The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
Workers From All the
Nations Present.
In THE ETERNAL CITY
Leaders Take Note of Proorc.s AMI
Consult for Making This Great
Department Of the Church
More Encctiyc-SccncS
inspiring.
(By y. Il.

- ., dDoul l,oOO delegates, represent
ing 81 different lands, nearly al
evangelical creeds, and 2|6.O0O00(
sunday school adherents, met together
10 near reports Of progress through
out the earth and study the best meth
odS OF winning the world to Chris
through the medium of the SUNDAY
school. From beginning to end the
keynote of the Fifth Worlds Conven-
lGn was the Sunday schoo as a mis-
"lonary force. 1t was cleary brought
out that the hope of evangelizing the
world lies in the potential energy, as
set largely untouched, of the sunday
School.
Near the close of the Convention
there occurred the most epoch making
event since the inauguration of the In
~ternational System of Sunday School
Lessons a generation ago.
There was formed the Worlds Sun
day school Association to rapidly de
Velop and promote Sunday school
work throughout the entire world
Bishop HartzelI was Chairman of the
committee which brought this action
before the Convention and in moving
its adoption he declared it was the
most important movement he had ever
been privileged to endorse. Without
doubt it will mean an unparalleled ad-
vance of Sunday schools during the
, land to have the first President Of the
World Association in Rev. F. b. Meyer.
of London; but to America was given
the Chairman Of the Executive Com
mittee, DR.. George w. Bailey, of Phila-
delphia.
The Convention may almost be said
q tn have begun when two specially
chartered ships sailed from New York
and Boston IN Apri! eth carrying
nearly soc American delegates to
Rome. stops We're made at the
" Azores. Gibraltar and Algiers where
missionary conferences were held and
= large Sums of money raised for mis-
sionary work. In all nearly 10000
dollars was raised for missionary and
Sunday school work as the two ships
80 ~joGrneyed toward Rome.
The Convention in Rome was held
II the beautiful hall of the Methodist
= Episcopal Church building. 1t is a
big structure in the heart of the city
resembling an Italian palace in APP
p~earance, and containing not only the
church with two auditOriums but a
.ollege as well. The hall seated about
900 or 1900 people and was fittingly
decorated with flags of all nations. The
q hitf presiding officer the
Convention was NJ. E. K. Warren. of
Michigan, President of the gathering.
\ strange and impressive scene was
presented at the opening meeting. The
representatives Of 81 lands made a
Tpolyglot as on the day Of
Pentecost in Jerusalem, and as then
all We're with one accord in one place
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, tongues. There were seen in the aud
fence lark skinned men Of Egypt with
their red feZzes: native delegates from
F. Palestine; a dark faced college presl-
from India; swarthy men and
<t-pm-n from Spain, Bulgaria, ana
ether countries of southern Europe
. r.fr haired delegates from Sweden;
considerable delegations from France
and Germa<N; over 800 delegates
rom Great Britain: as many as could
,.,,,-T j.. ~. T1IS1IivoO 81 N, Ira lV' a a
bout SOC from tbs United states ana
'.Canada.
The opening hymn Of the owen
TN. under tn direction Of Carey Bon
HcT. secretary Of the London sunday
school Union. who had charge Of the
-zusic throughout the gathering, was
-that grand old hymn OF Isaac Watts:
80 "Os;od. our help in ages past
.t- our hope for years to come
eur shelter from the stormy blast
~ II our eternal home.
e. --ndor thu shadow of thy throne
\ saints have dwelt secure
~ sufficient is thine arm alone
90 And our defence is sure
81 following q greeting to the Conven-
-+icn nv Rev. Enrico Piggott, President
the Italian National Committee,
a real surprise and the most
scene of the entire confer
= Hlltb. a III cth 1900
ed toward the platform. 1t was an
that she was the grand
daughter of Garibaldi. the hberator or
Italy, was a teacher in the ethodls
school, and that she would
- also welcome the Convention to Rome.
At these words, as she stepped upon
the PLATFORM, the ConYe 2tlon went
wild with enthusiasm. Amid Voclter.
Gus applause, and the waving or
handkerchiefS. the audience rose en-
~-,. - - = - Il Y F1nnC re
poursed down almost every cheek. Inc
; speak er, Miss Italia Garbaldi, was 50
r5avercOme by emotion that she could
> scarcely utter her greeting. AT last,
in tremulOuS tones she gave q bIleL
= and fitting welcome. Her opening
sentence revealed her fuIl fedged 10Y
- atty as she said:
pear Friends: It is with the
= greatest pleasure that | fulfill a duty
(which has been given to me to wei
come to this great city of Rome the
members of the Worlds Fifth sunday
school Convention, and this pleasure
feel, not only as an Italian, but as
a, member of the Rome SUNDAY scnool
in which I nave always worked since
have been a little girl. and in which
have ALWAYS been greatly interested.
calls we're now made for General
RicciOttf G~aribaldi, the young ladNS
father. and amid continued enthusl-
asm he said in part:
In seeing JIl1S WOI16ol - 80
from all parts Of the earth, it is to me,
the old soldier, for the -.eedom OF my
country. a source of profound satlstac-
ton. because we have hanSe tne pul-
LET into the Bible with its holy feat
ures. We men have formed the unity
of orr countr politically and geo
graphically: it is to you to form the
unity of Italy morally.
IS he concluded three cheers were
given for the Garibaldfs.
At the opening session there was
also present the American AmoaSSa-
dor to Italy. Hon. Lloyd Griscom, OF
PHILADELPHIA. Mr.. Griscom, IS only
in the thirties, and IS SAID 70 pc Lnt
Youngest Ambassador in history. He
too. heartily welcomed the congress TO
The Eternal City. Before the meeun8
concluded a message of greeting was
sent to the King of Italy, and q corulal
and stirring letter to the CONVENTION
from President Roosevelt was read:
The second day of the convention
was q memorable one. It was not