Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-26
NOTE GOOD RESULTS
Sunday School Teachers Dis
cuss Home Work.
ANNUAL REPORTS MADE
Address Delivered by Rev. Dr..
Franklin McElfresh.
FINAL SESSION THIS EVENING
preparing for the World Conquest
Will Be General Subject
Of the Meeting.
ANNUAL REPORTS MADE
FINAL SESSION THIS EVENING

The home department work was thor.
| oughly discussed at the fourth session
of the District Sunday School Associa-
| ton convention i'm the First Presbyterian
Church today. THE Home Department
and the Cradle Rolf was the subject
| Miss Annie S. Harlow of Philadelphia
| took for an address. in whic she told
| Of the splendid results being accom-
plished by the training of the younges,
children for the Sunday school.
The meeting resolved itself into SEES
sion of the District of Columbia Home
Department Union. with Mrs. Emily L.
Newton. president. in the chair
Rev. Charles E. Fultz, pastor of the
United Brethren Memorial Church, con.
Quoted the devotional service, after which
Mrs. Newton made her annual report
Miss Margaret Ernst, secretary, also re.
ported.
The Sunday School as Social
Force" was next discussed by Rev. DR..
Franklin McElfresh. teacher training
Sunday. School Association. and at the
| conclusion of his remarks a confer
ence on How to Secure and Retain
Home Department Visitors was held,
the leaders being Miss Kate 8. White
Miss Sarah Baldwin and Mrs. H. w.
Kendrick. The closing prayer was by
Rev. p W. Jeffries. pastor of the
Mount Pleasant Southern Methodist
Congregation.
This Afternoons Session.
Preparing Little People for the King
down, of Such is the Kingdom OF
Heaven" was the announced subject for
the fifth session of the convention, which
began at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon. This
meeting is in the interest of the District
of Columbia Primary Union, and Miss
Hilda North is presiding. Rev. James II.
Taylor, pastor of the Central Southern
Presbyterian Church, conducted the de-
votional service. after which Miss Mar
garet Fox directed the song service. The
remainder of the program includes:
Address, The Richest Hours" Dr. Nc
Elfresh; teaching of a lesson for begin
ners, by Miss Jane NJ. McKnew. training
teacher. kindergarten department of the
Normal School; address, THE Messenger
Service" Miss Harlow; teaching OF uni
form primary lesson. Miss Lucille Wilkin.
son; teaching of song. Mrs. B. c. Davis;
teaching Of graded primary lesson. Miss
Harlow, and prayer. by Rev. j. d. Buh-
rer.
The closing session will be held this
evening, when the general subject will
be Preparing for the World Conquest
Go We into all the world andepreach the
Gospel to every creature.
Those Who Will Take Kart.
Those who will participate in the pro-
gram are Percy S. Foster, Mrs. Grace
Jackson, Miss Florence Mullican. Rev.
Lloyd c. Douglas, pastor Of Luther Me-
mortal Church: Miss BERTHE Thompson.
DR.. McElfresh, p H. Bfistow. Rev. s. H.
Greene, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church.
and Rev DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
DIR. McElfresh's Address.
Before a large audience last night DR..
McElfresh spoke on THE New Knight
hood declaring there is greater need in
the world today for moral bravery and
that the Sunday school workers should
lead in the work for the evangelization
of the world.
The session was devoted to the work
of the adult department and teacher
training work, with the general subject
"A Workman That Needeth Not to Be
Ashamed"
w. w. MILAN. president. was in the
chair. and at the opening Norton M.
Little of the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Sunday school led a short song
service. The devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. Joseph T. Kelly, pas
tor Of the First Presbyterian Church.
after which Mrs. Ivy Herriott Shade gave
a vocal number. Carleton r. Ball, su-
perintendent of the teacher training de-
partment of the association, made brief
report. He said the work of instructing
teachers had been greatly improved dur
ing the last few years. Teacher training
graduates were then recognized as fol-
lows: Miss Edith Colburn. Miss Emma
E saum. Miss Grace A. Wilcox. Miss
Laura 7. Schneider. Louis E. Bloom. Mr..
and Mrs. Rex e. Kinsell, Mrs. w. B.
Gaines, c. w. Hall, H. T. Law. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Alderman, Maj. B. Atwood.
Mrs. J. N. Garner. E. A. Gongwer. Mrs.
Clara NJ Gongwer. C. w. Shelton. Mrs.
Mary Weninger. Mrs Lyda H. Zeigler.
Mrs. Charles H. Baker. Mrs John p.
Heap. H. l.. Williams. Mrs. Lucy M. Will
liams. Charles H. Pryor. Mrs. A. C..
Smith, Ellis F. Wilson, Ellis T. Sodman.
Mrs. Kathryn L. Rain, Miss Ruth E.
Sebring, Miss Gertrude Fielder and Miss
Clara L.. Fielder.
At the afternoon session Rev. DR.. Sam
uel H. Woodr ow. pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church, delivered an address
on Psychology Of Teaching while DR..
McElfresh discussed Problems of Teach
err Training" and S. E. Kramer. director
OF intermediate education in the schools,
spoke on object Teaching
METHODIST BISHOPS OPEN