New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
PoUGHKEEPsIE LOOKS FOR A THOU
SAND DELEGATES OR MORE.
AN EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMME. INCLUDING SER
VICES OF SONG AND ADDRESSES BY SPEAK
ERs PROMINENT IN THE WORK.


The convention Of the New-York Sunday-school
Association will open this afternoon at o'clock In
the First Baptist Church. Poughkeepsie The ses-
sions will continue Wednesday and Thursday.
All the pastors of Poughkeepse have united In
signing an open letter Of welcome to the delegates
from all parts of State. and 1t is believed that
at least a thousand will be in attendance
The Rev W /. Southerton. assistant pastor OF
the Baptist Temple. will be the musical director OF
the convention and he will have the assistance OF
the four Park sisters cornetists.
The programme will begin this afternoon with a
musical by the Park sisters. orchestra and cho-
ruses The address Of welcome will be given by the
Rev DR.. A P. Van Gieson, OF Poughkeepsie, and
the response by b. p. Bromheld. OF Hampstead
Long Island. The devotional service VIII De leo oy
the Rev Robert Z. Farrier- A praise service VIII
begin the evening with choruses of one hundred
adult voices a male quartet led by DR.. Southerton
the Park sisters and an orchestra. W. w. smith
will lead the devotional exercises. after which mis-
sionary reports will be given. At $50 O'Clock TWO
illustrated lectures on The Land" will be given
simultaneously in the Baptist Church by the Rev
DR.. Jesse L. Hurlbut. and in the Congregations
Church by DR.. A. F. Schaufiier.
Programmes of great interest have also Oeeh
prepared for Wednesday and Thursday. as foho"s'
wsdnssdqe Paayyn and B5o% se5srate eo
Normal work-The Rev J. l. uTIbpt; Of n Se W.
reaeheT j L. H1rlbut: 1920 reports Of normal
classes; 1870 Bible normal lesson ne EPo.i
nal lesson THE Sunday school Defined, j. y
Hurlbut; IL 40 question drawer. Primary WORK.
Mrs Julia c. Ostrander of Brooklyn conductor.
How use III Superintendent. qualifications, duties:
Visitors who? duties. opportunities; dficultiess'
members, material for, how secured, how retained,
how benefited benefits. 10 individuals 70 nome, n, 70
school. TO church. questions; closing address, Dr'
wednesday afternoon-2so devotional service.
led By the Rev ThOmR eSs 60 w m HsWey
New-York; $40 finances. treasurer's report and
pledges; 4ao. The People In A6raham's Time the
A f. schauffier: I'm Christ's Time" the Rev. A.
III Mckinney. Manhattan.
Wednesday evenng-7:3o. devotional services, led
by the Rev. W Bancroft Hin; 40 song service.
Quartet led by DR.. Southerton. Park sisters and
orchestra: 7:55 Discipline" the Rev Samuel Z.
Eastman, Elmra; $50, The Book-Ihe Old Testa-
New Testament" the Rev. George F. Pentecost,
Yonkers.
the II" Rev. william =. swartS $40. Foreign Work
In Our Great Cities" Mrs. Julia NJ Terhune. Brook
lyn; $40. Prophets of the Old Testament-Moses."
the Rev David J. Burrell. Manhattan; Elijah"
Isaiah" the Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, Manhattan:
1890 'Childhood IN the Home" the Rev. J. II.
Coleman. Albany: H. primary 1In hour
nv tbe Rev O. A. Merchant; 40, normal hour.
40 Apostles OF the New Testament-st John"
the Rev. William Il Van Allen Emira: st
40. Decision Day" the Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman
Thursday eyening-7:30 song service chorus Of
one hundred children from Sunday schools led by
cises, led by f. D. Gildersleeye; s, The Messiah
a HUN tse Rev r s MacArihur Manhattan 8
farewell words; s15 final adjournment.