Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-30
CLOSING SESSIONS TONIGHT
Officers to Be Elected and Committee
Reports Heard.
ROUND TABLE CONDUCTED
Problems Confronting Teachers in
Successful instruction Of Chill
dren Are Discussed.

The sessions today Of the District of
Columbia Sunday school convention. in
the First Congregational Church. were de-
voted to consideration of the Sunday
schools relation to the child. the general
theme Of the sessions being Train up a
child In the way he should so, and when
he is old he will not depart from it"
The morning session opened witt con-
ference Of the District Of Columbia Ele-
mentary Teachers Union. presided over
by Mrs. Washington Topham. president
Of the union. Devotional services were
conducted by Rev. John T. Huddle. and
Miss Frances Sommerville led the music.
Discusses Boys Religion.
"a Boys Religion was the subject of
an address by Rev. W. p. Johnson, in
which the speaker discussed the Bible
and general ideas on religious subjects
from a boys point Of view. Mrs. Phebe
A. Curtiss, secretary Of the elementary
department of the Ohio State Sunday
School Association, spoke on THE Lads
Basket" and later led conference on
Rev. Paul r. Hickok pronounced the ben
ediction.
The elementary teachers conference
was continued at the afternoon session,
preceding WHICH QOFOLlOHS were leu bS
Rev. James H. Taylor. with Miss Edith
Prettyman at the piano. Miss Ardelle
Payne spoke on Hand Work In the E,le-
mentary Grades and Mrs. Curtiss adj
dressed the delegates. her topic being
| Seeing, Hearing, Doing"
Round Table Held.
Following an address by Mrs. c. B.
Davis on Music in the Primary Depart
ment." the session resolved itself into a
round table for the discussion of the
problems that present themselves in Sun
| day school instruction for children. Rev
w. I. Mckinney pronounced the benedic-
ton.
The closing session of the convention
will be held tonight. with President w.
w. MILAN presiding. The session will
open with a song service by chorus
from all of the Sunday schools repre-
scented at the convention. An ADDRESS by
Be-" and a talk by Rev. Boyd v. Switzer of
Martinsburg. w. Va, on THE Pastor and
the Sunday School-His Problems. His
Opportunity and His Duty" will conclude
the program of addresses. following
which the committees on resolutions and
enrolment will report and the election
Of officers will be held.
Shows Cost Of Saloon.
Declaring that the 800 saloons of the
District of Columbia bring in a revenue
of SAB. 600. while they cost the District
So, 722, 500, Rev. J. Harry Smith of Cal
thersburg, Md, addressing the District
convention Of Protestant Sunday schools,
last night at the First Congregational
the abolition Of the saloon. The subject
| Of his address was 1.-The Sunday School
and the Temperance Problem"
You have 500 saloons in the Di- riot of
H1l Lob
nually take out of the homes Of the Dis
| trict ST. 427, 315 in money spent directly
for liquors. Add to this an annual jail
cost Of $4,000, a workhouse cost Of $780,
1856 annually, yearly cost for an insane
criminal court cost Of $s75175 each year,
and you will see that the total expense
| laid upon the government of the District
by the liquor traffic is $S,1Z2,S28. against
which the District derives a revenue OF
$413, 600"
Moral Tonic Needed.
W. C. Pearce Of Chicago delivered an
Force in North America which force
than anything else. the speaker said
America needs a moral tonic. which
would be supplied If the sound, strong
business men of the church would gel
out on the street corners and preach the
gospel Of Jesus Christ instead of leaving
all this work to the Salvation Army.
| Last nights devotional services were
led by Rev. James Shera Montgomery
while a song service was under the direc.
ton of George A. Provost, with Miss
| Grace D. jackson at the organ. Carleton
r. Ball, superintendent of the teachers
training department Of the District Of Co.
lumbia Sunday School Association. pre-
sented the report of his department
| showing that during the past yeer ter
new classes were started in the churche:
that are members of the association
these classes having a total of 1853 mem
bers. The association, he said. now has
thirty-ive Sunday school teachers train
ing classes. with an aggregate member
| ship of 563 and plans are being made