The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-04-08

gathered in Jerusalem and on the
good ship that carried the American
cGntigent of delegates SIT were rep
resented; the trip lasted seventy-two
days and Ocala and Florida honOred
ne rself by having as a member of that
delegation DIR. T.. Van Hood. In 1905
Chicago entertained the International
Association with over 1000 present
IN 1907 they jOurneyed to Rome.
Speaking Of progress and individual
effort, she laid the palm at the feet of
John Wanamaker, the merchant
prince Of Philadelphia and New York,
and who for fourteen years was pres
ident of the Pennsylvania association
and by his zeal and devotion to the
cause inspired others which was the
| means of spreading so great an inter-
est and growth in the schools. Mr.. w.
had shown his interest in the cause
for when he was postmaster general
under Harrison he jOurneyed to Phil
adelphia that he might preside over
the Sunday school of which he was
superintendent and which he had built
up to have enrolled more pupils than
any Sunday school in the world. At
ter he had presided for fourteen years
over the Sunday school convention Of
Pennsylvania he said he had honor
enough and desired some one else to
enjoy the envable distinction and
the honor fell to Mr.. Heinz, Of 81
variety Of pickle fame, Pittsburg, who
proved himself no less enamored of
the great word. To do any kind Of
work and make it effective not only
hIrt
and to this end Mn Wannamaker,
when he ceased his labor Of president
of the Pennsylvania S. S. Association
proposed a goOdly sum be raised for
that purpose and by his voice and
substantial assistance $4,000 was
then and there placed in the state
treasury for the advancement of the
cause. The results l have told you.
She touched on Sunday school work
in New Mexico, the drawbacks and
difficulties encountered and spoke Of
an automobile ride she took of 11S
miles from a railroad, the distance
covered in two hours, but what she
saw and the Work done repaid her
for all the outlay of effort. She said
the Sunday school work of the land
had been greatly promoted by the
states that had employed secretaries
who gave all of their time to the
work. That Georgia and Florida,
| alone, had no such official She gave
| a most interesting account of the
successful labors of Frank L. Brown,
of Brooklyn; N. Y, who as cashier of
a bank took deep interest in Sunday
| school work and was instrumental in
cfox,
| neglected and deserted children. First
| there were only a few, but he set
| aside an hour or two in several days
in the week, looking up new subjects
and ascertaining why absentees. I'm
der his diligence the school grew,
room after room was added, when to
provide for the future a hall holding
| 500 was secured and it filed up so
rapidly that a quarter block was pur-
| chased and a building erected to meet
the emergencies until now that Brown
school in Brooklyn has 3,714 Sunday
school scholars and the Importance of
| the work SO impressed Mr. Brown
that in a year or two after he started
| the work he gave every afternoon to
the work but Saturday and in course
Of five years the great good that could
be done if a person could give all his
time to the work would be incalcula-
BILE and so dedicated all his time. to
that work. after providing comforta-
bly, for his family. The reports of
results from the Brown school to the
International Sunday School Associa-
ton were so wonderful and his zeal
and energy unflagging, that they in
sisted Brown was the man to go to
Porto Rico to look after Sunday
schools there, then to Japan, etc. Only
another demonstration that the true
reformer and the ever faithful and
inspired worker never lacks" for OPP
portunities and that his time and
ability is always needed. She said the
only other man who is devoting his
full time to Sunday school work was
a gentleman of Birmingham, a well
to do mill man who attending a Sun
day school convention at MontgOm-
cry. Ala, and seeing the importance
Of cultivating the Sunday school field
relinquished his business and is now
an every day worker in it's cause and