Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-23
OPPOSE INCREASE OF RATES
ASSOCIATIONS VIEW OF SEC
oND-CLAss POSTAGE.
Appeal to the Government in Behalf
of the Sunday Schools Of
the Country.

| the Country.
A protest against the proposed raising
Of the rate Of postage on second-class
matter was made at the session of the
Sunday School Editorial Association held
in the red parlor of the Ebbitt House
today. In a paper upon the postal situa-
ton Mr.. r. E. Magill of the Presbyterian
committee OF publication of Richmond
Va. said the increase as proposed would
work great hardship upon the Sunday
school children of the country. He re-
ferred to the fact that periodicals
and other publications are recognized
over the world as the greatest educators
of the people and that Congress for that
very reason granted the low second-class
rate.
The publishers" he said. will have
to raise the price Of the papers and tracts.
and the children will be required to pay.
through the Sunday schools and other
| organisations. additional money to meet
| the increase" He said the amount Of
the increase would be about 500 900 an
nualfy, and declared that he hoped the
| government of the United States 10 not
| In such straits as to have to raise the
price of the carriage Of such matter.
| four colored publishing houses Of the
| country, which have Pants valued at
100000. and are dependent upon the
| money paid In by Sunday schools COM
posed OF the little black children, who
| have SO little. To these people. he said.
the proposed increase would be ca
lamity
Pointing to the stated annual deficit Of
| the Post Once Department Of $14. GO 600.
he advocated different bookkeeping
oh n
| the study Of the postal situation have de-
clared that II the other departments OF
the government are called upon to pay
| postage upon the matter sent through
| the mails the result will be a difference
OF 100000 yearly. This he said. will
| cause the eyes Of the country to be taken
| from the post Office deficit as now III
rected and relieve this department Of an
| unjust burden.
| Such business methods" he said.
| would not be tolerated in any good bust
ness organization
Reports Considered.
| DR.. r. 8. Van Ness Of Nashville pre-
he announced that the report of the COM
mittee on syndication Of material was in
order. DR.. Phillips Of the Southern Pres
byterian Church then submitted report
| which advocated that after the various
religious publication houses of the coun-
| try have used plates Of biblical and other
| subjects they be sold to other houses to
| be reproduced in tracts and leaflets that
do not cross at all with the first circula-
ton.
The plates. 1t was stated. cost in the
neighborhood of from $50 to $50 each, and
| at the present time are used but once
| and then filed away.
Dr. C. r. Blackall of Philadelphia. sec
Rotary. OF the association. made a brief
address at the close Of tho meeting. de-
| ciar1ng that such a system Of syndica-
| ton as proposed should be brought to a
| focus at once. He also advocated the
| placing of at least four missionary les
sons in the annual curriculum Of the
Sunday schools in the effort to aid the
| mission movement.
The association adjourned shortly after
noon and was called to order again at
2:3O o'clock. when the report Of the COM
| mittee. On International lessons was taken
| up. During the meeting the lesson text
| question will be taken UP and discussed.
The banquet will be held this evening.
| Executive Committee .Mesting. e
A meeting of the executive committee
| was held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
| 4 program for the sessions Of tho society.
which will adjourn Thursday. was pre-;
pared. The first meeting Of the association
began at 7:a0 o'clock last evening. when
DR.. NJ. c. Hazard, acting president In
place of DR.. I. ]. Van Ness, called the
members to order. The question as to the
publicity to be given the meetings. was
thoroughly discussed. and after considera-
e. w. Rice. r. r. Dougherty and r. H.
Waggener. was appointed. Letters OF re-
greet at their inability to be present were
read from a number Of the members of
the association
The annual banquet. which was sched-
| uled for tomorrow evening, will be held
| this evening. as 1t is stated many Of the
members Of the association will leave
the city tomorrow morning. The fol-
lowing committees were named:
l. Program-R. E. Magiil, Rev J. NJ Dun
| can and ]. A. McKarn
On report Of sedretary-Rev. H. H. Mey-
er,, E. L. Pell and Rev. r. R. Doherty.
| On report of treasurer-W. H. Hirst, ].
| II. Scridner and r. w. Miller.
| Nominations-R. II. Waggener. Rev. J.
W. Duncan. Rev. w. D. Olmstead, Rev
| r: E. Bapsley and Mrs N. G. Kennedy.
Resolutions-Rev. e. w. Rice, c. G.
Names and Miss Ida Angleman
Names Of Those Present.
The list Of those in attendance last
| evening included: Miss Ida Angieman,
Rev. r. r. Doherty and Rev. H. H.
Meyer. representing the Sunday School
Journal: Rev. A. J. Rowland and Mrs
~. g.. Kennedy. representing the. Bap-
| tist Publishing Society Of Philadelphia:
Rev. R. A. Lapsley. R. e. Magill and
Rev. A. L. Phillips. representing the
Presbyterian committee Of publication OF
Richmond. Va; Rev. E. W. Rice OF the
| Sunday School World Of Philadelphia,
Rev George P. Mains Of the Methodist
Book Concern of New York, Rev. w. B.
Ol1nstead OF the Free Methodist Club Of
Chicago: R. H. Waggener Of Cincinnati.
Rev Charles 8. Albert Of the Augsburg
Teacher of Philadelphia: Rev. c. R.
Bfackan of the Baptist Teacher of Phil
adelphia, Rev. J. M. Duncan. Congress
sional Sunday School Publishing Society
| of Boston; Rev. H. H. Fout, Our Bible
Teacher Of Dayton. Ohio: Rev. E. R.
Graham, Western Methodist Episcopal
Book Concern of Chicago: NJ. c. Hazard
Phi. D., Pilgrim Teacher of Boston; w. H
Hirst. Sunday School Union OF Philadel-
| phia; Mrs. j. w. Barnes, Mrs. c. r.
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