Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
BIBLE QUERY PRIZES.
Awards to Be Made Tuesday Night
at First Congregational
Church.

Awards to, the winning contestants
in the Bible question contest recently
conducted by the child welfare de-
Federation of Womens Clubs, through
The Star, are to be made at a meet
ing Tuesday night at First Congrega-
tional Church. 10th and G streets.
Invitations have been issue ed by the
committee in charge. of which Mrs.
Louise H. Earll is chairman. to all
children between twelve and eighteen
years of age. for whom the contest
was conducted. to attend the meeting.
Pastors of churches have also been
requested to send at least ten repre-
sentatives to the meeting. Parents
and friends of the young people have
also been invited.
The committee in charge of the
contest are gratified over the results
obtained and say they themselves
have been greatly benefited. Re-
those who were in the contest and
others that the committee continue
the contest. taking another Book of
the Bible for the questions.
Mrs. Louis H. Earll. chairman of the
committee in charge of the contest,
announces results obtained as re-
suit of the contest as follows:
False impressions have been discov-
cred; one child replied that the first
four words of the Bible we're I'm God
we trust"
Exceptional ability also has been
brought to light. The analysis of the
first war as sent in by one of the
girls would have been a credit to
older Bible students.
workers. who have promoted these
questions. have themselves been
broadened and helped.
The benefits of our public school
system have been manifested in the
generally good handwriting and in
| the clearness of expression on the
part of the contestants.
The Improvement in the answers of
number two over number one an
swers was very marked, showing that
the attention Of the young people had
been arrested.
The contest shows that boys as we'll
as girls are deeply interested in the
word Of God.
While the denominations of the re-
spective contestants are not known to
the workers in charge, 1t has been
found through differences in spelling
and in the phraseology used. that
Protestant, Jewish and Roman Catho-
lie Bibles have been used in the find
ing of the answers.
The contest has revealed the wide
Spi eau iHtcICSl Ill HldIleFS, duU
the widespread desire on the part of
old and young and middle aged for a
better and more extensive knowledge
of the word.
The contest has also tested the re-
sponsiveness of the young people to
printed conditions. Nearly all replies
| were received within the time limit
a very few, each time, came in late,
which probably could not have been
| avoided; only one or two showed that
| they may have been habitual pro-
crastinators.
One of the gratifying results of the
contest has been that earnest search
ers after the truth can study the
Bible together regardless of creeds OF
denominations.
Inquiries have come from the Dis
| trict, from Maryland and from Vir-
ginia asking If there is to be con-
tinuance of the series of questions
There may be later in the year, but
the workers are not yet prepared to
make a definite statement. Those who
desire a continuance may address the
chairman of the child welfare de-
partment of the Federation of Won
| ans Clubs through The Star.