Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-17
Great Convention Expected.

The expressions of the other speakers
at the meeting emphasized the remarks of
Mr.. Lawrance p II. Bristow, chairman
of the local committee on arrangements,
declared that the coming convention would
be the greatest Sunday school gathering
ever held. George w. Bailey, chairman OF
the executive committee of the World S
Associa tion, added that great things are
expected to result from the Washington
gathering. Frank Brown of BROOKLYN
member of the executive committee, eX-
pressed the opinion that the ten years fol-
lowing that convention would see the
greatest advances in Christianity through
the Sunday schools ever made. w. NJ.
Hartshorn, the veteran chairman of the
lessons committee which has for many
years outlined the course of Bible study
for schools all over the world. reviewed
the history of Sunday school work in
North America.
On the platform sat these and other
members of the executive committee of
the Worlds Association. Mr.. Bristow,
as chairman of the local committee pre-
sided. Percy S. Foster led the song serv-
ice which marked the opening. Rev.
Charles l.. Neibel of the Eastern Presby-
ture; Rev. DR.. Samuel II. Greene of the
Calvary Church voiced the welcome to
the distinguished visitors and to the Sun
day school workers present, and Rev. &.
ii. Butter OF the race McUlOTldl
Church pronounced the benediction.
1.-The Worlds Sunday School Association
| is to be congratulated upon meeting in
| this National capital said DR.. Bailey.
Its first convention was held in London,
| the second in st. Louis, the third again in
| London. the fourth in white tent pitched
| Just outside of the walls of ancient Jeru-
| salem between Calvary and Bethlehem
the fifth in the capital of Italy, where
| the blood of many Christian martyrs was
| spilled. and the sixth will be held in this
| beautiful city Of Washington.
THE meeting of the executive commit
! tee of the Worlds Association with the
| local arrangements committee last night
| was inspiring. l have never met more
enthusiastic or more earnest committee.
| So In this city we are expecting great
things"
Fruitful Decade Looked For.
'"The next ten years will be the most
| worth living in Of any decade since
Christ" declared Mr.. Brown. I'm a re-
| cent trip around the world 1 have seen
| the world opening for Christ, and it made
my heart bound. Though two-thrds of
| the human race know not of our Christ,
| the wheels are turning fast to bring these
people to Christ. In the vast east the
children are being brought to the Sunday
schools and other Christian dnsttutions
and the parents are saying. Take these
and train them you wish And the
Sunday schools of America are rising to
me opportunity of helping the hard
pressed children of the east
Mr.. Hartshorn said he spoke as a rep
reSentative of the International Sunday
School Association.
'Thirty-six years ago." he remarked,
there assembled a Sunday school con-
| vention in Indianapolis. Before that time
| there had been no UNCONVENTIONAL CO.
operation in teaching the Bible and no
Sunday school literature TO speak Of
At that time. the international lessons
committee was organized to provide a
common lesson for the schools all over
the world Now, in all the denomina-
tional publication houses. over half a
billion pieces of literature on the Sunday
school lessons are sent out every year.