The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-15
At international Convention
10 lie Held in Louis.
VILE Next Week.
Schools of the City Select
Delegates.
ARRANGE FOR ANIMAL PICNICs

Paducah will he well represented
al the InternA lonal sunday school
convention iny Louisville this week
Not all the churches will send dele
gates but fifteen or twenty persons
Will attend from this city. IL will be
the greatest Sunday school event of
the year with speakers of worldwide
reputation. From the German Evan
gollcal church. Mrs. Frank Rinklen
Mrs. A. Doup, Mrs. W. j. Sheriff.
Mrs. H. Harmelng and Mrs. VIII
Hummel will go; from the First Bap-
list church. Mrs Frank Wahl, Mrs r.
W. Nance and Mrs X. Coleman from
Broadway Methodist church, DR.. G.
T sullivan. Mrs. Mildred Davis and
Miss Lettie Smith are delegates.
They will leave Tuesday.
sunday schools Picnic.
Plonics are the chief interest for
most of the Sunday schools in the
city now. Nearly every one has one
arranged, or Is planning for an out
ing The First Baptist Sunday school
viii leave at $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday
morning over the Nashville. Chatta-
nooga a 81. Louis railway for Almo
park In special train. Dinners will
be carried aud the beautiful wood
land park will be the scene OF gay
and happy times.
on Thursday the First Presbyter-
ian church Sunday school will go to
Almo park for an all-day picnic.
They, too. will have special train to
carry them there. TUESDAY evening
the Young Ladies' society and the
Church building society will have
picnic supper at Wallace park.
Gregory Heights will be the scene
Of the annual picnic OF the German
Evangelical church sunday school. on
July \. 4 committee in the Sunday
school OF the German Lutheran
church Is discussing the question of
n picnic but no time and place have
been set. The Kentucky Avenue
Presbyterian church also will have a.
sunday school picnic but no definite
plans have been made. Other Sunday
schools will picnic later in the sum-
mor.
Missionary Coming.
The Rev. W. H. Upton. of Woo
chow. China. a missionary supported
by the First Baptist church OF Padu-
cah will be In the city this week
and will preach next Sunday morning
and evening at the church. The
Rev Mr.. Upton has returned to this
country after nearly five years work
IN China. to leave his children to be
educated. His wife died recently in
China. lie will go back TO China on
August TO remain indefinitely. Al
large congregation Is expected to
hear Mr.. Upton next Sunday. as be
is n most interesting talker about the
foreign field
Chil,lrcn's Day Exercises.
Chlldrens day was observed at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church Sun
day evening In Rogers hall Twelfth
stredt and Broadway. The program
was heard by congregation that
overlooked the hall and was one OF
the most interesting yet seen In the
city. The Rev. J. T. Bartlett preached
in the morning No preaching is an
nounced for next Sunday. though
Sunday school will be held as usual.
The Kentucky Avenue Presbyterian
church Sunday school held Its annual
children's day service Sunday morn
ing before large congregation The
program consisted of songs, recita-
lions and readings. DR.. J. r. Henry
preached In the evening.
Church Notes.
The supper to have been given by
the Temple Israel Sisterhood on
Tuesday evening. has been postponed
indefinitely on account of the change
in the weather.
One of the largest evening congre-
cations In several months was out
last evening TO hear DR.. G. T. Sulli-
church, preach the second sermon
IN his series for young people. DR..
sullivan told of the perils In the
pathway of young people with advice
rs TO how they may be avoided.
There were many young men and
women In the audience. who seemed
much interested in his remarks. In
the morning service Mrs. Leila Wade
Lewis and Mrs. w, c. Gray sang a
duet as the offertory. and Mrs. Lewis
sang solo in the evening. At the
Epworth League hour, Mr.. John U.
Robinson sang solo.
Children's day was held at the Me-
chanicsburg Methodist church, the
Rev. ]. w. Cantrell. pastor Sunday
evening. A large audience attended
and aninved tho long nrogram nv the