New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-20
THE WORLD REPRESENTED
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft at Sunday
School Convention.
PRESIDENT PRAISES WORK
Tributes 10 King Edward-Race
Question Creeps In-Almost
a Panic.

.7-vertion here At ro-nlghts mass meet
- held in Convention Hall. which was
surrounded by CROWD fully as large as
ere six thousand within the big structure,
be acknowledged the Bible school as q
ro.ye-f,I force in the moral and educational
rnlift Of the world. Again and again his
,-+,e-ances on this subject were cheered to
he echo
II Is one of the two or three great in
s.-,-YnentaIi+ieS.' he declared. for making
.be world better more moral and more re-
1iEious. As the tvig is bent so the tree is
,7clined. and youth is the time to inculcate
fo- results moral and religious ideas. No
matter what views are taken OF general
education. We all agree-Protestant Catho-
SIC and Jew-that Sunday school education
Is necessary TO secure moral uplift and re-
iIgious spirit
As President Taft entered the hall TO-
night he was greeted with the Chautauqua
salute Of thousands OF f1uttering hand
lsrchiefs followed by q loud clapping of
hands and then by three cheers.
Mrs Taft made her first public appear
z7ce since she was taken i'll about e
zear ago ar to-nights session Mr.. Taft
introduced her as THE real President of
-hs United States After the President
had fnished his speech Dr.. Meyer men
rjoned Mrs. Taft's presence, and TIE Presi-
90 cent took her By the hand AMI led her
into the speakers stand. Loud applause
greeted her appearance. Except for an
occasional visit 10 the theatres and one or
-vo gatherings at which only her intiI gate
friends were present Mrs Taft has not
bsen seen IN public for nearly a year.
Negroes Barred from Parade.
The race question has invaded tbs con-
vention. Local negro Sunday school lead
ers srs protesting because members OF
their race are TO be barred from the mems
monster Bible class parade tomorrow. In
statement issued by them tonight they
declare that 1T IS unfortunate that any
one who bears His name should at this
tine when the 'evangelization Of the
vo-ld IL this generation is the watch
~crd % millions, should resort to such
offensive forms Of race prejudice as the
local committee Of Washington has done
ir completely. as far as il is concerned,
eliminating the colored people from any
par- II the sixth worlds Sunday school
convention
Members OF the local committee say the
negro Sunday schools of The District Of
Columbia have had plenty Of opportunities
70 Join the Sunday School Lssociatfon OF
fhs District without taking ADVANTAGE
thereof, and therefore they have no more
right II the parade" as the chairman Of
the press committee expressed II. than
= they were members of E labor union
or any other unahliated organization.
rns Rev DR.. r B Meyer. Of England.
president OF the association. in Introducing
President TAFT declared that for the last
twenty years he had prayed for the Pres
ide-J OF the United States every Sunday
strer prayer for the King of ENGLAND And
t1ts-" he added, rs z common custom in
Ergland
Mr- Taft replied by saying he hoped these
rraTers would continue. MY experience
he said. is that these prayers are needed"
Dr- Meyer thanked the President for the
noble cable message which he sent when
Kiag Edward died Referring 70 this. Mr.
Taft said
Tbs reference 70 the death OF the rate
K-ag and tbs feeling OF mourning Of both
sces Of the world brings 10 mind hcu,
much such Z convention as this means IN
pe-pe-ua-or Of the peace Of nations
Speaking OF The rise OF the Sunday school
movement and Of its growth in the United
States. n declared that "a movement Of
sucn strength should be welcomed in every
Community for the good il is doing
Other speakers al to-night's meeting were
tte Rev. Dr. Samuel H Greene, Of this
city: ex-Postmaster General Wenameker
zhe Re- J Nonro Gibson, Of England.
Bishop Toitsu, Of Japan, and Bishop Hart
gel, OF Africa.
Had to Clear the tisIes.
4 dramatic incident occurred before the
convention had been in session twenty
minutes. After the first hymn the doors
ha1 been lung open ard those who
had not been admitted as delegates
FLED eli the unoccupied spaces and spare
sears end many crowded into the aisles.
rs fire officials and police ordered the
slsles cleared at once
Z. c Excel, Of Chicago. one Of the must
raj directors, had Just raised his baton 10
s5art tbs singing Of = hymn when Percy S
roster, O. Washington. sprsng 10 the box
and shouted-
The fire authorities demand that those
sisaes Be cleared ct once. The fire officers
o71er i Move out Of the aisles quickly"
His sharp voice penetrated TO the last
person in the great audience. For mo-
nlent there WIS an oninous silence. Then
mere Ves an uneasy shutting of feet in
-'e back OF the hall One or two men
'emped o. chairs.
Excel took in the situation in z glance.
- Il man ot great stature. with z per
taaaltT calculated TO command attention
guess everything is all right" he said.
ooor-ng voice, and six hundred voices
started The first notes OF IN the Sweet Bye
l Eye The great audience joined in
singing, and in E minute the crisis had
PASSED
-noUte % the memory OF King Edward
paid b. al the delegates. Bishop Hart
- a the request Of the Rev. Dr.. Meyer,
seaieo ( message Of sympathy and con-
'shes 70 the Queen Mother Alexandra,
10 vas cabIed TO London.
ne message was read. and then. as a
o approval the assembisse arose and
slnsd standing two minutes IN silence.
men Bishop Earl Cranston, OF the Meth
81 Episcopal Church, in Washington,
aee his prayer and referred feelingly TO
aeath Of the King. the English dele
sS q whom there are more than three
IRE were greatly affected. and Some OF
'lem vept-
7PoTJs showing the progress OF Sunday
Iooi work throughout the world were
Presented.