The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-30
HOW THE SUNDAY SCHOOL OF CALVARY CHURCH HAS GROWN

pouring in torrents, however. and the
inside way had to be used Half en-
hour passed before the departments
were all in their places. There were L.
374 present, and all marched to the
adult department room on the second
floor while a large volunteer choir sang
songs of greeting.
There are two stories in the building,
and the four rooms, including the L.
brary, were soon crowded
Important Departments.
Sixty of the younger children were
taken out of the primary department on
November "A. 1895. and formed the kin
dergarten department under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Kate S. White. In Deem
Der. 1896. Mrs W. H. Hoeke was placed
in charge of the department and she
still serves as superintendent. One of
the most novel innovations introduced
under Mrs Hoeke was a cradle roll.
This action was made necessary by the
great size to which the primary depart
ment had grown under the able manage
ment of Miss Lydia Marshall, who had
had charge OF the department since 1891.
| She still serves the primary as assistant
| superintendent.
The number of charter members who
are still connected with the Sunday
| school is somewhat small. It's remark
able feature is the fact that one family.
| that of Mrs. Evans, makes up the
! largest part. The roll is as follows:
Mrs. Mary E. Evans, Benjamin F. Evans.
Samuel B. Evans, Waring E. Evans. Da-
vid A Chambers, Rebecca Burr, Column
bia Noyes, and William L. Humphrey.
Mrs. H. G. Jacobs. Mrs. F. H. Pelouze,
F. H. Stickney, o. c. Fisher. F. NJ. Det-
weller, and S. NJ. PlumIey were also
members in 1863
Kendall Chapel.
! Calvary school has organized and con-
Quoted two mission schools, Kendall and
| Memorial, and it also maintains -four
fishing Chinese school.
March 5, 1896, seventeen members of
Calvary Church signed constitution or
ganizing the Young Peoples Union.
pledging themselves to establish mis-
sion prayer meetings and do other mis-
sionary work. November IS, 1866. they
held an outdoor prayer meeting on a
lumber pile near the north end of Long
Bridge. November IS, Calvary Baptist
Mission Sunday school was organized in
a frame building on Fourteenth Street
southwest, and DR.. Granville Martin was
elected the first superintendent Hon.
Amos Kendall, ex-Postmaster General of
| the United States. built and endowed a
| chapel on Thirteen and-a-half and d
| Streets southwest, which was dedicated
November q, 1869, and Kendall Chapel
was organized.
Kendall Branch Church was organized
November l, 1888. and in February. 1895.
moved into the present building on
| Ninth Street southwest, near the Ma
tional Museum. The church became an
independent organization IN 1901. The
| present officers of the school are the
Rev. Theron Outwater, pastor; Ainsley
Hall, superintendent; c. A Muddimau.
secretary; Raymond Outwater. treasurer.
c. f. Mccullough. librarian; Mrs. II. C.
Pearson. superintendent of the primary
department; Mrs Theron Outwater ST.
perintendent of the home department.
The present enrolment of the school Is
$50. including the home department. the
first one organized in the city.
Memorial Chapel School was organized
August l. 1869, and the following have
served as superintendent in the order
named: r. C. Fox. J. c. Fernald. VIII
liam Stickney. l. r. Taylor, d. A.
. Haynes, Miles NJ. Shand, Robert W
Prentiss. Charles E. Fairman, Frank A.
Swartwout Louis D. Bliss. George H
Judd. John E. Dawson. and c. NJ. D.
Browne The chapel is in a fiourishins
condition and numbers 265 members
This important department was or