The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-01
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The First NJ. Z. church was crowd
ed to the doors last night. when the
mass meeting OF the Stntc Sunday
School convention began at eight
o'clock The hour opened with an
organ recital by Mrs. f. .. Kelly. oi
Provo. and after the devotional and
business exercises. Mr. Marion Law
renee secretary OF the Worlds sun
day School Association was introduced
by Rev. ]. E. Carver, the chairman OF
the evening.
hr. Lawrence announced that he
would speak on a telescope view OF
Sunday school work. He spoke In
part as follows:
I'm 1903 stood in room In Glou-
cester. England. smaller than this
platform, where 130 years ago Robert
Raikes organized the first Sunday
school Today there are 5000 Sun
day schools with 2S,000,000 members.
Every Sunday morning as you en-
ter your Sunday school there are 200
more Sunday schools than there were
a week before and 10000 more schol'
ars. Every day of the year 750 new
members join our churches from the
Sunday school. These figures show
the marvellous magnitude OF Sunday
school work
Raikes Started First Sunday School.
Robert Ralkes saw the first root
of the Sunday school. like the root OF
a lily; today We see the lily In full
bloom.
Il remember we'll the day when
men nailed up the doors OF the
churches, to keep Sunday schools out:
today it is the biggest institution OF
the church. One person out OF every
thirty-eight In Europe Is In Sunday
school, one out OF every six In the
United States is in Sunday school,
and down In Oklahoma In two coun-
ties, one in every two.
THE first great Sunday school con-
vention In America was held in 1882.
but it was not until 1869 that the
great International Convention in
America came to stay, and next June
the greatest convention in this con-
tinent ever held will meet in San
Francisco when 1t Is expected 10000
delegates Will cross the continent to
the Pacific coast and meet in that
city, for which San Francisco is max
ing the greatest Of preparations. 1t
is hoped Utah will send special
train TO join the great procession OF
trains across the country. 1900 con-
ventions OF Sunday school work met In
North America this year, with .000.-
000,in attendance, but the San Fran
cisco convention will be the climax"
Tells Of Experiences.
Mr. Lawrence then vividly portrayed
his experiences in Sunday school con-
in
the world, He said the greatest Sun
day school country in the world was
New Zealand, Some of the largest
Sunday schools on earth were in ia
pan and Korea, and that In Korea the
poor native Christians gave to Chris
tian work at the rate OF what in our
money was worth $40 apiece a wear.
Mr.. Lawrence's portrayal of the terri
BILE condition of the girls OF India and
the needs OF Chinn touched all hearts
He closed by p'cturing the great
worlds convention in Rome, Italy.
where amid cheers the granddaughter
of Garlbaldi. welcomed them and the
aged Son of Garibaldl said. MY
father tried to redeem Italy with bul-
| lets. but YOU have come TO redeem
| Italy with Bibles"
AT the close of the address Mr.
Lawrence took an Offering of 5000. for
the State sunday school work In Utah
| the coming year
The convention program for today
Is as follows, closing this afternoon
| at 4 O'Clock.
Thursday Morning.
Rev. w w. Fleetwood, Episcopal
church presiding, $50 a. m-Devo-
tional, 1000 m-OUr Problems.
! Ten minutes addresses.
Thursday Afternoon.
Rev, Wlldman Murphy. state presi.
, dent. presiding, 200 p. ,m.-Utah
Standard for 1911. Rev Wildman Muir
ply: 400 p. m.-DeVotional, F. ]. Luz
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