The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
DELEGATES FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE WORLD IN ATLANTA.


Dr. Vance of Nashville, Denounced
the Newman Lynching as IA sInndcr
Lpon the SOuth-SpOke at the Ops
eninE of the Ninth international
COnventiOn-Many Visitors Thcre
Besides the 800 Authorized DcIe-
gates.
Atlanta, Ga, April 26.-The ninth inter-
national fourteenth nationaD Sunday
school convention met in Atlanta at 8
o'clock tonight the sessions TO be held
at the Grand Opera House. continuing un-
til Saturday evening with special services
and mass meetings throughout the city
churches on Sunday.
Attending the convention are many of
the most prominent Sunday school work.
crs in the United States and the old world.
and while there are only 1850 authorized
delegates, the city Is thronged with Wis
itors. Special trains arrived at intervals
during the day, two solid trains coming
from Boston with delegates and visitors. a
vestbule train from ST. Louis, one from
New Orleans. and one from the far West,
while all the regular trains have been
crowded and many additional coaches att
tached.
The opera house was crowded TO suf-
location when the second vice president,
Hon. John NJ. Green of Atlanta, called
the assemhlage to order Gov. Allen d.
Gambler of Georgia welcomed the delegates
20 the state and former Gov. William J.
Northen extended the greetings on behalf
of the churches and Sunday schools oe
Atlanta.
To these addresses of welcome responses
were made by the following gentlemen:
For the North, r. A. Beard. Massachu-
sets.
For Canada, Hon. S. II. Blake, Ontario.
For the West, Mr.. S. II. Atwater, Colo
| RADIO.
For the South, James l. Vance, d. D..
| Tennessee.
For the colored people, Prof NJ. w. Coli
lier, Florida.
Some Prominent Delegates.
Among the arrivals of the day were DIR.
| John Potts of Toronto and Or. B. Fs
| Jacobs OF Chicago, who have been identi-
| fled with Sunday school work for many
years.
Marion Lawrence of Toledo, O., a proml-
nent Sunday school worker and secretary
of the International association came in
| at noon at the head of the Toledo delega-
| ton. He is superintendent of a school i'm
| Toledo and was paid $2,000 a year for his
! services. He Is one of the few men in
| the world who have ever received salaries
for experimenting Sunday schools
| Among other distinguished guests wero
| John Farson, a member OF the banking
| firm of Farson, Leech a Co of Chicago;
| j. r. Pepper of Memphis, member of the
| executive committee: Mr. and Mrs. Semel-
roth, editors of the Evangel. and II. ].
| Heinz of Pittsburg.
strong sentiment is noticeable among
| the delegates i'm favor of Hon. Hoke Smith
of Atlanta for the next president OF the
| convention.
Referred 20 the LynchIng.
There was reference to the Newman
| affair during the evening, aud II was re-
| ceived with cheers. DR.. Vance OF NASH
| Vile who spoke for the South, in response
to the welcoming addresses, said on this
subject:
"As | stand here tonight, Southerner,
| speaking for my section and addressing an
| audience 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 cr!T..Soned with
| shame / want 70 lift my voice tonight I'm
loud and long and indignant protest.
against The awful horror of mob Violence,
which the other day reached the climax
| or It's mdnutSH iAblhJ - q ~~NN -
black and brutal and barbarous as can ba
found In all the annals of human crime.
A siander ON the south
"r have a right to speak on this SUBJ
iect. and propose TO be heard. The time
has come for every lover of the South 20
set the might of an angered and resolute
manhood against the shame and peril or
the lynch demon. These people whose
hendish glee taunts their victim as MS
flesh crackles In the flames, do not repre-
cent the South. They slander the South
have not a syllable OF apology for the
sickening crime they meant to avenge.
But Il Is Ir.yh time we we're learning that
lawlessness Is no remedy for crime. For
one, / dare to believe that the people OF
my section are able TO cope with crimes
however treacherous and defiant, through
their courts of justice; and | plead for
the masterful sway of a righteous and
exalted public sentiment that shall class
lynch law In the category with crime"
sunday school Lessons.
The international Sunday school lessons
committee to-day decided upon its report
10 the convention, and 1t will be presented
to the convention tomorrow.
The schedule of Sunday school lessons
for 1902 has been arranged and will be
sent to England at once for the approval
Of the corresponding committee" 1t will
then be returned to the United States for
approval.
II was decided that the next annual
meeting of the international lesson COM
mittee will be held in ST. Louis April Is.
1900.
The field workers of the International
Sunday school convention were in session
to-day at the First Methodist Church.
A committee of six was appointed to
confer with a committee from the main
body regarding the election of officers, and
the remainder OF the day devoted to the
reading OF officers reports.