Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-01

Kentucky. New York, New Jersey, Massa-
chusetts. Colorado, Illinois and tennessee.
| and probably other states. have held or
VIII hold. summer school this year. Some
are held In connection with Chautauquas
and assemblies, and form an important
| part of their programs. Sunday schools are
coming to recognize they need trained
workers and are using every effort to bring
this about
Rev. John A. Morgan s j., for nine years
FAST president of Loyola College, and rec
tor of st. Ignatius' Church. Baltimore. has
Tor the future will be pastor OF the latter
parish 1t is stated that Father Morgan.
who served much longer than usual as head
OF Jesuit college, was sent to the Mary
iahu church only because IL was thought by
his superior officers that his past services
demanded a rest from arduous labors, such
as he has had to perform for a consider
able period
Quite number of Christian Endeavorers
from Washington attended the tenth an
I , convention OF the Virginia Christian
Endeavor Society which was held Tues
cay wednesday and Thursday at various
churches in Winchester. Va. When the
convention opened addresses Of welcome
We're delivered by Maj. r. T. Barton in be-
nait or the citizens generally; Rev j H.
Stonesifer for the local society and church
IN which the session was held, and Rev w
n. IL. joyce In behalf of the city churches
anu pastors. response was made by Mr.
W. H Kennedy of Lexington on behalf OF
the Endeavor delegates During the con-
sention number of addresses on interest
ing topics were made.
Bishop John F. Hurst has written a LET
ter to the managers of the Twentieth Cen
fury Forward Movement" assuring them
that he will do what he can in its Interest
at the fall conferences over which he is to
preside The object of the movement is to
induce. II possible. two millions of persons
a
United States in the near future
An appeal for help in the cause says: The
can mas gone forth TO advance. To be dis
obedient at such an hour as this would
brand us nothing less than towards or
traitors. Every one Of us must stand in
line: The plans may not suit u.s. but the
Leaders to whom has been given the re-
sponsibility have given us marching orders.
ana 1t is our duty to obey
The subcommittee of arrangements of the
sunday School Association of the District
OF columbia, of which Mr. Jerome,F Jotn
son Is chairman, is busily engaged in the
preparation OF the program to be observed
at the annual convention, which will he
held at Calvary Baptist Sunday school
house November H. 13 and IA next. The
committee has already secured as speak
ers fIot; Frank K Saunders of Yale,
on on, the sunday school union, and Dr. Mer-
rili h Gates, former president of Amherst
H ,,ornbie' now resident of this city. Fa-
are expected from others
VINO have been invited to address the as.
semoiage Other features in contempla-
tion, IT Is expected, will make the conyen.
t t.onn VI HVo the most successful I'm the his
tory OF the association
MT. Johnson and other officers of the So
clety nave been advised that it is the in
.ehtlon or the International Sunday school
committee, which recently made a remark
apIy successful tour of the far west and
northwest in the interest of Sunday school
"oIh, TO conduct similar campo gn in the
that IA secuon OF the United States, and
mat during the coming tour of the new
bers they will visit WASHINGTON.