Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-03

Tor It's purpose the encouragement OF
Bible study in the homes by those who
for various reasons do not attend
church or Sunday school.
Plea for the Workers.
Pointing out possibilities for the ad-
vancement of the home department. Mr..
Watts named telephone operators, street
car motormen and conductors and fire
men as in the neglected classes. He de-
clared that the operators have spare
time during rest periods when they
could read the home department 1itera-
ture and become interested in Bible
study.
Motormen and conductors. working
long hours. as they do, have time at
the end of their runs to pick up the
literature of the home department. and
firemen have plenty OF time. The WORK
ers in the home department should also
visit the homes for the aged, where the
old people are lonesome.
Another class suggested by Mr..
Watts was the night watchmen. He
said that between their rounds they
could sit in their offices and read more
home department literature than any
one else.
The home department. he said, re
claims backshders, and re-esta blishes
religion in the homes. 1t encourages
the reading of religious literature and
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builds up large congregations and sys-
tematizes Bible study
Mrs. Hendricks Report.
The home department headquarters,
said Mrs. Kendrick in her annual re-
port, should be made recruiting head
quarters. AS fast as the ranks are de-
pleted by the transfer of members to
the church they should be filled again
with recruits.
She reported that 107 new depart
ments had been established during the
wear. The annual reports of Mrs. Alvin
T Tracy. secretary, and the treasurer,
Mrs. Calvin T. Milans, also were heard
following the devotional exercises,
which were conducted by Rev. W. w.
McMaster, with Miss Helen Earring
ton as pianist. Rev. A. F. Anderson
conducted a QUESTIONABLE on home de-
partment work. which was followed by
the election of officers of the Home
Department Union, which resulted as
follows:
President. Mrs. H. NJ Kendrick, CAL
vary Baptist Church; vice president,
Mrs. Della Miller, Eastern Presbyterian
Church; recording secretary, Mrs. Al
van T. Tracy, Foundry Church; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. Jefferson Mid
dleton, Vermont Avenue Christian
Church; treasurer, Mrs Calvin T. Mi
chairman of the executive committee,
Mrs. Emily Newton, First Congrega-
tional Church. Mrs. Ellis Logan oc-
cupied the chair during the elections.
All of the officers were elected unani-
mously in a blanket ballot.
The morning session closed with
prayer and benediction by Rev. d. l..
Blakemore.
Afternoon Session.
L. E. Breuninger, first vice president
of the District Sunday School Associa-
ton, presided at this afternoons ses-
sion, which was opened by Rev. F. NJ.
Mccoy, with Mrs. Charles l., Bliss as
pianist. Addresses by Charles B. Fair
man. superintendent of teacher train
ing, on Some Ideals of Teacher Train
ing: by Mrs. Carl o. Spamer on
'Glimpses of Life in China" and by
Rev. Joseph T Watts on The Early
Teens" were delivered. Mrs. A. G. Grin
nell read report of secondary work
of the Keuka Park IN. " School of
Methods.
The afternoon session win close with
prayer and benediction by Rev Joseph
T. Huddle.
The convention will come to close
tonight. President T. A. Hostetler of
the Sunday school association will
preside. The meeting will open at 1870
o'clock with a service of song, direct
ed by James A. MacElwee, with Miss
Mabel Dill as organist and Miss Mar
Jorie NJ MacElwee as pianist Devo-
tional exercises will follow, under the
direction of Rev. James Shera Mont
gomery. after which there will be a
solo by Mrs. Christine NJ. Church
Rev. John Britain Clark will talk Cd
"Efhciency in Sunday School Work."
and Rev Joseph T. Watts on Teach
ing Principles and Methods for Senior
and Adult Classes" Then will come
the reports of the committee on en-
rollment. committee on resolutions,
committee on nominations and the cleo
ton Of officers and members of the
executive committee for the ensuing
year The convention will close with
prayer and benediction by Rev. Clar-
ence A. Vincent.
Evangelistic Work Urged.
Strong appeal for evangelistic work
in the junior age was made last night
by Rev. Joseph Watts. He declared
that al AT yb,t h