West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-16
The International Sunday School
Convention.

Inc lnCernaClOn&l SUNDAY SchOOl
Convention.
During the midst of our Conven-
tions, we received an excellent let
ter from our friend DR.. ]. l.. Hense-
ley, giving an interesting account
of the International Sunday School
Convention, at Louisville, to which
he was delegate. We regret that
in our overwork of these two or
three weeks, this letter shared the
fate of many other good things.
At this late day, even, we want our
readers to have at least part Of the
Doctors letter. He says at the
outset:
ED. FREEMAN l am now in the
midst of one Of the grandest reli.
gious assemblies of the age, The
International Sunday School Con-
vention, now in session, in Louis
vile, KY. 1t is indeed great in
point of numbers, talent and work.
1t knows no sectional, national or
UNCONVENTIONAL lines, only Sunday
School work, the saving of souls,
and the evangelization Of the race.
There are about 1000 delegates
present, from almost every State
and Territory in the United States
and Canadas, all anxious to work
and aid the great work. The Con-
vention began its work by a grand
Mass Meeting in the Walnut St.
Baptist Church on Monday even
ing. Hon. HI. S. Blake, DID, of
Ontario, presided, and the meeting
was addressed by Rev. A. S. Schauf-
fer, of New York, Rev. L. l.. Wood
of Montana, Rev. DR.. Corwin, of
Wisconsin, and Rev. S. P. Barnitz,
of Kansas, formerly of Wheeling,
w. Va.
Thursday morning, June II, the
Convention assembled at 10 o'clock.
An able address of welcome
on behalf Of the city and
churches was delivered by Rev. J.
A. Broaddus, DID,, of Ky, and on
behalf of the State Sunday School
Convention by Rev. G. L. Mckee,
Of KY. To which responsive
speeches were made by Chancellor
H. S. Blake, of Ontario, Rev. H. B.
Wharton, of Georgia, and Rev. -.
Becker, of California, all OF which
breathed aspirit of true fraternity.
l think if there was single feel
ing of sectional division in the
heart and mind of any one present,
it was certainly removed, and all
could say, in the language Of the
illustrious Otterbein, "We are
brethren" We have not only
shaken hands across the bloody
chasm," but the chasm has been
removed, and North and South and
East and West have come together
on the one common platform of Sun
day School and Temperance work"
From the report we give these
facts of permanent interest:
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
Ia Hon. Thos. w. Bicknell, of
Massachusetts,, was elected Presi-
dent, with a Vice President from
each State and Territory.
LESSON COMMITTEE.
The Sunday School Lesson Com
mittee is constituted as follows:
Rev. J. H. Vincent, DID,, Chair
man; John Hull, S. H. Blake, B.
F. Jacobs, D. Berger, M. D. Hague,
w. G. Cunningham, J. A. Broad
dus, Warren Randolph, J. II. Potts,
=. Dunning, J. D. Hines, Isaac
Errett and H. L. Baugher.
Our correspondent says of the
Temperance work:
'The Tenn perance women, Miss
Willard and her able co-workers,
were here and doing effective work,
holding their sessions in the Chris
tian Church, which were largely
attended,
1t was a notable feature of the
Convention that the slightest men
ton of the Temperance question
brought a perfect storm of applause.
He further speaks in highest