Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-15
FFICE Frs lECTE D
Proceedings of the Sunday School Associa-
ton.
Reports of Officers Tell of the
Progress of the
Work.

The annual report of officers and the cleo
ton Of Successors to the incumbent officials
occupied the attention OF the convention
of the SUNDAY School Association of the
District Of Columbia at Wesley Chapel NJ.
E Church this morning. The convention
will be brought to a close with tonight's
session 1t has been exceptionally well at
tended and has proved highly successful
in all for which it was planned.
Mr.. W. W. MILAN, secretary, this morn
ing submitted a statement in which he out
lined in brief the work Of the executive
committee during the year passed. The re
port Of the treasurer. Mr. J. II. Lichliter
showed that the total amount received dur
ing the last twelve months was $500. of
which $4IN.gT had been disbursed leaving
d balance Of S1I642 in the treasury The
unpaid obligations Of the association, it
was stated, are the expenses incident to
the present convention and one-third Of a
pledge uI 500 to the international commit
Ice 10 I.i in general Sunday school work.
Mr. jerome +, Johnson, uei8 worker for
the @S-ot!tUon. SuhlnittSa a lengthy report
giving elaborate and Interesting detail Of
The work la his esIecial line.
Ms. Weston Flint. president Of the pri-
mary SIulSy Teachers Union, reported q
prosperous year.
The following officers were elected: Prcsi-
dent, Lucius -. Alden. 81. Pauls English
Lutheran Church. first vice president. JOS
second vice president, Miles VI. Shand. Cal
vary Baptist Church, secretary, W. W. Mil
Ian. Nj. Vernon Place NJ r. Church South b..
treasurer. J. II. Lichliter. Church of the
Covenant. Members of the executive com
mittee were chosen as follows: Rev. ).
BIllheUncr. Rev. r. NJ Paddock, IVES ton
Flint \. VI. McBath. James l.. Ewin W.
j. Hartley. Henry NJ. shook, r. f. Harvey.
r. A BaldcrsOn. Or 6. c. Samson. J. )
Barker. j. &, Slemau. Il. \. Hall. Rev. j.
b. Chamberlain and jerome r. Johnston.
A session of the Home Department Union
occupied the latter part Of the morning
meeting. II was presided over by Miss
Kate ;. " htte. An interesting address on
The Home Department" was delivered by
Mr.. Charles u. MeiEs of Indianapolis He
gave some historical facts cOunec ted with
the movement and enumerated the good re-
suits that had been brought about through
its agency \ conference on the subject
was ofterward conducted by Mr. Meigs
Field WORKERS Report
The report Of Mr.. Jerome F. Johnson. the
Held worker. showed that one year ago at
the convention there were reported lIi
white Protestant evangelical schools in the
District, one union school has been drop
ped. having been added to another union;
one has become denominatiOnal school.
and nVe have been added. a Methodist
Episcopal school has been started with
much promise at BrightwCod Park; another
school for the Chinese has been organized
-N''t III stp4N''L anu u streets. KING the
fourth in the District. an Episcopal mis-
sion has been started al Langion. ID. c.. a
successful mission work by the Epwort h
NJ F. South sunday school at %th and X
streets southeast, and union school al
Chevy Chase. making the total number Of
schools l59 net increase of four ovel
last var
statistical statement presented shows
the number OF schools In the District. will
the total enrolment and other items Tn,
following is an extract, giving in order tn,
total OF schools and Of enrolment by de
nominations:
Protestant Episcopal 80 schools Ills to
tai enrolment; Methodist Episcopal. 3
schools. ms total enrolment: Presbyte
rtan, - schools. $3.50 total enrolment
Baptist. 10 schools, 500 total enrolment
Lutheran. rs schools. 2.451 total enroll
ment; NJ. z. South. ! schools 15li tota
enrolment; Congregational. ) schools. i.&J
total enrolment; Methodist ProteSts~t