Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION
SESSION TODAY DEVOTED TO
HOME DEPARTMENT.
Addresses by Rev. Dr.. Samuel n
Greene and Rev. A. F. Schauf-
fer, D. D.


nual Sunday school convention of the Dis
trict of Columbia was held in Mount Yer
non Place NJ. E. Church South, the session
being devoted to the interests Of the Dis
trict Home Department Union. President
Lyster H. Dewey presiding. Devotional
services were led by Rev. ]. Russell Yer
brycke, Miss Stella Bridge being the pianist.
THE Home Department, Its Advantages
and How to Start IT, was the theme of an
address by Rev. A. F. Schauffler. DID. of
New York city. DR.. Schauffier gave a prac-
ticai talk upon the advantages of such
department and the manner of starting 1t.
The speakers talk was upon practical lines
of organization
The purpose of the home department. &C
cor0ing to DR.. Schauff1er, is to bring the
international Sunday school lesson to those
who are shut in and shut out. He gave
detailed account of how the home depart
ment should be started, the duties of visi
tors and how to MAINTAIN the department
Rev. Samuel H. Greene, DID, spoke on
The Church and the Home" DIR. Greene
emphasized the Importance of the home life,
stating that 1t was the bulwark not only Of
the church, but of all civilized life and as
embodying unity, life and love. He then
told Of the organization of the home depart
ment In his own church. the Calvary Bap-
fist, and the workings Of the home depart
ment of the Sunday school.
OuL1ne OF ADDRESS.
The outline of his talk was, first, the en-
phasis Of the relation of the home to the
church; next the home workers as the
assistants to the pastor in shepherding the
flock, and the benefit which the home de-
partment confers upon the home depart
ment worker himself. At the close of Dr.
Greene's address benediction was pronounced
and recess taken for luncheon. This
afternoons session convened at 2:15, when
devotional exercises were led by Rev. c. H.
Butler, with Miss May Smith pianist;
9 Echoes From the Denver Convention" w.
s.. Shallenberger and Miss Belle Meany;
sunday School Entertainments and How
to Conduct Observation-Disclosures Day." j. W.
Ressner; Rally Day" Jerome F. Johnson;
The Christmas Entertainment" Miss
Sarah e. White: 1.-THE Teachers Social"
A; L; Dietrich; solo, Miss Mamie Shelley
The lesson for November taught Rev. A.
F. schauffier. D. D. Adjournment.
Session Held Last Night.
There was a large audience present at
last nights session Of the Sunday school
convention held in the auditorium of Mt.
Vernon Place M. E. Church South. Presi-
dent MILAN called the meeting to order
and then followed service of song, par
tlcipated in by the audience Rev. DIR. F.
ID. Power read the Scripture lesson and
offered prayer
After the devotional exercises were con-
Guided Miss Margaret Coote Brown of Buff
falo, N. Y, gave an address on "Atmos-
pheres and Unconscious Tuition The
speaker referred to the many kinds Of
teachers and their influence upon the chill
dren in the Sunday school She suggested
helps in methods and urged the teachers to
cultivate an agreeable and spiritual per-
sonalty.
The address by Miss Brown was followed
by remarks by DR.. Merrill E. Gates, who
spoke on THE Heart of Every Lesson" DR..
Gates spoke of the Importance in getting
at the kernel of the lesson and suggested
helps in teaching.
Mr.. ]. H. Lichlter, field worker and
treasurer, made his annual report, which
showed the association to be in a prosper
Gus condition.
The exercises held yesterday afternoon
were under the auspices of the District
Primary Union, with Mrs. Weston Flint,
presiding. Addresses were delivered by
Miss Brown on Music in the Primary
Room" and by Miss Agnes M. Baldwin of
Buffalo on Child Study Related to Sunday
School Work. Miss Nellie Newton sang
solo, and Mrs. Amy May Gray gave a
motion song. Miss Brown gave suggestions
on teaching the Sunday school lesson for
November 2