The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-22
SUNDAY
SCHOOL
WORKERS
Territorial Association Met at
Oklahoma City.
LEADING MEN ATTEND
First Days Work Consisted of
Addresses and Responses.

Oklahoma City, 0. T. March 21.-Every
train coming into Oklahoma City yester-
day brought people wearing delegates
badges, and others Interested in the larg-
est gathering of Sunday school workers
and enthusiasts ever known in the terri
tory. The hotels all had a liberal quota,
but the majority were taken into private
families.
The Baptist church commenced filing
long before the 4.our for the convention
TO open last night and by ESQ p. m, it
was Overlooking. and many were COM
PEELED to regretfully return TO their
homes without getting inside the big
doors.
The eighth annual convention Of the
Oklahoma Sunday School association
commenced business with all the terri
torial officers present and fully seventy
five delegates in attendance.
The first number o. the program was
song service, which lacked much of its
interest because Of Prof Excell's alb
sence Miss Crawford presided at the or
gan, with Mrs. Y ork as piano accompan-
list.
Devotional exercises followed, in which
many OF the delegates participated.
Prof. L. NJ. Holcomb. in lie absence Of
Judge Burwell, Delivers, brief and ap-
propriate address OF welcome on behalf
of the city.
Rev w n. Anderson. on behalf OF the
/ local churches, welcomed the delegates
and international workers. He spoke Of
/ the advancement of church and Sunday
chool work in the territory. but said
there was much room for instruction in
the teachings of the Holy Writ. He rails
ed ripple of laughter in relating how a
canvass was made in a large medical coll
/ lege to ascertain how many of the stu
dents could name the BOOKS Of the Bible.
and one prospective sawbones said he re-
membered only three-Genesis, Marcus
Aurelius and Paul's Epistle to the Fill
pinos.
A. B. Hammer. for the Sunday schools,
welcomed the visitors. He said that not
withstanoIng many people in Oklahoma
would rather see a new saloon than a
new Sunday school, there had been and
would continue to be wonderful develop
ment in church and Sunday school work
in Oklahoma City and the territory. He
touched upon the elevated moral tone of
the American people and mentioned with
pride the fact that in the reports of in /
famous conduct on the part of the sol |
diers of the allied armies in China the |
soldfersof one nation were never men /
toned, and those were the men who /
fought under the stars and stripes. He |
closed by profering The Aeys TO the city
and asked that our local schools be visit /
ed, and hoped those remaining until Sun /
dav would visit the Sabbath schools of
the city.
Following q song. D. T. Morgan Of Per
~ responded for the delegates and visit
ors. He had seen Oklahoma City when
there were no houses here and knew the
territory when it had 40 Sunday schools
and was glad to live to see the territory
dotted with churches and with 40 900 70
$4,000 Sunday school teachers. He thought
there should Ls 900 Of them. and be-
lieved such conventions would aid in
bringing IN the other $1,000. He hoped the
convention would give the worn an I'm
petus that would be relt for years 90
come.
When General Secretary Marion Law
renee was introduced ne was received
with applause.
Mr.. Lawrence was pleased TO see so
large an attendance and 50 much interest
manifested In the grand work. He was
glad Of the privilege of standing for the
first time In Sunday school convention
IN this territory The secretary had ask
ed him TO combine two addresses in one.
If the secretary knew him well he would
not have done this as he was like some
railroads lacking in terminal facilities.
he was glad to BE- here. but would rot
make the mistake Of the gushing young r
lady who was entertaining some neigh d
bors and ssIu. Vow, friends 7 am at a
home. and 7 wish YOU were" He always {
'elt al home IA Sunday school ccnven- n
ion. and for the party he expressed his e
hearty appreciation Of the kind words % c
which he had listened. 81
M Lawrence stated that ~ was a r
plain business man who gave up TIRE q
business Of selling goods and went into
he business Of trying 90 reach the bows
md girls. and was paving 1880 year =
or the privilege Of doing go because he
,ould realize more than be realized from "a
he Sunday school work in financial :
way. But he heBexed that there was
hereafter for himself ard Tor chose =
,oys and girls that there was s5me1hirg
worth more than stocks and bonds Than
.snks ard stores These were aH neces-
arv. but they woeId not So 20 heaven
" be barred out ~ hesfea for that mat i
er IS they end on earth bat when I.fe q
s launched n this woris that NE Hn
ever end ana he believed 50 q bigger %
hing 10 lead a boy or girf n Jesus Chr1et
han 70 - q millionaire re rad board
ohm vrauau7aser Gree ray. Hhen rresld- "a
~ a. Sansav school convention u r.
-ould rather holt ths position than 81 ~
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