The Washington herald., 1906-10-30
SUNDAYSCHOOL WORK
Discussed Before Thousand
Delegates in Session.
PRESIDENT MILAN SPEAKS
Says sunday school work in the
District Was Never in Better shape
Than Noyv-Mr. Prettyman Talks on
Facts and Fads of Child study"
appointment OF Committees.

An attendance which crowded the Mount
Vernon Methodist Church saw the OPEN
Ine of the thirteenth annual convention cf
the Sunday School Association Of the Dis
trict last evening. Almost a thousand
delegates were present, representing over
a hundred schools and a membership OF
$4,000 persons. The meetings Of the con-
vention will conclude Wednesday. when Il
Is expected an immense amount Of work
viii have been completed.
Last nights meeting was opened by a
service Of song. in which the entire con-
grcgation participated. James a. McEl-
wee directed the musical portion Of the
programme. ana Edgar Robinson was the
organist.
Af;er the devotional exercises. which
were conducted By Rev. William French
Locke, Hon H. b. F. Mcfarland. FIRST vice
president Of the association, addressed the
meeting. and reviewed the work of the
society in this city describing the good
that has been accomplished IN its name,
and outlining the future course OF the
ASSOCIATION. President MILAN. in his an
nual address. which followed. said that
the Sunday-school work "a the District
was never in a more satisfactory condi-
ton than at present.
President MILAN Entkused.
He characterized the washington Sun
day school workers as IN the van Of
the Sunday school movement, and was
confident that The twentieth century
would not be old when the Christian out
Or
school association outside Of .-e organ
lied nterdenominationaI movement Will
be conspicuous IN It's isolation.
Mr.. Milians address was followed by a
soprano solo, Ell he Gates OF Paradise. -
by Mrs. Otis Sweet, whose beautiful voice
was displayed 10 best adv lge in the
selection. Rev. T. J. Prettyman read
a very instructive paper on Facts ana
fads OF child study. 20 which the women
Of the convention gave their especial at
tention. and which gave the speaker an
opportunity instruct on a subject with
which he Is most familiar. Owing 10 the
enforced absence of Rev. D. Macleod.
the benediction was said by Mr. Pretty
man. who invoked "a blessing on the con-
venliOn and its work.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Committee on nominati0ns-W ]
Bowerman. c. A. Baker. c. II. Butler.
", Z. Everidge, J. r Mache.sh: com
mittee on resoutions-J. E Nich0I Mrs.
". TOpham, Mrs. K. J. Laws, and ".
II. White.
Talk on Child study.
Mr.. Prettyman's speech, in part. fol-
lows
Child study is the subject Of subjects.
Il combines all trains OF thought, all
channels OF intellectual and religious
work. Education is based on It, com
meTce has its foundation in it. honesty
must look. b ii for maintenance public
morals finds il a necessity. Some oyI-
dent student Of the question has sald.
The boy is an animal, do the best with
the animal Every criminal act. every
Incarceration behind prison bars. shows "a
use Of the wrong method in dealing with
children; wrong method and lost op-
portunity. The religious home Is the
sanctuary that viii lead all 10 Christ.
We are not dealing W.Jh science, tech
nicalities. research. but with The concrete
living child. Do not De discouraged al the
lying age. The child is merely expert
menting even with truth. Tie makes no
moral but It viii come later Above ail
things the child must obey. The home 0f
Christ was a relig Gus home, and the life
OF Christ was one of obedience. II YOU
do not teach obedience, take care that
Il be- not taught by the lash. BY the
prisons, by the honest and most cruel
blows OF life