Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-28
DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Program Completed for the Annual Oonven-
ton in November.
Delegates Now Being Selected by the
Organizations Represented
in Association.

The program of the annual convention of
the Sunday School Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia. to be held at Wesley
Chapel NJ. f. Church, 9Th and F streets
northwest, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, November 13, IA and Is. 1899 is now
completed and is as follows:
First session, Monday, November 13, 80
pm.-Service of song, led by Wesley Chapel
choir, Mrs. Grace Dufour Brown, organist
! and directress; 100 reading of Scriptures
and prayer Rev. Wallace Radcliffe D. D ;
500 annual report of president, Lucius d.
Alden, acting president; sos, report of the
ninth International Sunday school conven-
lion, Miss Katharine J. Laws; 500, music;
$780, address, The Sunday School IA
Soul Winner" Rev. ]. L. Hurlbut d. D.,
New York city; 9:25, appointment of com
mittees, singing; prayer and benediction,
Rev. j. B. Chamberlain
Second session. Tuesday. November H.
2:36 p.m.-DeVotional exercises, Rev. John
Van Ness; 2:45, report of special commit
tee on Sunday school libraries, Weston
Flint, chairman; 300 conference, libraries
and librarians, conducted by DR.. Hurlbut;
$50, address. "Absentees in our Sunday
School, Miles NJ. Shand; 3:45, conference
Ton the same SubjecO, conducted by DIR.
Hurlbut; AS. teaching the lesson for No
vember .. Public Reading of the Scrip
lures Neh. SLIP, DR.. Hurlbut benedic-
ton.
Superintendents are requested to urge
their secretaries and librarians to be pres
ent at this session.
Third session, Tuesday, November A.
100 pm.-Song service, led by Foundry
Quartet; F. A. Wilson, precentor; w. K.
Cohen. organst. 100, reading of scriptures
and prayer, Rev Chas. a. Stakely, d. D;
500, address-The Front Line Sunday
School. Chas. D. Meigs. state secretary
Indianapolis, Ind; $40. singing; 800 adj
dress-,fhe Sunday School for the Twentieth
Century, Dr. Hurlbut; prayer and benedic-
ton. Rev. Stowel l.. Bryant
Fourth session, Wednesday, November 10,
9:30 a.m.-Devotional exercises, Rev. f. D.
Huntley, Ii. D.; 9:45 business-Annual re-
ports: Officers of the Sunday School AS
ISOLATION, secretary, treasurer, field worker
president, home department union; presi-
dent, primary union; discussion of reports
election of officers; HOO, session of home
department union, Miss Kate S. White, pre-
siding; address-The Home Department.
Chas. d. Meigs, Indianapolis, Ind; confer
ence on same subject, conducted by Mr.
Meigs; 1870, singing and benediction IAN
home department superintendent and Vlsl-
tors are urged to attend this session.
Fifth session. Wednesday, November 10.
2:15 p.m.-Devotional exercises; 80, ses-
sion District Primary Union, Mrs. Weston
| Flint, president presiding; address, The
! Door of the Scholars Heart, and How to
| Open IT. Chas. d. Meigs; 800, singing;
| 80, address, Psalm, Prayer and Praise,
| Mrs. Mary roster bfNneF, tHtCdSo, III 8,
$40 address, Primary Union Work" Mrs
| Wilbur f. Crafts; 40 solo: 4:2o, teaching
| the Sunday school lesson for November u,
| Mrs. Bryner 800, singing: benediction.
Sixth session, Wedne sday, November 10,
| I 30 p 5n.-SOng service, led by Percy 5.
| Foster; $50, reading Scriptures and prayer
| Rev. w. +. ParsOn, D. D; 800, reports,
| committee on resolutions, committee on en-
t rollment of delegates; $50, singing; SD
| address The Successful Primary Teach
| err Mrs. Bryner blackboard OutHne); 900.
| address, Why am l in the Sunday School
| Work." Chas. D. Megs; $40, singing;
| j. Fred. Heisse, pastor Wesley Chapel.
| Entitled to Representation.
The Sunday schools of all the white
! evangelical churches of the District are en-
! titled to representation in this convention.
| They have recently been notified OF the
representation to be given each, and re-
questcd to select their delegates. The com
nittee on credentials consists of Mr.. A NJ.
| McBath, chairman Mr. J. S. Barker, Mr..
j. S. Van Arsdaie, Mr.. II r. Center and
| Mr.. W. J. Bowman.
| The present officers of the Sunday School
Association are: President, Pierson H.
| Bristow first vice president Lucius d. AL
den; second vice president, c. II. Caring
| ton field worker, j. Z. Johnson; secretary,
| w. W. MILAN; treasurer, ]. H. Lichliter.
| The executive committee consists of the
| officers and the following: Rev. S. Bill
| heimer Weston Flint, Thos Jarvis, NJ. G..
Motter. NJ. D., ]. A. Scott, ]. S. Barker,
! L. w. Glazebrook, NJ. D., A. NJ. McBath,
| w. B. Hartley, J. d. Morgan. J. B. Sle-
| man. M A Watson