Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-21
WORN FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Opening eesSiOn Of State COnVsntio
Draws q Large Crowd.
SALOON ARRMGNtO As GREATEST EVIL
District SUNNY school Institute
closes 49, sessions of the
state Convention Are
Opened.

Closes ~ Sessions of the
state Convention Are
Opened.
"Iowa-the affection of, her people like
the rivers Of its borders, now on to an IN
separable union" This sentiment, in
scribed upon the Washington monument.
was aptly used by. President A. r. n.
Hambleton OF Oskaloosa in HE response
to the address OF welcome by DR. otter
bein o. Smith. pastor OF the First Consre-
gational church at the opening session OF
the forty-hrst annual convention OF the
Iowa State Sabbath School association last
evening. atsrr
Referring to the object and work Of the
association Mr. Hambleton said: Nothing
lie more certain than for the development
in human progress 1t IL an essential re-
duirement that those who give to this. the
divine purpose Of man, shall have clear
heads. sound bodies and pure hearts Never
has there been devised by man, inspired
by God Himself, greater agency, AS an
integral part Of the church than the Sab
bath school. To it Is given the oppor-
tunity Of pointing the way. Of aiding the
footsteps, in the formation of character,
which shall furnish the means OF a mas
terry over evil. The Rescue mission the
Salvation army and like organizations have
a noble mission and touch the hearts OF
nom Christian as well as Christian men
alike with a sympathetic cord OF respect
or divine love, but to the Sabbath school
IL given a greater mission even than these,
because 1t commences with the foundation
OF character in youth, and teaches the
word in its elementary form and sows the
seeds of truth in practical way. which
bears more fruit than any other form OF
religious EFFORT.
ArraiaAs Liquor TramO.
The address Of the evening was by Miss
Eva Marshall shontz OF Chicago. president
of the Young Peoples Christian Temper
ance union, who took for her subject My
Captured Flag" Miss shontz' address was
bitter arralgnment OF the liquor trafic,
fostered, as she asserted, by the United
States government. She said In part:
1 charge the United States government
liquor traf1c with being the giant foe OF
| the American home. What other enemy
murders one in every NTH home, nearly
lawlessness caused by the liquor traffie
sweeping over this country holds in leop-
causes this frightfiil condition. l present
| the answer that II is the saloon. The ques-
ton that this country IL facing today is
for It has already been seized by the enemy.
! The question Ii whether or not we can re-
claim 1t. The nag was captured during the
covenant with death and agreement with
] hell, and to raise money to carry on that
fearful tn cUn dSt entered into
distillers saw the golden opportunity and
J told the dealers to go ahead and make all
GSGF BY niy s ana ass
| they would pay into the United States
| treasury q per cent Of che income for each
I today Il has been the government that has
| been the greatest factor IN the, numbering
| of thousands OF people each year.
| Opening Attendancs Large.
The attendance at the opening session OF
the convention last night. taxed the large
auditorium in the Masonic temple to it's
capacity. The register showed that over
| 200 visiting delegates in addition 10 work
! srs and speakers are here and 1t il ex-
pected that this number will he increased
today. The convention nan is tastefully
4 decorated and over the large platform Is
to be seen a large banner with the inscrip-
| ton United in Christ to Save the Child"
Some disappointment was felt last even
ing when only a small portion OF the Festi-
val chorus put In an appearance. but de-
spite its depleted numbers the chorus did
some excellent work under the direction OF
| Prof. d. B. Towner OF Chicago.
| The session OF the Sunday school insti-
tute at the Presbyterian church. which was
| brought TO close yesterday afternoon.
was we'll attended. With but few excep-
lions the program as published was car
rled out. both in the forenoon and after
noon. DR.. p. c. johnson OF IAncoln, chap-
| lain OF the Nebraska State penitentiary,
4 was a visitor at the institute and made
= short talk ~ --s--
Parade of ChIIdren.
A feature OF the convention today will be
the parade OF Sunday school children at
o'clock this afternoon. The parade will
be In charge OF F. c. Riker and will form
on Fourth street in front OF the Masonic
| temple. 49,
The schools will form in separate forma-
/ ton, each headed by a wagon conveying
| the little ones Of the primary department
1 Prof. Nordin yesterday promised TO head
the procession with his band from Lake
| Manawa
This will be the line OF march:
South on Fourth street TO Willow avenue
| west on Willow avenue to Main street
! north on Main street to Broadway west on
| Broadway to Seventh street north on
1 Seventh street 10 Washington avenue. east
! south on Second street To Broadway, west
on Broadway TO Fourth street, where the
parade win disband.
Program for Today.
This is the convention program for to-
ds::
! MORNING.
| Subsection meetings. fODtcs for dis.us-