The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-07-08
The Worlds Sixth Sunday School Con
Yention.

The Worlds Sixth Sunday School Coz
Yention.
Reported for the Advocate.
DR.. Meyer, the distinguished presI-
dent Of the association, opened the
convention on Thursday afternoon By
making d strong plea for the evan
gelizatIon of the child. In his tour
around the world in the interest Of
organized Sunday school work he OBJ
served the influence Of the Sunday
schools upon Nations.
at was Christ who discovered the
child" he said. Too long have we
concentrated ourselves exclusively on
the degraded and ontcasts. The
church will be better compensated Il
she throws more energy into the great
mission for which the Sunday school
convention stands"
Purity of society. the hope OF
christendom, and the hope OF the
heather nations lie N the children,
when they have been brought under
the power of Christ
"The Worlds Sunday School Con-
vention," the speaker said, means
the inspiration of hope for the world
through the child"
The report of the Executive Com
mittee was listened to with great in
terest.
On Thursday evening President
Taft smoke in behalf of the nation.
He pointed out the need of secular
education, the actual peril of such
educa ton without religious training,
and the absolute necessity of the Sun
day school for the doing of what
would otherwise go undone.
He introduced Mrs. Taft az the real
president of the United States.
John Wanamaker, who represents
the Christian business men Of Amer
lea, delivered an address also.
Up to this time the children had
the right of way" educate the child
in the Sunday school and save the
world was the cry.
But on Friday afternoon 10000 men
Hammered to show their part in the
work. In eight different churches
they organized ito do. Washington n
In q monster street parade, while con
gress and 10000 men and women all
along the line waited to see them act
their part. While the Maryland sec
ton of the parade was forming at
Luther Memorial church a drenching
rain was falling. 4 gray bearded
man of 10 arose and said we will
march anyhow. won't we. III march.
If ! get wet 10 the skin, and wedid
march. With 81 banners and notices
representing many parts OF the world
the men marched through the dreneh-
ing rain with bands playing, all kinds
of banners floating that demonstrated
that the men are In the Sunday school.
and that their aim Is the conquest Of
the world, for Christ.
One banner in the parade, "Bosg
will follow the men, | will make
special mention Of Seventy-Iive per
cent Of the boys of Carroll county
leave the Sunday school between the
age of 13 to Is. They follow the men.
Parents. take notice.
After the parade speaker address,
ed the 1000 paraders IN the convention
hall
Marion Lawrence says The Mems
Adult Movement is building 4 wall Of
men between the boy and the door"
Reports made by speakers from
"Earthg End in Convention Hall, and
In the overflow meetings, were mar
Yelous IN many ways.
:. IF Ne can sit silently after such an-
peals," said Mr. Lawrence. It might
be better to adjourn the Worlds Sun
day School Convention now.
The Worlds Sunday School AsEo-
citation Is Just now getting ready for
greater achievements. said Mf. Law
renee.
Never has any officer or worker
connected with the Association r.
ceived dollar In any salary. But
now it seems ripe that the Association
should be put on q financial basis.
which would enable It to command the
whole time of corps of workers, and
thus move forward into greater con
quest than ever.
At the close we looked over the
printed program but saw nothing of 4
Congress of Nations
The lights went out and nearly n
block away In the remote part OF the
great Convention hall came the trem-
BILE voices of more than so little child
rem, Onward Christian Soldiers.
nearer and nearer the voices came,
and then passed through the two isles
that led TO the platform: up they
climbed and faced 1000 men and wo=
men, still singing the conquest hymn.
The audience forgot themselves and
sang With the children.
The children were IN the costumes
Of the world. representing moro than
30 nations, and carrying the flags Of
as many nations.
A pause. the music changed. Il Love
to Tel the Story" was again sung, By
the Children and the audience.
Again a pause, md hr. Cork an
nouneed the following Sunday
schools have been found In 126 coun-
tries ont OK 49,"
The lights again went out. but back
of the platform a living fire arose
above the cross, AT the cross, at the
cross, where first saw the light, and
the burden of my heart rolled away"
and the convention closed with the
benediction.
Very truly, G. w. YEISER.