The evening times., 1899-11-13
In ANNUAL CONVENTION
District Sunday School Delegates
to Meet Tonight.
The Opening Session to De Held in
Wesley Chapel - Important Busi-
Eramme and Officers of the Organ
ization-Mattc-s to Be Discussed.

The opening session of the annual Sun
day school convention of the District will
begin this evening at 7:30 O'Clock in Wes-
ley Chapel. at the corner of Fifth and F
Streets northwest. During the meetings
of this convention which viii be concluded
Wednesday night, measures for the la.
provement of local Sunday schools will be
considered and acted upon. Plans for Sc
curing larger attendance will receive at
ttntion, and it is expected that a number
of new features in the conduct of the
schools will be recommended.
The following is the programme to be
given:
First session. this evening-Service OF
song, led by Wesley Chapel choir, Mrs.
Grace Dufour Brown, organist and direc-
tross; 7:50. reading of Scriptures and pray
er, Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, DID,; s, annual
report Of the president. Lucirs d. Alden.
acting president: sos, report of the ninth
international Sunday school convention
Miss Katherine Laws; $40, music; $50
address. The Sunday School as a Soul
Winner" Rev J. Hurlbut, DID, New York
city; s:25, appointment of committees,
singing: prayer and benediction Rev J.
B. Chamberlain.
Second session. Tuesday, November H.
2:30 p. m-Deyotional exercises, Rev. John
Van Ness; 2:i5, report of special committee
on Sunday school Libraries, Weston Flint,
chairman; 3, conference. libraries and Ii
brarians, conducted by DR.. Hurlbut; $3.50,
address, "Absentees in our Sunday School,"
Miles NJ. Stands; 3:i5, conference ION the
same subject, conducted by Dr. HurIbut;
4:15 teaching the lesson for November
10; Public Reading Of the Scriptures"
Neh viii:1-12. DIR. Hurlbut; benediction.
Third session, Tuesday, November IA,
I:3O p. m--Song service led by Foundry
Quartette; F. A. Wilson, precentor; ". K
Cohen, organist; $50, reading of Scriptures
and prayer. Rev. Charles A. Stakely. d. D.:
O'Clock, address, The Front Line Sunday
School, Charles d. Meigs, state secretary.
Indianapolis, Ind; $40, singing; $50
address. THE Sunday School for the Tweu-
tieth Century DR.. Hurlbut; prayer and
benediction. Rev. Stowell L. Bryant.
Forth session, Wednesday, Nov, mbe- Is,
$3.50 a. m.-Devotional exercises, Rev E.
ID. Huntley. LID; 9:45, business, annual
reports, officers of the Sunday School As
sociaticn, secretary, treasurer, field wo. k
er, president Home Department Union,
president Primary Union, discussion of re-
ports, election of officers; II, session of
Home Department Union, Miss Kate s.
White presiding; address, "The Home De-
partment.' Charles ID. Meigs, Indianapolis.
Ind; conference on same subject. con-
Quoted by Mr.. Meigs; 1890. singing and
benediction (all home department super
intendents and visitors are urged to attend
this session..
Fifth session, Wednesday, November Is,
e:15 p. m.-Devotional exercises; 2:30. ses-
sion District Primary Union, Mrs. Weston
Flint, president, presiding: address, The
Door of the Scholars Heart, and How to
Open It." Charles D. Meigs; 3. singing;
S:10, address. Psalm, Prayer, and Praise"
Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner Chicago, ILL.,;
3:40, address, Primary Union Work" Mrs.
Wilbur F. Crafts; 4:10, solo; 4:20, teaching
the Sunday school lesson for November 10,
Mrs. Bryner; 5. singing, benediction.
Sixth session, Wednesday, November To- |
f:30 p. m.-Song service. led by Persy S.
Foster; ESQ, reading Scriptures and pay
er, Rev. W. E. Parson, DID,; s. reports, ,
committee on resolutions, committee on
enrolment of delegates; $40, singing;
%. address. THE Successful Primary |
Teacher" Mrs. Bryner blackboard @ At |
line); 9, address, why Am in the Sun
lay School Work?' Charles D. Meigs; $40,
singing; closing words, prayer and bene- |
1iction, Rev. J. Fred Heisse. pastor Wes- |
ley Chapel.
The committees in charge of the con-
vention are made up as follows: Pro-
gramme-P. H. Bristow, chairman; L. D.
Alden, ]. +. Johnson, j. A. Scott, H. A.
Hall, Mrs. Weston Flint, and Miss Kate S.
White. Music-C. H. Darlington, chairman;
F. A. Wilson, p l.. Zimmerman, George
II. Judd. and ]. L. MacElwee. Credentials
A NJ. McBath, chairman; j. S. Barker.
]. S. Van Arsdale, Fl. R. Center, and w. ].
Bowman. Ushers-M. NJ. Shand, chair
man; Washington Topham, J. E. Powell.
DR.. NJ. G. Motter, J. w. Reisner, w. F.
Woolard, and W. T. Bair. Press-James
l.. Ewin. chairman; A. L. Dietrich. and
Rev. c. H. Butler Auditing-John B. Sle-
man and DR.. L. w. Glazebrook.