The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-05


Il. S. Baker, Americas, and l.. T. st
ITO St Louis. with its energy, its
Worlds Fair and its thoroushfares, and
cen its boodlcrs, the Missouri Sunday
School Convention is glad to come" said
tho Reverend Doctor ". II. Black of
Marshall, Mo. IN responding to the five
addresses of welcome to the delegates to
the thirty-eishth annual convention yes
to-day morning in Pilgrim Congregational
Church
'.The Missouri Sunday-school workers"
:. continued Doctor Black, need an ex-
Nample of thrift and determination and un-
failing work. The boodlers. by their ag-
Eressiveness and enterprise. although 1t is
eSerted in the wrong direction. may be
able TO help us.
The convention. in its opening day, gave
promise Of being one of the best attended.
and most profitable in the associations
shistorv More than 100 delegates from
out of town registered at the headquar-
tiers of the Entertainment Committee. and
the number was doubled by representa-
tivcs from the city churches and Sun
day schools.
l.. i. Wcscott, chairman of the Enter
tainment Committee, has received requests
for accommodations for many moro per-
that to-Gay's arrivals will equal those OF
the first day. and that the total enroll
Inent OF accredited delegates before the
closing of the convention tomorrow night
will he 200.
The Reception Committee was at the
church at S o'clock, and as fast as dele
gates showed their credentials they were
r assigned to homes.
An executive service was held at 9
O'Clock in the upstairs primary room.
The dcvotious were led by Mrs. Mary ).
Wilson. and the. reports from the vice
PRESIDENTS of the grand divisions consumed
tho remainder OF rhe time. Mrs. J. II.
Kelley. reportd from the northeast, Mrs.
BAILEY from tho northwest, aud Mrs. l..
l.. Walker from the southeast.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED. =
The following committees were appoint
ed: Nominations. T. T. Hays. p. NJ.
Hanson. y. ". Cusheon. I'D. Clough and
Andrew Robipson:- Resolutions. the Rever-
end c. c. Stanmann. w. ]. Semelroth. r.
N. Inflow. Mrs LOUIS Samson and c. Z.
Allen; enrolment. e. ID. Butler, T.. i.
wcscott and Luke Joslin: auditing. a. u.
George. c. c. Nichols and J. A cochran.
INC CONVENTION ia 9penea at ~ c,Hck T was
=. services promise TO be a strong feature
OF the convention.
= The Reverend l.. II. Dorchester OF the
1.indeli Avenue NJ. L. Church leo. the
devotions II. 4. Wolfe, president of tle
association. Introduced Cyrus Z. Wal
BRUCE. whv' deuvcreu the add ess of well
come on behalf of the city OF st. Louis.
The REVEREND Doctor j. II. Young of the
Wagner Place NJ. T.. Church. South, wei
coined the delegates on benalt OF Inc Guy
churcheS, FRANK J.. Hays on behalf OF the
st. Louis SUNDAY Scnool Union, A e.
Whitaker on behalf of the IIty Superin-
tendents Union and Mrs. l.. IL. Walker
on behalf of the primary Union.
The report of the Reverend Z. c. Stah-
mann. secretary. showed that there are
III the State t,ls Sunday schools, with
G5.3;t teachers and JVius7 scholars. or n
total enrolment of S.o.4il.' There has
been decrease of 81 in the numper OF
schools IN the last year. put a gain IN
the number Of scholars OF lousy.
Two separate meetings. were Planned for
the afternoon. but on account OF the alb
sencc or several speakers whose names
were on the programme the meeting IN
the primaryroom, anu me meeting III the
Auuis ncc-room were mel Seu.
The principal ADDRESS was made by Mrs.
Mary Foster Bryner OF Peoria, ILL.,, VINO
presented original ana striking views Oh
the topic .'Our Relation to lne Interde-
nomnational Association-ttow We May
Help kacn Other
The remainder of the afternoon was
taken up with reports from the normal,
trisitation. primary, home. Bible reading
and temperance departments.
Last night the Revei end Doctor NJ p.
Hunt of ct. Joseph, Mo-, delivered an adj
dress on THE Authority and Power of
the Scriptures" after the devotional serv-
AC AeN Ds Tie TeNcISHQ + ain VI.
THE Bible the Teachers Textbook" was
the topic of w. c. Pearce Of Chicago. in
ternational field worker.
a meeting of denominations will take
place at s:l5 O'Clock this morning, and at
the regular session, which will commence
an hour later. w. c. Pearce. A. P. George
and Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner will speak.
This afternoon there will be no session
end the delegates will go to the Worlds
Fair grounds and other points of interest.
Tonight there will be a session in Pill
grim Church md an oddraSc h,,n n
n. Hamin of Nashville, Tenn.
The programme for tomorrow includes
a prayer meeting at s o'clock and after
will take place in the morning, and de,e-
gates have the privilege of attending any
Sunday school or church service they wish.