The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-06-26
SUNDAY SUnOOL WORKERS
GREAT GATHERING or PEOPLE or
ALL NATloNALlTlEs,

Workers the world Ever Knew-Ths
Work In Prosperous oondltlon-Th'
Arrangements Very oomplete-seryice
OF Praise and Thanksgiving
PITTsnuRo, June e5,-The great trlen'
NAL meeting Of the international sun
dny School association began yesterday
morning NJ Mechanical hall Nearly
1000 delegates were In their places when
the opening hymn was sung and other
who kept arriving during tho morning
ewelled the throng 10 about 1900 By
to-day fully i,4O0 delegates win be IN
attendance, Many Of the delegates are
accompanied by wives and daughters
no that the gathering Ia indeed ono Of
the greatest that ever came 70 Plttaburg
All through the vast auditorium the
banners OF the various states territories
and provinces had been placed, Be
meath them mt aa fine O looking body OF
men and ~ handsome women ~ even
assembled In one place, Directly In the
center was the Georgia delegation, typi
cal eouthemera, the men dignihed and
intellectual the women the impersona
tion OF beauty and grace, 10 the right
In front, were the representatives from
Alaska, and ON the left ant the Conneoti
cut delegation sturdy New Englndera
Idaho territory was just In the rear Of
the Yankees, and stil further bach
were Vermont, Montana, Massachusetts,
New Foundland, Nova Scotia and Now
Brunswick, Wild western IoXaa and
modest little New Jersey hobnohbed IN
the rear OF the hall, while Prince Ed
wards laand paid court TO Virginia on
the extreme right. On the extreme
left was Pennsylvania, q gQodly dologa
tion of probably aeyenty.iiye people, aud
right around her were Ohio, Utah,
Washington, New Mexico aud Rhode
Island. The rest OF the states, terri
tories and provinces were scattered
about through the hall,
Service OF Praise aud Thanksgiving.
Promptly at $3.50 President Reynolds
raped with his gayel aud announced
that half an hour would DO spent In q
service OF praise and Thanksgiving, He
announced, can Hail the Power OF
Jesus Name" and the entire audience
sang the grand old hymn with win
that fairly made the iron rnftcrs IN the
roof ring with the refrain. Then there
was heartfelt prayer from DR., Potts, |
Of Toronto, after which the meeting
was declared open for voluntary prayer
or addresses, The half hour was soon
gone and the convention was declared |
formally opened. lnopeninR, Preddont !
Reynolds spoke Of the last convention |
held nc Chicago, and Aid that while Il |
was large, u splendid gathering, all the |
indications pointed 20 this being the |
greatest assemblage Of Sunday school |
workers the world ever knew. He spoke |
Of the hospitable reception the delegates
had received, and congratulated the |
various local committees on the COM
pletenoss Of their arrangements, The
convention was then ready for business,
and the president announced that tc |
facilitate matters he would ask for the |
appointment Of three committees, each
10 consist of one delegate from each
stOte, territory orproyinco one on nomi'
nations, one on reports and the other on
credentials.
The Work In the Field.
The committees were formed and
handed IN to the secretary, Then there
was more singing, another prayer on
two, and previous to herring OF reports
President Reynolds spoke Of the work In
the field, During the last three years
he has Travelled over almost all Of the
country, and has found vast amount
of work 90 do everywhere, 50 much
work was there that, acting upon n call
from the general executive committee,
ho gave up his business and decided tc
devote his whole time TO the Sunday
school work, In New England, he said,
he had found all the states organized,
but there is change in that part OF the
country, Instead of being the field
from which the great west draws ia
missionary supplies II IL now misEon
ary field itself The vast number Of
foreigners coming In has created u de-
mand that never existed before for mis-
sionarios right In the heart Of New Eng
land. The president has labored TO in
terest the laity in the work, and is de
lighted with the progress being made
there IN all lines Of Sunday school mbor
In the south he was most cordially re
ceived Organizations ure being formed
Mi along the line ON tbe Atlantic and
Gulp stoles
All over This Great Country
tho Sunday school work Is in more
prosperous condition than Il ever WINS,
People are dropping denominational
preiudices and arc realizing more and
more that IL this country IA ever 10 be
sayed the Sunday school must be The
means. And not only Christians, but
thinking men Of all classes, are looking
10 This institution ma the mninstav ol
our nation, Then, my frienda, how
necessary Il ia that we should consecrate
our energies about this standard on
whose princinles the future of our