The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-07-07

mediatefy after it the second worlds
Sunday school convention will meet and
sat till Sept. 6, and about the same time
an informal convention will be held of
the international field workers in the
Sunday school line. Of these three the
first is the historic and important one,
and among its promoters are many of
the most noted religious educators in the
world.
The numbers given above are but a
round estimate from the known growth
OF the Sunday schools. but in exact fig
ures the last report showed 2,051 ,67g
teachers and 1S.026. 916 scholars. a grand
total Of BOOTS. 595, of whom but a few
less than cne-half. or $500, All, are in the
United States. Add the $50, 22O in Can
ada, and it will be seen that considerable
more than half of all the Sunday school
attendants of the world are in English
speaking North America. In Great Brit
am and Ireland are 1899, 6s5 more, and
every other country is SO far behind that
it is not in it for comparison.
In truth. the Sunday school was from
the start and still is an English-American
institution, and whether it be decided
that the great iberality of thought and
progressive energy of this great race, this
two nationed race, SO to speak, be the
cause or the result of Sunday schools. or
that each promotes the other. the fact is
equally suggestive and instructive. Ger
many comes next with 431 ,221, then
Sweden with 23S, 0s2, Holland with 1877
GIG and Switzerland with SO. after
which the numbers fall off with surpris-
ing suddenness. In all Austria there are
but 1881. in all Russia but GAGS and In
MI Spain but 8.400. Yet it is a pleasant
surprise to read that Mexico and Central
America contain 163, 900 Sunday school
attendants and South America 153, 900.
Wherever English is the language the
Sunday school is established as soon as
Q colony bas childEs2 enough to form a
class. and next in this line are the speak
ers OF German, Dutch and the Scandi-
uavian tongues. Even farof Australia,
SO recently a great country that old peo-
pie still think of it as Botany Bay, the
land of exile for criminals. has 457, 729
teachers and scholars. while little New
Zealand, out yesterday the home of the
wild Maori. has 09.s72. Hawaii-Nei
f~ufficial name of the Sandwich Islands)
has u 2a2 and the English islands gener-
ally 1880.
!. It should be noted that many sections
a-e omitted. Very few Catholic churches
sent in any returns, and a large part CT
the Episcopal schools are not included.
ms they arc given a different name. So
1t is believed that the total of teachers
and pupils in the world exceeds %, Geo.
coo. Still more remarkable is the fact
that OF the 190,515 places of meeting re.
ported the United States alone has 1OS,-
300, or nearly three-ffths Of all in the
world. as in this country generally the
churches are used and room is abundant,
while elsewhere the schools are often
held in immense halls. In st. Louis are
Gi.337 teachers and pupils by The last
report. and these will consider the del
egates as their guests and the guests OF
the city.
st. Louis has devised and maintains in
great activity an original system of house
10 house visitation in connection with
her Sunday school work. Her Sunday
School union and the Missouri State as
socaation are making thorough prepare
Tons to receive and entertain the visit