Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-28

The Calvary Baptist Sunday School viii
hold the second meeting in the ceIeNia'io
Of its fortieth anniversary tomorro" hi''
ing in the auditorium OF the church
Tho sneciaI exercises of the school will take
he place of the regular preaching
At this service will occur the annual roll
call of the school, which this year VIII o'
esnectally attractive. The elaborate pio-
-, Which hos been prepared for the occa-
sior ui1 omen with an organ prelude os
ur Arthur d. Mayo, followed by respohsi'e
scr;nture reading and the singing Oh q
byrnn The opening prayer Will De olitLeo
nv MT. Miles NJ. Shand, former sup 'a IN M,
terdent of the school, followed oy hu
the church choir Supeffi it.nt nnstn1oster
general. will make a few remarks on WY
we Are Here" and the anniNelsa-y ny "a,
composed by Mr.. p. ii. Bristow, ana I II;s
cated to Calvary school. viii be sung. flis.
torical sketches will be given by Ciarehce
Evans, John Palmer, Edith Hammo,iS VI, -
II price. Flora Moler. John Won ana 1iis
E. E. Richardson, and AFTER the sile g. viii
a HYMN. DIR. S. H. Greene, the pastor, WI
give a brief address on the suoJeS.,
s'Through the Years. Singing by .ne
Junior pupils will precede the ron call az a
which Secretary Leslie NJ shaw MN wilI
"a Word of Cheer The peheoic'ioi "'
be pronounced by the pastor.
The third and last meeting IN the eael
cises attending the anniversary celepra'ioii
will take place next FRIDAY flsn,, W - "a IN
annual banuuet of officers, teachers ana III
,ited Guests of the Sunday school Will pe
given in the Sunday school mouse, oii w,
mo the dinner a number of addresses "Iii
he made Among those VINO Will spedn d.
D.. mr. Kerr Boyce Topper of Phll2del-
mia Rev DR.. Luther b. Wilson, pastor VI
Foundry Methodist Church; Kew. ~. Sa MI
uel III. Greene, pastor of Calvary; ana WI :.
S w Woodward. Mr.. w. 5. shahelpei eei
will preside as POSTMASTER. -. GU
The organization of Calvary Bapust sun
day school was completed January 20. 49, 49,
the membership of the school at that III.
numbering forty persons. me hlsto'H
the school is very closely connected with
that of the church, which began It's eNi KS
ence shortly before the formal orSaniHd tio. !.
sof the school. In April, 1866, nuiipsl %
Raptists who desired Sunday school monte
For their children organized the SalEd.S
Mission school. The mission was an aIteI-
noon school, and the first few sessions VIZ
held in Franklin Hail, at the colnel y. %, u
and d streets northwest The hall was hot
well fitted for the purpose, however, anu III
Nav. 1862 the little school moved MO VIVA.
was then known as Temperance Han on y
street between 9th and 10th streets. luis
.oo,, yos considered to be we'll adapted 10
the needs and the sessions OF the SENIOR
were held in 1t until late In the iaIi VI ~,
wear. November II. 1867, resolution Was
adontad which provided that the sessions Oh
fine school be held in the Columbian Law
School building, on 9Th street between -
and streets northwest, Whicn "ds ~
also occupied by Calvary Bapust oxU It.,
which had been organized in June OF tnat
wear The school still retained It's NISSAN
organization and Mr.. D. c. Whitman anu
Mr. David Haynes were, respectIFeIy' nv
first and second superintendents OIL 'he ms
sion Mr. HAYNES was afterward teach9r
in calvary school, and retained that le:d-
ton until his death, about one year aso'
Among those who are still members OF Cal-
varv Sunday school, and who served as
no mission. MIS-. Mary
Evans Miss Rebecca Burr and Miss Column
bia Noyes. 1870, - +ho
Ipon the formal organization OF the
school in January. 1863, Mr.. William SUCK
nov was elected and served its first SUI
nerintendent. Mr. w. H. Hutchins was the
ars: secretary. When the churcn olgahlLd-
ton moved into its new edlflce' Ut tne cot
ner of Sth and II streets northwest, June D.
1886 the Sunday school also held It's SEES
sons in the new house OF worship. dne
church structure was destroyed py iiie'
however. December 10. 1861, ana the ouii
iay school Immediately afterward occupied
the "Old Shiloh Church. on Massachu-
setts avenue between 9th and 10Th streets
northwest In this building the schooi helu
it's sessions until December -, loos Wheli ~
removed to the lecture room OF the ne"
church which was in course or construc,
.,on. The new edifice was completed ana
dedicated July II. 1869
The reorganization of the school into
adult intermediate and primary depart
ments which occurred in February 1888,
was regarded as long step toward en-
larging the scope of the work one Oh tne
most important movements In Wnlch Inc
school participated was in January 1855,
when il assisted the church and congrega-
ton in raising $3.50 600 to enlarge the work
of the church and schools. The organlza-
ton continued to grow, and 1t was FOUND
necessary to again reorganize the school In
January, 1894. when Junior department
was added. Following the subscription Tor
church extension in January, 1888, plans
do fnr he
a modern Sunday school house adjoining
the church edifice. Work on the building
was prosecuted with great zeal, ana II was
completed late in the winter OF lSt5-"i.
The school occupied its new home Marcn
R6 1894 and the formal opening was
memorable occasion. The organization was
further enlarged in November, 1895, by the
addition of kindergarten department, and
again In June 1896, when the home depart
ment was organized.
Cavalry Baptist Sunday school today
has six departments-adult, junior, inter-
mediate primary kindergarten and home.
bers, with SO officers. 129 teachers and Wis
ltors. 1t has organized and conducted two
mission schools-Kendall and Memorial
and also maintains thriving Chinese
school, Among the auxiliary organiza-
tons connected with the school the Bible
Club Is considered as one Of the most I'M
portant. 1t was started in 1891, 1t is said
as the result Of a visit to Washington of
Prof William R. Harper, then of Yale and
now president Of Chicago University. In
the beginning with several other schools
Of the city. 1t was affiliated with corre-
spondence club for the study of the Bible,
but In 1892 the correspondence feature was
dropped and the club was reorganzed under
the name of the Teachers Bible Club of
Calvary Baptist Sunday School, This club
now takes the place OF TIL teachers meet
Ing customary In many schools Another
important organization in the school is the
well-known Vaughn Glass and Vaughn
Glass Club. composed OF about 80 young
men. The following persons have served
as superintendents since the organiza ton,
forty years ago. up to the present time:
William Stickney. B. B. Johnson, L. r.
Taylor. H. II. Kendall. R. w. Prentiss,
P. III. Bristow. NJ. NJ. Shand. W. 8. Shall
lenberger.
The present officers of the school are:
Rev. s. H. Greene. pastor; W. 8. Shallen-
berger. superintendent; Frank H. Jackson,
secretary; N. s. Faucet, treasurer; Miss
Mary c. Carr, librarian P. H. Bristow,
associate superintendent adult H. H. Kim
ball, associate superintendent junior; Mrs
G. E. Mower. associate superinte ndent In
termediate: Miss Lydia Marshall, associate
superintendent primary; Mrs. w H. Hoeke
associate superintendent Kindergarten; Miss
Kate S. White, associate superintendent
home; assistants to Superintendent An