Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-21
THE YARD, 4Ocs
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

The feature OF the Worlds sunday
School Convention in Washington yes.
terdsy was a monster parade OF 10, 600
Bible students, Memorial services Tor
the late King Edward VII. we're
held.
There we're two monster mass meetings
in the morning, two In the sitsrnooD,
and two ct night. The First OoDgrega-
tional, Calvary Bspti,ti and Mount Yer
non Place NJ. e churches, and Oouven-
ton Hall we're crowded almost all day.
President Meyer presided over meet
ing of tho men st the First Congrega-
lional Cburch in the afternoon, and at
the came hour the women met at Gal
vary Baptist Church.
en- hour after the adjournment o! the
two services the women left for the Capt.
tpl, and The men began to form for the
procession. Just az the parade was
about to start it began to rain hard, and
the marchers sought refuge wherever
they could find it. For sn hour the
do8nptur continued, tn: finally the
msrsbals got them formed sgaiD, AID the
signal to start was given.
At the meeting in the afternoon at
First Congregational Otu.ch the pt.nci-
pal address was made by Governor Mann
OF Virginia. He is present as head Of
the Virginia delegation, ono OF the Iarg-
est in the convention. When he rose 10
speak yesterday afternoon be was given
"a enlhusiasic reception. Governor
Mann dHet upon the vital importance
20 tho whole cGu1try of the Sunday
school. Hs called it the basic stone in
the structure of christianity. He re.
gardei it SIS the hope oil the country.
Governor Mann ia tsking prominent
p.rt In The proceedings.
The Virginia delegates in the parade
were led by Governor w. II Mann and
by Lieutenant Governor J. T. Ellyson,
of Richmond. Delegates from the
various cities of the state ware in line
the Alexandria delegates being headed
By Mr.. w. FL. Malchlor.
The Sunday school delegst,s hsd
formed in line, resdy for tie parade.
when FIVE Washington bands reiused ID
take part in he procession in which
the Naval Gan Factory Bind hal a
place.
To enable tue delegates t, the con.
yention TO see some OF the sights Of the
city there was only one session of the
convection held today. Tonight the
weeks exercise vii be brought to a close
with praise service on The plaza end
east steps OF the Capitol, under the coz
duct of tho musical directors of the con.
vention. Report, upon be progress OF
Sunday school work in the United States
and Canada were made by VIM. N.
Hsrtsborn, and in Great B itsiD, By
President Meyer. 1.-THE Needs of the
Moslen World and the Degradation of
Mohammedsn Childhood" were discuss.
ed by Rev. S. D. ZHsmer, q missionary
who bias spent many years 10 Turkey.
Mr. Rott E speer spoke of the situation
in Mexico and South America. There
was also brief discussion Of the plans
for the next treunial convention at the
conclusion OF which, adjournment wss
taken until Monday.
A feature OF today's session was the
presentation to the convention of large
OIL portrait Of Benjamin, franklin
Jacobs, who was ons OF the founders of
the movement and who in 1872 st In
dispapolis first suggested the series OF
International Sunday School lessons
which are now universally adopted. The
picture was the git Of the Pennsylvania
S ale Associa ton.
The convention decided 10 rsiso funds
for the purpose OF paying field secretaries
to be employed in Turkey, Sub Amer
lea, Africa and China and pledges OF
subscriptions annually for three years
we're called for.
There is much gossip among the dele
gates as to the next meeting place oil the
convention. II it goes to Europe it will
probably be held in Berlu.
Tue executive Offices were Delayed BY
a food of Sunday school delegates tdsy
and PRECEDENT Taft wsa obliged to stop
work for nearly an hour while the long
line filed 10 and out.
Officials of the musicians upicn de- |
clare that the officers of the Sunday |
school conve ntion broke faith with them
when they engaged the Naval Gun Fac /!
tory Band The officials of the conven-
ton, on the other hand, declare that |
after they became aware of the grievance
they ordered the Objectionable organi-
zatlon from the ranks. After the first |
section OF the paraders had started the !
oD-io.the-Capital march and The MA.
chinists' band bad begun TO play, it then |
ges too late to make amends.
he subscriptions pledged st today's session
Or the extension Of sunday School work il
orentlal and Aos'lem countries ard in South
) merica amounted tn more than SO, 0C0.
John D. Rockefeller you'd go broke
t he should spend bis entire Income
Tying to prepare better medicine than
Cham berlain's Collie. Cholera snd Diar-
,hoes Remedy for diarrhoea, dyseuterj
u bowel complaints. It is simply im'
possible, and so says every one thst has
1sed it. Sold by W. F. Creighton &