The Washington times., 1917-11-03
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
TO OHOLD SESSIONS
WEEK

The twenty-fourth annual conven-
ton OF the District Sunday School As
ISOLATION will be held in the Calvary
Baptist Church Monday, Tuesday. and
Wednesday. Seven sessions will be
held.
The convention will open at 8
o'clock Monday evening. after q pre-
liminary song service In charge of
W. Z. Bralthawaite with Herman l.
Amiss as organist. T. A. Hostetler,
president OF the association will pre-
sent his annual address and report and
W. c. Pearce. Of Chicago. field secre-
tary Of the International Sunday
School Association, will speak on the
topic THE Sunday School and Chris
tian Conquest"
On Tuesday morning. at 1880
o'clock. q session OF the Home De-
partment Union will be held The an
nual reports of the officers OF the
union will be presented by Mrs.
Charles s. Hyer, president: Mrs. Alvin
T. Tracy, secretary, and Mrs. Clavin
T. Milans, treasurer. Mr.. Pearce will
speak on "The Adult Division and
the Home Department"
onohundro To Speak.
At the session on Tuesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. H. 8. omohundro
will speak on Winning the Young
People" Homer Edison on 'Unor-
ganized and Organised intermediate
Class Work" and Mr.. Pearce will de-
liver two addresses. one on Parent
Training" and the other on THE Sun
day school and the Adolescent."
At the session Of Tuesday evening at
9 o'clock, an outline Of the activities OF
the Young Mems Christian Association
Food Administration and Armenian and
Syrian Relief viii be given by repre-
sentatives Of those organizations. Mr..
Pearce will speak on patriotic Sunday
Schools Of the Nation"
At the Wednesday morning session,
Mrs. Washington Topham. president OF
the Elementary Teachers Union, will
preside. Miss Maggie s. Wilson. ele-
mentary superintendent Of the Mary
land Sunday School Association. will
speak on Cradle Roll Work and on
Beginners Work" and will conduct
conference on each OF these lines Of
work. Miss Ruby Raymond will present
a group Of primary and beginners
songs
At the Wednesday afternoon session,
Mrs. H B. Moulton, vice president Of the
Elementary Union. will preside. Mrs.
C. H. Barber, Of the Memorial Baptist
Sunday School Of Philadelphia, will
speak on Organization and Primary
Work" and Training Toward the
Church." and will conduct a conference
following each address Miss Dorothy
Kalb win give an Illustrated missionary
present q group Of songs.
Ferguson ON ProEram-
At the nnal session on wednesday
evening DR.. E. Morris Ferguson,
State secretary OF the Maryland Sun
day School Association, will speak on
Building for Christian
Service" C. z. Falrman, superintend-
ent OF teacher training. win present
his report and announcer the teacher
training graduates for the year.
A musical program for each session
has been arranged. Those who will
are W. E. Braithawaite,
Herman L. Amiss. Wheeler A. Wilson.
Howard H. Smith, Mrs. ].
Harry Cunningham, Miss Ruth Far
Miss Ruth Hutson, Louis A.
Potter, Mrs. W. E. Braithawaite. and
q double quartet from Gurley Memo
rial Presbyterian Church.
Ministers who will assist with the
services OF the convention
are: DR.. Samuel H. Greene, DR.. Walter
F Morgan, DR.. E. II. Lamar. DR..
Henry Anstadt. DR.. J. F. Bryan, the
Rev. William E. Harrison, jr.. the
Rev. w. w. McMaster, the Rev. L E.
Purdum, DR.. Charles Z. Fultz, the
Rev. 8. A. Bower. the Rev. Freely
the Rev. Boyd v. Switzer.
DR.. Earle Wiley, and DR.. Walter E.
Burnett.