The Washington herald., 1911-05-07
Baptist Institute a Success.

Auot1tut0 success.
The institute held at Temple Baptist
Church during the past week by the
Baptists was most successful. DR.. H. T.
Musselman. educational secretary of the
American Baptist Publication Society,
who has been a speaker at each of the
institutes. was present and delivered a
course Of four lectures DR.. Musselman,
whose practical application of pedagogi-
cal principles to Sunday school work has
made him one Of the nations leading
teachers CT Sunday school methods. was
we'll received. His services have been
engaged for the next institute
Rev. 7. E. Burroughs. D. D., the educa.
tional secretary Of the Southern Baptist
Sunday School Board. appeared for the
first time upon a Baptist programme in
this city. DR.. Burroughs came as a
stranger. but his message gripped the
people by its earnestness and eloquence,
as we'll as the excellent material pre-
sented. DR.. Burroughs commenced the
campaign of the institute with the Fifth
and Second Churches last Sunday. He
spoke on Thursday night also, for the
Filth Church. Next Sunday he will
speak at the West Washington Church In
the morning and at Bethany Baptist in
the evening. No platform man has made
more friends in so short a time, and
there will be unanimous call for him to
return another year to represent the
Southern board. The theme Of DIR. Bur-
roughs' addresses before the institute has
been. THE teachers problem
Another new voice was that of Rev.
]. T. Watts. the Baptist Sunday school
secretary Of Virginia. Mr.. Watts was
heard on Monday evening at the insti-
tute. Under his leadership the Baptists
OF Virginia, Maryland, and the District
Will during the coming year conduct q
Sunday school and young peoples encamp-
ment at Virginia Beach. Many of the
young people of the Baptist churches
of the city will attend and come in contact
with the leading teachers Of the denomi-
nation. Arrangements were perfected for
this during the institute.
Among Washington workers who ad-
dressed the institute the most effective
address was given by Mrs. John E Daw-
son, the teacher of the primary depart
ment of Bethany Baptist Church. AS q
result OF this address a practical demon
stration Of the application OF the new
graded lessons for Sunday schools was
given in the primary work. Mrs. Dawson
taught the lesson for next Sunday in tn.
graded system of the international lesson
to members of her class. Her teaching
was characterized oy one pastor as spirit
ual and suggestive
Three Of the local pastors were on the
programme. Rev. II. B. Hewlett, who
was formerly connected with the Sum-
day school work in Pennsylvania. de-
livered an address on the opening even
ing. and Rev. ]. ]. Muir. d. D.. Of Tenn
pie Church, spoke on the Bible and
child life" on the closing evening. The
final address was given by Rev. II. ,.
Pinkham. of the Emmanuel Baptist
Church. upon "Organized Sunday school
work" Rev. H. w. o. Millington, Of
Brookland. D. c.. spoke on the Teachers
trust
All arrangements for the institute were
in the hands of committee OF which
]. B. Bradley was chairman and John
E. Dawson secretary. These two gentle
men and the superintendent and the
women of Temple Baptist Church were
responsible for much Of the success Of
the institute.