Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL, MEN DINE
ANNUAL COLLATfoNikT FIRST CON
GREGATIONAL~ CHURCH.
Responses to Sentiments by Promf-
nenf Lenders-Address by President
johnson Those Present.

The second annual dinner of superintend-
ents of Sunday schoois-and of the execu-
tive committee of the District of Columbia
Sunday School Association was held last
evening in the main Sunday school room of
the First Congregational Church which
was brilliantly Illuminated and decorated
with plants and flowers for the occasion
The repast was served by the Ladies Aid
Society of the church.
The tables were arranged in the form OF a
cross. Mr.. W. W. MILAN, chairman of the
committee ON dinner, presided, and also
| served as POSTMASTER, Mr.. Miles NJ Shand,
who was on the program for the latter
duty, having declined
Grace before meat was said by Mr.. Lu-
cius D. Alden, superintendent of st. Pauls
Lutheran Sunday school and for many
years president of the association.
After the dinner speeches were the order.
Ihe toasts were greatly enjoyed by those
at the tables, and also by the ladies be-
hind the screens, as was manifested by fire.
Quent applause.
In his Introductory address as toastmas-
ter Mr.. MILAN said there are two things
at least the Sunday school workers Of the
new century will find and leave unchanged
1.-The blessed old book and the plan of sal
vation." He proposed as a sentiment for
the new century, More of Christ and less
of creeds, more of results and less of meth
DDS, more of the best way and less of my
way
The First to Respond.
The first speaker to be introduced was
Mr.. E. ]. Booraem, superintendent of Ham
line Methodist Episcopal Sunday school.
His theme was The Superintendent and
His Work" He said in part: "One char
acteristic of the Sunday school of the close
of the nineteenth and the beginning of the
twentieth century is that it is strictly re-
ligious. Piety has been and must be above
all else in the selection Of the superintend-
ent. He must have the love Of the work in
his soul; must know his school, must main
tain order and punctuality and must know
that the possibilities of Sunday school work
are constantly charging.
school of Gurley Memorial Presbyterian
Church, the next speaker discussed Sun
day School Teaching" Rev. e. S. Dunlap,
the new assistant rector of st. Johns p.
E. Church, who was to have spoken on
1.-The Sunday School Problem had sent a
telegram expressing his regrets, which was
read by the POSTMASTER, who then pre-
scented President johnson, whose theme
was Our Association After some witty
Introductory remarks, Mr.. Johnson said, in
part:
''Our association stands as the represen-
tatiye or auxiliary of the International
Sunday School Association. And the In
ternational Sunday School Association
stands for aggressive, interdenominational
cooperation on the part of Christians OF
all names, by which the efficiency of the
Sunday school, the Bible studying and
teaching service of the church, may be In
creased 1t stands for the international
system of uniform lessons now used In all
parts of the world by fully 25OOo,OOO peo-
pie. 1t stands for encouragement and
stimulation. Under it's auspices fully 10000
conventions are held annually in the United
States and Canada. 1t stands for better
teaching through teachers meetings, teach
er-training classes, institutes, home de-
partments. primary unions, the cradle ron
and summer schools: and 1t stands for
the best in Sunday school architecture,
equipment and management.
THE District Of Columbia has its repre-
sentative on the International executive
committee and we contribute 500 per year
to it's work. To this executive committee
IS committed such oversight of the work
between conventions as Is contemplated by
the constitution and bylaws Of the asso-
citation. 1t is American to improve every
thing. AS we prefer fresh bread to stale,
so we like fresh plans and methods IN
Sunday school work.
The Annual Conventions.
For seven years past there has been
held annually delegate convention that
has taken rank l am justified in saying,
with those of the states. An average of
about 900 delegates have attended these
conventions annually. The expenses have
been met by the voluntary contributions
from the schools, whereby they We're free
to all
TN this connection I wish to speak of our
next convention. The"1ates fixed upon are
October 2S to 30 and the use of the Cal
vary Baptist Church has been granted.
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