The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-01
WORK IN SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Annual Convention of the District
of Columbia.

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The annual Sunday school convention OF
the District of Columbia will be held at
| the First Congregational Church, corner
of Tenth and Streets northwest, on No
sessions have been nearly completed. A
| number of subjects dealing with the adj
yanced methods of teaching in the Sunday
school will be given special attention
The official programme has been issued.
At the opening session of the convention
on Mclday November u. H. B. F. Macfar-
land, OF the Board of District Commission
ers, will preside. Song service on that
day Will be conducted under the direction
of Prof Percy S. Foster. Devotional ex-
ercises will be conducted by the Rev. DR..
Teuris S. Hamlin Committees to ar
range the business of the convention will
be appointed and an address will be deliv
cred by Rev. Floyd W. Tompkins, of Phil
adelphia, on The Spiritual Preparation
of the Teachers
The second session will be held on Tues
day afternoon. November 10, and will be
opened with devotional exercises, conduct
en- ny NV. r. W. -hOUL he 10
the programme that will be followed out
during the remainder of this session and
the session ON the closing day Of the con-
vention, Wednesday. November IA:
2:30, conference, Grading ''-Opened by
W. w. Milan presiding, to be followed by
Miss Sarah E. White, of Calvary Baptist
Sunday school. in a ten minute paper; sug-
gestions and remarks on this topic limited
to two minutes.
500 address, Methods of Studying and
Teaching the Life of Chrst'-Frank X.
Sanders, Phi. D., professor of Biblical lit
eTatuTe Yale University; 3:i5, conference
on same subject. led by Prof. Sanders;
AIS, teaching lesson for November 49,
The Ten Lepers Cieansed." Luke xvii:
11-19. Prof. Sanders; benediction.
At the evening meeting of the same day
Mr.. W. S. Shallenberger will preside. A
song service will be conducted by Prof
Percy S. Foster, with Mr.. Harry G. Kim
ball as Organist Rev DR.. F. NJ. Bristol
will read selection from the Scriptures
and offer prayer. and after solo by
Frances Helen Grossart an Illustrated lee
ture on The External History of the
English Bible. from Tablets to the Re-
vised Version" will be delivered by Prof
Frank K Sanders. The exercises will be
closed with prayer and benediction by
Rev. DR.. George S. Williams.
The fourth session of the convention
will commence Wednesday morning at $50
o'clock with devotional exercises. conduct
ed by Rev. f. N. Kirby. Following this
annual reports will be submitted from the
president, secretary. treasurer, field work
cr. president OF primary union and presi-
dent of home department union, and after
discussion of these reports officers for the
ensuing year will be elected. During the
her Wi he
Home Department Union. when addresses
will be delivered on AN Ideal Home De-
partment." by Mrs. Louise Fl. Earle; on
'Ccnsecrated Social Gifts" by Mrs. A. G..
Draper, and on Bible Study for Spiritual
Growth" by Rev Dr. Luccock
The afternoon session OF the same day
will be opened with exercises conducted
by Rev. Donald c. Macleod. After sing
ing, led by Prof. Chase, with Mrs. ]. d.
Morgan as pianist, Mrs. Wilbur F. Crafts
will make an address. The remainder OF
the programme provides for an address on
The Function and Limitations of Object
i've Wcrk in the School" Miss FINE Muir
free Burton. Louisville Ky; primary
song. taught by Mrs. Amy May Gray: sun
day school lesson. taught by Miss Burton;
benedicticn.
The sixth and closing session will begin
ut I:3G y. m, and for this the programme
is: ExPresident Merrill L. Gates. LII.
D., presiding; service of song. Percy S.
Foster. director; Herman Amiss. organ
list; $50, reading Scriptures and prayer.
Rev. r. II. McKim, ID. D.; 500. address.
THE Three Factors in Primary Work."
Miss Burton; $50 address, THE Teacher
Tested" Merrill E. Gates, LII. D., for
merly president of Rutgers and of AM
herst College, closing words. Rev. Samuel
u hpDpNiptinn
Rev. S. NJ. Newman. D. ID.
The present officers of the Sunday School
Association are: President. Lucius ID. AL
den: first vice president. Joseph A. Scott;
second vice president, Miles NJ. Shand; sec
rotary and field worker w. w. Milan
treasurer. ]. II. L!chliter.
The executive committee is composed Of
the above officers and the following: Rev.
S. Dillheimer, J. S. Barker, II. A. Balder-