BIBLE SCHOOLS LED
BY PRESBYTERIANS
Denomination Had 15 Vaca
tion Courses this Year.
1,556 Children Enrolled.
The Presbyterian churches of Wash
ington led in the number of vacation
Rible schools conducted in the city
during the Summer, according to the
report of Rev. K. O. Clark, director of
' vacation Bible schools for the Federa
tion of Churches. The schools, accord
ing to denominations, including com
munity schools, are as follows: Bnp
i t ist. Episcopal, 1: Methodist’ Epis
copal. 2; Methodist Episcopal South.
. Presbyterian 13. and Presbyterian
south. 2. The schools were held in
; Washington and vicinity, with a total
enrollment of 1,556 children and a
total daily attendance of 1,102. an
average of about T 2 per cent.
’ The vacation Bible school depart
, merit of the federation promoted this
, work during the Spring and Summer
* by the sending of letters and litera
! ture, the holding of conferences and
* institutions and by the personal visi
! tation of the director.
* “it is imperative," the report con
cludes, "that more churches conduct
schools In this city. The need is
great. The responsibility is upon the
pastors. A vision of the opportunity,
together with a knowledge of the sat
isfying and worthy results attained
when hard effort and thorough prepa
ration is made, is necessary if the chil
dren of the city streets are to be won
for Christ and the church. Where a
church cannot conduct a school, two
or more churches should co-operate.
1 he child must be placed in the midst,
tn the center o? our church and coni
munity life.”
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN
PROGRAM OF SERVICES
Rev. James H. Miers. Pastor. An
nounces Sermon Topics—C. E. So
cieties to Hold Joint Meeting.
