Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-27
BIGGEST MEETING
EYER HELD IN u. s.
Worlds Sunday School Con-
vention by Delegates From
All Civilized Countries.

WorIu s Sunday School Convention,
in the limited space of a small paper
like ours. is an impossibility. | can
only touch the 'high places. and
try TO give some idea of this, the
most wonderful convention ever held
on the globe, or perhaps ever will be
held.
To begin with little history
The Worlds Sunday School Associa-
tion is an outgrowth OF the lnterna-
tlonal Sunday School Association,
which embraces only the State Sun
day School Associations, of North
America. In 1856, at Chautauqua,
in New York, the Executive Conn
mittee OF the International Associa-
tion suggested that a Worlds Con-
vention be organize. The suggestion
met with universal favor. In Chica-
90, i'm 1887, at meeting of the In
ternatiOnal Association, which was
attened 10y number of leading men
from the Londor Sunday School Un-
ion the decision was reached, that
the first session of the World Wide
The time set was July to 6, 1889.
About 300 delegates from the United
States and Canada attended. The
first President was Mr.. 4. Il. BelseV,
J. Z. OF London. The second session
was held in st. Louis, i'm September,
in 1898. The third session was held
in London in 1898. Mr.. Edward
Tower, of 1 ondon, vas made Presi-
dent. The fourth session was held
in Jerusalem i'm April, 1904. Mr..
+. *. Warren, of Michigan was
President. Every known country in
the world was represented. The AS
ISOLATION met in mammoth tent
erected near Calvary.
The fifth session was held in
Rome, May 1907 with 11lS delegates
from thirty different countries,
representing 81 different denomina-
tions. Rev. DIR. f. b. Meyer was
President. The sixth session was
held in Washington City, May 1924,
1910, and was the largest and most
notable of them all.
There were delegates present of
all shades of color sizes, sexes, re-
ligions, beliefs, etc, from fifty-onc
foreign countries, besides. of course,
from every state and territory in
North America. Japan, Africa, Asia,
New Zealand, Russia, Bulgaria,
Syria, Egypt, Algeria, Turkey, In
dIa, Siam, Korea, China, Chill,
Coretontfoo,la Xroet T,d;oe Do,,.
England, Mexico, Spain, Cuba,
Palestine, Peru, Malay, Congo,
Arabia, etc., were all represented by
leading men or women or both, who
made addresses. Among these were
many distinguished ministers and
business men. From the United
States were distinguished ministers,
senator's, congressman, bankers,
railroad presidents and the Presi-
dent of the United States. The most
noted singers of the country were
present. Professors Excel, Foster,
Charles Alexander. and Mr.. Gabriel,
the author of the Glory Song, and
Mr.. Roper, the noted pianist, DIR.
Bonner, of England, all of whom
helped in rendering the most won
derful musical program ever heard in
religious gatherings. Those who
heard ten thousand people sing the
old songs will not soon forget them.
This great convention was notable
for the number of its delegates and
equally so for the characters of the
people who composed it. There
numbered the wealthiest and IA
nous, men and women of the great
business and social world of al
countries on the globe. 1t is to bt
noted, too, that these delegates anC
representatives paid their own ex-
penses, except that the foreign mis-
sionaries were provided free enter.
tainment in the city.
Notable, too, and most notable O
all, was the object of this great meet
ing, which was, in a word, to pro
mote the spread and efficiency of tn,
Sunday School work throughout tn,
world. Reports were read and ad
dresses made by representatives from
the Sunday school unions of tn
world, and methods, difficulties AM
encouragements discussed. The grea
need of child tIaining and the i'm
provement of the home life of til
people i'll the mission countries, tn
better equipment of our schools, th
training of the teachers. Ali thes
points were thoroughly gore over b.
great religious teachers college an
university professors.
Some smart people will say tina
this is an object hardly of suffic'en
Importance to call together, owe
great distances and at great expens
speakers and representatives from al
parts OF the world but it must be re
membered that the world can neve