The San Francisco call., 1910-11-29
ALL CREEDS join
IN RELIGIOUS WORK
Plans for Sunday School Con-
vention Discussed at St.
Francis Luncheon
Ministers Lend Aid in Arrang=
ing for the Gathering
Next Year


steps 10 make the internationa .tri-
ennial Sunday school convention which
meets in San Francisco next july one
Of the most momentous religious gath
erings held on the Pacific slope were
taken at a. luncheon and meeting of the
leading sunday school workers in the
world and the pastors of the churches
Of the bay cities at the St Francis
hotel yesterday.
The pastors were the guests of w n.
Hartshorn. chairman OF the executive
I committee of the Sunday school asso-
Z ciatfon. who Is touring the state max
ing tbe preliminary arrangements for
i5the convention next year. There were
l63 present, representing almost all
the religious organizations OF the
community The luncheon was tolloWed
bv business conference, and among
the points decided was the setting
apart Of one Sunday between this time
and the date of the convention exclu-
sively TO promote the success of the
latter gathering The pastors decided
that the purpose of a convention sun
day should not be confined to Califor-
MIA. but that action should be taken
10 have all the churches of the United
States. Mexico and Canada observe 1t
also. Requests to this effect will be
sent broadcast over the country within
short time. A committee composed
of Bishop William A. Bell, Rev. H. II.
Bell and Rev. f. r. Ollie was appoint
ed to cooperate with the Sunday
school association in tire work of pre-
pairing for the convention.
|. Hartshorn. in making his address.
pointed out that the convention was
/ 10 be the thirteenth of Its kind and
that Sunday school workers through
out the country were eager to come to
the Pacific coast.
we are anxious TO learn" he said,
certain things which we can not earn
in the east. The convention next year
has peculiar interest and we want you
of California TO consider 1t seriously
and to confer with you on the plans,
so that we might combine in making
il. the biggest religious event of the
Pacific coast It is planned to have
the Home missionary society here in
force at the convention. 1t is neces-
sary that we have the best speakers
and the biggest men that we can pos
sibly to attend
He asked the pastors to name some
of the men whom they should like to
see on the program at the convention,
and the names handed in We're the
Rev. Campbell Morgan Of England F.
D. MY tt INobNib E0ptfis tTNOi , Z
Adam Smith J. H Jowett, John r.
Mott H. Francis Perry. Bishop Nichols,
DR.. Van Horn Sf Seattle. DR.. Robert
Burdette. DR. Fred w. Clampett and
Bishop Mcintyre. Efforts will be made
to have these address the convention.
Haptshorn also asked sfor a theme
for the convention and numbers were
turned in These win be considered
later and the most fitting chosen.
Marion Lawrance, secretary of the
International Sunday school associa-
tion, who followed Hartshorn. made an
address similar to the one delivered by
him at the banquet TO the Sunday
school workers at the Palace hotel He
pointed out that at least {. 900 persons
would visit San Francisco during the
convention and that the opportunity
offered for a mammoth reli gious event
on the Pacific coast ought to be seized
by the religious workers out here. He
suggested that services be held in the
Greek theater and the idea was re-
ceived with great deal Of enthusiasm.
Just Wha te day will be set apart for
convention Sunday was not definitely
decided. but the proba bilities are that
it will be in the spring of next year
At the conclusion of the business brief
addresses pledging the support OF the
san Francisco churches TO the conven-
tion were delivered by c. s. Nash.
president of the Pacific theological
seminary: Doctor Bovard. editor of
the Methodist Advocate: Dr. William
RAIDER and DR. F. c. Clampett. Rev.
F. r. Ollie. pastor of the Central
Methodist Episcopal church, acted as