The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-27
THE SABBATH SCHOOLS.
Ninth International Sunday School Conycn'
lion In Session.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DELEGATES ATTENDING
Besides. There Arc Thousands From
All over the Country-Intcrna-
tfonal Lessons for 10O..

Atlanta, Ca, April e6.--The ninth Inter-
national fourth National )snnday school
convention met In Atlanta at o'clock to-
night. the sessions to be held at the Grand
opera house, continuing until Saturday
evening, with special services and mass
meeting throughout the city churches on
Sunday.
Attending the convention are many OF
the most prominent Sunday school work
ers In the United States and the old world.
and while there are only $50 authorized
delegates the city Is thronged with visit
ors. Special trains arrived at Intervals
during the day. two solid trains coming
from the West with delegates and solid
train from st. Louis and one from the far
West with all the regular trains having
been crowded and many additional
coaches attached
The opera house was crowded to suf-
location when the second vice president,
Hon. John NJ. Green, Of Atlanta, called
the assembly to order. Governor Allen u
Gambler OF Georgia welcomed the della
gates To the State aud former Governor
william j. Northen extended the greetings
on behalf OF the churches and Sunday
schools OF Atlanta.
To these addresses Of welcome responses
were made by the following gentlemen:
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sets: for Canada, Hon. H. s Blake. on
tario. for the West, Mr.. S. II. Atwater Of
Colorado; for the South. Rev j. J. Vance,
D. D.; for tho eolored people, Prof. NJ w
Collier Florida.
There was reference to the Newman
affair during the evening and " was re-
oeived with cheers. Or Vance OF Nash
vile. who spoke for the South in response
to the welcoming addresses. said on tho
subject "As | stated here tonight, a
Southerner. speaking for my section and
addressing an audience from all sections,
there is one foF blot UPON the fair name
OF the South at the hare mention Of which
the heart turns sick and the cheek Il
crimsoned with shame. ! want to lit my
voice tonight in loud and long indignant
protest against the awful horror o. mob
violence. which tho other day reached tho
climax Of It's madness and intamy IN
deed as black and brutal and harharous
as can be found IN all the annals Of human
crime. ! have right 10 speak on his
subject. and propose to he heard. The
time has come for every lover Of he South
to set the might of an angered and reGo-
Lutte manhood against the shame aud peril
OF the lynch demon. These people whose
hendish glee taunts their victim as his
flesh crackies in the flames do not repre-
sent the South They Islander the South.
have not a syllable OF apology for the
sickennE crime they n cant 60 avcnge
But II Is high time We We're learning that
lswsssness is no remedy for crime For
one, ] dare IN believe TINT the people OF
my section ara able to cope with crime
however trcacherous and defiant. through
their courts OF justice. and | plead for the
mnsterfui sway Of righteous and exalted
public sentiment that shall class lynch law
In the category with the crime"
Atlanta Ca April 26-The lnterna-
tional Sunday school lessons committee
today decided npon It's report 10 the con-
vention and II will be presented to the
convention tomorrow. Tho schedule OF
Sunday school lessons for 1909 has been
arranged and will be sent to England at
once for the approval Of the Correspond
ing committee" II will then be returned
TO the United States Tor approval.
IL was decided that the next annual
meeting OF the International lesson COM
mittee Will be held in 81. Louis April Is,
1900.
Atlanta, Ga. April 2e-The field work
ers OF the international Sunday school
convention were In session today az the
First Methodist church committee OF
SIX was appointed 10 confer with Il com
mittee from the main body regarding the
election Of officers. as the remainder OF
he day was devoted to the reading of Of
fcerS reports