The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-06-05
A GREAT YOUNG PEOPLES MOVE
MENT.
jacksonville, Fla, to Entertain the
Congress and Chautauqua.

NOun6 pDODlO . INV OAASAANJ WAASAA AANNH
for its objects the moral uplift and
elevation of the minds of the young
people in the Sunday-schools and mis-
sionary work, will convene in Jack
sonville, Fla. This will be the third
annual session of this National Bap-
fist Sunday School Congress and
Young Peoples Chautauqua. 1t will
open Wednesday morning, June "a,
for a five-day session. The final ar
rangements for the speakers, the pro-
gram for the fye-day session. the
entertainment of the delegates and
visitors, have been completed and the
excursion rates on the railroads have
been announced. There are thirty
six well-prepared, carefully selected
subjects, covering every phase of
Sunday-school work, which will be
discussed in the five days proceed
ings.
1t is not a deliberative body, and
unique feature of dividing the meet
ing off into departmental sessions in
the afternoon of each day guarantees
an interesting and instructive Chau-
tauqua The principal object of the
meeting will be kept in view. There
will be no effort to transform the
meeting into anything other than a
Sunday School Congress and a Young
Peoples Chautauqua.
1t is learned from the Secretary of
the Congress Movement, Mr.. Henry
Allen Boyd, that over one hundred
people have sent in their selection of
subjects, having taken them from the
thirty-six printed subjects announced
By Dr. r. Fl. Boyd about thirty days
ago,
The present membership of the
movement includes representatives
from sixty-three state, territorial and
district organizations, and about ten
thousand Sunday-schools. The Sec
rotary states that owing to the in
ability to get a very low rate for the
round trip the attendance will prob
ably not be over three or four thou
sand, but this attendance is not re
stricted, to any particular section Of
the United States.
Such speakers as Rev. N. B. Brough-
ton, of Raleigh, N. c.; H. T. Mussel-
man, of Philadelphia, Pa. Lieut.-Col.
Allen Allensworth (retired), of Los
Angeles, Cal; Chas. T. Walker, Au-
gusta, Ga; W. B. Reed, Madison, N.
j.; e. w. D. Isaac and w S. Filing
ten, of Nashville, Tenn; N. w. Harris
horn, Boston, Mass. guarantee for this
meeting the deserved prominence and
recognition that it is receiving. The
reports to be presented will come from
Sunday-school superintendent, Bible
class teachers, advanced teachers,
! primary teachers and Sunday-school
workers. There will be also a full eX-
hibit of all the latest and most up-to-
date publications of Sunday-school lit
erature, helps and periodicals, together
with a complete line of Sunday-school
prerequisites, novelties, devices, ETC..
with full illustrations and instruc.
tions of how to use them to advance
the interest and attendance of the
Sunday-schools.
The missionary. work of the Sun
day-school is another feature that is
to be developed Much Importance is
attached to the Educators Confer
eDce. More than one hundred uni
yersities, colleges, seminaries, acade
mics and high schools have been in
vited to send Representatives to par
ticipate in the Educators Conference
These educators will have for the frs
time an opportunity to exchange ideas
On the best plans for advancing re
ligious and classical as we'll as tech
nical training. The fact that the Bap
= fists have branched out and purpos,
/ to develop the talent to be found il
The denomination is causing a grea
deal of attention to be given to thi
| particular meeting.
5 There will be many attractions 70
visitors. The Committee on Enter
+ t8inment in Jacksonville has provide
| for a special trip to St. Augustine
Fla, the oldest town in the Ne1
I, World, In fact, Jacksonville will %
= fer recreation in connection with tn
labors of the Christian workers VIII
t will assemble there.
The Baptist Ministers Conferenc
l of Jacksonville constitutes the Recel
ton Committee, with Rev. j. A. Hol
kins as its secretary. Hundreds
letters are being received by Mr.. Hol
: i0e a mting the coming of del
e gates from all parts of the countr
l. rhe railroads of the Southeaster
/ Passenger Association have granite
y q fare Of less than one and one-thil