The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1878-05-01
The International Sunday School Union.

The Convention of the International Sunday
School Union assembled in the First Baptist
church of Atlanta Ca, on Wednesday, April II.
About 457 delegates were present, representing all
the States, the Indian Territory, and Canadian
I Provinces The Convention was called &c order
by the Rev. George A. Peltz, of New Jersey, pres
| ident of the last International Convention. Ad-
dresses of welcome were made by Mayor Angler
and Governor Colquitt; responses by the Rev.
John Potts, of Toronto, and General Clinton B.
Fske of New York. The Committee on Perua.
nent Organization reported unanimously in favor
of Governor Colquitt, of Georgia, for permanent
president, and one vice president for each State
Forty.eight States and Territories in the United
States, and six Provinces of the New Dominion OF
Canada, sent reports OF the number of Sunday
Schools, teachers and officers and scholars belong
| ing to each.
There are in the United States and Territories
76 $50 Sunday Schools, differed by 1884, All teach.
ers and superntendents, and numbering total
membership of 7,247, $685. This shows an increase
since the report OF the last International Conven.
ton, of 6,676 schools and TIC 4S3 scholars with
| 92. 1876 additions into the several churches.
The grand totals for the United States and Can
ada foot up thus: Number of schools, 81 975 {;
number of teachers and officers, SIG. l04 number
of scholars, 6,763 22S.
Brief reports Of the Sunday School work in each
State we're made which indicate great increase in
the number of schools, pupils and teachers. The
Executive Committee and statistical secretary made
full reports At the evening session. International
Sunday School lessons were considered, and the re
port of the committee thereon was read Addresses
we're delivered by DR.. John Hall of New York, and
DR.. j. Fl. Vincent
The second days session of the Convention was
| marked by an increased attendance in delegates
and visitors. The morning was occupied with a
discussion on the true basis of Sunday School work
and assistant agencies. Addresses were made by
Rev. A. j. Worden of Princeton, Rev. l.. T. Cham
berlain of Norwich, Conn.,, Rev. VIM. Cochrane
of Canada, and Gen. Clinton Fiske of New York.
The afternoon session was occupied with Bible
readings, led by Rev. DR.. Gibson of Chicago. and
DR.. j. 81. Vincent of New York. A communica-
tion from the London Sunday School Union was
read There were such large crowds that two over
flow meetings were held. The evening was closed
by reception at the Executive Mansion by Gov.
Colquit, where hundreds gathered to shake hands
with the President OF the Convention and his
worthy lady.
The morning session of the third day was occu.
pied with discussion of the general theme of the
promotion of Sunday School work. Addresses
were made by Stephen Psxson of Illinois; the Rev
William Willard Of Toronto, and Professor W. F.
Sherwin of Newark. DR.. Plumer of Columbia, s.
O., made an address on the condition of the ne
by the special committee as the International Les
son Committee for the next seven years:
Rev. John H. Vincent, D. d., New jersey,
Methodist
Rev. John Hall. D D., New York, Presbyterian
Mr.. Benjamin E. Jacobs. Illinois, Baptist
Rev. Warren Randolph, D. D.. Indiana Baptist
Prof Phillip G. Gilbert LII D., Illinois, Meth.
odist
Rev. Richard Newton, D. D., Pennsylvania,
Protestant Episcopal
Rev. B. NJ. Palmer, D. D., New Orleans, Pres
byterian.
Rev. w. G. e. Cunningham, D D., Tennessee,
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Prof. Austin Phelps, D. d., Massachusetts, Con.
pregatiopaist.
Rev. John A. Broadus D. D., Kentucky, Bap-
fist.
Prof L. Baugher, D. D., Pennsylvania, Evan
gelical Lutheran.
Rev. James A. Warden, New Jersey, Presbyte-
rian.
Rev. D. H. McVicker, LID, Quebec, Presby-
terian.
Rev. John Potts, D. D., Ontario, Methodist.
The afternoon session was occupied by contin |
uation Of the discussion OF the promotion Of Sun
day School work Addresses were made by DR.. |
Baird. of Nashville, DR.. McVicker, of Quebec,
and j. 2. Lands, of Germantown, Ohio. The
committee reported the executive committee for
the next three years, with Franklin Hall, of New
York, chairman. In the evening, after an address
by Dr. Leftwich, of Atlanta, and several voluntary
speeches on the promotion of Sunday School work,
the convention adjourned sine die.
There was grand jubilee of the children on
Saturday at Ogethorpe Park