El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-03
Preparations Being Made
For Sessions OF Worlds
Sunday School Associa-
ton at Washington.
CBy Frederic ]. Haskin).

(By Frederic J. Haskin).
T1HIRTY million Sunday school
scholars began new year of
bible study Sunday. They will
| all study the same lessons, no matter
what language they speak, or 10 what
| denomination they belong.
| The story of how the whole Protest
ant world has become united through
| its efforts TO teach the bible TO the chill
dren of the nations constitutes one of
| the most interesting chapters Of relig-
| iouS history, and reminds one Of the
saying that A little child shall lead
them" Here the lion Of religious con-
troversy does indeed lie down with the
lamb OF unity, and sectarian strife is
forgotten in INSTRUMENTATION CO.
operation.
World COrclave to Be Held.
The interest in this years bible study
will be heightened by the fact that be-
fore the year has run half its course
there will be held in the city of Wash
ington a great trienniaI conclave of all
the Sunday school interests of the world.
From the ends of the earth will come
those who have reports to make of
things accomplished and OF things to
be undertaken.
More than 1000 delegates. represent
ing the Sunday school workers of the
Of the meeting and carry back to the
countries from whence they come the
Inspirations they gather and the les
sons they learn.
The occasion viii be the meeting OF
the sixth triennial meeting of the
Worlds Sunday school association.
1t wiki be the second time that this
great convention of cOnsecrated chris
tan workers has met on American soil,
"a sir q
in st. Louis in 1893. In 1898 it met at
London. Its next meeting was at Jeru-
salem and its last one at Rome, in
1907.
Great Preparations Made.
What feelings the delegates must
have had when they stood in the coli
scum and praised God by permission
of Roman authorities-in the very place
where once those who believed as they
believed were thrown into the arena 10
be devoured by wild beasts
When they meet in Washington in
May there will be no Calvary, Mount OF
TRANSPORTATION or Holy Sepulchre 10
which to make pilgrimages; nor viii
there be a coliseum. or catacombs, or
tomb of the Apostle of the Gentiles- but
there will be n welcome from nation
which has more christian people than
any other country on earth
Already the preparations for this
great gathering of workers are We'll
under way. The start was made by
the worlds Sunday school visitation,
great missionary tour of the world by
deyout workers who paid their own ex-
penses and travelled 10 the remoter ma
lions TO strengthen those there engaged
in the work, and to lead them to press
on to greater and better achievements
Each member paid his own expenses
Practically all of those who went on
this great world tour will attend the
Washington convention in May
sunday School Exhibit.
One of the most interesting features
Of the convention will be an exposition
devoted TO Sunday school work. There
will be thousands of interesting exhib-
its of the ways that are used to cultivate
the spirit of giving and to stimulate
the spirit of selfdsnial, and all the 9TH
er things which help TO lead the child !
into a fuller understanding of the fun !
damentals of true piety and Christian |
living 1t will be an exposition abso- |
lutely devoid of cOmmercialism. mere |
labor OF rove on the part of those who /
devise and maintain it,
At the Rome convention all kinds or |
Sunday school literature and music were |
shown. There were no les than 10 diff |
ferent classes of exhibits One OF the |
most interesting of all the exhibits was |
a little do without it" bag intended for /
the pocket of man. woman or child. It |
appealed in its silent way only for the
money its owner was about 10 spend for
something he could as we'll do without
Maybe it was only cigar or a cup of
chocolate.
This do without it, bag. with the
spirit of selfdenial it inculcates. has
been a great support of the work in
England.
Movement Is Worldwide.
The development of the world Sunday
school is a remarkable story of re-
Iigious activity. First an organization
Of a few schools then statewide, then
rational, then international, and then
worldwide. until now 81 countries and
,3 denominations are united by the
great tie of common bible study.
The movement toward this worldwide
has proved successful be-
.ause of the desire for q definite pro-
gram of study in which all could unite.
The American Sunday School union
was the first important expression of
he larger desire for cooperation. The
New York Sunday School union first
the desire for national CO.
operation in 1920. The American union
las been one of the greatest of all the
orces at work for the upbuilding OF
he Sunday school in the United States
rhe first national Sunday school con-
Tention was held in New York in 1882,
Though there had been several inter-
tate conventions before that time.
How the Work Spread.
In 1872 the national convention
,roadened into an International meet
ng. with Canada participating, and here
Tas begun the work of preparing the
worlds bible study in the shape of the
Sunday school lessons.
NE convention which adopted the inter
lesson idea was held at Indian
polls, and it is said that much feeling
inferred into the debate on the subject.
The first international lessons were
prepared by n committee of u, five
minister's and five laymen from the
United States and one minister and
me layman from Canada 1t was tn