Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-08

ment of delegates The call states that all
pastors and their assistants, superintend-
ents and their assistants and secretaries of
schools are ex-offcio members of the con-
vention, and that schools are entitled to
five delegates for the first 100 members and
one for each additional fifty or major frac-
ton thereof. While the convention is
delegate body, the doors are open to all
Christian people and to the public general
ly. With the efforts that are being put
forth 1t Is expected to bring together large
audiences at each of the sessions of the
convention.
President MILAN. in behalf of the asso-
citation, has recently addressed personal let
tiers to large number of the prominent
pastors of the city, inviting them to be
present on the opening night of the conven-
ton for the purpose of giving a visible
demonstration of their interest in and SYM
pathy with Sunday school work and APP
pealing to them to see that their respective
churches and schools are well represented.
He is receiving many cordial responses and
assurances of support
The committee in charge of the conven-
ton program is composed of the president
of the association, Mr.. MILAN, chairman
and Messrs. p, H. Bristow of Calvary Zap
list Church, James E. Nichol of Ninth
Street Christian Church, ]. w. Reisner of
Gurley Presbyterian Church, A L. Dietrich
OF st. Paurs Methodist Episcopal Church
South with Mrs. Amy May Gray, president
of the Primary Teachers Union of the
District, and Mrs. M. NJ Mitchell. president
of the Home Department Union, as advis-
DRY members
1t Is impossible at this time to give the
details of the program, but its principal
features have been agreed upon. 1t has
been the custom for several years past to
invite Commissioner mcfarland to open
these conventions, and such an invitation
has been extended to him again this year.
1t is expected that he will be present and
deliver q short address at the opening, to
strike the keynote of the meeting A
prominent out-of-town speaker will also
make an address at the opening session.
Another feature of the first evenings
meeting will be the presidents annual .
report This will review the work of the
local association during the year and
deal somewhat with suggestions for flu
ture work; 1t will also devote consider
able space to the eleventh international
Sunday school convention, which was
held in Toronto. Canada, in June last, and
was the great event of the Sunday school
world during the year. The District of
Columbia was represented in that gather
ing by delegation of eleven. That con-
vention was composed of nearly 1000
delegates, representing all parts of the
North American continent, with fra
ternal delegation from Great Britain, and,
among much important business trans
acted, it settled, through its lesson COM
studied by the Protestant schools of the
world during the next three years.
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At the convention the proceedings will
be interspersed with an attractive mu-
steal program, In charge of a committed
OF which Mr. John S. Barker of Wesley
Chapel NJ. E. Church is chairman.
Another feature of the convention will
be the exhibit room. in which Sunday
school appliances and publications will
be displayed.
A press committee, composed of Mr..
William Henry White of the First Pres
byterian Church, Mr.. E. Hilton jackson
of the First Baptist Church: Mr.; John S.
Alleman of st. PauPs English Lutheran
Church, Mr.. j. NJ. Pickens of Vermont
Avenue Christian Church and Rev C. H.
Butler of Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church, will undertake to advise the pub
lie of the doings of the convention.
The program committee has secured the
services of two eminent Sunday school
specialists for the convention. Mrs J. w
Barnes of Newark, N. j., the primary sec
rotary of the international Sunday school
organization, will make number of adj
dresses on primary work. Mrs Barnes is
engaged exclusively in Sunday school
work, under the direction of the interna-
tional executive committee, and has rep
resented the work In all parts of the con-
tinent. She is said to be attractive
speaker and as thoroughly Informed In
primary Sunday school methods any
living Sunday school worker. DIR. II. M
Hamill of Nashville. Tenn, will speak at
each of the sessions of the convention
after the opening night. DIR. Hamill was
for many years the field secretary of the |
international Sunday school organization, !
and Is now the superintendent of teacher |
training in the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. He was one of the pio- |
neers in teacher training. and has been |
engaged as a Sunday school specialist for |
more than twenty years. 1t is said that |
there is no town of more than 10000 peo- |
pie on the North American continent in |
which DIR. Hamill has not spoken on Sum
day school topics. He has written a num- |
Der of books on different sphases of the /
authorities. and has no superior in his |
line.