The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-06

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| Marion Lawrence Sick.
Mr.. Marion Lawrence, general Sec
rotary International Sunday School
! association. was unable to deliver his
| address on THE Worldwide Work
on account of indisposition. A tele-
| gram was read to the assembly which
| had been received from him express
| ing his regret for not being able to
be present at the meeting.
Mr.. Lawrence's place on the pro-
gramme was ably taken by Hugh c.
Clark, assistant secretary of the In
ternational Sunday School associa-
ton who spoke of the growth of the
Sunday school work tracing it IN this
country from 1903 when only few
organizations were in existence. He
explained that the work of the Sun
day School union is of a missionary
character, while that of the Sunday
School association is educational.
1t was his opinion that in two or
three years the Sunday school will
come into its own, and that the adults
as we'll as the children will study the
Bible.
The benediction was pronounced by
the Rev. Mr.. B. F. Rhodes of Ash
land, Ohio.
In the Afternoon.
The grand opening rally of the Kan
sas State Sunday School convention took
place yesterday afternoon at the First
Baptist church, the hall being almost fill
ed to its capacity. The idea of the first
session was to arouse enthusiasm for
the more serious work which is to
come.
President w. A. Elliott was in the
chair, and Mr.. Grant c. Tullar led the
singing which was quite feature OF
the occasion, for Mr.. Tullar has gained
the reputation of being able to inspire
his audiences with rapt enthusiasm.
A devotional service was conducted
by Rev. c. S. Nusbaum, who in the
course of his remarks dwelled especial
ly upon the Importance of power in life,
and he assuredy his hearers that the
secret of this power was In the LORD.
1t is in waiting-waiting with expectan-
cy. 1t is the gift of God, and not
ones own strength. 1t is this power
that the convention needs contact with
the great dynamo. In his opinion
this is the greatest convention ever
held in Kansas. The Sunday school is
making great strides and marching
across the seas. 1t is the greatest pow
er in the world today.
Short "reminiscences were given by
ex-President w. H. Rockefeller Of Hol-
ton who presided over the convention
spond to call from the president. The
American Beauty chorus was the
striking feature Of that convention.
Mr.. Howard c. Rash, of Salina. the
next on the programme, could look
back over twenty-three years to the
convention of 1856. held in Junction
City. This convention had the distinc-
ton of being the first one attended by
the present general secretary, Mr.. j. H.
Engle. The Ottawa convention of 1906
he also presided over. 1t was interest
ing to note that there were in all four
present in the meeting who attended
the Junction City convention twenty
three years ago.
The Rev. ]. I. Copley. of Atchison,
vice president of the association. who
presided at the Atchison convention in
1881 told of his experience in the work
Perhaps the most interesting event of
the melting occurred when Mr.. Engle
called for those who had served in the
Sunday school work at least IS years to
step upon the platform. They We're
Capt. Charles P. Ives of Baldwin, Rev.
H w. Hampe of Valencia, Judge j. L
Fidridge, and Mr.. J. B. Adeu of Jack
son county, who had been in the work
II years. Mr.. Ives remarked that he
had fought in Is battles in the civil
war, and although he was still vigorous,
he can't eat bareback as he could in
the days of his youth.
A small colored girl of Topeka but 10
years of age was presented to the as
sembly, as the youngest Sunday school
teacher at the convention.