The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1899-03-15
THE OFFICIAL CALL
For the Ninth international Sun
day School Convention.

From the Florida Sunday School Worker
The Ninth international Four-
teenth NationaD Sunday School
Convention, representing the
United States, the British North
American Possessions and Mexico,
will be held Cd. W in the city of
Atlanta, Ga, April p to 80, 1899.
The International Sunday School
Lesson Committee will meet on
Tuesday, April Is.
The International Sunday School
Executive Committee will meet
Wednesday morning, April 70, at
10 o'clock.
The international Sunday School
Field Association will meet We'd
nesday morning, April 70, at 10
o'clock, in the First NJ. +. Church
South.
The sessions of the Convention
will be held in the opera house be
ginning Thursday morning, April
II, at 9 O'Clock, and continuing
until Saturday evening.
Special meetings will be ar
ranged for the Lords Day.
The basis of representation for
the United States is four times the
electoral vote of the State or one
delegate for every $1,000 of popu-
lation, with a corresponding num-
Der for the Provinces and Territo-
ries. By agreement between the
Executive Committee and others,
with the leaders of organized Sun
day school work among the colored
people in the Southern States, each
State that has an Interdenomina-
tional Sunday school organization
of colored people is entitled to elect
one fifth of the entire number of
delegates from that State.
Delegates must receive their
appointment from the Interdenomi-
national Sunday School Associa-
ton in their respective States, Pro-
vinces or Territories, and present
certificates signed by the proper
officers of such Associations. If
the appointment has not been
made at the Annual Convention,
the Executive Committee of such
Association should make the APP
pointment. In case of the failure
of such committee to act, or if no
such Association exists, application
may be made to the chairman of
the international Executive Com
mittee. Only such persons as are
known to be active Sunday school
workers, approved by their Asso-
citation, should be appointed.
Hospitality is offered by the citi-
zens of Atlanta to all regularly APP
pointed delegates, whose names,
properly vouched for as appointed,
are received by the entertainment
committee in Atlanta on or before
Thursday, April 20, 1899.
The privilege of voting and
speaking in the Convention is linn
tied to delegates, and seats will be
reserved for them but ALL Sun
day school workers are welcome
to attend the sessions of the Con-
ventiOn.
1t is expected that favorable ar
engagements will be made for re-
duced fares on the railroads, of
which due notice will be given.
This convention will be held at
an important time. The closing
years of this century are crowded
with events and changes that de-
mand the thoughtful and prayerful
consideration of all Christian work
ers, and nothing can be of greater
importance than the religious
teaching and training of the chill
dren and youth.
This convention will consider the
present condition of organized Sun
day school work, the best methods
by which the work can be i'm
proved, and the relation that the
Sunday schools of America sustain
to the advancement of the work in
all lands.
The officers of all Sunday school
organizations, and all pastors and
teachers, are requested to unite in
prayer, that Gods blessing may be
upon the convention and His wis
dom ollide lis in our work
For the Executive COmmitte,
B. +. JACOBS, Chairman.
The Convention will consider