Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Mr.. Reynolds Explains How Churches Were
Led to Adopt the Same Lessons-The In.

Mr.. Reynolds Explains How Churches Were
Led to Adopt the Same Lessons-The In.
teruational Meeting.
William Reynolds, leading officer of the
international Sabbath School Association,
addressed large audience of workers in the
North avenue NJ. E. Church, Allegheny,
Yesterday. He is millionaire and great
philanthropist. He is a very genial, so.
ciable gentleman to meet and inspires all
those connected with Sunday schools TO
greater and more determined effort in behalf
of their work. His visitto Pittsburg is to in
yestigate the possibility and the feasibility of
holding the international convention in
this city next June. The convention will
call together over 1000 delegates from the
United States and Canada, besides repre-
sentatives from England, France and Ger
many. who will attend to compare notes and
gain new ideas regarding Sunday school
work. In an interview with Mr.. Reynolds
yesterday he said:
1.-THE plan of international study Of the
Bible in our Sunday schools was proposed
to the international convention in Indianap-
oils bv B. f. Jacobs, of Chicago, in 1872.
His proposal met with great opposition,
Bishop Vincent being one of the most de-
cided in saving it would be an impossibility
to get the churches of all denominations to
Join in the uniform study of the Bible.
Mr. Jacobs, however, made a speech
that carried conviction to his hearers, and
the adoption of his proposal made America
peer of the world in Sunday school work.
Shortly after Canada Joined, and England
now in her afternoon Sabbath schools uses
the same lessons taught in America.
'iThe association meets once in three
years and elects officers. The committee OF
which Bishop Vincent is chairman, who do
the blocking out of the Sabbath school les
sons, are elected for six years. They meet
once year and prepare course OF lessons
for the ensuing year, and by the uniform
use OF these lessons superintendents and
teachers in Sunday schools are enabled to
read the opinions of all the leading divines
on the lessons before teaching them, as every
religious paper in the land makes special
point of discussing the texts in advance"
Controller Morrow presided at the meet
ing in the church. In his address, Mr..
Reynolds said that the Sunday school is a
great evangelizing power, and he told how
they can easily be started in city and coun-
try. He stated there are II 900, 900 children
in the world who do not attend Sunday
school, and they will become destructive
element unless watched. About SO per
cent of the membership of churches come
from the Sabbath school.
A letter was read from B. F. Jacobs,
President of the International Association,
recommending that the association meet in
Pittsburg next June.
Mr.. Reynolds addressed another large
meeting last night in the Second q. P.
Church on the needs and wavs and means
of Sabbath school work. He said it was
the cheapest police system to educate the
children and this could be done in the
Sunday school. What is needed is teachers
and workers. To-day there are 15O, 900
schools in the United States with 100000
teachers and II, ,0OO, 900 children.