The Forrest City times., 1902-07-04
Sunday SCHOOL WORKERS
The Tenth International Conven-
ton, Just Closed, Expec: Led to
Exert Wide Influence.
THE NEW COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
They Will Have Charge IF the Work
of the Association For the Next
Three Years, Including the Prep
aration For the Convention i'm
Jerusalem i'm 1905.

Denver. Col, July 1.-The tenth
international Sunday school conven-
ton, which finally adjourned Wednes-
day night" said ". y. Hartshorn.
the new chairman of the executive
committee, will be the center of
the largest influence of any in
ternational convention since 1873. 1t
has, perhaps. been the most repre-
sentative convention of any. and has
solved many practical problems. An
advance has been made along the
lines of the lesson committee in that
we will be brought into closer touch
with the English branch of the com
mittee. \ commission has been APP
pointed to make an European tour
in the interest of the work and this
is the most important-and another
commission has been appointed to
attend the centennial celebration of
the London Sunday-school union.
These are the points in the conven-
ton which stand out above all 9TH
ers."
The New Committee.
The committees that will have
charge of the work of the associa
ton for the ensuing three years are
as follows:
Lesson Committee-Dr. John Potts,
Toronto, Methodist; Rev. b. b. Tyler.
Denver, Christians; John Pepper,
Memphis, Methodist South; Rev f
l. Rexford, Montreal, Canada; Ira
R,1ff FOL
Baptist; Rev. Mosheimer Rhodes, ST.
Louis, Lutheran; Bishop Henry War
rem, Denver, Methodist; Rev. \. T.
Schauffier, New York. PRESBYTERIAN;
j. +. Patrick, Winnipeg, Man, Pres
byterian; Charles Hemphill. Ken
lucky, Presbyterian; Rev. j. S. Stair,
Pennsylvania, Reform; +. l.. Shuey,
Dayton. o., United Brethren; DR.
Henry Hopkins, Massachusetts, Con-
gregational; j. r. Sample, Baptist.
Central Committee-W. ~ Hart
shorn, Massachusetts; A. 3. McCril-
lis, Rhode Island; II. II. Spooner
Connecticut; w. \. Duncan, New
York II. j. Heinz, Pittsburg; George
w. Bailey, New Jersey; j. ]. Nc
Laren, Toronto; A. II. Mills, Illinois;
w. c. Hall, Indiana; f. l.. Young,
Ohio: H. NJ. Hamill. Tennessee; T..
X. Warren, Michigan; y. b. Brough-
ton. North Carolina; w. j. Semel-
roth, Missouri.
Committee to Attend the Jubilee Of
the London Sunday School Union
DR.. John Potts, DIR. A. F. Schauffier,
w. \. Hartshorn, George w Bailey,
Prof. +. l.. Rexford. II. j. Heinz.
Committee to Investigate the Sc
curing, in Theological Summaries, of
Chair of Sunday-school Work-W.
\. Hamill, Geo. r. Merrill, A. f.
Schauftler, \. b. MeCrills.
Committee to Make Tour Of the
World-W. y. Hartshorn. w. \. Dun
can, w. \. Hamill, w j. Henry, f. X.
Warren, w. j. Semelroth. b. Il. Tyler,
j. II. Sample, S. /. Lindsey, st. Louis;
James 4. Worden, John McKamv.
Mrs. J. W. Barnes. Mrs II. NJ Hamill.
Mrs. NJ. j. Kennedy and Mrs. w. J.
Semelroth
To Have Charge of the Home De-
partment Work-W. A. Duncan. w. T.
Atkins, s. w. Clingen.
Japan Commission Henry F. X.
Warren W. J. Semelroth.
West Indian Commission-Geo W.
T. Watts, w. \. Eudaly, Frank Wood
bury, W. \. Hartshorn.
The convention, as one of its last
acts, voted in favor Of Jerusalem as
the next place of meeting for the
worlds Sunday-school convention in
1905.