Evening journal., 1910-04-29
FOR SUNDAY
SCHOOL WORK
Delaware to be Represented
at Worlds Convention in
Washington Next
Month

Sunday school workers from all parts |
of the world will gather in Washing |
ton for the worlds sixth Sunday school |
convention, to be held there from May
10 TO 26. From hundreds of homes in |
both Hemispheres delegates viii short
ly take up their journeys to the Capitol
City TO listen TO and give advice con-
cerning the conduct Of Sunday schools.
The meeting will be under the di
rection Of the Baltimore City and
Maryland Sunday School Associations.
Marshall P. Hudson, Syracuse N. Y,
the founder of Baraca. and p. II. Bris-
tow. chairman of preparations for the
worlds convention. will be the speak
ers. There will be special musical
program.
Delaware will have T. accredited dele
gates at the convention. each state
is allowed four times as many repre-
sentatives as it has presidential cleo
toral votes. or course everybody is
invited TO attend the convention and
visitors are cordially invited, but the
| delegates will have special privileges.
such as the right to vote upon ques-
tions that will arise before the con-
vention.
A'Ne~NNRR u NANV 10 WdNNfs
Friday. May 20 is to be the big day.
/ A parade Of 10000 men will pass in
review of 10000 women. convention Of
ficials and delegates from other Con-
| tinents. This State expects to have
many persons in line. The parade will
form by divisions.
The keynote Of the great convention
will be to extend the strongest pos
sible lines of influence in the upbuilding
Of Sunday school work throughout the
world The delegates will represent
every important point OF civilization
and missionary centers. The main
meetings will be held in convention
Hail. southeast corner Fifth and K
streets. on the evening of the opening
day President Taft will deliver an ad-
dress Delegates will be known by
an official button, and in addition to
which all delegates from the United
States and Canada will wear a ribbon
badge in blue. and all delegates from
foreign countries a ribbon badge in red.
Calvary Baptist Church will be the
convention center, where delegates will
report on arrival.
Or. Meyer, of London, 10 Attend.
Prior TO the convention the Rev. +.
3. Meyer. of London. who was elected
| president of the Worlds Sunday School
Association in 1907. will make "A special
tour of many of the large American
cities in the interest of Sunday school
work During the past two years and
a half President Meyer has devoted
much time to travelling over the world
on this same mission.
The establishment of the Sunday
School az a method Of religious train.
, ing dates back to 1850. when Robert
Raikes, at Gloucester. England, begar
his instructions TO the poor boys OF
S that town. In 1855 Bishop Francis
0 Asbury organized the first Sunda,
. school in America, in the house o
Thomas Grenshaw. Hanover county
: Va. An international executive com
4 mittee was created in 1880 which direct
ed a sympathetic INSTRUMENTATION
organization Of township. county. dis
. trict and State convention.
The Worlds first Sunday school con
vention was held in London, in 1889
at which America was represented 10y
$50 delegates. The next one was al
, St. Louis. No, in 1898. with $50 dele.
gates from America and 125 from foreign
climes. London again held the third
convention. in 1898. In a tent that wa,
pitched not far from Bethlehem. under
the shadow OF the Mount of Olives il
Sight of Calvary and near to Geth
l semane, the fourth convention tool
place in 1904 at Jerusalem, Palestine
The fifth convention was held at Rome
italy. in 1907. Thirty-seven countries
! and 50 religious denominations wer,
d represented. It was resolved at thi
convention to hold trienial conven
d tions, and the coming meeting is tn
Y first under this nlan