The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-20

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/ crowds grew silent
/ Kind friends, | wish YOU welcome,
| began Bishop Meyer. In a clear voice
| that carried TO every corner OF the hall
/ Il wish you welcome TO this great con-
vention that is so portentous IN the
history of Christianity. Welcome, And
God bless you"
After this simple greeting from tho
I president. a gust OF applause swept
| across the hall. and the crowd fut-
| tered thousands Of handkerchiefs.
/ For an hour the auditorium rang with
singing Hymn after hymn I'm great Choir
uses that fairly shook the stanch build
I ing stirred the delegates TO fervent en-
thusiasm. After the final splendid Choir
US, Bishop Meyer arose 10 preach the
opening sermon.
Bishop Meyers Text.
out Of the mouths Of babes and
suckIings Thou hast established strength
was the text Bishop Meyer chose
"A child's nature is a piece OF soul
plasmen.' he declared 1T has capac,-
ties that may lift It 20 heaven or abase
it to hell
THE value OF child Is attested In
this Psalm in three directions. Il is
capable Of knowing God-'Thou visitest
him Il is capable of exercising royal
power-'Thou makest him to have do
minion. The child nature will over
throw the resistance Of the enemy in the
moral and spiritual realms
There are two types Of religion The
first is Of the mind OF tradition. Of out
ward ceremonial; clever. exacting. and
precise. every IL dotted. every q crossed: .
is the religion Of the schools. the creeds.
the heritage Of years Of disputatlon.
The second IS the religion Of the heart.
whore love is attracted by nobility and
purity; where thought is deep, because
artless: where faith finds its reason in
the goodness Of things; where snowy
innocence may become the purity OF
fame; where forgiveness takes no ac-
count OF evil
Difficult to Decide.
(which is more likely TO be greatest
in the kingdom OF heaven? Take them
out under the midnight sky. or into the
presence Of Christ, and 1t will not be
difficult to decide Not doctrine, not
creeds, not dispUtatons. but the love.
faith. and forgiveness OF a little child
are destined TO conquer this world for
God
The enemy and aveneer are abroad in
Christian lands. The decorators OF the
weekly rest day and puryeyors OF noxi-
Gus literature, the obscenity OF the low
u1ara OF amusement ,,J .E1 --1-.--.f-.-
Of the marriage tie-these are the enemies
that prey upon the vitals of Christian
nations How is their influence to be
neuTalized2 Gather the coming genera
ton into Sunday schools Cause them 10
become Christians in the deepest sense
Let them receive the Christ nature. I'm
bue them with tastes so pure that they
shall abhor that which is evil and cleave
to the good Thus you will solve many
Of the most pressing problems of your
age.
Whatever may be said about the
heather living UP TO their light. as
matter Of fact they are not doing so.
Infanticide, superstition. cruelty. and
lust revel almost unhindered. Again the
hope Of the world is in the Sunday
school
Let the scholars become inspired with
the missionary spirit, let the brightest
and best be encouraged to carrv the
Gospel through the world. let them be
trained in missionary methods and
taught 10 respond 10 missionary APP
peals, and let their objective be not the
teaching alone. but the positive saliva
ton of the children OF heathendom, and
surely the world Will become more
swiftly and surely evangelical than by
any other method
The objective OF the Worlds Sunday
School Association is 10 quicken the mis-
sionary spirit Of our Sunday schools at
home. and TO promote Sunday schools
throughout the world"
Thousands Are Here.
AZ the conclusion of the sermon. Chair
man George w. Bailey, of the executive
committee. reported that 5000 official dele
gates had registered. He said this hardly
represented a tenth Of the people attend
ing
From every part Of this county. he
said special trains are pouring in dele
cations Of Sunday school and Bible stu
dents. headed by scores Of clergvmen. He
believed the full attendance would reach
5000, and announced that overflow meet
ings viii be arranged for those who can
not get in the hall.
The initial session was adjourned after
a final hymn-''O praise the Lord all We
nations; praise Him all We people'-and
"a
Japan.
Announcements we're made of the ar
rangements for the spectacular parade
this afternoon. With at least 10000 men
in the line OF march. the parade will
move from Tenth and G streets for the
Capitol at O'Clock. The following. will
be the route:
Route of Parade.
Tenth street to PENNSYLVANIA avenue: south side
Of PENNSYLVANIA avenue % Peace Monument.
First street 10 3 street south: street to New
jersey avenue; across Capitol Plaza % New Jersey
avenue and street north; New Jersey avenue
TO street: street 10 Convention Hall The
raraoe viii move into Convention Hall to the
extent q the capacity Of the hall Divisions not
accommodated in the hall. except the Eighth d.
VISION VIII move along X street 10 Mount Yer
non Place Methodist Church al Ninth and
streets northwest. and along Massachusetts, are
nue. TO Mchendreo Methodist Church The
Eighth division viii leave the line az Nov Jer-
sey avenue and H street and proceed along
street 70 Tenth street vest. and therce along
Ionth street 20 the First Congregational Church
AZ Tenth and 6 streets northwest.
The procession win be headed by
platoon of mounted police. followed by
the Capital City Band. Of forty pieces.
The District paraders VIII follow and be-
hind them will be the main division, ar
ranged according to nationality.