Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-25
Tho International Sunday School
Convention.
Il GRAND G1THERINGt. OF CHRISIYAN
WORKERS..

Tho Sunday Schools throughout our couatry
arc beginning TO use tho International Lessons;
but comparatively few Of the teachers, and wc
might soy Of tho superintendent, know much
about tho beauty and broadncss of tho plan
upon which they arc cotton up, and Of tho
astonishing results which have boon accom-
plisllcd within o few years.
Theunform lesson system was inauguratcd by
tho Caiczgo Sunday School Teacher in 1906. It
met with remarkable success. d. r. jacobs,
ESQ, Of Chicago, suggested that all tho Sunday
Schools Of the country might DO induced to uso
tho samo passage Of Scripture oycry Sabbath.
Tho suggestion was adopted, and tho first Intor-
national Sunday School Convention was at IN
dianapolis, April, 1872; and there tho following
oomlnitteo was appointed TO solcot lessons for
period Of scyen years (tho lessons Of seven
yeals were to include the whole Bible); j. II.
Vincent, Chairman; Warren Randolph, Sccro-
tary; Jonn Hall, Richard Newton, a. j. Chaplin,
J. Is. Tylor, II. p. liayo:.. Tie following gen
tc:rsn from Canada wore Aftorward admitted:
). Munro Gibson, A. Macallum. Tho plan was
etill further extended, 30 as to include oil
foreign Sunday School Societies which saw fit
to unite in tho movement.
The SUCCESS Of the enterprise has boon won
derful, surprising anything ever known in tho
histoly of Christianity; and now tho lessons
selected by this committee ore used by moro than
100000 pupils in the United States, Canada.
England, Scotland, Australia, the Sandwich
Islands, Norway, Swodon, Denmark, Germany,
Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, India and China,
There are nearly 100000 pupils in tho Sunday
Schools of tho Unitod States and Canada, But
not oil of them use tho uniform lessons
Ono might say that Atlanta, Georgia, was
highly honored in having tho sooond Intcrna-
tional Sunday School Convention with ,lor,
April 17-10, 1878, and wo could roudily see,
upon entcring tho city, that Atlanta considered
herself lonorcd, and was ready to entertain
most Hospitality any dologate, whether lo oamo
from the North, South, East Or West, or from
Canada or Italy. Moro than this, thoy wcro not
willing to let the delegates off at tho end Of tho
third day, but insisted that they should remain
over on Saturday and onjoy Tns Bra JunlEE,
with tho additional induceh,ont that tho ladies'
Of Atlanta would give q zig dinner to oil the
delegates.
a great many Impressions wcro made on the
mind Of one as he walked up the middle aislo
Of tho First Baptist Ghurch on tho morning Of
the 18th. The good tasto Of the ladios in
Decorating was. very manifest. Tho system in
seating tho delegates from tho various statos
was not less observable, and it was interesting
70 notice that South Carolina and Virginia were
in the oentro Of the front rank Of the United
States.
twas remarkable that the Mayer Of Atlanta
Mr.. Angler, and Governor Of Georgia, Mr.
col1uitt, wero selected to deliver speeches Of
welcome, and that they considered It high
privilege and pleasant duty to welcome "tho
friends OF Christian faith" and tho giants Of
tho Sunday School cause from oil quarters Of
the United States and Canada; bntit vas still
more remarkable whe,,t the Goyernor. Of Georgia
was elected proaidont OF the international sun.
day School Convention We ooala wish 9or5
,roose s9ol, Goyeraosat