New-York tribune., 1910-05-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY
EnuIlStl Delegates Object to
Exclusion of Negroes.
SERVICES ALL OVER WORLD
MANY Missionaries Speak at
Meetings IN the National
Capital.

Washington, May :2.-Churches in every
cline to-day echoed the p-ecepts of the
Worlds Sunday School Association, which
IS holding its sixth annual convention IN
Washington, by the observance through a
renr7ou form Of service of the Worlds s
sunday School Day. Ministers of the Cos
r.el in every land preached special sermons
ringing with the themes Of the value of the
sunday school and the duty OF parents and
r7lar5ians OF the young in the matter OF
re igious training
reieEates from Great Britain 10 the sixth
ronveution Of the Worlds Sunday School
association now in session here said in
addresses delivered by them to-day at sew
e-si church services that the action of the
local committee in Barring negroes from
The mems Bible class parade on Friday last
was an un-Christian action They said
that such q thing would not have happened
in England. where the negro can occupy
positions on an equality with his white
brother The Rev. DR.. John Reid Shan
non. pastor Of the Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal Church, also criticised the action
q. the local committee.
An opeu letter has been addressed Jy a
committee Of local negro ministers 10 The
delegates attending the convention fully
generating the general committee OF the
association Of race prejudice, and placing
ne blame entirely on The local committee,
which had charge OF the arrangements for
The meetings
Millions OF boys and girls OF every nation
united IN a sertce OF praise, following
r7osrau7n4e of exercises compiled by the
executive committee of the association,
which had been translated and printed Ia
more than 4 hundred languages and dia-
lects The order of service prescribed con-
sisted Of singing, responsive reading and
nrayers Il was a worldwide observance,
designed 10 promote the work OF the Sunday
school and TO beseech divine assistance for
the workers.
In this city, tke scene Of the convention,
services were conducted in all the Protes-
1snt churches, beginning at so o'clock this
morning when in many OF the churches the
Sacrament Of the Lords Supper was OBJ
served
Delegates from the executive committee
Of the convention visited every Sunday
school there were missionary rallies for
Fcvs and girls during the afternoon and In
tie evening missionary meetings in more
than hundred churches were addressed
hy foreign missionaries fresh from the
neid.
Z was a day Of spiritual rest only Tor
7-r. Sunday school workers. None Of them
could talk Of physical relief. Their work
was merely changed from the auditorium
In Convention Hall TO more comfortable
Surroundings II the churches. It began
vrith a sunrise prayer meeting in the
pa-iors Of one or the principal hotels, at
which the Rev. :. y. Zwemer. for many
years q missionary in Arabia, presided, and
prayers were made for the Moslen world.
Al the services were strictly interna-
-ional IN their color as well as interde-
n0ninational. Practically every Protestant
denomination was represented, and II was
estimated that folk OF fifty-one nationalittes
were gathered.
some of the foreign workers who spoke
n meetings were Professor Alberto Clot,
Ttaiy: Professor J. r CIitambar. Of India;
Professor T H. Yum, president OF the
A7gIc-Corean school. IN Corea; the Rev. N
T. nura. of Japan; the Rev. y. z. Press
1er. Of Mexico: Francis Connen, Of the
Stockport England Sunday School (the
largest N the Vorid)- George Winstone. OF
New Zealand, the Rev. 'AQuila Lucas, of the
West Indies; the Rev. Jean Paul Cook, of
Algeria. and the Rev. J. Monro Gibson, of
london.
The Rev. F 3 Myer. president of the
convention. spoke al the Second Baptist
--hurch in the afternoon and preached
szsin n the evening. The puipits Of prac-
-rlcally al the Protestant churches were &C.
..pied tonight by delegates 10 the assem-