The San Francisco call., 1897-04-07
WILL WORK FOR
THE CHILDREN
California State Sunday
School Association
Convenes.
More Than Four Hundred Dele.
gates Who Will Labor in
the Cause.
Work Mapped Out for the Three
Days Session at the First
Blptist Church.

The California State Sunday school
Association held the first session OF it's
thirtieth annual convention at the First
Baptist Church, on Eddy street, last even
ing. Over 400 delegates we're present,
representing all the various Sunday
schools throughout the State. The con.
vention Is 10 last three days and there
will be a morning. AFTERNOON and evening
session daily.
The young people of the First Baptist
Church. keenly alive 10 the importance OF
she convention and the great and lasting
good which may be accomplished by its
efforts. spent the greater part of the day
yesterday in beautiiying the altar and
chancel of the church.
Henry Morton OF San Jose, president of
the assoc: alton. presided, and seated on
either side of him were the speakers of the
evening. Although the work of the open
Ing session was largely preliminary in
character 1t gave evidence of the great
and good work planned and the splendid
| results which are sure to follow.
The trst work of the convention was
the sending OF telegram, expressing sim
cere coincidence to the widow of Moore
| Hesketh of Woodland. Deceased was sta.
| tistical secretary of the association
After a Scriptural reading third chap.
ter F.rst epistle OF st. John, by Miss ida
Clayton, Rev. Mr.. Van Dyne of San Jose
formally opened the convention with q
prayer.
d. NJ. Carman delivered the address O,
welcome. His opening sentence, in whic
he referred 10 the greatness thrust upon
him, showed his appreciation of the dis
! tinguished honor. his speech was earnest
and Straightforward. HIS greeting wa.
h hospita BILE and gracefully put. ''If we dc
not deliver to you the keys of the CITY we
/ off .r you the KEYS to our hearts and our
homes'-a sentence that showed the true
| spirit of those present to greet the stran.
! ger guest.
Mr.. Carman introduced the subject oil
the waits of the City-the desolate chill.
dren knowing neither home, church mol
! God"
Rev. E. R. Ollie delivered the addres.
| OF welcome on behalf of the churche, !,
The reverend gentleman, while admitting
the City was not so pious as we could
wish, declared we were not quite so bad
] as some delight TO paint US. He referred
| TO the lofty aims OF the convention and
assured the delegates hearty welcome
from the church as we'll as the City.
Responses were made by Judge J. NJ
Haven of Oakland and Rev. H. a
ketchum, DID,, of Berkeley. Professor
II. NJ. Hamin of Illinois concluded th,
evenings programme with his "Tiding
From the Field" in which he told of tht
ever-growing work of the convention
throughout the United States.
The programme for to-day is as follows
Morning service, led by Oliver C. Miller
| appointment OF committees and reports
topic, Laying the Foundation" Miss Susie F
Abbott "Primsry Work." Mrs. A. W. Bush
Conversion of the Chilo,' Miss NJ NJ. Crone
miller. ND; drawing the Net" Professor
| II. n. Hamill.
Afternoon = Devotional exercises, led By
Rev. W. B. Noble; topic, "Intermediat,
Work" That Restless Boy-How to Interes
| Him." Rev. w. w. Scudder; The Unlearnec
Lesson and the Remedy" Re7 L. L. Writ
"That Missing Mckee, Robert Stuart
Summing Up" Professor Hamili
Evening-Mass- ss-meedng; top C, "The Sun
day-school the Hope of the Church." Prais,
service, led by Rev. r. S. Cantine, DID
| prayer, Moore Hesketh; address, 'sThe Cour
/ ageous Christian" Rev. E. McClish DID
address, 'The Church and the Child" Rev
A. B. Banks. ID; s,lo, Miss Mayb belle Morse
address, "The Morning Cometh," Professor
| Hamili