Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-10

MAKE GOOD SHOWING.
Over Two Thousand Persons Attend
ed Sunday Schools in Alexandria
on Last Sunday

The Sunday school Conference, tn
object Of which is to secure create
efficiency in Sunday school work
which convened yesterday after
noon at the First Baptist Church
was concluded last night with a mas
meeting at that churcn.
w. w. Mann, the superintendent
of the Sunday School of the Noun
Vernon Place NJ. Z. Church South, o
Washington, presided and made al
address on the Purposes Of the Mod
ern Sunday School" Others who
spoke were: Rev. Frank McElfresh
superintendent of the Teacher Train
ing Department Of the international
Sunday School Association, Chica-'
go; Thomas c Diggs, general secre'
tary of the Virginia Sunday Schoo
Association, Richmond; Rev. Dr. a
l.. Phillips, of Richmond, and NJ. E
Church, of Falls Church, presi,
dent of the same association. }
Frank Myer, Of Alexandria, also made
short but practical address.
The mass meeting was attended by
ministers, Sunday school workers, an.
laymen from the various Protestant
churches in the city identified with the
movement. p
The sessions were opened yeSter-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock ari6
were presided over by ]. R. Mans
field, president, who made an addr
OF welcome to the delegates in at
tensance. The business session cor.
sistci of reports of the various off
GERS connected with the associatio!
and others. The business session con
cluded with the election of officers 9
follows: J. Frank Myers, of the =
E. Church South, president, Dr. j. H
Bitter, of the Second Presbyterian
Church. vice president; John w. Hern
don, of Christ Episcopal Church.
secretary and treasurer. These Off
GERS were installed by W. W. Milan.
Election of superintendent of de-
partments resulted as follows: Miss
NJ. E. Bontz, of Christ Episcopal
primary; Miss Helen N. Cum
mings, of Christ, secondary; N. L
Williamson, of First Baptist, adult
Bible; Mrs. VIM. Campbell, of Sec,
on, Presbyterian, home department;
Miss NJ. Gault Norton, of st. Paul:
Episcopal, teacher training.
Addresses were made IN the aftc'
noon by the following on these sub
jects: Rev McElfresh, "Home Train
ing Departn nent and Teacher Train
ing;" DR.. Phillips, "Bible Class and
Primary Department Mr.. Diggs
secondary Department"
John ". Herndon, secretary and
treasurer of the association, made {
report, showing the number Of white
children in the city receiving religion:
instruction, compared with those re
ceiving no instruction.
Mrs. William Campbell, superln
tensent of the Home Department, re
ported an increase of 233 1-3 over tn
attendance last year. The highes
record in the state, and the hanne
will be heli in the Second Presbyte
rian church.
John w. Herndon entertained tn
visitors and officers Of the assocla
tionl.at, a ,d;nenr at his home. At
O'clock the delegates and others at
tending were served supper at LIE
Canfp Hall The women of the Sec
Snd' Baptist church served the1sup
pef!!a' - =" Is t.4~ d2iroh
Interesting. and encouraging eNhib
its teoncerning Sunday school j
this city and state we're made sur
ing the meetings. " IT, was show!
that there are 4.S43 white person
in Alexandria uifGer q years of age
of which number 2,731 are eprolls
in Sun.ay schools. Over 1000 %
this numbers attended Sunday school
last Sunday. The attendance hein
as follows:
First Baptist, s54; NJ. E. Churc
South, s52; Second Presbyterian
2l0; Trinity, 156; Christ. Is;
Methodist Protestant, los: Grac