Evening star., 1902-08-15
Sunday School Convention.
pecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, August Is, 1902,
me annual convention of the yarious
sunday schools of Fairfax county was held
mere yesterday in the NJ. E Church South.
with Dr. Paul Richmond of Vienna. pres
ident, presiding, and Rev. H. A. Beach of
rails Church, secretary. The morning ses-
sion opened al 10 o'clock with a song serv-
Ice. conducted by the president after which
Prof. j. A Sprankel of Richmond delivered
an interesting address on the subject
Proper Worship by Song in Sunday
Schools" This was followed by discus
sion of the subject, Teaching Children to
Prav.' in which Rev. F. w. Fisher of
Vienna, c. F. Cummins Of Herndon and
Rev W. H. Woolf of Falls Church took
part. Following this. Rev. Edward Meade,
pastor of the Pohick Episcopal Church. de-
iivered an address on the subject, Teach
Word of Cod
The annual report of the secretary was
submitted. showing sixty-three Sunday
schools connected with the association. Mr..
h Z. Hough, treasurer reported twenty
one Sunday schools had contributed the
sum of S2S.4 .43 to aid the state work.
Rev Edward Meade, Rev. w. H. Woolf,
W NJ Ellison. Miss Kate Wescott and Mr.
Chantt were appointed committee TO NOM
mate officers for the ensuing year The
roll of schools in the county was called,
ana each one present responded with ap-
propriate Bible verses After an address
of welcome by Rev w. H wooIf. pastor of
the church, the convention took a recess
for lunch.
At 2 pm. the convention reassembled
with Vice President G. F. Cummns of
Herndon presiding Opened with singing
and scriptural reading by Mr.. E. c. Hough.
Primary class work, practically illustrated.
was nrst on the program, conducted by
MISS North of Washington, D. c. The
Herndon Quartet, consisting of Messrs H
w. blanchard, E l.. Howard, w s. Blanch-
ard and {. A Howard. favored the congre-
CATION with a number of selections
True Sunday School Teaching was the
subject of an address by Prof J. A. Spran-
KEEL. The subject, How Can We Teach
Our Children TO Be Liberal?" was discussed
by h W. Blanchard, Prof. H. F. Lowe,
Rev. H A. Beach. Rev. C. Fl. Kershaw, W.
NJ. Ellison, Rev. w. H. Woolf and Rev. Ed
ward Meade
The committee reported the nomination
OF the following officers, and they were
elected: Dr. Paul Richmond of Vienna
president; c. f. Cummins of Herndon and
Thomas Hitler of Falls Church, vice presi-
dents; Rev. H. A. Beach of Falls Church,
secretary. and E. G. Hough of Falls
E. l.. Howard of Herndon. j. L. Wilmerth
or Vienna, S. d. Tripp of Falls Church, J.
j. Sangster OF Burkes. Rev. Edward Meade
VILE
The time and place for holding the next
session was left with the executive com
mittee. After rendering a vote of thanks
to the pastor and members of the Nj. E.
Church South for hospitality, and to the
Herndon Quartet for vocal music, the con-
vention adjourned.
At night large audience assembled to
hear the lecture by Prof. J. A. Sprankel
who took for his subject, That Boy; That
Boy"
Miss Elizabeth Binn of Prospect Hill, this
county, and Mr.. William Houtz of Wash.
tngton Were married Monday night al
the parsonage of the N. E. Church by Rev
W. f. Miller the pastor.