Evening star., 1922-10-31
PARENTS BLAMED
FOR FLAPPER|SM
DR.. Freeman Says Many Tell
Children What to Do, But
Themselves Disobey.

Wherever there is ground for criti-
cism of the "fapper" it is traceable
to lack of home training for which
mother and father must stand indict-
ed as derelict in duty, last night de-
clared Rev. James L. Freeman, rector
of Epiphany Episcopal Church, prin'
cipal speaker at the opening session
of the twenty-ninth annual cnnTen'
ton of the Sunday School Associa'
ton of the District of Columbia. held
in Columbia Heights Christian Church
Park road near 14th street northwest
DR.. Freeman appealed to his hear
ers. regardless of denominatinnai AT.
fore the church. He pointed ont the
growing lack of interest Of parents II
moral and religious training az chill
dren. He gave emphasis To the meet
Of bringing back the old iniilence:
and usefulness Of the Sunday Schoo!
He asserted statistics show the IN
terest of the young men and womer
of today is rapidly on the decline. az
shown by the falling off of Sinda!
school attendance.
Preach, But Don't Practice.
cepts of moral and religious stand
ards to their children, but practice
neglect of those principles. win thf
result that there is being r:ttsed a
set of young pacans VINO. II years
to come. will make havoc OF fHistlnl
institutions.
DR. Freeman had Tor his topic -
Crisis and an Opportunity" / dwell
upon the necessity o. an e. cal Il
not a rel lgious training in soT7" form
in which a supreme God Is rec -nlZed
in the public hools. Home I .lnint
! of the children. some rccogni' on :"
religion precepts in IN" publl'
| schools and the benefits and influence
OF the Sunday school are all essentia
| for building up the character o. you'll
| that makes for good CITIZENSHIP.
! DR. Freeman appealed to clorET an'
! laymen OF all churches to face tn
| crisis. gather round them body %
! consecrated religious men and womeI
! in the Sunday schools. and go int
| the highways and byways" to bring i,
| the children and instruct then in th'
principles of religion. train nS. h'
! asserted that could not b. obtained
| outside of the Sunday schools
| The opening session of the conven
! ton began at 7:30 O'Clock with ;
| song service, led by the church or
! cheStra. in which the congregation
/ took part. under direction Of Joh,
; L. Bateman. song director. John l.
! Dawson president of the association
! presided w. ". MILAN read III
| Scriptures and offered the invocation
Rev b. II. Melton, pastor of tn
| church. extended a welcome to mem
| berS of the association. Presiden
| Dawson read his annual report. Tn
, convention will end tomorrow nigh,
! Association Officers.
| officers of the association are: Pres
! ident.' John L. Dawson; first vice pres
/ ident, w. w. MILAN: second vice pres
idcnt. ]. w. Reisner; secretary Home
! J. Councillor. and treasurer, Nortol
; NJ. Little.
/ The executive committee is com
| posed of the following: j. :. Barker
| c. r. Bateman. J. f. Bolen, John Bray
; shaw. Rev. {. H Butler. George L
| Campbell. J. H. Cooper. s NJ. Croft
! DR.. Joel T. Curry. e. II. De Groot. "
! 0. Hiltabidle. W. +. Hummer. Natha
b. Faucet, James A. MacElYee. II
! O. II. Murray. a. c. Ridgewav, G. +
F.! Paul, L. Donald Preston, Edw: n Die.
Prof. Frank G: Sigman. George n
! Whitwell. John H Wolf. Mrs. W Top
! ham and Mrs. b. c. Davis.
! Officers of the convention are: Pro
! gram-John Z. Dawson. chairman
i w w. MILAN and Homer ]. Councilol
Music-.Tohn l.. Bateman. chairman
! A c. Ridgeway and DIR. Frank \
! Swartwout. Credentials and enroll
! ment-George H. Campbell, chairman
, John Brayshaw. ]. H. Cooper. H. O. +
F.: Murray, c. f. Paul and w. +. Hum
! mer. Ushers-A. c. Ridgeway. chair
/ man; E. Donald Preston and :. "
Croft.