The Republican., 1925-10-22
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION, BALTIMORE
Will Be Held October 18th and
30th in st. Marks Lutheran
Church of that City

- NOlAOSC plGSluClIl IGSCHIlN SIdlCNl
that he thought the budget of the
Maryland Sunday School Association,
Judging from its activities, was $780,
600 a year. We are spending about
one-fourth that amount. The one
member of the staff in a few years
has grown to seven persons, two of
whom are volunteer workers, one Civ
ing one-third and the other full time.
Connecticut has the same population
as Maryland. but the Sunday school
population of Maryland is equivalent
to that of Connecticut, Rhode Island,
New Hampshire and Vermont COM
bined.
Col. Cudlipp is reaching from 5000
to 1000 of the young people of the
State, and had 1870 in his camps on
South River. In increase, three coun-
ties may be mentioned Frederick,
which gained 936 and is on its way
toward an enrolment of $4,000; Al
legany, which gained 1900 last year,
while little Talbot two years ago
gained 1900 and this year 800.
Honorable Emory L. Coblentz, when
chairman of the Welfare Commits
sion Of the State, cused a survey of
the House of Correction and Peniten-
tiary, which revealed the fact that
within year prior to commitment
only six were members of a Sunday
school out prison population of
100. Full Sunday schools make
empty jails", is proyerb that can
be substantiated by mountains of evi-
dence.
The Maryland Sunday School As
sociation was organized in 1912. In
one generation it has established in
this State as many Sunday schools
as half those now in existence. But in
these days, emphasis is placed ON
training and the educational side.
The State Convention will be held
in St. Marks Lutheran church, BaIti-
more, beginning Thursday, October
20, at go Ga. m., and ending Friday,
October 80, at 400 p. m.
The greatest authority on Christian
Education in the world is Dean Wal
ter S. Athern, of Boston University
School of Religious Education. He
will speak several times both days.
Among the projects of DR.. Athearn
was the Indiana Survey of 256 Sun
day schools in the State, which John
d. Rockefeller, Jr., paid for, costing
S163, 900. DR.. Athearn'S investiga-
tions as appearing in the Literary Di-
gest and other magazines have at
tracted the attention of the whole
country.
The greatest Sunday school speak
er in the world is Dr. W. c. Pearce,
long with the International and now
Of the Worlds Association. Dr..
Pearce for four years has been a
world traveller in the interest of Sun
day schools and his thrilling and in
spring messages will leave an indel-
ible impression upon every hearer.
DR.. Pearce is a special favorite of
Maryland, which he has been visiting
for twenty years.
In addition, Miss Lulu Wells, who
has done the greatest piece of Pro-
ject Work in Daily Vacation Bible
Schools in the country, will be pres
ent. Also Dr. Thomas S. Evans, of
the International Council; DR.. c. P.
Wiles, of the Lutheran church, who
will give two addresses; DR.. c. A.
Hauser, of the Reformed church.
There will be conferences on Daily
Vacation Bible School; Weekday
Schools; Leadership Training and
Church School Architecture. An in
teresting feature will be the Denomi-
national-Fireside conferences where
the UNCONVENTIONAL leaders will have
an opportunity to stress their own
program.
For further information, write the
State headquarters, 1915 St. Paul ST.,
Baltimore, Md.