The Washington herald., 1917-11-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSN. TO MEET
Three-Day Gathering Of the
District Organization
Next Week.

The twenty-fourth annual con-
vention of the Sunday School Asso-
citation of the District Of Columbia
will be held in Calvary Baptist
Church on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday Of next week. Seven
sessions will be held.
The convention will open at 8
o'clock on Monday evening. after a
song service. in charge Of w. e.
Braithawaits.
T. A. Hostetler. president, will
present his annual report and w. c.
Pearce. of Chicago. field secretary OF
the international Sunday School As
sociation. will speak on the topic.
The Sunday School and Christian
Conquest"
On Tuesday morning. November
IS. at 1880 o'clock. Q session OF the
home department union will be
held. The annual reports will be
presented by Mrs. Chas. s. Hyer,
president; Mrs. Alvin T. Tracy. sec
retary. and Mrs. Clavin T. Nilans.
treasurer. The principal address
will. be delivered by Mr.. Pearce
whose theme will be THE Adult Di-
vision and the Home Department"
"Innin8 hOun8 Feopie.
At the session on Tuesday after
noon. which opens at half past two
o'clock, ii. s. Omohondro will speak
on winning the Young People" {"
Homer Edison on "Unorganized and
Organized intermediate Class Work, "
and Mr.. Pearce will deliver two ad-
dresses. one on Parent Training
and the other on The Sunday
School and The Adolescent."
At the session of Tuesday evening,
at s o'clock. an outline OF the activi-
| ties Of the Young Mems Christian
Association, Food administration and
Armenian and Syrian Relief will be
given by representatives OF those
organizations and Mr.. Pearce will
speak on Patriotic Sunday Schools
OF the Nation"
The session of Wednesday morn
ing. and that of Wednesday after
noon will be devoted TO a Considera-
tion OF the work OF the elementary
grades Of the Sunday school. Al
the Wednesday morning session. Mrs
Washington Topham. president Of the
Elementary Teachers Union. will pre-.
side. Miss Maggie 6. Wilson. elemen.
tary superintendent of the Maryland
| sunday School Association, and speak
on Cradle Roll Work" and on Be
ginneTs' Work" Miss Ruby Raw
mond will present a group OF primary
and beginners songs.
! Philadelphia 10 Speak.
| A. the Wednesday afternoon session
( Mrs. II. b. Moulton. vice president.
will preside. Mrs. c. II. Barber, OF
the Memrial Beptist Sunday school
OF Philadelphia, will speak on "Or-
ganization and Primary Work" and
Training Towards the Church." Miss
Dorothy Kalb will give an illustrated
missionary story and Mrs. Robert II.
! hempton will present q group OF
songs.
! Al the hnal session on Wednesday
evening DIR. +. Morris Ferguson,
state secretary of the Maryland Sun
I day School Association. will speak on
Character Building for Christian
] Service" c. +. Fairman, superin-
tendent OF teacher training. will pre-
sent his report and announce for the
year; the various convention commit
| tees will report and the election of
| officers of the association and MEM
bers Of its executive committee for
The ensuing year will be held.
A musical program for each session
has been arranged.
Ministers TO Assist.
Ministers who will assist with the
devotional services of the conYen-
/ ton are DR.. Samuel H. Green. DR.
Walter F. Morgan. DR.. Z. II. Lemar.
Dr.. Henry Anstadt. DIR. JS F. Bryan.
Rev. VIM. +. Harrison. il. Rev. W.
W. McMaster. Rev. l. E. Purdum,
Or. Chas. L. Fultz, Rev. $. A Bower.
Rev. Freely Rohrer. Rev. Boyd V.
Switzer, DR.. Earle Wilficy and DR.
Walter f. Burnett.
An elaborate exhibit OF SUNDAY
school appliances and equipment is
being arranged by a committee OF
which $. d. Hardy Is chairman.
Other committee chairmen are w.
+. Braithawaite for music. Henry
NJ. Shook. for credentials: W. W
MILAN. for resolutions: Z. B. Fuller.
| for ushers, and f. G. Mason, for
auditing
The present officers OF the asso-
citation are 7. A. Hostetler, presi-
dent; DR.. J.. 4. Sadler. secretary
Jacob II. Lichliter. treasurer.