St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-06-05

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REV. DIR. JOHN POTTS, TORONTO, CAN.
Peloubet. There will be two sessions
of the convention held each day in
fremont Temple and the Park street
church. Mr.. Moody has charge of
the opening services, and during the
convention he will speak at the Park
street church every noon for twenty
minutes and will be followed by some
leading Sunday School worker.
A committee specially appointed
will have charge of a movement to
make the Friday night prayer meet
ing in every church in Boston and
the suburbs and as far as possible
over the entire state, special ser
vice which shall bear upon the con-
vention and its work; and on the
Sunday previous, June p, to en-
deavor to have all the pastors of the
state preach sermon or deliver an
address which shall contain the
story of the origin, growth and
plans'for Sunday School work in the
future.
The statistical secretary reported
at st. Louis three years ago, that
the net gain in Sunday School men,
bership from 1890 to 1898 was a
trifle over one million, the total men,
bership at that time being 5000, 900
or about one-sixth of the population
of the United States. But, according
to his figures. this leaves the enor-
nous number of II 900, 900 children
who do not attend Sunday School.
Into this white harvest field, so
encouraging at least in its possibili-
ties, it was intended at st. Louis to
get inspiration to go; and at Boston
this year, to take a new census,
gather new faith, fresh hope, and
large encouragement.
And New England perhaps es'
pecially needs this inspiration. There
are in the evangelical Sunday Schools
over 100000 scholars and teachers,
but this vast number does not 1epre.
sent that which ought to be in these
schools. 1t is safe to say that in the
six New England states there are as
many more children whose ma tura
affiliation is with the evangelical
Sunday School, but who do not
attend for various reasons. To ere
ate an interest in these will be the
ultimate outcome of the coming con
ventiop. 1t is Observation-Disclosures
in its scope and purpose desiring
only to arouse Baptists to such &
point of enthusiasm that they will
endeavor to get all Baptist children
into their Sunday Schools, the Pres
byterians all Presbyterian Sunday
School children, the Methodists al
Methodist children, etc.
The International Lessons commit
tee will have their headquarters al
the Hotel Brunswick. The member.
of this very important committe,
are: Rev. John H. Vincent, D. D.
Topeka, Kan; Rev. Warren Ran
dolph, D. D., Newport, r. l.; Rev
John Hall, D. D., New York city
Hon. S. H. Blake, Q. c., Toronto
Can; B. F. Jacobs, Chicago, Ill.
Rev. Moses D. Hoge, D. D., Rich
mond, Va; Rev. W, E. G. Cunningham
D. D., Nashville, Tenn; Rev. J. R
Sampey, D. D., Louisville, Ky; Rev
H. Louis Baugher, D. D., Gettysburg
Pa. Rev. John Potts, D. D., Toronto
Can. Rev. J. S. Stair, D. D., Lancas
ter, Pa; Rev. A. E. Dunning, D. D.
Boston, Mass; Rev. D. Berger, D. D.
Dayton, Ohio; Prof. J. l. D. Kinds
Phi. D., Lebanon, Tenn; Rev. B. E
Tyler, D. D., New York city.
The last International convention
was held in St. Louis, Missouri
whose people, regardless of position
of wealth, or Of denomination en-
} deavored to make it the great success
it was. The minutest details ha
. been attended to long before the cor