The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-05-19
SCHOOL
CONVENTION ON
For the Next Week Deliberations Of
National Congress May Be over
shsdowed BY Convention.
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
Washington. May ls.-From nearly
every country on the face of the globe,
men and women began crowding into
Washington last night to attend the
Worlds Sixth Sunday School Convep-
ton. which opened today. Between
1000 and 5000 delegates are expected
to be present An attempt has been
made to insure this assembly being
the greatest gathering for Christianiz.
ing the world that ever was held.
For week the convention will be
the center of interest in the city, pos
sibly overshadowing the congress of
the United States. Official duties win
be laid aside In honor of the occasion.
President Taft win deliver the prin-
cipal address at the great welcome
service; member Of the supreme
court, Justice Harlan, is at the head
OF q 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,
Dolliyer anG Oyerman, and Represent
atives Payne, Foelker. Nelson, Lloyd,
Chandler and Cassidy, from congress.
Probably the most. spectacular meeting
of the week will be praise service
on the east steps Of the capitol, on the
spot where presidents receive the
oath of Office and where the hymns
may he heard by the lawmakers and
the law interpreters in the capitol.
TO Or. r. b. Meyer, Of England,
president Of the Worlds Sunday
School Association, will fall the priv
ilege of calling the convention t0
order this 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 prob
ably through the entire convention
week The object OF the convention
is rather inspirational than lnstruc-
tive in method In line with this OBJ
ject, the most famous speakers obtain
able have promised to address the var.
ious meetings. During the first two
days Of the convention there are
scheduled to speak a number Of mis-
sionary workers. Among these are
Rev. 7 Tanka and Rev. n. Tamura,
|of Japan; Mrs Vayyah Harakat, Of
Syria; Rev. i. Il. Marek, of Bohemia;
Hon. T. Fl. Yum. Of Korea; Rev. ID. M.
Sein, of Mexico; and "ExBailie"
strachan, of Scotland.
Other speakers are equally promin-
ent- Those who will respond to the
address Of welcome by President Taft
for instance, are DR.. Monroe Gibson,
lof England, Bishop Yaitsu Honda, Of
Japan; Bishop c. HartweIl, Of Africa,
and Rev j. A. McKanzie, of New zea~
land Ambassador Bryce, Of Great
Britain. is on the programme for the
last day Of the convention. May "a.
The men ere not to monopolize the
enthusiasm The Woman's Foreign
Missionary Monument win be given
prominent place on the programme.
On Friday evening. May 20, four
simultaneous sessions will be held to
consider this subject. Mrs. James S.
Sherman, wife Of Vice-President sher-
man, will preside over one Of these
On Snndav Mav % the g....szaa,
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.