Evening star., 1925-10-10
FALL WINTER WORK
OF Y. M. c. A. LISTED
Page Mex. Etchison, Religious Di-
rector for Ten Years. Forecasts
! Feature Program.

Page Mex. E;chison completed 10
years Of service with the lGal Young
Mems Christian Association on OctO-
her l as religious work director. In
announcing the program of, religious
work of III "s.or.a:i"n Tor the coming
Fall and N.r'er. Mr.. Etch'~"n stated
that emphasis would he placed on re-
ligious education. industriai work. CO.
operation with local chm ches reli-
eiouS meetings. personal interviews
q nd work in foreign lands.
Thn school uf religious education of
the Y. NJ. {. y. win open Monday for
its seventh year. The courses ana in
sStructors are: iSrch"l"uy and Sunday
school administration Homer j. t"un-
cHor. Instructor: the Temple. w. III. II.
smith, instructor: Life of Christ
Judge J. W. Thompson, instructor;
New Testament and missions. DR..
George :. Duncan. instructor: essen
tialS of christianity. Dr.. james ~.
TAN lo". instructor: public Sp"tIinI
Mrs. Anne fillery Renshaw. .nStruc-
tor: old Testament, DIR. II. ID. Hayes.
instructor: the art Of teaching. Miss
Eliza beth \. Hummer instructor: par
ables Page Mex. Etchison. instructor;
the trend OF Christian thought
through 1900 years. DR.. James u.
Buhrer. instructor: the life Of Paul.
Rev. j. r. Duffield. who has recently
come IL Washington as director of re-
ligious education of the Washington
PreSbvterN. Class work begins on
Oct tnber II at 6:4a pm. and the school
Will meet each Monday evcnin. for 10
weeks. Homer J. Councillor, director
of religious education. has been dea n
of the school since its inception. Mr.
Councillor is director of religious edu-
cation ut Calvary BAPTIST Church. The
purpose Of the school is to give inten
sive training for workers in the local
churches and SUNDAY schools. t'oul
wears work is offered with a diploma
, TO each student satisfactorily complet
ing l20 hours work in the school. All
class sessions are held in the Sunday
school house of calvary Baptis
Church. Eighth and II streets.
Weekly meetings will he started dur
ing the month in the street railway
barns OF the two companies and other
industrial plants at the noon hour. A
diversified program of Sunday and
week day meetings is operated during
the Winter months. Young men com
! ing To the city are offered the Oppor
! tunity Of having ii personal interview
with an experienced business or pro
feSsional man. along the lines "i
health, vocation. church relationship
marriaG &c. etc.
! the Y. NJ. &. \. works very CLOSELY
! with the local churches. numerous
| speakers are supplied for church serv
ices. Bible classes and Young peoples
societies. Nelson NJ Blake. asSOciat Il
relis iuus work director. il secretary oi
/ the sunday School Council Of Reli
gious E,duca tion OF the District of 20
lumhia and the headquarters is in the
V NJ. &. a. building. MIR. Etchison Is
executive secretary Of the Organized
Bible Class Association. The scho"
of religious education Is affiliated with
! the sunday School Council. First oi
all the Y. Nj. G. a. seeks To serve The
| local churches in planning is religious
! work program. Merritt q. Chance i:
! chairman of the religious work com
! mittee. and has associated with hin
as members Thomas y. hickman
! Homer j. Councillor. G. G.. kunda hi
y. G. Ridceway. William Knowles
t'"nner and Hugh \. Thrift.