Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-21
MANY DELEGATES ATTEND
Every Parish in the Washington
Diocese Represented.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Revs. Charles E. Buck and G. Free.
land Peter, First and Second Vice
Presidents, Respectively.

| Bishop Harding presided over the open
| ing session Of the thirteenth annual Sun
day School Institute Of the Episcopal do
| cese Of Washington. held in the Church
| OF the Epiphany this morning He also
made an address at the opening Of the
session, in which he praised the work
which has been accomplished in the Sun
day schools of the denomination in this
| diocese. There were over 200 delegates.
representing the various parishes Of the
diocese. About the walls were arranged
an exhibit of banners and much printed
matter used in the Sunday schools for the
advancement of the work,
Near the middle Of the session the an
nual election of officers was held. The
bishop Is the president Of the body. and
the list of offices annually filled are those
| of first and second vice presidents and
secretary.
William H. Singleton of st. Michael and
A., angels parish isl G. nominated NINA. Rey'
| Rock Creek, for first vice president, and
Rev. G. Freeland Peter. assistant rector
of Epiphany Church, for second vice
president. Both were selected, and Mr..
Singleton then asked that Elias 8. Hutch
reelected to the position by acclama-
ton. This suggestion was carried out.
Bishop Harding's Address.
| Bishop Harding in his address at the
opening Of the session declared that,
though the work of the Sunday schools
had been especially we'll done in the
past. still there Is plenty of room to do
more and better. 1.-The Sunday school,
| the bishop said. lis the most important
and hopeful work the church has to do"
| The Sunday school, he declared does
as much for the teacher as for the pupil.
and no teacher should think that he or
she can afford to give up the work with
out sustaining loss which should in
all instances be avoided II possible. He
spoke at some length Of the third de-
partment missionary council to be held
here November TO-
In closing Bishop Harding said. Let
| us take up this work of the Sunday
| school with renewed interest, and make
! the most Of it, He also called attention
| to the teachers training class. which
both he and Rev. DR.. Randolph Mckim.
| rector of Epiphany Church. will conduct
on the first Wednesday of each month,
commencing with November. The bishop
| will lecture on the prayer book and DR..
McKim will follow with lecture on Old
Testament history. The bishop will not
be able to attend the class on Nc amber
3. and Dr. McKim will preface his first
| lecture by talk on tho geography of the
| Holy Land. His subject will be THE
Patriarchal History.
System in School Work.
After the roll call of the delegates, W.
o. Roome. jr., superintendent OF st.
Andrews Sunday school, spoke Of the
school exhibits placed about the walls of
| the ROOM He took up the exhibits of
| each Sunday school separately and spoke
particularly of many of the banners
| which have been in service for years. He
also called attention to many of the
| systems promulgated to advance the
work Rev. DR.. William lowering De
Yries. rector of st. Marks Church. and
8. E. Kramer. Of the Church of the
Ascension, took part in the three minute
discussions.
The convention took recess at noon
for luncheon. which was served by a COM
Gus parishes under the direction of Miss
Annie ]. Douglass.
At o'clock this afternoon Rev. Dr.
Hugh L. Burleson, secretary of the Epis-
copal board Of missions began an address
on missionary Education in the Sunday
School Three-minute discussions of the
subject will be made by Rev. Robert Tai
bot. rector Of st. Pauls Church, and Rev.
Georgetown. Rev. G. Otis Mead of Christ
Church Of Richmond Va, will make an
address on THE Qualification and Prepa-
ration Of the Teacher" Rev. G. Freeland
Peter will open the three-minute discus
! sions of the subject.
Music In the Sunday School as Prep
aration for Music In the Church" viii be
| the subject Rev. C. S. Abbott. jr., rec
| tor of the Church Oh the Good Shepherd,
| will speak on at the session at 8 O'Clock
! this evening.
| Rev George F. Dudley, rector Of st.
Stephens parish. and Rev. ]. Henning
| Nelms, rector of the Church Of the AS
cension, and others will take part in the
three-minute discussions