The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-25
International Sunday School
Convention Ends at Louisville.
More Accomplished Than at Previous
Sessions--"Convcntion Kiss" Be-
slowed On Chairman's Forehead.
ATTITUDE AND SCOPE DEFINED

tWelItD, ana dCcOfulnS 10 Marion
Lawrence, the greatest. convention
of the International Sunday school
Association, came to a close Tuesday
night, with the bestowal by Mr.. Law
renee of the convention kiss" on the
blushing forehead of c. J. Meddis,
chairman of the local entertainment
committee, the raising of an addi-
tional $4,000 for work in Japan in
the next triennium, and definition
of the attitude and scope of the asso-
citation in its relation to the Sunday
school and the various denomin-
ations.
Hot and therefore less interesting
sessions during the morning and af-
ternoon had been devoted to discus
sion OF the factors and forces relat-
ed to Sunday school success, a SYM
postum of discussion in the afternoon,
and the election of the Rev. Frank
lin McAlfresh, of Ohio, as superin-
tendent of the teachers training de-
partment TO succeed w. c. Pearce,
the newly-elected superintendent of
the adult department.
Many of the delegates left the city
during the day, but a goodly proper
ton remained to pay their respects to
the city that had entertained them
and to wend thereafter glad and
cooled way homeward.
Attitude and Scope Defined.
Just before the close the attitude
and scope of the association in its
relation to the Sunday schools and
to the various denominations was de-
fined in a set of eight resolutions pro-
posed by the Rev. DR. Z. Y. Mullins,
president of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary of this city, and
carried by the unanimous vote of the
convention.
The resolutions are as follows:
Resolved. That the work OF the
International Sunday school Associa-
ton be defined as follows:
"First-It seeks to enlist all Sun
day schools in common study of les
sons, but never TO organize schools.
."Scend-It seeks TO enlist all such
Sunday schools in the adoption of the
best methods Of promoting efficiency
in the work of teacher training.
"Third-It seeks In all proper
ways to enlist theological seminaries
to the extent of giving due recogni-
ton to the Sunday schools in their
curriculum.
"Fourth-It disclaims all creed
making power. and the sole function
of its lesson course is TO select topic,
Scripture and golden text, leaving
Interpretation OF the Scripture to the
"Sixth-It disclsims all legislative
functions. save within its own sphere
and for its own proper ends.
"Seventh-The work it seeks to do
is confined TO the common ground
occupied by all the various denomin-
atoms cooperating with It, a ground
which these bodies have found can
best be occupied through this common
Organization The common grounds
and interests are chiefly as follows:
"(a) Uniform lessons. graded or
otherwise.
"(b) Propagation of the best
methods and ideas in Sunday school
pedagogy.
"(c) Promotion of all proper ways
OF teacher training.
aflA
life and progress through inspirations
al conventions and associations for
the use and benefit of all denomin-
atoms.
"Eighth-The association recog.
nizes that in many of the above lines
of activity the various denominations
prosecute plans and methods of theii
own. In all such cases the asso-
citation seeks not to hindrr or to tres.
pass, but to help. In snort, II Offers
itself as the willing servant of all foi
Jesus sake. II seeks to be a clesF-
| lng-house of the best methods and
best plans in the Sunday school world
Above al 1t seeks to be the means
lot extending word or God, through
the Sunday schools to the whole
world"
What Made Convention Great.
The elements that made the twelfth
international Sunday school conven-
ton go down to history as the great
est ever held were, the adoption OF
the system Of uniform graded lessons,
affecting probably SOJOOO.O0O souls
valuable and enthusiastic temperance
discussions throughout the various
session, the raising of so per cent
more in funds and pledges than at
any preceding convention, patient
Christian work on the part of the
local entertainment and arrangements
COMMITTEES and visiting delegates, and
patient Christian endurance of un.
lprecedented heat on the part OF all