The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-01

A standardized church interior was
advocated at this afternoons session
| of the adult classes by II. w. Maurer.
church architect from Cleveland, Ohio
Mr. Maurer has devised a plan that
has become known as the Cleveland
plan" in the east, and has proved more
than popular among the churches
there.
AN auditorium in the very center
of the building completely surrounded
by corridors and Sunday school rooms
is the ideal form for the interior of n
modern church. he said in his lecture.
Each society, class and division
should have a separate room" His
plan calls for series of connected
rooms opening off the corridors which
surround the central auditorium.
Mr.. Maurer was named as instruc-
tor of the convention at Geneva last
year. He will give a series of stereop-
ticon lectures before the executive
committee of the convention.
Miss SIattery Talks.
Miss Margaret Slattery of Boston,
opened fire this afternoon on the girl
question. Her talk, "A Heart to Heart
Talk With the Teen Age Teachers"
was given before the teachers of the
secondary department of the conven-
ton at the First Methodist church.
Miss Slattery spoke of the young girls
as the greatest church problem" and
| explained the ideal methods of han
ding them. She will address the del
egates several times during the con-
vention.
Another innovation has appeared in
the convention. A series of rural
churches organized under a central
body has been worked out by Rev.
| j. n. Mcdonald, from Pittsburg, Kan
sas. The churches work together for
social and religious entertainments and
programs. Such a combination has
been worked out in the east but never
before has it been applied to the west
! ern churches
A most complete program has been
arranged by the local committee in
Guiding educational exhibits, made by
! the members of the Sunday schools.
: publishers displays. lectures by men
and women from all over the country
| and the concert-pag eant, to be given
| tonight by the public school children
/ of Topeka.
/ Many Fine Exhibits
| Workers have been busy for the last
two days putting the finishing touches
! on the decorations. This morning
the rooms were opened for inspection
| The largest and probably the most
! popular exhibit will be that of the
| elementary schools at the First Pres
! byterian church. This includes every
| branch of Sunday school work from
the common program to the fanciest
+ lesson booklet, all pasted and bound
by the pupil. Then comes the adult
exhibit, at the First Baptist church,
with its charts, magazines, posters and
remnants. A complete set of charts
| and bulletins have been secured for
| the convention from the Missionary
Educational Movement of New York.
The program opens this afternoon
at 2 o'clock with lectures on The
Forward Movement Steps in the Sum
| day School Divisions adult
secondary and primary classes VIM
| A, Brown, field worker of the Inter-
national Sunday school association
will talk before the adult division; r
A. Waite, of the International organ
| ization will address the secondary di-
vision; and Miss Maud Junkin Bald
| win, also Of the national body will
| speak to the elementary section.
Real Treat Tonight.
! The real treat Of today's program is
scheduled for this evening at the city
auditorium. The Cycle of the Sea-
sons-A Pageant of Life" a pageant
concert given by the public school chill
dren. will be the only real public en-
tertainment given in honor of the dele
gates. The pageant is an original pro-
ductioy -Fritten by Miss Mildred Hazel
trigg, supervisor of music in the To-