Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-31
N ANNUAL CONVENTION
INTERESTS OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO
BE CONSIDERED.
Program of Exercises to Open Novem-
Der 12-COmm issiOner Macfar-
land to Preside,

Arrangements for the annual Sunday
school convention of the District of Column
bia, which is to be held at the First Con-
gregational Church, corner of 10th and G
streets northwest, November u, Is and Il
next are about completed The official
program. which has just been completed,
states that at the opening session Mr.. H
B. F. Macfsrland, president of the board of
District Commissioners, will preside, and
that after a service of song, under the d.
rection Of Prof. Percy 8. Foster, devotional
exercises, conducted by Rev. Dr. Teunis s.
Hamlin, and the appointment of commit
tees to arrange the business of the conven-
ton. an address will be delivered by Rev.
DR.. Floyd w. Tomkins of Philadelphia on
The Spiritual Preparation of the Teacher"
The second session is to be held Tuesday
afternoon, and will be opened with devo-
tional exercises, conducted by Rev. F. W.
Moot. The singing will be in charge of
Prof Charles H. Chase, with Mrs. John D.
Morgan as pianist.
The remainder of the program for this
session Is as follows
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.
300, address, Methods of Studying and
n.
Sanders, Ph.D., professor of biblical litera-
ture, Yale University. 3:45. conference on
same subject, led by Prof Sanders. 4:15,
teaching lesson for November IS, 1.-THE Ten
Lepers Cleansed," 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.
ball as organist. Rev. DR.. F. NJ. Bristol
will read selection from the Scriptures
and offer prayer, and after a solo by
Frances Helen Grossart an illustrated lee
fish Bible, From Tablets to the Revised
Version will be delivered by Prof. Frank
K. Sanders. The exercises will be closed
with prayer and benediction by Rev. DR..
George s. Williams.
Session of Wednesday.
The fourth session Of the convention will
commence Wednesday morning at $50
O'Clock with devotional exercises conducted
by Rev. E. N. Kirby. Following this an
nual reports will be submitted from the
president, secretary, treasurer, field worker,
president Of primary union and president
of home department union, and after dis
cussion of these reports officers for the
ensuing year will be elected. During the
morning there Will be a session of the
Home Department Union, when addresses
will be delivered on IAN Ideal Home De-
partment." by Mrs. Louise H. Earle: on
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. WILDER F. Crafts
will make an address. The remainder of
the program provides for an address on
The Function and limitations Of ObJec-
tive Work in the School," Miss FINE Muir
free Burton, Louisville, Ky; primary song,
taught by Mrs. Amy May Gray; Sunday
school lesson, taught by Miss Burton; bene-
diction.
The sixth and closing session will be-
gin at 7:30 pm, and for this the program
is: Ex-President Merrill f. Gates, LID,
presiding; service of song, Percy S. Eos
ter, director; Herman Amiss, organist; 100
reading Scriptures and prayer, Rev. r. H.
McKim, ID; s. address, The Three Fac
address, THE Teacher Tested" Merrill E.
Gates, LID, formerly president OF Rut-
gers and of Amherst College; closing words,
Rev. Samuel H. Greene. ID; prayer and
benediction, Rev. S. NJ. Newman, DID,
officers and Committees.
The present officers of the Sunday School
Association are: President, Lucius D. AL
den: first vice president Joseph A. Scout
second vice president. Miles NJ. Shand; sec
rotary and field worker, W. w. MILAN;
treasurer j. H. Lichliter.
the above officers and the following: Rev.
S Billheimer, ]. s. Barker, r. A. Balderson,
Rev j. B. Chamberlin, James L. Ewin,
Weston Flint. w. B. Hartley. H. A. Hall.
r. f. Harvey, Jerome F. johnson, A. M.
McBath, Rev. E. NJ. Paddock. John B. Sic
man, George c. Samson Henry NJ. Shook.
The convention committees are:
Program--L. D. Alden, chairman; ]. A.
Scott, NJ. NJ. Shand, w. w. MILAN, ]. F.
Johnson Mrs. Weston Flint, Miss Kate s.
White.
Music-Dr. George c. Samson, chairman;
Percy S. Foster, Frank A. Wilson, p. l..
Zimmerman, r. A. Balderson j. l.. MacEl-
wee.
Credentials and badges-R. E. Harvey,
chairman; ]. S. Van Arsdale. J. S. Barker,
A. M. McBath. H. R. Center, W. j. Bow
man.
Ushers-Geo. H. Judd. chairman; j. w.
Resner, w. F. Woolard, Geo. S. Gibson, A.
E. L. Leckie.
Press-Jas. L. Ewin, chairman; A. L.
Dietrich, Rev. c. H. Butler.
Auditng-J. B. Sleman, chairman; H. K.