St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-06-25

peace resounded from session to ses-
sion; the depth of conviction upon this
subject which possessed the delegates
made the gathering worthy to rank
among the great peace conferences.
On the closing night of the conven-
tion there was a tableau of seventy
five children reproducing the picture
which this convention has made fam
GUS: ''The Twentieth Century Cru
saders. !" The children of many ma
tions gathered under the Sunday
School flag. At the same time dele
gates from many Korea, China,
India, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Turkey,
etc. gathered on the front of the
platform and all sang together to the
one tune, but each in bis own tongue,
one of the familiar Christian hymns
that is sung the world around.
THE WORLD LARGEST ORGANIZATION.
The statistics OF the convention were
presented at this time, the flag of
each nation being added to a display
stand as the figures from that land
were given. The total showing is
1885, 479 members, of whom above
1000, 900 are found in the United
States and Canada. This includes
2,5O0,000 officers and teachers, the
number of schools reported being 1885,
842. All ages from oc.ogenarians and
other adults by the million to infants
on the cradle roll and in the kinder
garten department are now found in
the Sunday School. This vast COM
pany is scattered over the habitable
globe, the increase in on-Christian
lands being especially noteworthy.
Various factors combined to make
the convention missionary occasion.
Many distinctively missionary ad-
dresses were made. The presence of
several hundred missionaries helped.
So did the Missionary and Educational
Exhibit. The realization that the
agency which deals with childhood is
the most potent evangelizing force
contributed powerfully.
The widespread observance Of
Worlds Sunday School Day, in more
than two hundred languages and dia-
lects, as reported to the convention
by cables from various lands, was a
real missionary factor. Literally
thousands of sermons upon the reli-
gious training of youth seem to have
been preached upon that day.
$4,000 IN A FEW HOURS.
For the first time its history the
Worlds Association tried to raise
budget for the expenses of the ensu-
ing triennium. The sum asked for,
$75, 1000, was all secured in a few
hours. This will be used largely in
placing field workers in foreign lands
to develop the Sunday School idea and
The convention sessions were too
numerous to be mentioned in detail.
On Sunday afternoon there were
twenty-five, and on Sunday night over
a hundred, all with regularly appointed
speakers from wide area. Conven-
ton Hall holds six thousand persons,
and it was packed mornings as we'll as
evenings, and the simultaneous ses-
sions often overhowed also. Ere
quently the convention broke up into
sectional conferences. Especially no
table among the speeches were those
of President Taft, DIR. S. Parkes
Cadman, of Brooklyn; Hon. John
Wanamaker, Rev. S. M. Zwemer, Of
Arabia; Bishop J. C. Hartzell, of
Africa; Mr.. Robert E. Speer, and DR..
]. Wilbur Chapman. Rev. DR.. F. B.
Meyer, of London, who presided, had
a profound influence upon the conyen-
ton.
The retiring chairman of the exc
cutive committee, DR.. George w.
Bailey. was elected president for the
next three years, and Mr.. E. K. War
rem, of Three Oaks, Mich, executive
chairman.
Because Of its size and representa-
tive capacity, and because the dele
gates were for the most part middle