The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS MEET
Greatest Gathering of Chris.
tianizing Forces in the
World in Session

washington, May 19.-MOre than
5000 delegates from the United States
and Canada and 500 from other coun-
tries are in Washington to attend the
Worlds Sixth Sunday School conven-
ton which began today. At the open
ing session of the convention. the
greatest gathering Of forces for the
Christianizing of humanity that the
world ever has seen, Bishop Cranston
of the Methodist Episcopal church of
Washington delivered the invocation
and read from the scriptures.
Tonight President Taft will extend
q welcome to the delegates.
For a week the convention will be
the center of interest in the city, pos
sibly overshadowing the congress of
the United States. Official duties will
be laid aside in honor of the occasion
President Taft will deliver the prir-
cipal address at the great welcome
service; a member of the supreme
court, Justice Harlan, is at the head
Of list of distinguished men assist-
ing the local committee in arranging
for the convention, while among his
associates are Secretary Wilson, Sec
retary Nagle and Secretary Meyer
from the cabinet; Senators Beveridge,
Dolliver and Overman, and Represen-
tatives Payne, Foelker, Nelson, Lloyd,
Gambler and Cassidy, from congress.
ing of the week will be praise serv-
;oa k4 ~ <h4
on the spot where presidents receive
the oath of Office and where the hymns
may be heard by the lawmakers and
the law interpreters in the capitol.
To DIR. F. B. Meyer of England.
president of the Worlds Sunday
School association. will fall the priv
ilege of calling the convention to or
der tomorrow afternoon. The thou
sands Of delegates and other Sunday
school workers cannot be gathered in
one building in Washington. and
hence twin services will be held
probably through the entire conven-
ton week. The object of the conven-
tion is rather inspirational than in
structive in method. In line with this
object. the most famous speakers OBJ
tainable have promised to address the
various meetings. During the first
two days of the convention there are
scheduled to speak a number of mis-
sionary workers. Among these are
Rev. Y. Tanka and Rev. N. Tamura
of Japan. Mrs. Wyyah Harakat of
Syria, Rev. l.. E. Marek of Bohemia,
Hon. T. H. Yum. Rev. L. NJ. Sein of
Mexico. and "Ex-Bailie" Strachan of
Scotland.
Other speakers are equally promi-
nent. Those who will respond to the
address of welcome by President Taft
for instance. are DR.. Horace Gibson
of England. Bishop Yoitsu Honda Of
Japan. Bishop C. Hartzell of Africa
and Rev. J. A. Mckenzie of New Zea-
land. Ambassador Bryce of Great
Britain is on the program for the last
day of teh convention. May "a.
The men are not to monopolize the
enthusiasm. The woman's foreign
missionary movement will be given q
prominent place on the program. On
Friday evening. May 20. four stimuli
taneous sessions will be held to con-
slider this subject. Mrs. James s.
Sherman. wife of Vice President Sher-
man. will preside over one Of these.
On Sunday, May %, the Sunday
schools of the city will be visited by
the delegates of the convention and
on Monday, reports on the work will
be submitted to committee.