Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
LOCALI.S. S. BRANCH.
The Meeting to Arrange for the
National Convention Later On,
MANY PROMINENT MEN PRESENT.
Committees Chosen and the Convention
Details All Arranged.
The PUBLIC MEETING LAST NIGHT

TIE PUBLIC MEETING LAST NIGHT
The meeting held last night in the First
Presbyterian Church, Wood street, in the
interest Of the international Sunday School
Convention, to be held here in June, 1890,
was well attended. ". K. Jennings pre-
sided.
Mr.. B. F. Jacobs, of Chicago, Chairman
of the international Executive Committee,
spoke earnestly in favor of Sabbath school
work. He urged that a greater interest be
taken in the Sunday school. The reason, he
said, we have lost our hold on many of the
older boys and young men is because OF
the large number of Christian men have
left the Sunday school; merchants
lawyers, business men and the like. A good
son would follow his fathers example, and
if that example does not lead him to the
Sunday school it is the fathers fault. The
boys, he continued, are not thoughtless. as
it has been said. A boy will think, and if
you can control his thoughts you can control
his feet. He must be taught and must have
a teacher who can think. The best and
brightest material is wanted for teachers.
AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW.
Mentioning the Catholic Council at Balti-
more, Mr.. Jacobs said they had claimed the
whole world He admired their earnestness
and push, but thought it would be well for
Protestants to join issues. They could have
a religious trust irrespective of creeds, and
it was necessary. We have been told of an
impending crisis at the close of the nine
teenth century, and it was time every Chris
tian combined. The International Conven-
ton, he continued, will meet to hang up a
HAP of North America and pick out the
places needing their aid and 60 to work to
give 1t to them.
The work should be pushed over the
whole world. He referred to the McAll
missions ia France and pictured their needy
condition. They should be helped, and it
is desired to put an American Sunday school
back of every one of these schools in France.
Anv Sunday school here can take this posi-
tion by subscribing for the support of one,
and have it report to the American school.
In conclusion, he said, they want to place
Sunday schools in every part of the world.
LOCAL ORGANIZATION ACHIEVED.
At the finish of Mr. Jacobs address, the
organization of the Allegheny County
Association was completed. The report OF
the committee appointed to nominate
officers for the association was received, the
following nominations being made:
President, W. K. Jennings; Vice Presidents
B. c. Christy J. h. hay; Corresponding Secre-
tary, Edward S. Gray: Recording Secretary,
W. F. Maxon; Treasurer, D. W. Jones; EXecu-
tive Committee, w. H. Jennings, B. G. Christy,
E. 5. Gray W. K Gillespie, Rev. g. W. Clin-
ton, S. Hamilton. Z. s. Morrow, James Black
stone, A. A. Horne.
The report was approved. and on motion
upanipnonc1ry al II
The local committee, who have charge of
the arrangements for the convention to be
held here In June, is composed OF E. S.
Morrow Chairman; William f. Moxon,
Corresponding Secretary; E. S. Gray, Re-
eording Secretary; j. W. Hsy, Treasurer;
H. K Porter, W.. J. Sawyer, George H.
Anderson, C. L. Rose, S. E. Gill, j. j. Por-
ter, Samuel Hamilton, Thomas Corde and
W. Z. Jennings.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET.
The Executive Committee of the Inter-
national Sunday School Convention, OF the |
United States and British American Prov |
inces, met at $50 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing in the Hotel Anderson. There were
present:
RF Jacobs, of Chicago, President; and E,
L. Wright, District of Columbia; W. II. Hail.
Connecticut; L Collins, Kentucky; ]. D. Phipp
MARYLAND; W. n. HarIshorn, Massachusetts; |
Samuel W. Clark, New Jersey; Colonel Robert
Cowden, Ohio; Rev. w. A Crawford, Virginia:
l. c. Peak, Toronto; E. A. Haugh, Michigan;
A B. McCrillis Rhode Island; w. H. Levering
Indiana; w. a. Duncan, n. Y, and E. 5. Gray, !
of the local committee.
Mr.. B. f. Jacobs presided. The morn
ing session was consumed in hearing and |
discussing Treasurer Bigelow's report, which |
showed expenditures amounting to S., ,582 IS, |
and receipts amounting 10 IS, ,197, making a |
deficit o. 81 1856 6S. The latter amount added |
to the sum necessary TO 90 into the next |
convention was fixed at S4,4OO. To meet |
this, however, there are pledges amounting |
to S4,700, so that the convention will meet |
without being in debt.
The special object of the meeting of the |
committee is to make arrangements for the |
sixth triennial session of the convention to |
be held here next June. That convention |
will be attended by 1000 delegates and it |
is expected that 1000 Sunday school |
workers will be present, among them such |
well known men as Bishop Vincent, of the |
Methodist Episcopal Church; Rev. A 81. |
Schaufier, of the New York City Missions;
Rev. John Hall, D. D., of the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church, New York; F. N Pelou-
bet, Massachusetts, author of the select notes
S. h. Blake, Toronto; Rev. John H. Broadus
Kentucky; Rev. A. E. Dunning D. D.,
Massachusetts, and Rev. Warren Randolph
D. D., Secretary of the Leaf Publishing Com
pany.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoons session of the committee
was opened with PRAYER. The first business
transacted was the appointment of Com
mittee on transportation which is to consist
of Messrs. j. D. Phipps of Maryland; W.
A. Hartshorn, OF Massachusetts; L. G.
Peake, of Toronto, Canada, and L. Collins,
of Kentucky.
The committee then set 20 work and made
a general outline of the work to be-done by
the convention to be held in this CITY.
There will be preliminary meeting on the
evening before the first day, and on the first
day short addresses will be made by the
delegates.
The second day will be taken up by the
report of the Executive Committee and a dis
cussion of primary work. In the evening
there will be report of the Lesson Com
mittee and addresses on the International
lesson system.
The third day will be given to the consid-
Grafton of the Executive Committees report
and receiving money pledges from the differ |
ent States.
The question of fixing the time for the
worlds convention will also be taken mn
There will be no outside or overflow meet
ings. as the desire is to have the delegates
in the hall as much as possible. The adj
dresses will be limited in time and no set
speeches will be made.
UNIFORM NORMAL WORK.
A committee of five was appointed tn
formulate plan for uniform normal work
the plan to be presented at the convention,
A committee of three was appointed to in
corporate the International Executive Com
mittee. It was stated by member that an
offer of 5000 had been made for the use Of
the committee as soon as it became incor-
porsted.
The Chairman and Secretary were author
lied to apply to the Executive COMMITTEES of
the Worlds Fair, as soon as it is appointed,
urging that suitable building be erected as
place for the Worlds Sabbath School Con-
Yentlon.
This concluded the work of the Executive
Committee, and they adjourned to go down
and inspect the Exposition building, where
the convention is to be held.
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