The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-12
From All Parts of the Globe,
Delegates Will Flock to
Washington to Attend the
Worlds Meeting.
FORTY NATIONS ARE
TO BE REPRESENTED
Sessions will Be Held at Ma
tionaI Capital from May 10
to 24.-President Taft Is to
/; Be Speaker.
tAmerican News scrvice)

(American News Service)
Washington. May 12.--What IL ex-
pected to be the greatest gathering OF
Sunday school workers In the world
will meet in this city to attend the
sixth worlds Sunday school conven-
tion. which will be held from May 10
to "a Delegates will be present from
every part Of the civilized world and
from every missionary center. and will
represent constituency composed OF
more than 25.OOO.OOO people. In addi-
tion to this, there will be greater
number Of visitors present from all
over the United States, Canada and
Mexico.
One feature Of the convention will
be it's cosmopolitan character. More
than forty countries will be represent
ed, including every land under the sun
where the torch Of civilization has been
carried by missionaries. The swarthy
African. the almond-eyed Asiatic, and
their white brothers-all Christians
will sit side by side and discuss the
best method Of bringing children into
the church. Illustrative OF this feature
Mr.. w. Stocher, Boston artist, has
painted picture emblematic Of the
Sunday school children of the whole
world. IN which every race under the
sun 10 represented. The picture 10 en-
titled ''The Crusaders OF the Twenti.
eth Gsaturys uud -itww1ll b present
cd TO the Sunday school leaders. Ar
rangements have also been made to
have the picture reproduced on large
scale In . living tableau at one Of
the convention sessions.
Among the principal speakers are
President Taft. Ambassador Bryce,
John Wanamaker. the Rev. #. B. Mey-
or Of London. and the Rev. DR.. ]. VIII
who are 10 address the convention con-
tains over $50 names, and the speakers
will represent ~ lands.
Four auditoriums will be used to
hold the regular sessions of the con-
vention which will number 2S.
The convention will be formally op-
ened ON Thursday morning. May 10.
and at the afternoon session the Rev.
+. b. Meyer. president of the worlds
Sunday school association will deliver
che convention sermon. which will be
followed by the report Of the executive
comimttee.
On Thursday evening the welcome
service will be held In convention hall.
and Il IL at this meeting that President
TAFT will speak for the nation, and will
be followed by John Wanamaker who
will represent the Christian business
men Of America.
Additional words of welcome will
be spoken by representative of the
District of Columbia, and responses
will be made by representatives from
Europe. Asia. Africa and Australia.
Sunday. May g. will be known in
every Sunday school In the world as
Worlds Sunday School Day. and spe-
cial program has been prepared which
will be used In nearly every Sunday
school In the land AZ the order of SER
vice.
Aside from the regular sessions, a
number Of notable features have been
arranged In connection with the con-
vention, including monster parade
Of Mems Bible classes, which will be
held on Pennsylvania avenue Friday
afternoon. May ~. Another will be a
Sunday school missionary exposition.
under the direction of Mr.. r. e. Diffen-
dOrfer Of the Young Peoples Mission
ary movement. The purpose Of the ex-
position is to give a Sunday school Wis
Ion to the entire world. It will show
llrst by the countries, second by organ
lxati0n. third by departments Of work,
and fourth by departmental subjects,
the organization. equipment. work and
results OF the Sunday school as an in
otitution throughout the world, indi-
eating the comparative strength OF the
Sunday school ii the home church and
the ueed and possibilities Of the Sum
day school In mission fields. For in
stance one may see In the exhibit pc
riodicals and books for the equipment
OF officers and teachers: maps, charts
ana pictures for wall decoration. class
Instruction. teacher.training plans,
methods and equipment; manual work.
Including map drawing and modelling.
written exercises. sketches and other
original work: and In addition the ar
chitecture Of Sunday school buildings.
The material contributed Tree Of
charge to the Sunday school leaders on
lhS foreign mission flelds-
THE WEATHER.