The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-11-01
AN INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY
SCHOOL BUILDING
In Connection with the Worlds Colum
bian Exposition.

At the meeting of the Executive
Committee of the International Sunday
School Convention in connection with
the Conference CfSunday School Work
ers held in C~hautauqua, New YORK,
August Is to Is, 1892, the plan pre-
viously proposed for the erection OF d
Sunday School building in connection
with the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
tion, was duly reconsidered.
In answer to circular No. l, aoout
ri 500 was contributed or pledged, DuG
from All PARTS of the United STATES anu
Canada came earnest protests agaLnSO
the opening of the Exposition on ULIe
Lords Day and against the eEeIElo III
a Sunday School building unVI Un1O
question was settled. THESE answers
without exception. gave PInai9ion
hearty, co operation In 8 In6 U0C!9tOn
ehoI1Id he reached, that the Exposition
would he closed on the Lords Day.
The action of Congress accepted by the
DIRECTORS of the Fair has settled the
Question that the gates of the EXPOSE
ton are to remain closed upon Cne
Lords Dav. This action fairly binds
the Sunday School workers OF the
limited States and Canada to erect this
building and the conference unanl
mously decided that the effort should
be made.
The delay was so great that it has
prevented our securing a site for the
building within the grounds OF the tx
position: more than all b space at the
disposal of he Commissioners has al
ready been applied for. 1t is further
believed that the closing OF tie Expo
sition on the Lords Day will m Ike the
building more ~serviceable If erected
without the grounds, but conveniently
near to them
In the proposition previously made
it was expected thas the building would
be erected of wood with a fire-prOof
coating known as "staf" similar to
that used on the Exposition buildings,
but the erection of the building with
out the grounds will require that it
shall be built of brick, which will in
crease the expense, and it will also be
necessary to lease the ground for this
purpose.
The Conference decided that it would
be desirable 20 enlarge the building so
as to accommodate large gatherings of
Christian people, and to make it the
center of evangelistic efforts In conEec-
ton with the Exposition. A large
committee Of well known Sunday
School Workers was appointed with
an auxiliary committee OF ladies
selected from the primary teachers.
this committee to have power to add
to their number. (See list page 81
THE WORK OUTLINED.
The outline of the work proposed is
as follows:
l. To exhibit a model Sunday School
building as an Illustration of our work,
and as a specimen that may be copied
by others.
2. In this building, by maps, charts,
tsb11eg, picIGres. books, etc, to show
the present condltionQf Sunday School
work in different parts of the world.
g.. To illustrate the growth and pro
gress of the Sunday School For ex-
ample: TIE earlier methods of teach
ing, that may be properly grouped with
Sunday School work The beginning
of modern Sunday Schools in England.
Present methods of Sunday School
work, in Great Britain and all the
English colonies, and on the continent
of Europe, and throughout the world;
as conducted by our people. Con
tributions from Sunday Schools are
earnestly solicited.