The Plymouth tribune., 1902-07-17

vention was apparent. by reason of the
presence of men from many parts OF
the earth. The Canadian provinces.
London Australia, Prince Edward is
land, South America, Palestine, and
India all contributed to this vast as
sembly.
FRIDAY morning Trinity church was
packed to its doors. When George
w. Bailey, the treasurer and chair
man of the finance committee. pre-
sented bis report. after which Marion
Lawrence, the general secretary, told
of the conventions needs, when he
had told now many field secretaries
were wanted-siX instead of three,
and how much money was needed TO
carry on the work, and after offering
d prayer, ARKANSAS, " cried out, put
us down for fifty dollars. From far
off corner British Columbia said, for
us fifty dollars annually for three years,
at this juncture Illinois raised storm
of applause. When they promised
one thousand dollars which was fol-
lowed by New Jersey with six hun
dred and Ohio and Massachusetts for
one Thousand each, and on down
the list he went, the little
baby state Nevada being adopted
by Ohio and pledged for twenty-five
dollars, Porto Rica, Cuba, Hawaii
and the Philippines responded. Prof.
Excel announced in his big hearted
way five hundred dollars as an individ-
ual Offering which was followed by
Mrs HartShorn of Boston. in the sum
of seven hundred and fifty dollars, and
in thirty minutes the sum was an
nounced to be sufficient and amounted
to forty-two thousand dollars annually
for three years.
If enthusiasm counts for anything
then the women in attendance at this
International Sunday School cOnven-
ton were the most energetic and in
) tereSted workers that ever came to-
gether. These women, who represent
every state in the union stand for eX-
perience and advancement along every
: phase of Sunday school work.
The arguments fO- and against the
advanced lesson necessarily included
the subject of grading and the dis
similarity between the Sunday school
and the day school. 1t was claimed
and many contentious were made, that
the day school was for development in
literature the sciences and arts. In
the Sunday school the development
was of the morals, and spiritual; that
detailed grading in the Sunday school
is not demanded while in the day
school it is necessary; that the teach
ing of Lincoln, Washington, Abraham.
Noah and Christ is a question of adapt
ion and not of grading, while in math-
ematics there must be grading.
There are certainly two sides to this
question and l am not sure that we
are ready to adopt the two years ad-
vanced lessons. The adoption of the
Beginners Course is right, and we
should arrange for it in the primary
: department of our schools.
In this convention the teacher IS
privilege was greatly exalted and dig
, nified. The speaker illustrated it with
story of numerous angels, one of
whom came to earth and not return
ing, the others came to look for the
lost one, and found the angel sitting
, down beside child teaching it: and
when reproved for remaining so long,
replied, it is better to Oaach a child
than to be with the holy angels
The central thought OF the whole
convention seemed TO be conservation.
Trained teaching. Teaching accept
ance of Christ, rather than about
Christ.
The next world IS convention will be
: held in Jerusalem in 1904. The Inter
national will hold its next session at
Toronto in 1905.
2 No one can be informed concerning
the work done by the Sunday schools
scattered throughout the world, and
fail to appreciate the vast benefit it
: brings to the people and its far-reach-
7 ing influence In the cause of Christian
: ity John Bright, the great English
5 statesman said, ssThere is no field of
labor, no field of Christian benevo-
: lence, which has yielded greater har-
vest to our national interests and ma
tional character than the great institu-
tlon of Sunday schools"
Many interesting details and fea-
lures of the trip and convention have
been omitted by reason of the lack of
, space. JOHN w. PARKS.
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