Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
COMMUNION SERVICE HELD
Bishop Harding Celebrant of Rites
Marking Start of Convention.
CITE TEACHERS PROBLEMS
Various Speakers Dwell on Requi-
sites Necessary in the Proper
Instruction of Children.

The sixteenth annual convention of the
Sunday School Institute of the Diocese
OF Washington was opened this morning
in the Church of the Epiphany. G. street
near 18th street northwest, the Bishop
Of Washington, president OF the institute.
presiding. Holy communion services
were held in the church at 9:30 o'clock.
Bishop Harding being the celebrant
Business sessions began at 1915 o'clock
in the Epiphany parish hall.
The principal address of the morning
session was The Sunday School Teach
err by the Very Rev Dr. Frank Du
Moulin. dean of the Cathedral at Cleve-
land. Ohio. DR.. Du Moulin said that
Sunday school teacher to be successful
must have the methods OF the philoso-
pher, the spirit In his work of the poet
and must have the proper vision of his
subject the prophet. Ihe speaker
further pointed out that DIS the time that
the teacher has w:.!I the pupils is so linn
tied that the lack of quantity of instruc-
ton must be made up by high quality.
Teachers Must Be Alert.
DR.. Du Moulin said that 1t was of the
greatest importance that the teacher not
only be mentally alive and alert, but also
physically. The great amount of work
that the Bishop of London is able to do.
he stated. is due in large degree TO the
fact that he takes his exercise with the
same regularity as he performs any of
his other duties.
TIE speaker characterized the eight
zenith century as that of the man, the
nineteenth as that of the woman and the
present century as the one in which the
child will be in the foreground. He said
the formation of the federal chldrens
bureau showed the tendency of the age
looking to the development of the child.
He asserted that three important Prob
lens confronted the Sunday school teach
er-the scholar, the message and the at
titude of the teacher himself. In order
that the best results may be obtained,
he said, it is necessary that the teacher
make the messages to the pupil so real
istic that they are impressed upon the
young minds to be thought of at other
times than i'm the schoolroom-
Following DR.. Du MOulin's address a
general discussion on the subject was in
order
Memorial Services Held.
In memory of E. S. Hutchinson, who
until year ago was secretary and treas
urer of the institute, who died recently,
short memorial service was held this
morning. Mr.. Hutchinson also was the
founder and for many years superintend-
ent of the afternoon Sunday school of
Epiphany church.
This afternoon general conference
held. the topic being THE Sunday
School and Missions" The speakers
were Canon Williams, archdeacOn of
Washington; Rev. III. l.. Duhring, Sec
rotary of the Sunday school commission
of Pennsylvania. and Eugene E. Thomp-
son, secretary of the Washington Sunday
School Institute. Midday prayers for the
missions were held at noon.
A debate late this afternoon was held
between Rev c. r. ThurstOn. rector of
ST Marks Church, and Rev. E. S. Hale
assistant minister of the Church of the
Ascension. the question being, rs the
overorganiZaton and Elaboration of the
Sunday School a Menace TO the Church,
The former took the affirmative and the
latter the negative.
Problems to Be Discussed.
Canon De Vries will preside at a confer
ence at o'clock, when the various Sun
day school problems will be discussed
Among the most important problems to
he considered are those of the country
schools. the rector's part in the school,
the superintendent part. the cradle roll.
the home department. adult Bible classes
and the Sunday school library
public meeting will be held i'm the
parish hall tonight at 8 o'clock, at which
clergymen, Sunday school workers and all
Interested in the religious education of
the child are invited. DR.. Duhring will
address the gathering on Signal flags
and their symbols in the missionary work
of the church.