The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-02
S. S. CONVENTION
A GREAT AFFAIR
Delegates From All Over the
World Will Meet at
Washington, D. C.
WILL BE HELD MAY 1924
EXTENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS BE-
ING MADE BY CAPITAL CITY
COMMITTEE TO ENTERTAIN
THE IMMENSE HOST.
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Washington, March 2.-Delegates
representing every portion of the globe
where the Christian religion flourishes
will be present at the sixth Worlds
Sunday School Convention to be held
in this city May 1924. According to
present plans, it will be the greatest
demonstration of the work that is be-
ing carried ON in teaching children the
religion of Christ that has ever been
attempted. Since the first meeting
of the Worlds Sunday School associa-
ton in London in 1889, the scope of
the organization has gradually increas-
ed, until now its members inhabit ev-
cry section of the civilized globe. Fol-
| lowing the convention in Jerusalem in
| 1904. triennial meetings have been held
the last having been in Rome in 1907.
Extensive arrangements are being
made by the local committees to take
| care Of the visiting delegates. and a
program, including some of the fore
most religious leaders Of the world as
speakers has been arranged.
To Tax Resources.
The capacious resources of the city
will be taxed to the utmost. In ad-
dition to more than 1000 delegates
from the United Staes and Canada,
there will be more than 500 represent
atives from foreign lands. including
from $50 to 300 missionaries.
| All of these foreign delegates, in
| Guiding the missionaries. will be en-
tertained free throughout the conven-
ton by the church people of Washing
ton. Visitors from the United States
and Canada will provide their own en-
tertainment, the Washington commit.
tee cooperating to secure suitable &C
commodations at low rates.
| In point Of cosmopolitanism the con-
vention will doubtless be more widely
representative than any other Chris
tian gathering ever held, going beyond
even the Ecumenicai Missionary con-
ference in New York in 1900.
| Every Country There.
In addition to delegates from every
province of Canada and every state
and territory in the United States
the number of these being restricted
so that hundreds, or thousands. who
would attend cannot secure delegates
credentials-there will be official rep
resentatives from the following fifty.
one countries: Russia, Norway, Swe
den, Denmark, Holland. Belgium
Spain, Portugal, France. Germany
Austria Hungary, Switzerland, Italy
Bulgaria, Roumania, Turkey, Syria
Bohemia, England. Ireland, Wales
China, Japan, Korea, India. MALAYSIA
Siam, Laos. Egypt. Arabia. Algeria
Congo, S. Africa, Palestine. Persia
Mexico, Australia. New Zealand. West
Indies, Philippine Islands. Hawaii
Canada. Central America. Argentina
Chill, Brazil, Uruguay. Columbia ant
Dutch Guiana.
Preliminary to the convention ;
series of inspirational meetings will
be conducted in several of the larges
cities of the country by the Rev. F
B. Meyer, of London, president Of tn
Worlds Sunday School associations
accompanied by a band of the creates
Sunday school workers in the world
The first meeting will be held in New
Orleans March 1917, in connection
with the Louisiana State Sunda,
School convention. The itinerary Q
the party includes Dallas. Birming
ham, Nashville, St. Louis. Louisville
: Kansas City, Kan, Omaha, st. Pau
, Minneapolis. Philadelphia, Detroit
: Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Pitts
burg, Newark, Brooklyn and Boston.