Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
report will be followed with an address by
Field Secretary Reynolds


| report will be followed with an address by
Field Secretary Reynolds.
Progress of Sunday school Work.
The executive committees report, which
VIII be circulated in print at the time, will
carefully review the progress of Sunday
school work since the last international
convention at St. Louis in 1893 and will
make number of important recommended
tons with view to the extension and
Improvement of the conventions work. 1t
VIII propose that the field be extended to
include Cuba, Mexico. the West Indies and
Greenland; that the present organized field
be divided into districts, each in charge of
held secretary to assist the present state
ana provincial workers; that the committee
be furnished with general secretary; that
the income at the disposal of the committee
be increased to $25.0D0 a year; that the next
convention be held in the south: that states
and provinces pay the expense of the at
aendahce OF their representatives at the
annual meetings of the committee and
that arrangements be made for a large
delegation to the worlds convention, to be
held In London July Gil, 1897
Inc report Of the lesson committee will
explain the reasons for the selections made
IN the present six years course and will
answer some OF the objections and criti-
clsms which are continually being made
against the lessons chosen AMI against the
general system followed AS the Bible
Study Union, or Blakeslee lessons the most
prominent opposition course are published
in Boston and have had considerable sue
cess IN the past few years, il is expected
That the report will give special atten lion
to the objections of those and other friends
OF a more inductive system Of Bible study.
thursday afternoon will be the primary
session. The primary teachers are always
IN evidence at conventions, and they have
their work well organized with about 100
local primary unions and an international
union covering the whole country. of which
MRS w. F. Crafts of this city is he pres
ldent and Miss Bertha F. Vella of Massa-
chusetts is the secretary.
Sessions will be held three times daily,
the final meeting taking place Friday
night.
Who the Delegates VIII BE.
The delegates arc apportioned among the
several states, territories and provinces in
the proIo rtion Of four to each electoral
VCte or ne to each 1JD,0OJ of population.
AS this arrangement would result in an
actual attendance of not more than loo
the representation was raised one-half.
when Vill secure 1900 delegates. The
delegations will include some OF the most
representa- tive Sunday school men and wo-
men OF this country and Canada, and sew
eral visitors expected from England
cuba ana other points outside the present
territory of the convention. AS some Of
the friends of the temperance cause are
fearful that the present instructions to the
lesson committee adopted at the Pittsburg
convention of 1880 to assign four temper
ance lessons year in the regular course
may De abrosated modified, 1t is prob
able that several pronounced temperance
workers VIII be found on the floor ready to
champion their cause, If necessary. So also
the advocates of a more advanced method
Of lesson study will probably have some
representatives, though they will be in a
small minority.
BOstOn's Hospitality.
Princeiy. indeed, are the preparations
" h,s
guests The entire body of official dele
gates are to be entertained free during the
four days of the convention The reception
and accommodation committee of which
Mr.. r. A. Gilman is chairman has secured
the places of entertainment, and most of
the ASSIGNMENTS II places have long since
been made. AS the delegates arrive they
will be met by. a. body of wLite-capped
committeeman. who will escort the friends
to the reception committee's Office on the
lower floor of Park Street Church and
thence - their places of entertainment
The husbands and wives of delegates are
inc luded in this hospitality. and for other
friends and visitors reduced hotel rates
have been secured The numerous double
and triple Sessions will; make ii certain
that every visitor Will have chance to see
and hear about all that one person can
take in.
The beautiful fremont Temple, fresh
from the hands of the builders. will be a
tit home for this great convention In the
face oil incredible discoura gements its he
roic congregation has held its own in the
heart OF the city, and has reared on the
| ruins Of the old temple a structure that
| embodies the true spirit of modern Chris
| tianity. The main audience hall will seat
about 5000. Lorimer Hall and Chapman Hall
loo and 800. respectively And the MANY
other facilities-the spacious lunch ROOM
the committee rooms and offices, the cor
ridors-wiil all be at the service of the
officers and delegates.
mt Of
features of note will be a great map 13I.
by ~ feet, on which the state of county
! organization over the whole United States
and Canada will be graphically exhibited