The Washington herald., 1911-07-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEADERS
PLAN 3-YEAR PROGRAMME

The great convention in San Francisco
closed its eight days session June q.
Chicago was selected as the place of the
next meeting. Officers were chosen as
follows:
President, w. N. Hartshorn, Boston;
recording secretary, A. D. Mason. Men,
phis, Tenn: treasurer, Andrew Steven
son, Chicago; chairman executive COM
mittee, Fred A. Wells, Chicago; vice
chairmen, william Hamilton, Toronto,
Canada, and C.. C. Chapman, Fullerton.
Cal; secretary executive committee, Rev.
F. v. Merrill, Minneapolis. Mimi general
secretary, Marion Lawrence, Chicago;
elementary superintendent, Mrs. Mary
Foster Bryner. Chicago; superintendent
teachers training department. Frank
McElfresh. Chicago: missionary superin--
tendent William A. Brown, Chicago;
home and visitation superintendent, J.
Shreve Durham, Chicago; secretary tenn
perance committee. Mrs. 2. Foster
Stevens. Alton, ILL.,; chairman board OF
trustees, E. K. Warren, Three Rivers,
Mich.
The mere mention of the names gives
assurance that in the future as In the
past the organized Sunday school work
Is to have the attention of men who have
proved by their success in business and
other fields that they are fully capable
Of guiding the affairs of one Of the most
important corporations in-t the world, the
International Sunday School Association
General Secretary Marion Lawrence re-
ports that the pupils in Sunday schools
Of countries included in the International
Association now number Il, "a, ,504-a gain
Of !, 1,431,0c6; while there are to-day 1,670, ,s4S
enrolled offioers and teachers, a gain of
1912. The 16l, $50 Sunday schools reported
at Louisville have become 173, ,459, and
1,1s, 400 conversions were reported during
the three years, a gain of 10000 over the
figures reported at Louisville.
The home department has made great
gain during the triennium. There are
now 644.417 enrolled members. In the
home department conferences great en-
phasis was laid on the necessity OF build
ing the family altar in the homes of
members through the agency of the de-
partment More than IA, 10000 people
have been visited during the three years
under the direction of this department,
with great and permanent results.
AuulI CIaAseS anu Oraoeo LcsBOhss
Two notable conferences were devoted
to the great adult class department,
which has been making rapid progress
under the direction of Secretary w. c.
Pearce. Mr.. Pearce and scores OF adult
class leaders came to the convention in
tour parties which visited State and coun-
ty conventions and conducted rallies in
many towns on five transcontinental rail-
ways. There are now 2095O adult classes
enrolled, with a membership probably
greater than a million. There are twelve
organized classes for each 100 Sunday
schools. It was evident in the conference
that there is pride in the increasing
numbers, but it was also evident that
the leaders are spending their time in
devising effective methods Of work for
the classes rather than in gloating over
figures.
Great as was the interest manifested
in these and other conferences, the su-
prerne interest of most of the delegates
was in the meetings devoted to the
graded lessons. There were those who
declared that the convention would show
a waning interest in these lessons, but
It was evident from the beginning that
enthusiasm for them was at fever heat.
OF course, there were objections to the
lessons, some faults were pointed out.
But there was a nod of approval when
Mrs Barnes closed the conference with,