The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-21
RALLY OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Thousands of Presbyterian Children
III the Ddeon.

The Presbyterian sunday school rally At
the Od'"u Yesterday afternoon. which was
:, feature Of the General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian church of the United States.
was attended by several thousand persons,
and was marked hy intense interest and
IN ably executed programme.
Every Presbyterian Sunday school In the
city vas represented ny strong delegations.
AMI the banners of many of the sunday
schools were displayed. S2"erai huT-ired
children were seated on tho stage forming
q great chorus. which had been drilled by-
Mr.. X q. Bot. The balance 81 the children
uoCuric.: front seats IN the main auditorium.
= hich wa almost entirely hiied with the
,ulrlCns, cunc0t1rse of ,Op.e.
The Committee IN Arrangements for The
rally composed OF the Reverend W. j.
Ncklttr;ck. -. H.. chairman. W. II. Her
nix secretary: =. II Hanson the Rev
,rro.. w. Il. King. II. Il. cruczneil, II. Il.
Tctlsl. ". J. Senelroth and Professor 9. 1.
IUecrson James T. ouarisS acted as or
gani+t. Miss Grace Alexander as pianist
Mr. n. *. Howells as cOrnetist and Mr.. X.
- Bolt a. ChoriStcr.
The meeting was opened with Il song ser
vice iy severn. hundred children. Then all
th,. people were Invited nv Doctor MCkit-
r,icll 20 stand AND sing Grown Him Lord
of an TIN. E,vercad =. J. Nicc..iiS. II. d.
gaze the Invocation. and The aUii"nce
Joined with him in repeating the Lords
After another song by the chorus. Doctor
MCK:ttrirk introduced 70 the audience the
permanent chairman Of the meeting. the
Ksverond W. e. Craig. J.. y. OF Meteor
mick Theological Seminary. In Introducing
Doctor craig, po"tur Nckittrick referred
4, th,. sunday school rally as the cti'drcn'.s
welcome To the Presbyterian General As
s-mhly. Doctor Craig responded in part as
Your hariworkiae chairman has very
ap'ly called this gathering the chiidrcra
w.Icorne to- the General Assembly. We
have had many warm welcomes % your
Sitv Your people have treated us with
th.- greatest consideration; W. have had
warm welcomes in your homes and from
cu,. another: but the most touching Of all
thss. greetings and the one which We
;haU remember longest is this one from
tha children Of ,he Sabbath schools. Doe
tor Craig then thanked Doctor MCKittrick
for MS work in preparing for the children.s
welcome and Mr.. Bolt for drilling the chill
t!r,n of the chorus. He also referred TO
the SiZ,. and character Of the audience
Another song by the chorus was followed
by the introduction of the Rererend James
I, Wortcn II. D.. of philadelphia. who.
Doctor craig said. Was the only man in
tar PrCsbytsrian church with two titles
not academic. "f!e is known as the friend
Of the children and aS ~" tea' her ot the
chil.Irrn's teacher " said Doctor Craig.
Decor Woricu conducted an exposition "f
~. SrI.,ilv school lesson on the parable of
-, st,Iir,, ali his audi. rrr lrys ard
Girls and puttup to jhern simple questions
vnirh tEcv We're permitted ia answer III
1I,.;euu This feature Of the programme
ks easily rs the feature OF The afternoon.
Another song by the .bii:ircu'S chorus
and then the Reverend William l.. Nc
Ir,san H. D. Of i'iftsbu.g Pa. delivered
an address III which hc made an eloquent
rl.:, fur the saliva tiui. of tn" little children
AMI he necessity for teaching them the
,.-.o-i..flnE truth of ,i"d early IL life. An
c:jt.f. chorus was followed by the intro
Gucfinp Of Il i. SulzCr. synodical Sunday
school missionary of Minnesota. who made
a characteristic talk - tine little children
md rn!d SOM. stories of child life which
cnpyrl,s.G the audience with laughter The |
great audience then sang My Country.
'1is Of Thee after which the Reverend
" y King pr. D. superintendent of mis-
sions American SUNDAY Schooi Mon, pro- |
the bcusdiciior-