Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-23

20 instruction in the Bible should hold
its worldwide convention in the land
where Christ lived and walked and
taught. The inspiration which will
come to the hundreds of Sun
day school workers who will attend
the convention will be felt throughout
the world and will deepen and
strengthen the work of Sunday schools.
One of the great features of the con-
,Veution will be the presence OF mis-
sionary workers from Europe, Asia,
and Africa and it is expected that the
influence and blessing of the conven-
ton upon them will give wider scope
to the Sunday school movement. It
will also impress upon the countries
visited by the delegates on their way
to and from the convention the fact of
Sunday school work, will set the peo-
pie thinking and eventually lead to
extension of the work of the Sunday
school.
The convention will be held in two
large tents to be pitched outside the
walls of Jerusalem, near the Damascus
gate, under the shadow of Calvary.
The place which centuries ago Witness
ed the tragedy of the ages, will be filled
with the songs about the Christ who
suffered and died for the world. In
stead of the mad cries of the mob and
the jesting of the Roman soldiers, will
be heard the fervid address and prayer
of those whose theme and hope and
purpose will be Him who was raised on
the cross that topped Calvary. For
three days, from April IS to 20, the
worlds greatest leaders in Sunday
school work will be heard. 1t is too
early to give an intimation of what the
programme will be, but this work is in
the hands of the executive committee,
of which Mr.. E. X. Warren, of Three
Oaks, Mich, is chairman. The other
members of the committee are for
England: Edward Towers, F. F. Belsey,
Charles Waters, Rev. Robert Culley.
Rev. Danny Sheen; for United States:
John Wanamaker, A. B. McCrillis;
Canada, S. P. Leet; Sweden, August
Palm; Australia, Archibald Jackson;
Japan, T. c. Ikehara; Italy, Rev. DR..
Burt; Germany, Prof. Fetzer; France,
Rev. Mr.. Greig. There is also an ad-
visory committee composed of Vice
President C. F. Gates. D. D., IL. D., Of
Robert College, Constantinople; Mr..
w. w. Peet, treasurer Of the Turkish
missions; H. S. Barnum, D. D., Rev.
Howard Bliss, president of the Syrian
Protestant college, Beyrout; H. H. Jes-
sup, D. D., Beyrout; Mr.. E. G.. Frever,
treasurer Syrian Protestant col. e,
Beyrout; DR.. Chauncey Murch, Ameri-
can mission, Luxor. Egypt.
The convention Will be enriched by
the presence of the members of this
last named committee. They will have
much to do with the arrangement of
the programme, and will be heard at
the sessions of the convention.
In connection with the convention, or
rather as necessary preliminary to it..
there is being arranged tourists
cruise to and from Jerusalem. This
will bring together the delegates to the
convention and prc.'ide delightful and
congenial companionship during the
entire trip. A vessel has been specially
chartered which is scheduled to sail
from New York on Tuesday, March 8,
1904. On the journey to and from Jop-
pa, the nearest port in the Holy Land
to the city of Jerusalem, stops will be
made at Funchal, Madeira, Gibraltar.
Algiers, Valetta, ALTA, the island on
which raul vas shipwrecked; Piraeus.
including rail trip - Athens; Constan-
tinople. Smyrna, eyrout, Caifa, with
side trips into Galilee and Samarla;
Ioppa, with the trip to Jerusalem,
where the Polls of Solomon, Rachel's
tomb, Bethlehem. and Bethlehem hills,
Mount of Olives, Bethany, Gethsemane,
Kings Wine Press, Tomb Of Kings,