The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-27
RELIGIOUS CONVENTIONS
MANY sUNDAY-SCHOOL WORKERS IN
SESSION AT ATLANTA, GA.
Work of International Lesson Com
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Women's Mis-
sions-Discipies of Christ.

ATLANTA, Ga. April 26.-The ninth in
ternational fourteenth nationaD Sunday
school convention convened in Atlanta at
S o'clock tonight. The sessions are being
held in the Grand Opera House and will
continue until Saturday, with special serv-
ices and mass meetings in the city churches
on Sunday. Attending the convention are
many of the more prominent Sunday-school
workers in the United States and the old
world, and while there are only $500 au-
thorized delegates, the city is thronged with
visitors Special trains arrived at intervals
during the day, two solid trains coming
from Boston with delegates and visitors. a
vestibule train from St. Louis, one from
New Orleans and one from the far West,
while all the regular trains have been crowd
ed and many additional coaches attached.
The opera house was crowded to suffocation
when the second vice president. Hon. John
NJ. Green. of Atlanta, called the assemblage
to order. Governor Allan d. Gambler, of
Georgia, welcomed the delegates TO the
State. and former Governor William j.
Northen extended the greetings on behalf
OF the churches and Sunday schools of At
lanta. To the addresses of welcome responses
were made by the following gentlemen: For
the North, r. A. Beard, Massachusetts; for
Canada, Hon. S. Ii. Blake, Ontario; James
l. Vance, ID. D., Tennessee; for the colored
people, Prof. NJ. f. Collier, Florida.
There was a reference TO the Newman af-
fair during the evening, and II was received
with cheers. DIR. Vance, of Nashville, who
spoke for the South in response to the well
coming address. said on this subject: AS
l stand here tonight, a Southerner, speak
ing for my section and addressing an audi
ence from all sections, there is one foul blot
upon the fair fame of the South. at the
bare mention of which the heart turns sick
and the cheek is crimsoned With shame. l
Aa- 90 1sf~ 49, ~ g. nfnI d, Loud nn1
long indignant protest against the awful
horror of mob violence, which the other
day reached the climax of its madness and
irfamy in a deed as black and brutal and
barbarous as can be found in all the an
mails Of human crime. ] have a right to
speak on this subject, and 1 propose TO be
of the South to set the might of an angered
and resolute manhood against the shame
and peril of the lynch demon. These people
his flesh cracked In the flames do not rep
resent the South. They Islander the South.
l nave not a syllable Of apology for the sick
ening crime they meant to avenge, but 1t
is high time we We're learning that lawless-
ress is no remedy for crime. For one, L
dare to believe that the people of my sec
treacherous and defiant, through their
courts of justice, and l plead for the mas
terful sway of a righteous and exalted pub
the category with the crime.
The international Sunday-school lessons
cOmmltte6 IO-Qdy QeClucO Ou lS ItpOll "
the convention, and it will be presented to-
morrow. The schedule Of Sunday-Schoo
lessons for 1902 has been arranged and VIII
be sent TO England at once for the approval
of the corresponding committee" 1t Will
then be returned TO the United States for
approval. 1t was decided TO hold the next
annual meeting of the international lessons
committee in ST. Louis April IS, 1900.
The field workers of the international sun
day-school convention was in session to-day
at the First Methodist Church. A commit
tee of six was appointed to confer with a
committee from the main body regarding
the election Of officers, and the remainder of
the day was devoted 10 the reading or Of
fcerS' reports.
Among the arrivals of the day were DR..
John Potts. of Toronto, and DR.. e. +.
Jacobs, of Chicago. who have been identi-
fled with Sunday school work for many
wears. Marion Lawrence, of Toledo. o., a
prominent Sunday school worker and sec
rotary of the international association,
came in at noon at the head of the Toledo
delegation. lie is a superintendent or a
school in Toledo and was paid s2,oo0 a year
for his services. He is one Of the few men
in the world who have ever received salar-
les for experimenting Sunday schools An
other distinguished guest was John Farson,
a member of the banking hrm OF Farson,
Leech d Co., OF Chicago; j. X. Pepper, or
Memphis, member of the executive commit
tee; Mr.. and Mrs. Semelroth. editors of the
A strong sentiment is noticeable among the
delegates in favor of Hon. Hoke Smith. of
Atlanta, for the next president of the con-