The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-05-23
WHEN PRESIDENT
W. H. TAFT SPOKE
TO INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Day School Must BE Supplemented
BY Study of the Bible
OVER TEN THOUSAND PRESENT.

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church, sent the following report on
saturdays session of the Interna-
tional Sunday School convention to
The Evening Sun:
Before time for the Sunday school
convention to open. the great assem-
bly, hall, Fifth and l.. streets. was
filled TO its full capacity. The build
ing is said to hold 10000. Many at
Itractions clustered about this service.
Aside from the fact that several feat
ures were in the program, President
Nv. H. Taft was to speak and such an
announcement will bring out even a
Washington crowd. The chief execu-
tive never grows old. President
Meyer from time to time begged the
gerat crowds to help him keep order
and silence. He said wait until YOU
get home to do your talking that may
go on till midnight
Prof. Z. o. Excel has most noe of
the power of song which he had in
his younger days. He still is the
center of melody. A chorus OF 500
voices were back of him and the au-
dience joined in and the familiar
songs OF the western continent roar.
A letter announced the adjourn
ment Of the congress of the United
States on Friday at 4 p. m. in order
that the members could participate
in a great mems parade. The reso-
lutions and preamble set forth splen-
didly the position OF the United
States on religious matters.
It is a great inspiration to hear
more than fifty nations repeating the
Lords prayer in the remarkable
words: "Our Father who are in
heaven" etc. Surely the nations
will be brought closer together with
such a prayer. This itself will at
last make war impossible.
AT President Taft's coming The
audience rose and sang my Country,
It's of Thee" DR.. Meyers introduced
the president. Mr.. Taft said in part;
ut Is a great honor to welcome a
great convention like this to Wash
ington when the city is most beauti-
fuL AS the twig is bent so will the
tree grow"
"Our public school system is a
great agency. but that Is not enough
There are hose who think that IL is
dangerous to education unless II be
somewhat religious. We all agree
that Sunday school education Is nee
esary to uplift and make characters.
Mr.. Raikes began Sunday school
work in 1871 and then did much of
the work that now is done by the
1 public schools. There we're some
church members that were opposed
to Sunday schools. but they have dis
appeared. We have 100000 teach
ers and 5000. 900 pupils in the
United States against 100000
teachers and $500 .OOJ pupils in all
the balance OF the world. The great
est value does not come to the pupil
but TO the teacher. The reference of
your president to the death OF King
Edward will do much to guarantee
the peace OF all nations"
Mrs. Taft came with the president
and reference was made to her and
her presence. when Mr.. Taft rose
and said: "She is the real president
OF the United States"
All this was richly enjoyed by all
present.
Mr.. John Wanamaker made a
splendid response TO the president.
and said that no doubt the president
was at one time a Sunday school
scholar and maybe a teacher. "Mr.
Taft came here as the attorney gen
eral for a cause in which We are the
plaintiffs. He has won the case and
that without the jury leaving their
seats II the Sunday school work
ers were properly distributed every
square mile in North America would
have FIVE workers. More than 800
900 Is a mighty army. Robert Raikes
wrought nightly and well. The
work moves on and on-"Give the
gospel of Jesus Christ to America
and the youth is safe. and II the
YUM Is Sdic al Tue wv dIC DoANf
Character built upon the rock found
alton is what makes a nation great.
Sunday school work Is like the tar
if'' II has been organized upward.
We pray God save the king, but let
us rise up and say GOD save the
children" AS Mr.. and Mrs. Taft left
the building the audience rose and
sang "Star Spangled Banner.
Other speakers came later and
said many wise things. Among them
Bishop Honda, of Japan. Mr.. Hon
day is the first bishop-elect Of united
Methodism in Japan, and was intro
duced a few days ago by Bishop Hen
dirk as the Bishop Asbury OF Japan.
l-G. w BANKS.