Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-05-14
WORLDS SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
Many Going From This city-SpeciaI
Train VIII Be Run on Friday
Morning.

MORNING.
Arrangements have been completed
by which it is expected that there will
be a large representation from this
city to the Sixth Worlds Sunday
at Washington, ID. c., from May 10 To
"a. Members from all the churches
and Sunday schools have signifed
their intention of gong to the con
vention, and to assist in carrying out
the purpose, a special train will be
run by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company, the rate having been
made $3.50 for the round trip. The
train will start on Friday of next week
at 7.15. returning the same night. Fri
day the Goth will be the big day at
the convention in Washington, the
feature then being a monster parade.
A special despatch from the Capt..
tai City gives the following complete
details of the program during the con-
vention:
What is expected TO be the g --latest
gathering of Sunday school workers in
the world will meet IN this city to at
tend the Sixth Worlds Sunday School
Convention, which will be held from
May 1924. Delegates will be present
from every part of the civilized world
and from every missionary center,
and will represent a constituency
composed of than 25. 000,0 900
people. In addition to this. there will
be a great number of visitors present
from all over the United States, Can
ada and Mexico.
One feature of the convention will
be its cosmopolitan character. More
than forty countries will be repre-
scented, including every land under
the sun where the torch OF civilza-
ton has been carried by missionar-
les. The swarthy African, the almond
eyed Asiatic, and their white brothers
all Christians-will sit side by side
and discuss the best method of bring
ing children into the church. Iliustra-
tive of this feature Mr.. w. Stecher, a
Boston artist, has painted a picture
emblematic of the Sunday school chill
dren of the whole world in which
every race under the sun is represent
ed. The picture is entitled The
Crusaders of the Twentieth Century,
and it win be presented to the Sun
day school leaders. Arrangements
have also been made to have the pic
ture reproduced on a large scale in
a living tableau at one of the conven-
ton sessions
Among the principal speakers are
President Taft, Ambassador Bryce,
John Wanamaker, the Rev. f. B.
Meyer,-o London, and the Rev. Dr..
j. Wilbur Chapman. The entire list
of those who are to address the con-
~vention contains over 200 names. and
the speakers will represent As lands.
-Four auditoriums will be used to hold
the regular sessions of the conven'
ton. which will number %.
The convention will be formally
opened on Thursday morning, May
10, and at the afternoon session, the
Rev. DR.. F, B. Meyer, president of the
Worlds Sunday School Association,
will deliver the convention sermon,
which will be followed by the report
of the executive committee.
On Thursday evening the welcome
service will be held in convention
hall, and it is at this meeting that
President Taft will speak for the ma
tiop. and will be followed by John
Wanamaker, who will represent the
Christian business men of America.
Additional words of welcome will
be spoken by a representative of the
District of Columbia, and responses
will be made by representatives from
Europe, Asia. Africa and Australia.
Sunday, Mayo, will be known as
every Sunday school in the world and
Worlds Sunday School Day, and a
special program has been prepared,
which will be used in nearly every
Sunday school in the land as the or
der of service.
Aside from the regular sessions a
number of notable features have been
arranged in connection with the con-
%vention, including a monster parade
of Mems Bible classes, which will be
held on Pennsylvania avenue, Friday
afternoon. May 20. Another will be
a Sunday school missionary exposi-
ton under the direction of Mr.. r. e.
D~iffendorfer, of the Young Peoples
Missionary Movement. The purpose
of the exposition is to give a. Sunday
school vision to the missionary world,
II viii show, first by countries, sec.
ond by organization, third by prep
departments of work, and fourth by
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