The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-21
10, 0O0MenF romW orld s
Bible Glasses Join
in March.
GREAT FEATURE
OF DAY IS MEETING
Capital Has Never Witnessed
More Enthusiastic Throng
Than Men Who March to
Tune OF Onward, Christian
Soldier Monster Mass
Meeting Held.

Washington, D. c.. May 2o.-Ar
army of more than 10000 members OF
mems Bible classes from all parts Of
the world marched down Pennsylva-
MIA Avenue late to-day and around the
Capitol of the United States on the
way to monster mass-meeting in
Convention Hall. This was the fea-
turc of to-day's session of the World s
Sunday School Association now In
convention here. The broad steps on
the east side Of the Capitol were
filled with thousands Of women dele
gates 10 the convention and other
Sunday school workers
Several heavy downpours of rain de-
layed the parade for almost an hour.
Pennsylvania Avenue never wit
messed more enthusiastic army than
the Soldiers OF the Cross" which
tramped along its rain washed path.
to the tune Of Onward Christian
Soldiers" and other hymns. they
marched. bearing banners inscribed
with numerous Christian notices. AT
the Capitol. which they were nearly
an hour in passing. they were greet
ed by the waving of thousands OF
fiuttering handkerchicfs and the mu-
sic of a. girls choir.
NOTIu Represented.
Practically every country In the
WAS represented in the parade. and
the American. British. German and
other flags of the nations Hoated on
the breeze by the side Of various Chris
tian banners
As Convention Hall was not large
enough TO accommodate the crowd of
mon. another meeting for men was held
in Mount Vernon Methodist Episcopal
Church simultaneously. two meet
ings for women were in progress. at
one of which Mrs Sherman. Wife or
Nice-PresfdentsS Sherman. of the United
States. presided. at which short ad-
dresses on the evangelizing work being
done in Siam, Turkey. India and Syria
were delivered by missionaries from
those countries. Similar addresses were
made al the other womens meeting.
Rev. F. b. Never. president of the
association. led the big mems meeting.
At ono of the day sessions Rev. John
Hillman. of London. outlined the sun
day school work of England. and Rev.
Daniel Hayes, also of London. de-
scribed the conditions in the slums of
the British capital and on the banks
of the Congo in Central Africa.
The latter. formerly a missionary in
Africa, expressed his appreciation of
tho interest of the American nation
in the people Of the upper Congo.
whom he declared to be victims Of op-
preston and atrocities.
Rev y. Tamura, of Japan. depicted
the Victories OF the Gospel In Ia
pan, and cmphatically declared his
country surely would be Christian
nation in due time. He made plea
for the Sunday school as the place Of
fering the most fruitful result in
Christianizing the people.
Only Hope of Relief.
At one OF the other day meetings
IT. II. Yum. native Korean, and prcsi-
dent of the Anglo-Korean school. re-
ferred to the national condition of the
hermit kingdom. It's apparent subserv-
fence to Japan. and declared that the
of the kingdom was the
only hope of relief from fair promiscc
and foul policies
Rev Erwin H. Richards, in charge
of the work In East Africa, declared
that dollars withheld in the United
states for missionary work in the Dark
Continent. meant millions lost In COM
mercial advantages. which could only
follow, he declared. the preaching OF
the gospel and the civilization of the
land