The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-02

| T take great pleasure in introduc'
 ing MT. Hartshorn of Boston," conclud' led Mir. Miles.
 l MT. Hartshorn Speaks. Its a pleasure I cannot well ex' press to be in Alabama, and in Mont gomery, pleasure that have coveted !, for months in anticipation of my trfI South," said Mir. Hartshorn as he step
 ped in front of those assembled to heal him.
 The speaker went into a brief history
 and discussion of the trip thus far made | by him and MT. Lawrence through l the South. He spoke of the success
 which they had met with in Richmond | Va. Raleigh and Durham. N. C., and
 Macon. Atlanta and Augusta. Ga. There has been constantly in-
 creased reverence" said MT. Hartshorn' "and in my heart. gratitude to ind go many distinguished men as educators | in the church." He laid stress on the
 belief by him that there were more
 men of this kind in the South than in the North.
 MT. Hartshorn said that the purpose ofN the visit to Montgomery and other points in the South was that the fn- 1 lternational organization might become acquainted with the-constituency of | the international field. He had been here before. but never had he met his brethren as he had this time. The brethren should be mutually helpful to each other.
 south is on Boom. / If he; had the time, saidMr. Hart shorn, he would like to take hold of the Sunday school problem in each State and help to solve 1t. He thought he had been extremely fortunate in coming through the South at this sea- son of the year. There was evidently great boom on and he hoped that it would be beneficial to the Sunday school workers.
 There are thousands of dollars in the hands of Christian young men," he said, waiting to pass into the treas-
 ury for the cause of the work. as soon as these young men are informed Of the
 beauty and glory of the work"
 In little Massachusetts, he said, with less than 2,000 schools and 5000 square miles. the international organization Is spending s10.000 annually.
 The speaker cwelt at length on the magnitude of the field and the im- portance and beauty of conference and cooperation. and he said that wherever he was he would feel stronger because Alabama is in close touch with the work.
 Mr. Hartshorn spoke of two great Sunday school conventions which are soon to be held. The first he naention- ed was the Worlds Fifth Convention to take place in Rome, in the Spring of 1907, at which it was expected that America would have 2,5o0 delegates. He thought that the South should send at least 800 delegates and that the es- timated cost of the trip, including few stops and accommodations in Rome. would be from s25o to s35o for each person.
 The next great convention to which he called particular attention is the twelfth international meeting. to be held at Louisville, Ky, in 1908. He urged a large attendance from every State in the South and in the Union.
 Mr. Hartshorn desired that the con- ference should be- fruitful of good work and he believed tthat 1t was needless for him to say how glad he was to be with his brethren. He prayed that the results would be only for the glory of God.
 When Mir. Hartshorn concluded re- cess was taken and every person in the auditorium went to the entrance of the vestibule of the church where a photographer took a group picture Of the gathering on the steps of the maia entrance.