The record-union., 1896-03-24
THE OUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENTION
Large Delegations Are Expected Here
Next Week.
Reports Of Committees-Prep
Being Made to Accommodate
the Delegates.

The committees from the various
Sunday schools of the city to arrange
for the general management of the
coming State Sunday School ConVer-
ton to be held in Sacramento on the 1st,
I'd and Sd days of April held a meeting
at the Seventh-street Methodist Epis-
ccpal Church South last evening.
Rev. w. C. Sherman and wife of the
Fourteenth-street Presbyterian Church,
Lewis Winter of the United Brethren
Church. Charles NJ. Campbell of the
Westminster Presbyterian Church and
u. Q. Parmeter of the First Baptist
Church were the leading speakers at
the meeting. So great was the enthusi-
asm developed in behalf of the coming
convention that a number of leading
members of the committee were unable
to get into the church.
The various committees made inter-
esting reports concerning the progress
that is being made in the preparatory
work Of the coming convention. On
Sunday all the Sabbath schools in the
city, the Baptist and Methodist schools
at Oak Park and the mission school over
in Washington were visited by leading
workers from the various churches, who
made addresses with The view to ac-
quainting teachers and scholars with
the leading facts in relation to the great
gathering of Christian PEOPLE soon to
convene in the Capital City.
The speakers in every case were lis
tened to with profound attention by
young and old. Everybody seemed
anxious to learn all about the conven-
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event in the history of Sunday school
work in Sacramento. The children at
the Orphans Home showed a particu-
lar interest in what their visitors had
to say. The boys and girls from that in
stitution are coming down town to attend
the convention in a body. Their school
is undoubtedly one of the best of the
kind in the city, and reflects great
credit upon those charged with it's
management.
The committee selected to procure
good speakers to deliver suitable ad-
dresses of welcome have agreed upon
Rev. H. N. Hoyt, pastor of the Congre-
gational Church, and John A. Mcintyre
of the Westminster Presbyterian
Church to perform that responsible
duty
A large Reception Committee has been
selected to meet all trains coming into
Sacramento on the Wednesday evening
preceding the convention and on Thurs
day morning. This committee consists
of Miss Jennie Miller of the West
minister Presbyterian Church, Miss
Myrtle Landes of the Seventh-street
Methodist Church, Rev. w. c. Sherman,
Rev. H. N. Hoyt, w. w. Lewis of the
Sixth-street Methodist Church. Joseph
Lord of the Ninth-street Baptist
Church, Miss Laura Beazell, Secretary
of the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, Miss May Oatman of the
Christian Church, George o. Hayford
of the Calvary Baptist Church. and
Charles NJ Campbell of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church.
1t is expected that from 230 to 800
delegates will be present from abroad,
as the Sunday school workers through
out the State are very anxious to meet
the noted gospel singers, Ira d. Sankey
and George G. Stebbins.
All persons who desire to rent rooms
to the visitors should leave their ad-
dresses with c. NJ Campbell, at 400 K
street, without delay This is impor-
tant, not only for the convenience of
the delegates but for the reputation of
the city as we'll Hence every effort
should be made in advance to provide
the visiting delegations with suitable
accommodations.