Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-12
INTERNATIONAL.
The Infantry of the Church
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seven Millions EnIisted in the san.
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Seven Millions Enlisted in the San.
dsy.schOOI Army.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May 1.-THE first
International SuDday-schOOl Convention
assembled at Masonic Temple in this city
this morning, which was decorated with
the American and British flags. Rev.
Phillip Gillert, D. D., Methodist, Of Hi
nOis, President of the last convention,
called the assamblage to order, and in
vited all to JOIN in singing Gan Hail the
Power of Jesus name" after which the
Rev. r. Scott Norris, Methodist, of Balti-
more, read selections from the Sculptures,
and all sang "Blest be the Tie That Binds
Our Hearts in Christian Love" Rev. S.
W. HaddOway, Of the Baltimore Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, invoked the bles-
sing of God on the deliberations Of the con-
ventiOn, and hoped great good may result.
The President then addressed the COnven-
tion. Rev. Julius Grammar, Episcopal, Of
Baltimore, then in the name Of the people
Of Baltimore welcomed the delegates.
Rev. J. Bennett Tyler, Presbyterian, of
Philadelphia, responded in behalf Of the
convention. Rev. W. S. BlackstOck,
Methodist Episcopal, Of Canada, was in
trOduced, and in the name Of the delegates
from Canada, returned thanks for their in
vItation. They hoped at no distant day
they would have an opportunity Of vel
coming the International Sunday-schoOl
Convention in Canada. [Applause.]
CabaIistIc Greetings.
The President read dispatches from Lon
don as follows:
The Church Of England Sunday-school
teachers nOW meeting at Exeter Hall, send
greeting and best wishes for success in our
common work.
After the singing Of an American hymn
TO the tune of the national anthem Of Eng
land, the following response was ordered.
We cordially reciprocate your greeting.
May the cable through which we speak
symbolic our unity as Christian workers
as il fulfills the prophecy. "TheTe shall be
no sea-
CentenniaIizing.
ReA. II. Clay Trumbull, Chairman Of
the Executive Committee. submitted a re-
port detailing the work Of the committee
the past year. The report was adopted.
A resolution authorizing the appointment
of a committee to consider the pr0priety Of
having this organization represented at the
approaching centennial at Philadelphia,
was referred TO tie executive committee.
Statistical.
E. Pavson Porter, Presbyterian, S.atisti-
cal Secretary, sUbmitteda report embracing
statistics Of the Sunday schools in the
United States and Canada. TbeafOtal
number of Sunday-schoOls IN the United
States s given al 66,2U9; teachers and Of
fcers. T40,gT9; Suuday-schOOl scholars,
5.63T367. Total Sunday-schOOl member
ship, embracing teachers, officers and
scholars, 6,3T3,34G.
In Canada the number Of schools is
4.4OI: teachers and officers, 50, F45; Sunday
school scholars, 2Tl.3Sl. Total Sunday
school membership, 3O7, l26.
The report was adopted, a doXOlogy was
sung, the benediction pronounced, and tie
Convention adjourned to $3.50 P. N.
Condition Of the Suuday-sohOOI work.
The roll of States was called and highly
satisfactory reports on the Sunday-school
system ard the present condition Of the
Sunday-schOOl work were made.
At the evening session, Rev. DR.. Warren
Randolph, Secretary Of the International or
Uniform Lesson Committee, submitted
the report Of the committee on the subject
of uniform lessons in the Sunday-schOols.
He said the convention at Indianapolis, in
recommending and agreeing to a uniform
system Of lessons, had inaugUrated sys-
fem % Bible study, more general and more
thorough than had ever been conceived be-
fore the beneficial results Of which were
heinz felt in almost every land, The re-
port urged the importance Of unity
in Sunday.schol teaching and uni
f9rnity in lessons. 1t states
that. in compliance with the request Of the
English brethren, the lessons for 1916 are
somewhat longer than heretofore given, and
are also made to alternate once IN three
months between the Old and the New
Testament. In common with the general
Christian public, the committee nave
marked with amaZement and delight the
far-reaching influence Of their wolk. IheSe
lessons are largely in use throughout our
own land bv the BethOdists, Presbyterans,
RsDtists. EpiscOpalians CODgregatiOnallstS,
Iutberaus. MOravians, Friends, members
of the Reformed Church, AdventistS and
many others-a mighty host, to be enumeT-
sted by mauv millions. Each OF
these denominations has Sunday-schOOl
periodicals devoted to the exposition
of the lessons, and private enterprise has
established many more. The lessons are
today in use in France. Germany, Sweden,
NarWay. Denmark. thesN etherlands, STltz-
efIand, Turkey, Italy, and Greece, syria,
Hindoostau, Burmah, and China; and old
Mexico is sitting down to the study OF these
Scriptures. One set Of Sabbath studies IS
going with the sun around the globe 10
unity the nations.
Remarks were made by Rev. DR.. Jno.
Hail. of New York, and Rev. B. T. Jacobs,
of Illinois, after which the convention ad-
5ouTnei.