The times., 1899-11-16
SUNDAY SCHUUb WORKERS
The Annual Convention Of the As
sociation Called.
The Exercises at Wesley Chapel
Resolutions Protesting Against
erts-The Adoption of Decision Day
The Report OF the Treasurer.

School Association Of the District of Co
iumbia was concluded last night at Wesley
Chapel 1t was probably the most success
full ever conducted by that organization.
An unusually large attendance was present
at the last meeting and much enthusiasm
was displayed.
The exercises were commenced with the
reading of scriptural selections by the Rev.
Dr. G. p. Wilson, OF the Assemblys Presby
terian Church. The report of the commit
Tee on resolutions was then submitted by
". II Smith its chairman, and was unan-
imOusly adopted It was as follows:
Resolved, That in view Of the blessed results in
other cities attending the Observance OF jcclslon
Day in the Sabbath-scho0ls as well MS cur own
experience IN the schools where The Decision
bay cards were used last March in connection
with the meetings held under the Rev. Chapman,
il IS our judgment that there should be annual
observeraRce Of this day in our schools in the
District Therefore, it IS further
Resolved, That such a Decision Day be held
in the latter part OF the month OF January, 1870,
ami that the executive committee OF this union
i hereby charged with the duty ef determining
the sabbath and OF making all the preliminary
arrangements and necessary provisions for the
proper and most successful observance Of the
Decision Day by all Of cur Sabbath-schools
that willing to cooperate for the purpose.
Resolved, That we heartily approve the efforts
and aims Of the Ant-Saloon League OF the District
OF Columbia IN striving 20 exterminate the liquor
curse; and we recommend that 20 far may be
I proper all Sabbath-schools and their workers to
ASST the league IN furthering this great and
good work.
Resolved, That we join our protest with that of
Christian people all over ths country against the
seating in Congress Of that open and defiant poyg
amist Brigham II. Roberts Of Utah. as being
against the laws Of God and these United States;
and earnestly recommend that every lover OF
home and of children use their best endcavors
with very Congressman with whom they may
have influence. ID his emulsion
! from the House Of Representatives
! Mrs. Bryner delivered an entertaining
! address on The Successful Primary
I Teacher Charles d. Meigs spoke on
/ Why Am 1 in the Sunday School Work."
I The meeting was adjourned with prayer
and benediction by the Rev J. Fred Heisse
the pastor of the chapel.
At the fourth session Of the association,
! neld yesterday morning at 80 o'clock,
J. H. Lichliter, the treasurer, rendered his
I report, showing the following receipts
from the various denominations during
the year: Baptist, SSS; Christian $l2; Con
gregatOnal, $24; Lutheran. $35; Methodist
! Episcopal, S74; Methodist Episcopal South.
S.; Methodist Protestant, So Presbyterian,
$11750 other schools, 500; miscellaneous.
/ $255.S9; total, S635.3g. The expenditures
I fer the year amount to $47S.97. leaving a
/ balance on hand OF S156.42
The following officers were elected: Pres
/ ident, Lucius D. Alden, ST. Paul's English
( Lutheran Church; First Vice President.
Joseph A. Scott, Ninth Street Christian
Church; Second Vice President Miles NJ.
( Shand, Calvary Baptist Church; Secre-
/ tary, W W MILAN, Mount Vernon Place
NJ. E. Church South: Treasurer. j. Fl.
Lichliter, Church of the Covenant Mem
bers Of the executive committee were
chosen as follows: Rev. S. Bnlheimer,
( Rev E. II. Paddock. Weston Flint 4 NJ.
McBath, James L. Ewin, W B. Hartley.
Henry NJ. Shook, R. E. Harvey. R. A.
! Balderson, Dr.. G. C. Samson, j. s. Barker,
J. B. Sleman, H. A. Hall, Rev. J. B. Cham
1 berlain, and Jerome f. johnson
The report Of Mr. Jerome F. Johnson,
/ the field worker. showed that one year
+ ago at the convention there were reported
l5o white Protestant evangelical schools in
/ the District. One union school has been
/ dropped. having been added to another
/ union; one has become q denominatiOnal
school and FIVE have been added. Metho-
/ dist Episcopal school has been started with
/ much promise at Brightwood Park, an
! other school for the Chinese has been or
ganized at North Capitol and r Streets.
! making the fourth in the District an
Episcopal mission has been started at
{ Langdon, d. c. q successful mission work
By the EpwoTth Methodist Episcopal South
Sunday school at Seventh and A Streets
northeast, and union school at Chevy
4 Chase making the total number OF
1 schools 159, a net increase of four over
/ last year
A statistical statement presented shows
/ the number CT schools in the District, with
! the total enrolment and other items The
I following is an extract giving in order the
( total Of schools and OF enrolment by de-
! nominations:
Protestant Episcopal. 36 schools. Ills to-
! tai enrollmeug; Methodist Episcopal. 81
schools, 7.718 total enrolment; Prezby-
/ teTian p schools, 1880 total enrolment.
| Baptist, is schools, 500 total enrolment.
/ Lutheran. IS schools. 2.451 total enroll
| ment; NJ E South, : schools. 1874 total
enrolment; Congregational schools. 35I
total enrolment; Methodist Protestant.
/ schools. 766 total eurollment: Christian
| schools, LOCO total enrolment; Union.
! schools, 629 total enrolment: Chinese.
schools. 94S total enrolment: Reformed.
schools, 253 total enrolment; United Breta.
rer, l school, 1874 total enrolment: Baptist
Brethren (DunkersJ, l school y total en-
! ro!lmentt The Brethren, ] school 60 tota
enrolment; Orthodox Friends, I school A.
total enrolment: Independent Methodist,
school, 2o4 total enrolment Total l5.
1 schools SO l55 total enrolment
The 1898 report showed d gain in total
! enrolment of 1853. This year a gain oil
1856 is reported, the largest percentage
Of gain nearly % per cent being in the
Protestant Episcopal schools. The decrease
In the enrolment among the union school.
resulted from a transfer Of Cne union mis-
/ sion work 10 the Christian denomination
and the dropping OF another from the ro Is
he number uniting with the church as
from the scheols-931-shows falling Of
OF nineteen only from last year. The
United Brethren denomination reports
about l9 per cent Of its school member,
ship as uniting with the Church during
the year.
II has been the custom in this report tc
give the names and enrolment Of the ter
largest Sunday schools in order of size
The 1893 report shows them to stand a:
follows. Calvary Baptist, 1,755; Hamline
NJ. E. sos, Eastern Presbyterian Gas; Ne
trOp0litan Presbyterian. 614; First Congre-
gational, 597; Wesley Chapel NJ. F.. 56S
Second Baptist, 517; Waugh NJ. T., 514
New York Avenue Presbyterian SOC
Twelfth Street NJ. E., 452.
An Evening of Music.
A large audience crowded Carroll Insti.
tate Hall last night at vocal and instru-
mental musicale. The programme include,
fancy dances and a cake walk After tn,
special features of the evening had beer
enjoyed the floor was cleared and dancius
3 iufulpa1 In until late hplr