The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-14
WORLDS S. S. WORKERS
'REIT TRIENNIIL INTERNATION-
Al CONTENTION Ar BOSTON.


Street Church-Expected That There
N win be 1000 Delegates Present.
M The eighth triennial international
Sgunday school convention, which is to
He held in Boston June 1925, is attract
Mas in large measure the interest and
anticipation of all people who are in
sAerested in Sunday schools, and for
Mome months the Massachusetts Sun
May School association has been at
REFork, through committees, perfecting
arrangements for the convenient and
Mospitable entertainment of the 1000
lin more delegates from all over the
EForld who are expected to attend the
Convention. 2"
ID The inception of the local work con-
|Illected with this great assemblage of
NBunday school workers was at the
Nltate conveitno at Fall Riven last Oc-
Niober. Through a committee then APP
Eboiuted a committe of thirty has been
@onstituted, representing all denomina-
|lions, who are to have charge of the
Eletails of the local preparation for the
guests.
E The present system of triennial in
ENernational conventions of Sunday
Ebchool workers grew out of a meeting
Eht Philadelphia on May %, 1882, on the
Ebccasion of the anniversary of the
EAmerican Sunday School union and of
EIhe meeting of the general assembly of
The Presbyterian church. 1t was found
Elhat delegates were present from fif-
Eseen states, and after consultation it
EEas decided to call a national conven-
Etion in New York the succeeding
@hutumn.
Ia This convention was held October 8,
III 1872, and Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen
#avas it's president. In preparation for
6t a series of seventy eight questions
and thirteen general topics was pre-
{pared, and sent to about $4,000 active
Navorkers and their answers formed the
Hbasis of the conventions discussions.
MI This convention adjourned to meet
EAt Philadelphia the next spring, and it
H'econvened there on May 25, 1898, with
Hon. Willard Hall as president This
EB ession had but a small attendance,
md it was seen that so frequent gather
R3ngs could not be maintained.
@ The third national convention was at
philadelphia in February, 1859, and ex-
E31overnor James j. Pollock presided.
EEeventeen states and the District of
EEolumbia were represented, and one
Representative from Great Britain,
Peter Sinclair, was. present. His APP
Hbearance was the first germ of the
international character which the con-
EEention finally assumed.
III In June, 1868, at an international con-
Mention of Young Mems Christian as
@gociations at Detroit, Mich, an Informal
Hsneeting of Sunday school workers
Horned plan for formal interna-
EAional Sunday school convention. It's
Eeommittee united with the committee
EAppointed in Philadelphia in 1859 and
Ebther prominent workers in calling q
Eeonvention at Newark, N. j., the fol-
lowing year.
Nj This, the fourth, national convention
assembled in April, 1862 Twenty eight
Estates and one territory were repre-
EBented in this convention, besides Can
Ehda, England, Ireland, Scotland,
|Egypt and South Africa The whole
|humber of delegates was 526. Never
Before had so many Sunday school
Readers Of the land been brought to-
|gether 1t was, In fact the first con-
|Eention whose International character
|was distinctly emphasized.
Il The sixth national convention, which
lis also recognized as the first interna-
Ftional convention, was held at Balti-
more in May, 1875. The number of
Sunday schools reported was 66,871 with
IA membership of 6,543,70S. The number
|pf accredited delegates was 463. Cana
da was represented by twenty delegates
land fraternal cable message was re-
Eeeived from the Church of England Sun
|tlay school teachers, in session, in Elk
|eter hail. London.
The seventh International convention
and the last up to the present time, was
at ST. Louis, Mo-, August 80 to Septem-
bier s. 1893, in the Music hall of the ex-
position building. An interesting feat
lure of this convention was a street pa
Trade of Sunday school attendants, in
(which over 10000 ST. Louis children par
Iticipated.
| The sessions of the coming Boston
Convention will be held in fremont tenn
Iple and in the Park street church. AS
THE accredited delegates are expected
| Ito be at least 1000 in number they,
with the general public, which will be
Eager to attend the sessions, will make
Iup too large an audience for the audi
|torium. All the principal addresses will
be repeated in each of the two places.
fThe sum of $4,000 has been raised for
Expenses.
The official headquarters of the con-
.vention and of the several local COM
|tnittees will be established in fremont
temple, and a formal session of the ex-
.ecutive committee will convene there
on the morning of Monday, June %
= 1t is expected that the fremont tenn
bile auditorium will be sufficient for the
business sessions of the convention,
(which will occupy the mornings. The
general sessions will begin at the two
meeting places on Tuesday evening, and
Twill be continued on the following days,
afternoon and evening.
Each day at 11:15 o'clock Evangelist
Dwight L. Moody will speak at Trem-
.pnt temple. and will be followed for
twenty minutes more by addresses from
Eminent Sunday school workers. Mr..
Moody is ALSO expected to conduct the
opening exercises at each morning ses-
zion of the convention at $3.50 o'clock,
.Rnd the evening sessions at 1880 o'clock.
| Among the prominent Sunday school
workers who are quite certain to be
present and make addresses during the
convention are: B. F. Jacobs, the pres
fdent; Dwight l.. Moody, Hon. John