The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-24
Congressman's Son Sings In
Sunday School Convention
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Telegram of Brotherly Feeling Is Sent
to President Diax of Mexico-Lon-
don Worker Tells What May
Be Done for Boys

Washington, May 23-When former
Congressman Walter o. Hoffecker of
gressman from the same state, rose to-
| night far back in the crowd that filled
Convention hall, where tonight's session
of the Worlds Sunday School associa-
ton convention was held, and all by
himself sang Travelling Home, Led by
Jesus. I am Travelling Home. the audi
ence applauded SO long and SO Justify
that Mr.. Hoffecker was compelled to go
to the 'front.' mount the platform and
sing 1t again. 1t was during a song
service led by Charles M. Alexander, the
gospel story to immense audiences in all
parts Of the world, that Mr. Hoffecker
when volunteer was called for, stood up
off in a far corner of the big hall and
swept the audience off It's feet with
enthusiasm.
Officers of the association for the en-
suing three years were elected tonight
as follows:
President. DIR. George w. Bailey, Phil
adelphia.
Vice presidents, Sir John Kirk. Eng
land; Justice j. ]. McLaren, Canada;
Bishop ]. C. Hartzell Africa: w. N.
Hortshorn, Boston, and e. w. Fritchley
Indiana.
Honorary vice presidents, the venera-
BILE archdeacon OF London, Rev. DR.. j.
Monroe Gibson. Rt. Hon. Lord Kinnaird
and w. H. Grocer of Great Britain
John W. Foster. former secretary of
state; John Wanamaker, Rev. Dr. H. f.
Bell and w. A. Wilson, of the United
States; Rev. 1. E. Rexford Of Canada ;
Rev. ]. G. Lehman, Germany; Prince
Bernadotte, North Europe; Bishop will
liam Burt. Europe; Baron Uxkull, Rus
sia; DIR. 1buka. Japan; Rev. DR.. s. A.
Moffet. Korea; Rev. John Mackenzie,
New Zealand, and II. Lipsom Hancock.
Australia Joint secretaries, Marion Law
renee for the United States and Rev.
Carey Bonner for England. Statistical
secretary, George Shipway for England
| and Hugh Cork for the United States.
and joint general treasurers, F. A..
Wells, Chicago. for the United States.
and Sir George White for England.
Mexican Flag UnfurIed
| E. K Warren of Three Oaks, Mich u
| former president of the association, was
| made chairman of the executive COM
mittee A large Mexican flag sent to the
| convention by the Sunday School asso-
| citation of Mexico was unfurled tonight
and draped over the front of the speak
er's stand by the side of the Stars and
Stripes.
Prolonged applause greeted the action
A telegram was sent by the convention
to President Diaz of Mexico and to a
number of prominent Sunday school
workers throughout the world and tele-
grams of congratulations were read from
various parts of the world.
Bishop Hartsell of Africa spoke on the
Moslem peril in Africa as he saw it, de-
claring that the Christian church had
come to realize that In the conversion of
the Mohammedan world the church faces
the supreme crisis of its history.
1t was essential. the minister said, that
the child be taught in the Sunday school
the need of furthering missionary work
in Africa.
Rev j. Wilbur Chapman spoke on son1e
of the methods necessary in successful
Sunday school work
In the afternoon there was a roll call
of nations. Delegates from all parts of
the world spoke briefly of their work in
their respective countries.
Field for Workers
At one of the meetings Herman de
Lagerkrantz, minister to the United
States from Sweden, welcomed the dele
gates and expressed his sympathy with
their work Dr. Carey Bonner of London
declared the greaZst field for Sunday
school workers was to be found among
boys between the ages OF 12 and IA years
Boys of that age were most difficult to
hold to Sabbath devotion, he said, In
some countries.
The race question bobbed up frequently
in committee meetings. it Is asserted. and
the cooler heads succeeded finally In
keeping 1t off the floor of the convention.
number of the delegates who come
from outside the District of Columbia
criticise the local committee for its ac-
ton.
The fact has been established. it is
said. negroes were not directly barred
from the floor of the convention. The
District of Columbia Sunday School as
sociation. in picking its delegation. filled
1t with white men and women. claiming
that the negro Sunday schools in the
district were not members of the asso-
citation.
The action taken operated to keep
the local negSaes off the floor of the
convention as delegates, 1t is alleged, al
though 1t is added they were not re-
fused admittance to the sessions. The
feeling is said to have been intensified
when the would-be negro delegates pre-
scented themselves as spectators, ad saw
negroes from the West Indies East Af-
rica and In some rare instances from
other states in the United States who
bore credentials. The negro Sunday
school at Chester Pa, Is cited as an In
stance wherein its delegates were seated.
Tomorrow is the last day Of the con-
vention proper, although 1t will be fol-
lowed by two days of meetings of work.
ers.
DEDTTnT TNAN TINK ET