The Washington times., 1910-05-18
Worlds Sixth Sunday School
Convention Opens Here
Tomorrow.
THOUSANDS ARRIVE
FROM ALL NATIONS
Great Exposition Of Methods and
Equipment Is Now Open TO
the Public.

When the raveI OF Dr. r p Meyer,
OF England. calls TO order tie Worlds
Sixth Sunday School Convention to-
morrow al $50 o'clock at Convention
Hall, one Of the most notable audi
enCes ever seen in Washington VIII
have assembled 10 begin q weeks
study and discussion Of Sunday school
methods throughout the entire world
Not only every city and hamlet IN
America, but those Of all foreign
countries in which the gospel Of
Christianity is preached. has sent
representative who are today arriv-
ing by thousands
While the initial meeting Of the con-
vention viii be held tomorrow after
noon at 2-3O o'clock. with DR. r B
Meyer. president OF che Worlds sun
day School Association, presiding, the
session Of tomorrow evening VIII
marx the real opening
Taft to Welcome Delegates
President Taft viii deliver the ad-
dress Of welcome in behalf OF North
America. and In John Wanamaker,
OF PlSiladeIphie- VIII welcome them
for the Sunday schools Of North Amer
lea To these Dr. 1Ion0r Gibson VIII
reply for England, Bishop Yoitsu
Honda for japan nd Bishop Joseph
c. HartzeI for Africa
The Rev J. A Mackenzie. Of New
Zealand. VIII pronounce the bcuedfCtiOn-
Bishop Alfred Harding VIII read q Sc
lection from the Scriptures
Tea IRE Of the convention in which
centers tnc interest Of the delegates Is
the eresJ Sunday School and Missionary
Exposition which opened today at noon
exposition IS mammoth Class1fed eX-
hi5it Of the sunday school methods and
equipment cf practically the whole
VvCrid, arranged 1y countries and furth-
CT eJstEiividei br dcpa rtuleuts.
IRE drst fIoor IS devoted 70 exhibits
from the United states and Canada and
on the second floor viii be arranged
those from other countries
Features Of Exhibit.
Among the features OF the exhibit are
Bibles, OF parts Of the Bible. in the Ian
guaEes Of the world in which Sunday
school work is done, and Bibles for the
use Of teachers and scholars in the
home and school
On exhibition there Is also a remark
able series OF enlarged photographs.
taken BY Charles NJ AIexa nder on his
recent trip around the world There viii
be shown the complete process IN the
manufacture Of colored pictures used
by the sunday school denominations OF
many lands
On the second floor there are shown
representative exhibits Of literature,
methods, and equipment. used in sun
day school work IN Norway, Sweden,
Great Britain, Germany, E2eIEiuun- EoI-
land France. Spain italy Finland, Rus
sla- Turkey, Africa Persia. India. Aus
Iraila. New Zealand China Korea
Japan Philippine Islands, South Amer
fca- Mexico, and the West Indies
TIE exposition VIII be open 20 the pub
llc until 81 Wednesday, May =. at noon
the hours being from 2 a. n. 20 .. n
until 10 p N
March Down the Avenue.
The week Of the convention viii be
marked by many unique pageauts and
services On Friday afternoon, 1000
delegates viii form a line OF march
down Pennsylvania avenue, and mar
CurdiuE 10 their nationaiities. and states
viii proceed TO the east side Of the
Capitol and be reviewed
While the thousands Of delegates who
attend the COnven -iOn VIII be guests at
every hotel and n any private homes OF
the city. the ArI.uEtOu viii be Official
headquarters Of he convention.
The California delegation has arrived.
and VIII be at the National Hotel for
the week
The Rhode Island delegation. expert
ed tomorrow VIII make its headquarters
81 the Hamilton House
Ine New England delegates 40 in
number, VIII be at the National and
Metropolitan Hotels
The 80 Canada delegates VIII be at the
Cairo
The Washington Sunday School
League viii provide entertainment So-
al European delegates, having raised
$500 for that purpose