Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03
A GREAT
Some Facts About the Inter.
national sunday School Con-
ventiOn ut rittsburg.
Jurisprudence of the Ledger.

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MEXICO, No., July lit NAV
he a matter Of some interest to the
little folks, and perhaps others who
read the LEDGER, to hear some.
thing OF the great International
Sunday School Convention held at
P%ittsburg, Pa, June "a to Is. A
minute mention of all the import
ant points of interest connected
with this great gathering would
require more OF my time and your
space than could reasonably be
gwen. 1t was said to be the grand
est convention of Sunday School
people ever held. Being interna-
tlonal and Observation-Disclosures
Is called together men from every
nation and of every denominations;
and let me say here that a grander
body of men and women never met
To deliberate upon a cause more
worthy of the high order of intel
lect than characterized the leaders
from the various churches. The
building in which the convention
met is a model of beauty, being
made entirely of glass, except
enough iron upright columns to
support the roof. Its seating capac-
ity is eight thousand, and when
the immense throng raised their
voices in song (led by Excel, OF
Chicago, it seemed to shake the
very roof. Every State, county
and province had its banner, SO
that we could converse with the
representatives of almost any peo-
pie we desired. The address of
welcome was delivered by Gov.
Beaver, of Pennsylvania. 1t was
tuIl of welcome and Goddess
yous. All OF the speeches deliver.
ed were from men of the very
highest type OF intellectual and
moral culture. They were from
the Eastern and Southern States Of
,hs Union, and from Canada, Eng
land and other European countries.
1t was one continuous flow o
grandest eloquence and soundes1
reason. The South was well and
ably represented by her best men
black and white. Henry Grady's
celebrated speech in Boston-tht
mention of whose name stopped
the speaker by unanimous ane
prolonged cheers-was we'll nigf
equalled by n of his fellow
statesmen, whose eloquent ane
earnest plea for his sunny land o
the nightingale's song and thu
orange blossom brought tears from
eyes that once flashed with hatred
and Indignation. 1t was no ple'
for mercy or help, but to be allow
ed to solve the great race problem
alone.
The best OF harmony pervade'
the entire convention. No wrang
ling OF denominations OF doctrina
dogmas were offered by any one
Maj. John B. Harris, OF Alabama
was elected president for the mex
three years. He is certainly
grand man, judging from the speec'
he made. He was an officer in tn
Confederate army and is now ed
tor of the Alabama Baptist. Tn
selection of an International lesso
committee tor the next seven year
was one important duty of tn
l convention. That committee cor
s1sts of fourteen members and a
evangelical denominations are rel
E resented. Their names are job
: H. Vincent, of New York; job
3 Hall. of New York; S. H. Blak'
of Canada; Moses D. Hodge,
Virginia; w. G. E. Cunningham
= of Tennessee; John A. Broaddu
: of Kentucky; Warren Randolph
of Rhode Island; II. L.. Baugher,
Pennsylvania; John Potts, of Oh
8 tarlo; A. E. Cunning, of Mass
s chusetts; }. J. D. Hinde, of Tel
o ~nessee; ID. Berger, of Ohio; B.
Tyler, of New York and d
Stair, of Pennsylvania. The cor
mitteemen were selected by Il
delegates from the different churc;
es; so each church has its ow
choice. We were proud of MI
! souri's delegation, and leaving o
= your humble writer, were the be
looking body of men in the co
vention. They got everything tn
q asked for and were treated wi
n marked respect by everybody. II
70 next worlds Sunday School co
vention meets in st. Louis in loS
The month is not yet named. Graz
of old Virginia is the banner State
1t the Union, eighty four per cent.
,her children being in Sund
"a School work. Missouri is t
fourth State in the Sunday Scho
: work; we must make her t
first by 1898. The most j
describably beautiful scene we "
messed was the giving Of the Cha
pc tauqua salute to Bishop John
a. Vincent, of New York, the found
q. of the Chautauqua Literary a
Id Scientific Circle and the Chauts
b, qua Sunday School. As silent
x. as the falling snow fake or t
S. rustling of the downy VIII
wings of the swan, the thousar
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