Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18
IN THE CHURCHES

The Sunday School Association of the
District of Columbia has arranged to hold
its annual convention Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, October q, % and 30 at Mt
Vernon NJ. E. Church South. The pro-
gram as yet is not entirely completed. but
it will comprehend many matters of par
ticular interest to the Sunday school work.
ers of the city. 1t will include addresses
by Rev. A. F. Schauffer, D. D., New York
Rev. A L. Phillips, D. D., Richmond, Va. :;
Rev. T. S. Hamlin, d. D., Washington
Miss Margaret Coote Brown, Buffalo, and
many others.
The conventions of the Sunday School AS
ISOLATION in the District are looked forward
to with unusual interest by those engaged
in the work. and it is considered that the
coming event will be productive of many
helpful suggestions for the profit of the
teachers and officers in the schools of the
various denominations.
Mr.. w. w. Milan president of the asso-
citation, is chairman of the executive COM
mittee having charge of the arrangements
for the coming convention. The other Of
ficers of the association are w s. ShalIen-
berger, second assistant postmaster gen.
eral first vice president; Mr.. E. l. Boor-
aem, second vice president; Mr.. r. A. Bal
derson, secretary; Mr.. j. H. Lichliter,
with the following named gentlemen, con-
stitute the executive committee: Col. Wes-
ton Flint, Rev. S. Billheimer, Dr. G. c..
Samson, J. S. Barker, H. NJ. Shook. r F.
w J. Bowman, c. w. Bohannon John r
Dawson. George s. Gibson, E. p. seeds
Joseph A. Scott and John w. Stewart
A number of committees have been an
pointed for the convention, which are com
posed as follows:
Program-Messrs. MILAN, Shallenberger.
Booraem. Lichliter. Baldsrson, Mrs. Weston
Flint and L. H. Dewey
Music-R. A. Balderson chairman; P. L.
ball. Mrs. j. T. Bodfish,,
Credentials-W. ]. Bowman, chairman. r
S. Barker, R. E. Harvey, E. H. Cumpston,
G. w. Pratt. n -
seph A. Scott. H. L, Buell., S. T. Murray
PresslRev. G. H. Butler. chairman; Jas
L. Ewin, John B. Sleman, Jr.
Auditing-A. E. L., Leekie. Arthur Robb,
Appliances and equipment-R NJ. Hender-
son, F. E. Woodward. c. c. Purcell, Miss
Lydia K. Marshall. Mrs. s. R. Reeves.
According to the report tabulated for the
ton, held in Denver, June 20 to 20, 1902
there are in the District of Columbia 252
Protestant schools white and colored), hav-
ing 5,s25 officers and teachers, and 46, 687
scholars, tOtal eHTOliiueHl OF AZ.
At last years district convention, Mr.. w.
W. MILAN, then field worker of the asso-
citation, reported that there were in the
District 159 white Protestant evangelical
schools In the number of schools. the
Protestant Episcopal Church leads, with
thirty-seven and an enrolment of $500
The other denominations follow in order:
Methodist Episcopal, 80 schools, enrolment
1872; Presbyterian, 20 schools, enrolment.
1902; Baptist, II schools. 6.O31: Lutheran,
Is schools, enrolment, 2,263; Methodist
Episcopal South, 8 schools, enrolment,
1919; Christian, schools. enrolment,
1,47S; Methodist Protestant, schools, en-
rollment. 1919; Congregational, schools,
enrolment. 1916: Reformed. schools, en-
rollment, 321: United Brethren. l school,
enrolment, 232; Baptist Brethren Ounkers)
1 school, enrolment. ~; Brethren, 1 school,
enrolment, OF; Orthodox Friend school,
enrolment, 81; Chinese, 3 schools, enroll