The Irish standard., 1910-05-21
FROM WHOLE WORLD
DELEGATES GATHER IN WASH.
INGToN FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION.
BIGGEST MEET OF ITS KIND
Rev. f. 3. Meyer Of London PresIdes,
and List Of Speakers Includes Pres
ident Taft and Other Notables-
Forty Countries Represented.

ldent TAFT and Other Notables-
Forty Countries Represented.
Washington. May 19.-The sixth
worlds Sunday school convention was
formally opened here today, and ex-
pectations that it would be the biggest
gathering of Its kind ever held were
not disappointed. Delegates are pres
ent from every part of the civilized
world and from every missionary CEN
ter, and represent constituency of
more than 25,o00,O0o people. In addi-
ton there are many hundreds of visit
ors from the United States, Canada
and Mexico.
A feature of the convention Is its
cosmopolitan character. More than 40
countries are represented, including
every land under the sun where the
torch of civilization has been carried
by missionaries. The swarthy Az
rican, the almond-eyed Asiatic, and
their white brothers-all Christians
sit side by side and discuss the best
methods of bringing children into the
church. Illustrative Of this feature,
Mr.. w. Stecher, Boston artist, has
painted a picture emblematic of the
Sunday school children of the whole
world, in which every race under the
sun Is represented. The picture is
entitled THE Crusaders of the Twen-
tieth Century" and it will be present
ed to the Sunday school leaders. AL
rangements have also been made to
have the picture reproduced on a
large scale in a living tableau at one
of the convention sessions.
President Taft to Speak.
Among the principal speakers on
the program are President Taft, Am
bassador Bryce, John Wanamaker,
Rev. f. B. Meyer of London, and Rev.
DIR. j. Wilbur Chapman. The entire
list OF those who are to address the
convention contains over $50 names,
and the speakers represent As lands.
Four auditoriums are being used to
hold the regular sessions of the con-
veHtion, which will number %.
The convention was formally
| opened this morning, and at the after
noon session Rev. DR.. F. B. Meyer,
president of the Worlds Sunday
School association, delivered the con-
vention sermon, which was followed
| by the report of the executive COM
mittee.
| This evening the welcome service"
will be held in convention hall, and 1t
Ia at this meeting that President Taft
will speak for the nation, and he will
be followed by John Wanamaker, who
will represent the Christian business
men of America. Additional words Of
welcome will be spoken by repre-
sentative of the District of Columbia,
and responses will be made by repre-
sentatives from Europe, Asia, Africa
and Australia.
Sunday will be known in every Sum
day school in the world as worlds Sun
day school day, and a special program
has been prepared which will be used
in nearly every Sunday school in the
land as the order of service.
Parade Of Mems Bible Classes.
Aside from the regular sessions, a
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arranged in connection with the con-
vention, including monster parade
of mems Bible classes, which will be
held on Pennsylvania avenue tomor-
row afternoon. Another Is a Sunday
school missionary exposition, under
the direction of r. E. Diffendorfer OF
the Young Peoples Missionary move
ment. The purpose of the exposition
is to give Sunday school vision to
the missionary world, and mission
airy vision to the Sunday school world.
It shows, first by countries, second by
organization, third by departments
of work, and fourth by departmental
subjects. the organization, equipment.
work and results of the Sunday school
as an institution throughout the world,
indicating the comparative. strength of
the Sunday school in the home church
and the need and possibilities of the
Sunday school in mission fields. For
instance, one may see in the exhibit
periodicals and books for the equip.
ment of officers and teachers, maps
charts and pictures for wall decora.
ton; class instruction, teacher train.
ing plans, methods and equipment;
manual work, including map drawing
and modelling, written exercises
sketches and other original work; and
in addition the architecture of Sunday
school buildings.