Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
PHILADELPHIA Is
LEADER In SUNDAY
SCHOOLS OF WORLD
About 100000 Persons En-
rolled for Bible Study.
Bethany Takes the Lead,
With Simpson, in Ken
sington, Second.

Phlladelphia's Sunday schools lead the
world There are more men, women and
children in the local schools than in any
other city. and tho last year has seen a
remarkable growth in their memberships.
The schools also have the greatest en-
rolment OF men of any city, There are
now more than $1,000 men in the Bible
classes, almost 10000 of whom were OBJ
tained through the campaign OF the Rev.
George G. Dewey, organizer of Bible
classes for the "Bllly" Sunday campaign,
The total enrolment of the school has
reached nearly 800 coo persons this year,
an Increase of more than 5000 during the
last two years Besides the pupils there
are about 5000 men and women actively
engaged as superintendents, teachers and
in other work of the schools. This great
enrolment of the Philadelphia schools
contributes so heavily to the enrolment
of the Pennsylvania schools that Secre-
tary w. G. Landes, of the state associa
tiOn, reports that IL per cent. of the in
ternational enrolment Is in the Keystone
State.
Philadelphia not only leads in the total
enrolment but 1t also leads the world
for the number of exceptionally large
schools. The Sunday school OF Bethany
Presbyterian Church, 22d and cambridge
streets, OF which John Wanamaker Is
superintendent has almost 1000 persons
on It's rolls the largest recorded by the
International Sunday School Association.
Associated with Mr.. Wanamaker in con-
Quoting the affairs of this school are four
associate superintendents. They are Rob-
ert NJ. Coyle. the Rev. William Graham
Alexander Gamble and +. G. Gallagher
KENstNGToN TAKES LEAD.
The second largest school in the city
and the largest of the Methodist Church Is
that OF the Simpson Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church, Kensington avenue and
Cambria street Samuel T. Woods Is
superintendent OF this school.
The schools of the Kenslngton section
of the city lead from point of membership
those of any other section of Philadelphia.
Among the other big schools besides the
Simpson in Kensington are the Sloan
School. of which John Baker Tuttle Is
the superintendent: the East Baptist,
which is supervised by Harry f. Walter,
and the Summerfeld Church school. OF
which Dr. Henry Fisher Is superintendent
Mr.. Bakers school has about 1000 mem
hers; there are more than 1000 In the
school OF the East Baptist Church. and
the Summerfeld School has one of the
largest enrolments in the northeast
ST. PAUL's ONE OF BIGGEST.
Other large schools in The city include
that with st. Pauls Reformed Episcopal
Church, with the Rev. DR.. +. Il. Dagger
as superintendent, which has an enroll
ment of more than 1900; the school of the
Trinity Reformed Church, with 1900 mem
bers, in charge of II. e. Paisley as super
intendent; the Tioga Presbyterian School,
superintended by Allan Sutherland, hav-
ing an enrolment OF about 1000 persons;
the Fletcher Methodist School, John NJ.
Doran superintendent, with an enrolment
of about 400; the Cooper Memorial Meth
odst School, c. L. Kinsey superlntend-
ent, which has about 1900 members: the
Holond Memorial Presbyterian School.
Henry A. Walker superintendent, with
an enrolment OF about 1000; Bethany Tenn
pie Presbyterian. John Greenwell super
intendent, which has more than 1900 en-
rolled, and the school of the Temple
Church, Howard w. Clair super
intendent, with more than 1900 pupils.