The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
IN UNsBCTARIAN GATHERING OF BIBLE
TEACHERS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED
STATES AND CANApA--THE WORK PRO-
ay TELE0RAPH no THE HERALD.

~ lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
ATLANTA Ca, April 10. 1878.
The city 10 rapidly filing up with delegate tho
International Sunday School Convention, which meets
hero on Wednesday. Tho lst OF DELEGATES shows that
thmythree States aud Territories and the Canadas
wall certainly be represented. Several European
allegations we're appointed, but II is not yet
that they win come. The Canadian delegation num-
pers forty..wo. The Convention will have about Two
hundred ana nifty delegates about ball OF whom have
already arrived.
Tine International Sunday School Convention is tho
outgrowth the work OF Rev. J. II. Vincent OF New
York, who years ago established what 10 called
tho "Byron system" the local Sunday school, fixing
a lesson for each Sunday OF the year, selected by
nj the bcgr ming OF each year 10 be taught
all the schools oil Ihecity This system secured. 10
tho nrst place. suitable series oil lessons for the
the different schools that person unable 10 attend
his own school could 90 10 any IN tho cy aud know
precisely asnyun %s' oaeon sre prsed or
tho schools, each denomination, OF course,
hiring person TO edit them according TO
the plan worked SO well In mitod locality that u
was determined TO push II over the country II Is
now established over the whole continent MI. VIM
cent then determined 10 try and establish the same
system IN Europe. hs spent some time across the
water, ana was very successful. Tho International
Convention Is the result the Establishment OF TINS
system, and IL wall SIMPLY Try to compact, improve
ANA organize It's work steps VIII % taken 70 push
ncni. the programme Is rs foow>:-
PROGRAMME OF rHE coSvKsTioN.
WEDNESDAY, Morning-Temporary organization; ex.
change Of grsctngs report Of Executive Committee;
report OF statistical secretary.
Ai,crnoon-Psrmanent organ, cation reports from
States and provinces by selected representatives.
Evening-Kcport OF International Lesson Commit.
tee aud address Ny same
Thursday mornine-l The truo basis OF Sunday
school work; How re.ated to other agencies; 8.
Aiternoon-wnn Lessons; l. The uniform lesson !;
q The supplemc lesson.
Evening-With workers qualified: l. BY knowledge
OF the WORD; 2 BY knowledge Of method.
Friday morn ,ng-By State ana provincial organiza-
tons; by State conventions and institutes.
Afternoon-By FORMAL Instruction; 1. In assemblies,
&C.; q In normal classes.
Evening-By Christian love and sympathy; farewell
Gu Saturday there is to be a grand childrcn's
juvies, for wnicn extensive preparations have been
folio wing distinguished persons either here
rbue:-Rev j. H. Vincent, Rev. John Hall, Of New
Senoes Times, Pni,aae,phsa; Mr. b. +. jacobs, u
-Cu.csgo, aud Rev Steven Paxou, OF s. LOUIS tho
veteran sunday school Leader n q the West; k,v Dr.
II. Tnane Miller, Cincihnati; General A. Y. stewart,
Chancellor OF the State University OF Mississppi Rev.
y. N. Palmer. OF Now Orleans; Rev. ). Landrum.
Memphis; Rev. DAVID Clopton, OF Montgomery !;
Bishop w,ghtn,an, Charleston; Rev DR.. PITCHER, OF
Raleigh, Nc; Bishop G. y. Plcfce and A. q. Hay
good, Of Georgia. Also Revs. Movicar and Flothius-
ham, with iuii delegation IRON Canada.
THE COLOR LINZ.
D. W. Arncst, OF Ohio, preacher Methodist Epis-
copal church, was elected delegate TO the Couven-
ton Mr. Whidby. tho secretary in Atlanta, suspect
negro, wrote 10 min and. advised, II this
was SO, that he had better not come, ms II would
inJure the cause In the Souh, and saiu had
not yet come when white and black dele
gates coud sit together down hofe In
peace. Whid5y's letter has created great cx-
ciement 10 Western sunday school circles, and
various leaders were consulted 10 what should DO
done Most OF them favored Arnett's coming, ahu In
sisted on his rights, saying lney would sustain his
dignity as delegate at any cost. AT length itwas
deemed best not 10 force issue At this time. Mr.
mott has dccued not to come. IL generally believed
10 Atlanta that Whidby has made mistake and thai
he acted without proper consultation.