The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1908-10-17
PRESIDENT JARVIS, OF THE
BIBLE INSTITUTE DOES
GREAT WORK AMONG
THE RAPnISTS.


GREAT WORK AMONG
THE BAPDISTS.
The Bible Institute held in the
Third Baptist Church under the aus
pices Of the Baptist Sunday School
Union of the District of Columbia,
Rev. William D, Jarvis, President,
opened Sunday October 4, 1908 at 3
p. m, to a very enthusiastic audience.
\ praise service conducted by Rev.
F. W. Dixon and Rev James Johnson
preceded the welcome address which
was delivered by the Pastor of the
Church, Rev. James H. Lee, ID,
ana in which he told OF the great need
of systematic Bible study, at the same
time bidding theInstitute welcome and
giving to it the freedom of the church
throughout its sessions.
Mr.. !. D. Pair, Vice President of
The Union responded. In part he said;
Il have the honor to express the
thanks of half hundred Baptist Sun
day Schools for the invitation and
cordial welcome you have extended
to them to meet and participate in a
Bible Institute here in your church.
We bring greetings from twenty thou
sand Sunday School scholars who
meet Sunday after Sunday in their
different schools. The Baptist Sun
day School workers are realizing the
necessity of Association and cooper
alton in the work to which they are
all mutually pledged: the reaching
the teaching and the saving of the
young people of this great city.
At the close of the regular pro-
gram. short addresses were made by
Prof, Jesse Lawson and Lieut.. To-
mey, both of whom commended the
movement, bidding the Sunday School
Union Gods speed in this and al
future efforts.
Monday October 5, 1908 at 500
| p. m, the first night of the Institute
, opened with a fifteen minutes praise
| service. Mr.. P. H. Briston, Supt. O
| Calvary Baptist Sunday School gave
a very interesting and instructive tall
on Sunday School Management.
! The speaker gave as some of th'
things necessary for a successfully
conducted Sunday School,-frSt O
all, proper organization OF the school
then enthusiasm on the part of TIT
workers, that faculty in the superin
tent of getting the best of all concern
ed, perfect harmony between Pasto
and Superintendent, and familiarit,
with the word of God as given US il
the Holy Scriptures.
After questions and answers tn
/ conductor, Rev. NJ. w. D. Norman
DID, LID, took charge of the In
, stitute and for an hour the aud;enc
was one large Bible class, all eagerl,
following the Instructor as he Starte,
with the beginning of all things an,
= travelled through the different divi
sionS of the Bible, coming back to tn
: Genesis to take up Systematically
study, in their order of the books o
the Bible
Tuesday October 6, 1908 at so
p. m, praise services lead by Rev
L. D. Best and Mr.. ]. H. Smiler.
! In her paper on Relation of Pa
{ rents to the School" Miss Hattie Mc
; Intosh spoke earnestly to the parent
asking their continuous, hearty an
systematic support for the Sunda
u School Superintendent and teacher.
The parents were advised again:
keeping the child out of the church
y Because it isn't old enough an
5 doesn't understand"
At 8:45 DR.. Norman resumed ii
5 thread of the Bible teaching and r,
> viewing the previous nights wor
and carrying the Institute still fartlr
, along in its study of the Old Test
ment.
Wednesday October !, 1908 at 8:C
i ? NJ, Praise and Prayer services
lei Rev B. F. Moss.
1t SIS, Address by Rev. William
le Jarvis, ID, President of the Unto
le "Nill Environment and Christi;
Id Training take the place of the Chur,
revival with the Child?" DR.. Jarv