The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
MANY DELEGATES
GOING TO NORFOLK
City to be Well Represented at
State Sunday-School Con-
Yention.
MEET HERE NEXT YEAR
Virginia to Send Full Quota to
Worlds Gathering in
Washington.
IEET HERE NEXT YEAR

Richmond will send more than It's
usual number of delegates to the con-
vention OF the Virginia State Sunday
School Association. which meets in
nineteenth annual session in Norfolk,
beginntn Monday, April ii, and con-
tinuing for four days. More than q
score of Sunday-school men of THIS
city hava Indicated their tnteHtton- OF
going to Norfolk and it is believed
that this number Will be almost
doubled by Monday morning when
the delegates will set out on their
trip.
Chesapeake and Ohio offer round-trtp
tickets for $3.50, but 1t Is likely that
the delegates win go in a special coach
I over the latter route in order to get
I the advantage of waterway trip fFeiH
Newport News TO Norfolk.
II, previous years Richmond has
made II a custom to send hardly more
than a dozen delegates to these State
conventions,
Wants Next Convention.
Richmond Will be a candidate for
the 1911 convention and there Is
every indication that II will be landed,
considering the fact that this city
Withdrew from the contest last year
! in favor of Norfolk, with the tacit
understanding that the convention
would be held here next year
The names OF some of the strongest
sunday-school speakers In Virginia
are down on the Norfolk program,
together with a. numbe rfrom other
States of national reputation.
[ The song service will be special
/ feature of the convention. A chorus
composed of several picked voices
from the schools and churches OF Nor
folk and adjacent territory will FUR
nish music for the gathering ana the
500 and more delegates and Vis,tors
gre going to help sing.
Bible Glass Parade
Every adult Bible class in the State
has been urged to take part In the
Mems Bible Glass parade which viii
be reviewed by the women's classes.
The Norfolk convention. which Is
TO be held in Epworth Methodist
church, will name forty eight dele
gates from Virginia to the WORLDS
Sunday School Association, which as
sembies In Washington May 1924.
Delegates from all parts of the world,
numbering fully 1900, and represent
ing fifty different Municipalities. are
expected to attend this convention
When the association met in Rome
In 1907 several Virginia delegates
were In attendance, among them be-
ing Mr.. II. II. Magttt5 OF -SlchftfeB2s
president of the City fnterdenontna-
tional Sunday School Association. who
says the convention WAS easily the
greatest and most inspiring gathering
he ever attended.
sang In Different Tongues.
"One OF the features of that con-
vention," said Mr.. Magill Saturday.
was the singing of hymns by dele
gates from the various countries re-
presented. Each sang In their own
tongue, but to the same tune II
vas certainly an unusual spectacle.
Mr.. Magill also recalled that the
sessions Of the convention were held
in the American Methodist College
mission. which Is the very same In
, stitution that was recently the In
direct cause of the Roosevelt-V Vatican
incident
II remember very WE'LL" said Mr..
Magill that many of the delegates
called on the Pope during the conven-
ton. but it il evident that these calls
would not take place If the conven-
| ton were to meet in Rome this year.
| Things seem to have changed ennsid
erably since 1907, so far az the Amer
lean institution and the Vatican and
Pope are concerned"
The Worlds Convention Is not held
in this country often, Mr. Magill said.
, and for that reason he believed yir-
ginia as we'll as other States would
be sure to send their full quota OF
delegates to Washington