, 1881-06-23
sUEDAY-SC1IOOL CONVENTION.
Sptktal Dttpasth to The Ckieaeo Tribune.

School Convention met this forenoon, With
Mr. e. u. Stout ln tile chair, III the pavilion
ut the Gardens. After an opening service of
praise atld prayer, conducted BY the 1sev. II.
NJ. Parsons, Mayor McAlurrlek and the lIon.
Il. W. Allan addressed tha Delegates III turns
uf welcome.
The lion. Edward Blake then addressed
The audience. 1Ia referred to the lhterila-
tional Prison Congress, which lad done
much good In ascertatntng the best nleails Of
treating erIme. ThIs Convention was u.s.
selubIeA for a high nlul holy nils
sion. This subject had raised broad
lines Of tlemnrcatto!l, blll there wns
gra,ld tta which bound togsther nil Chris
ttnns. TEls tle WIS being asserted BY this
Convention In Its numerous ra,nl.icattolls.
'rhoru were over 1000 public schools for
secular education III tic PROVINCES. 1t lsad
hot yet heel 1natle compulsory, for we llatl
mol secli light to 30 tint inr In over !, 700
Or the schnots they were opened with prayer,
and lit u large number tic Ten Command
lneiiis wele read. but Oil tile Sunday y.sclsnuls
were we dependent for Religious education;
ScctArinn bitterness WIS being rcptaccd
K Ks H TO- tho " HsyIsst Testan'snt It
was gratifying to think, that lillturutls Of
thousands Of Snntlhy-Sel.dDt tenchers were
studying 1t ~ ortfer tn arrive at tllc truth.
1likIEuCES LklEFG NOulll llnHUllESS llE
yel! was pnrtc.l, but we wero ggttlnE Iearer
tie pearu poitcy Ut lie Gladstone Govern
luctt, Wll'cll gave great l,ope for tho futuru
md for tlc SFteF Srea, II te psnei I'll lie
when MI cra IT peace would 6o lnauguratctl.
lle wns frequently nppfnutled.
After singing. tho lon. a. II: co!Qultt. Gov
ernor Ut Gsorgla. addressed t'!e Convention:
nut less. cordial tharl they had expected.
lIB alluded tu tflo Convention held III his
State, aI!u said Tint tho Brltishera who ut
tentte.t were such tne-lookiMg men they must
Whenever tinc-lonkIng or eloquent man
ssfcd ti'e,tlseiyes: ~ liz fra,n Cal,a;la p
LApplanse.I .lla Ind discovered tllat CAt,a-
could nssslre them Tint their sympathy wAs
reclprocatGtE. liz concluded With II picture
of tlle triumph, Ut victory which would take
place OH tholr !1ntlng uil thy othor share.
next speaker. llo roicrred 10 !ho faet tl!at /.
trinity Of T'Hronto delegates had received
tlle,nt sinl t!lAt tlsern. wer1 only two tn r.
| Smlt. But, lfIcn, Gov. colluftt Mlgllt be
rsgnr,Ie:l III twins. lLan1g,l,er] lllS,crrtns
there would bu but ono ilag. 1to descrsbct!
the tlttu Of Immigration WHICH wns stennletl
in Chicago by few, humble ,,,Ss w1r'ers, es
feet organization, lie understood t,at
behind thta international. organization tlleru
were To bu Stntu, Provincial, COUNTY. al.tt
ttwnslip organizations to back it ~. 4
hair million 1t Immigrants lad arrived this
year. at'd Satan's t!otlaln over tho vast Vest
wo,llti require to 10 0yerp0wercd By the or
gantzat,0t, Ut thfs lnternatlon4l Association.
lilo report OF tito Executive Committee
was tlle,' reatl. Among. other nlntters. u
stntgl TINT 700 Delegates FROM TIM Stacs allli
Canada hail attended t1s Ilaikty cUllyHll.
tloll, and sotne of them .wern present .atd
you'd gtyo sketches Of wl'nt was tlona
there. Two Suites aud several Territories.
and other Suites wlluro TIC. nrgAntzt0l
lInd bee01ne feoh1e, Ind been loulitai after.
1t Was announced TINT Got; t,z0wskl Ind In
yileal tho delegates md 1lselr lntEies TO gslr-
den pnrty tn b0 lIeltl ut Ills residence tt,llnr-
row nftcrnoon, and that cards 1T Invitation
| wHuttl be distributed.
| Ii wns resolved to refer oil motions to the
Executive Committee without .lHbntu. \
COMMITTEES OH lefsnalaent Organization WINS
appointed.