Evening star., 1915-02-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL FOLK
CONFER HERE ON WORK
Divisional Field Secretary Way
Makes Principal Address at
Mt. Vernon Place Church.

The Sunday school teacher who is al
most ready to quit his or her work
through a feeling of unworthiness is
the one pre-eminently fitted to continue
it. This was the declaration of j. NJ.
Way, divisional field secretary OF the
Atlantic division of the general sun
day school board Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South, at the first session
this morning of the Sunday school in
stitute being conducted at Mount YER
non Place Church. 9th and * streets
northwest, under the auspices OF the
Sunday school board of the Baltimore
conference. Mr. Ways headquarters
are at Spartanburg, S. c.
THE superintendent who says that
his Sunday school IS in ideal condi-
tion," continued Mr.. Way, in his ad-
dress on Organized for Business, and
stating the converse of the proposition.
will bear watching. If he is satisfied
that he has done his best. one may De
pretty sure that he hasn't"
The speaker described to his audi
ence of local Sunday school workers
school recently visited by him while
in session, at which. In numerous con,
versationS between superintendent ana
teachers. not one word of school busi-
ness was spoken.
cit wasn't necessary" he said. "All
the business had been attended to out
side and on a day during the previous
week..
Need More Thorough Organization.
Mr.. Way averred that the department
of instruction should be more thor
oughly organized in ninety-nine out OF
every hundred schools, and laid strong
emphasis on the desirability Of sep
arate meetings of the teachers. He
urged the correlation of church organ
ization and the consequent prevention
of the overlapping Of activities. The
cial attention.
Have you ever seen a live Sunday
school that did not have good sing
ing?" asked the speaker.
publicity and of careful and up-to-date
Sunday school statistics.
A. L. Dietrich, Sunday school field
secretary of the Baltimore conference,
Workers in Council" He described the
workers council as the binding and re-
tanning force in the Sunday school
structure. of which the Bible is the
foundation, religious education the floor.
the departments of the school the bricks
and the thorough Christian education the
pinnacle. Mr.. Dietrich fully discussed
the relationship Of the pastors and of
the official board Of the church with
the workers councils.
Educational Evangelism" was the
topic of Rev. DR.. c. D. Bulla, correspond
ing secretary of the general Sunday
school board and superintendent of the
Wesley Bible class department
Rev E. L. Woolf pastor of Emory
Church, presided over the session and
conducted the opening devotional exer-
cises and Rev. w. P. Johnson gave the
benediction.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session Rev. H. P.
Hamil presided and devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev. F. ]. Pretty
man; W. W. Milan. acting chairman of
the Baltimore conference Sunday school
board, and Rev. F. NJ. Richardson of
Rockville delivered addresses. Other
participants included Rev. R. L. Fultz.
Mr.. Way. Mr.. Dietrich. DR.. Bulla, Mrs.
C. H. Gray, Mrs. NJ. e. Morley, Mrs.
William r. Potter, Mrs. H. B. Moulton,
Miss Esther R. Woodward, Miss Eliza
beth Townsend, Miss Mary Wright.
Mrs. John Dawson. Dr.. A. L. Howard
and Rev. H. L. Hunt.
At tonights session, which will con-
clude the institute, Rev. E. K Hardin,
Mrs. Blanche L. Burton, Mrs. Mabel
will all take part and an address on
signs That Never Fail" Is to be given
by Mr.. Way.