The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-27
PRAISE and PRAYERS
Usher in TOday's Session of s.
S. Convention.

Denver, Col. June 27-The sessions
today of the tenth International Sunday
School convention began in trinity M.
+. church with praise and prayer CON.
Quoted by Rev. D. NJ Beach, y y, OF
Denver. and Rev. E S. Lewis, d. D. OF
Columbus. o. Prof E o. Excel of chi
cago directed the singing. Vice Presl-
dent A. B. McCrillis presided in the alb
sence of President Hoke Smith. a mo-
ton that the chair nominate all conven-
ton committees was adopted ana
Chairman McCrillis named committees
on resolutions and treasurer's ana aud
itor's reports.
A proposition to have the chairman of
the executive committee selected by
that committee and not as heretofore
by the nominating committee caused
considerable discussion
H. NJ. Hamil of Nashville, Tenn-,Tnade
a vigorous speech against the PROPOSE
ton. He declared he was opposed to
politics in the convention and the
change was in the interest of politicians.
Rev A. F. Schauffler of New YORK sup
Dorted the resolution. He denied, as
chairman of the New York delegation,
the reports that during their journey
westward the members of that delega-
ton were constantly engaged in wire
pulling for the presidency of the asso-
citation.
A standing vote on the resolution was
taken and resulted in its passage over
whelmingly. As adopted the resolution
reads:
Resolved. That it is the sense of the
international executive committee that
each new committee, as soon as posi-
BILE after appointment, should nominate
! to the convention the chairman Tor the
! ensuing year"
General Secretary Marion Lawrence
of Toledo, o.. read his report
On the condition of the organization
| the secretary's report says:
THE organized Sunday school work IS
in better condition today, we believe,
than eyer before in its history Phe
! only states provinces and territories
unorganized at present are Nevada, In
| dian Territory, Alaska, ASSln1 bOln ana
/ Saskatchewan. In many of the states
and provinces the orga nization is IN
very prosperous condition.
THE more thorough city organization
/ followed by house visitation, has at
tracted a good deal of attention and &C
complished much good Chicago, Pnlla-
delphia- New York, Boston, Cleveland
Cincinnati and St Louis nave set the
pace for other large cities, While eHec-
tive house visitation has been carried
on in nearly those cities named ano
very many others, including Tacoma
Seattle. Toledo Buffalo and hundreds
of smaller cities Pennsylvania easily
leads in house visitations'
| Secretary Lawrence announced thai
since the printing of his report WORD
had come that organization had beer
effected in Indian Territory and Ne
vada.
The report of the home department
was made by W. A. Duncan of SYRIA
cuse. N Y, the founder. This depart
ment was organized, Mr.. Duncan eX
planned. for the benefit of those whit
wished to attend services and were no
within easy reacn of a church or Sun
day school Since the issuance of tn
last report the membership and depart
ments had increased sixty per cent A
present there are 8,144 departments witt
a membership approXimating 100000
I The banner states in the north ar
Massa chusetts, Connecticut New Jersey
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois an
Z Indiana Tennessee and Alabama lea
in the south.