rev. w. M Lyon, Mrs Will
lam Redin Woodward, DR.. w. A. Dun
can, Mrs. Weston Flint, Mrs. Wilbur F.
Crafts. Mrs. Newton, Mrs. Gray, Mrs
ReeveA Miss North and Mrs. Ourand
The fourth session on Tuesday evening
will be opened with song service led by
Musical Diretor Zimmermanz Rev. Alex
ander Mackay-Smith will deliver the
prayer and Prof. Sanders will de-
liver an illustrated address on Foreign
Factors in Hebrew History and Religious
Thought" Rabbi Stern. of the Washing
ton Hebrew Congregation, will speak on
Religious Education Among the Jews. :"
Prayer and benediction will be rendered
by Rev. DR.. F. d. Power.
The fifth session on Wednesday morn
ing will be participated in by Rev. B. AL
fred DUNN, Pierson H. Bristow, Rev. Dr.
A. F. Schauffier.
The sixth and concluding session on
Wednesday evening will be taken up with
scriptural readings and addresses by Rev.
Dr. F. M Bristow, Rev. DR.. Schauffier,
and Rev. DR. j. w. Duffy.
The officers of the Sunday School Asso-
citation of the District OF Columbia are:
President, Pierson H. Bristow; first vice
president, Lucius D. Alden; second vice
president, c. H. Darlington; field worker,
j. F. Johnson; secretary, w. w. MILAN;
treasurer, J. III. Lichliter.
Executive committee-Col Weston
Flint, A. NJ McBath, John B. Sleman,
James Sharpe, Henry NJ. Shook, Rev. II.
T. Stevenson, A. X. Paris. Washington
Topham, L. W. Glazebrook, NJ. D., Jas.
l.. Ewin, R. NJ. Henderson, VIM. A. Hart
ley. J. A. Scott, Rev. S. Billheimer, VIM.
Redin Woodward.
The convention committees are as fol-
lows:
Program-P. II. Bristow, chairman, j.
F. johnson, Weston Flint, w. w MIL
Ian and Rev. S. Billheimer. Music-P- L.
Zimmerman, Harry Kimball, George H
Judd, Arthur Rose and Mrs. John D.
Morgan Credentials. D. Alden, chair
man, c. H. Darlington, A. NJ McBath,
]. s. Barker and D. n. Klapp Ushers-
Rev. F. A Stier, John Imirie, jr-, w. j.
Bowman, r. A. BaldersOn and J. w.
Reisner. Press-James L. Ewin. chair
man. Albion X Paris and Grant Leet.
Auditing-John B. Sleman and L. w.
Glazebrook, NJ. D. President home de-
partment union, Mrs. William Redin
Woodward; secretary, Miss Kate S.
White: president primary union, Mrs.
Weston Flint; secretary, Miss L. Mar
shall.