Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
NINTH ANNUAL SESSION OF
DISTRICT ASSOCIATION.
Addresses by Commissioner Macfar'
land and DR.. Hamlin-Review
by President MILAN.

The Sunday schools of the District of Co
lumbia were well represented last night at
the opening session of the ninth annual
convention of the Sunday School Associa-
ton of the District which took place at the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
Church South. The large number of del
egates were addressed by Commissioner H.
B. f. Macfarland. Mr.. w. w. MILAN, presi-
dent of the association. and DR.. T. S. Ham
lin, while special music was a feature of
the occasion.
The meeting was called to order by the
president at 1870 o'clock, and the Mount
Vernon Place Church choir, under direction
of Page L. Zimmerman, rendered number
of selections. Rev. F. j. Prettyman, past or
of the church. read the Scripture lesson and
offered prayer, after which Mr.. MILAN in
troduced Commissioner mcfarland, who
spoke briefly in regard to the work of the
District Sunday school workers.
Mr.. Macfarland's Address.
Among other things, Mr.. mcfarland said:
You are the delegated representatives
of over one-sixth of the population Of the
District of Columbia. There is no other in
terest which concerns directly more people.
You are volunteers, unpaid in money, in
the effort to train $1,000 scholars in the
teachings of the greatest book In the world
practice of Bible principles, promotes the
general welfare. and you therefore merit
the thanks of the community. Whether you
receive the appreciation of your fellow-cit-
liens not to the full measure of your de-
serving, you have the consciousness that
you are doing Gods work and have His APP
proval."
Annual Review.
Following Mr.. Macfarlands remarks
President MILAN delivered his annual adj
dress, reviewing the work of the past year
and suggesting plans for the future. He
also mentioned some of the results of the
recent interna tional Sunday school conven-
ton held in Denver, Col, and discussed the
decisions of that convention on various
matters of.interest to Sunday school work
erS.
Modern Bible Study was the subject of
DR.. Hamlin's address He urged that the
Bible should be studied with the same zeal
and precision that characterizes the study
of the sciences and was in favor of study
ing the Bible as a whole and not in part.
The chief result of careful study of the
Bible" he said will be greater reverence
for the book, and reverence for its truths
is certainly the greatest need of the Chris
tan world of today
Committees Appointed.
Following the addresses President MILAN
appointed the following committees:
ton Topham, John S. Barker, Mrs. Anna
Bliss Finley and Jerome F. Johnson.
observation-disclosures D. Alden E. I. Boor-
aem, ]. E. Nicholl, ]. Miller Kenyon and
Miss Kate S. White.
The meeting closed with prayer by the
Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn.
The convention will continue in session
during today and tomorrow. The District
Primary Union began it's session this after
noon at 2:30 o'clock, and this evening a
meeting will be held, at which DR.. Merrill
E. Gates, Miss Margaret Coote Brown and
j. H. Lichliter will be the principal speak
ers. The District Home Department Union
will hold session tomorrow morning at
1880 o'clock, and tomorrow afternoon the
convention will be addressed by w. s. Shall
lenberger and others on the Denver con-
vention
The convention will close tomorrow night
when the election of officers will take place
and addresses will be delivered by we'll
known speakers.