The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-27

". w. MILAN was reelected president
Of the District Of Columbia Sunday
school Association at the closing session
OF the Seventeenth annual convention
last night in the First Presbyterian
Church.
All the ether officers and members OF
the executive committee. with few ex-
cepuons. were unanimously reelected, as
follows:
First vice president, II. B. T. Macfar-
land; second vice president. p. II. Brls-
tow; secretary, II. i. Buell.; treasurer.
j. II. Lichliter; executive committee, L.
D. Alden, c. a. Baker, J. S. Barker, Rev.
&. H. Butler, S. NJ Croft, John Dawson.
r. 4. Ford, Percy S. Foster j. II. Ham
men, T. a. HostetleT. i. T. Israel, Norton
NJ. Little. J. a. MacElWee. J. W REFS
ner. If. II. Shook, n y Watson. and
Col Benjamin Afford. c. II. Spencer
John y. Espey, and DR.. Donald c. Mae
Le0d the latter four being new members
Upon the report OF the committee on
nominations it was decided 20 refer the
election 81 the field worker and the dele
gates 20 the thirteenth international c0.-
Venuon 10 the executive committee
which VIII act upon the matter early
next year
Urges Strict Observance.
Chief among the set Of resolutions pre-
scented by the committee On resolutions
which the convention unanimously adop-
ted was that which favors the strict
Sunday Observance question.
Other resolutions iud0rsing the world
wide question Of Christian missions. CO.
operation with those Sunday schools
which refuse 20 compromise with the
liquor interests, thanks to the Sunday
school OF the First Presbyterian Church.
and the support given the convention by
the local press were also unanimously
adopted.
/ These commissions We're read 10y William
4. Wilbur, chairman OF the committee,
/ which included G.. 2. WHes. Lucius y.
I Alden, and Henry n. Shook.
I The first part Of the evening was taken
up with religious services. song services.
and addresses. Secretary BTistOW made
/ an address on our legacy from the
worlds convention, which was a report
/ GA tie convention held here last spring.
/ In conclusion, ne remarked that there
was S5,33l-j0 raised by the District as
/ ISOLATION The year closing. with a balance
\ Of s. in the treasury with no debts.
Attendance Broke Record.
Iucidenuy, IN connection with the work
/ OF the convention the committee on Gre
/ denuals reported that 20 Sunday schools
/ had sent delegates. The highest number
/ AZ any previous year. while the number
/ OF delegates actually registered at the
/ convention was 1895, another record
! breaker Rev. Dr.. S. II. Greene made an
( address on the Missionary influence OF
/ the world $ convention and Dr. Neil
. fresh spoke on The mysteries Of adde's
/ ceuce"
/ There was singing by Miss BERTHE
/ Thompson, and a sons service under the
direction of Percy s. Foster. with Mrs
/ Grace Jackson 1t the organ and Miss
! Florence 3IuIIlcan az the piano Devo-
+ Galal exercises were offered by Rev
/ Lloyd c.. Douglas, closing with prayer
/ and benedlction by Rev. Dr. Wallace
. Radcliffe.
{ During the afternoon ana morning sas-
sion. tile home Ceul- urlL work was
. thoroughly discussed. The morning SEES
sion was resolved .ut6 "a session o. ta.
. District Of Columbia Home Department
{ Union, with Airs. Emily /. Newton. pres
/ ileEf. in the ehalr