The Washington times., 1915-11-02
N'S Maud J. Baldwin Declares
rsonaI Purity Is Important
Part OF instruction.
WOULD INFORM MOTHERS
Home Department To Be Theme
Of Morning Session Tomor-
row-EIection in Evening.

Personal purity. as 1t relates to
knowledge and care OF the uouy. forms
an important part Of temperance in
struction that should be given children
In the elementary departments of the
sunday schools. So Mrs. Maud Jen-
k'ns baldwin. superintendent Of the
Pennsylvania Sunday School Associa-
tion. told the delegates to the twenty
second annual convention OF the Sun
day School Association OF the District.
ut the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. at the second session of the
convention today.
Mrs. Baldwin came to discuss the
methods OF work IN tho primary and
Junior departments. which she declares
should be more properly called the eie-
mentary grades. She made a series of
addresses on this subject during the
morning and afternoon sessions. and
viii speak again this evening at the
night session.
Emphasizes Personal Purity.
The teaching of temperance to tho
very Young I'm the Sunday schools was
the topic to which Mrs Baldwin ad-
dressed herself this morning. She d.
Nided temperance into three important
divisions-that dealing with alcoholic
liquors or drugs. that dealing with to-
bacco In al its forms. and that dealing
with p, ,rsonal purity. Each Ia as i'm
portant as the other. she declared. Tho
child. even as young AS from three to
hNe years. can learn to r"spect the
body and control Of the appetites. II Is
necessary II the adult is to have self
control that 1t be taught the growing
child.
MRS. Baldwin also advocated getting
IN touch with the parents Of the
children. She declared that few moth
crs know proper ways OF feeding their
babies. and that the foundations OF
later intemperance might be laid In
the manner in which mothers care for
their infants. She announced that II Is
her policy to get In touch with the
care of the children. according to i'm
proved scientific methods.
Urges Fight Upon Evils.
Real temperance. she said. is the mod
crate use of all good things and total
abstinence from harmful things. Alco-
hol and tobacco are necessarily harm
full she said but few teachers OF Sun
day schools recognize how far their re-
sponsibilty in teaching temperance
goes. She urged the teachers of Wash
ington to take wider. broader view
The morning session was called to
order by Mrs. Washington Topham.
superintendent OF the elementary de-
partment. The Rev. Joseph T. Watts,
sunday school secretary Of the Baptist
General Association Of Virginia. con-
Quoted. conference on junior work.
This afternoon Mrs. H.. b. Moulton
called the third session OF the conven-
ton to order at . O'Clock and after de-
rotional exercises by the Rev Harold
c, Warren. Mrs. Baldwin spoke on
missionary teaching In the primary and
beginners department.
Tonight Mrs. Baldwin will talk on the
religious lie Of the child. and the Rev.
Mr.. Watts will speak of the Junior age
Tomorrow the morning session will be
devoted to the home department In
the afternoon the training OF teachers
will be discussed. and In the evening.
Increase In Contributions.
The convention was opened last night
at the New York avenue church with
the largest attendance in the history
OF the organization. The principal fea-
ture was an address by the Rev. Mr..
Watts. who addressed the convention
again this morning, on the necessity
for the members of the church to take
a closer interest in the Sunday school
and do more to assist in its work,
The convention was called to order by
President T. A. Hosteter. whose annual
report showed an increase of II per
cent In the number OF scholars uniting
with the churches; an increase of
per cent In the amount OF money con-
tributed; a slight increase In attendance
and practically the same enrolment as
last year. President Hostetler declared
that he believes the time IL ripe for
prohibition in the District and the Sun
day schools could be depended on to
help bring 1t about. w. w. MILAN,
trustee Of the International Sunday
School Association. spoke on the CO.
operative spirit
The exhibits of Sunday school ap-
pliances and methods In the Sunday
school room OF the church attracted
much attention. Three sessions OF the
convention will be held tomorrow. The
morning session today began at 10:30,
the afternoon session at 2:30. and the
night session will begin at 1880.