Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEN
 AND WOMEN MEET
San Francisco is Entertaining 4,500 Delegates from
 All Over Country


 SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, June 20.- Although incoming trains still con tinue to bring large numbers of del egstes and visitors to this city. the numerical success of the thirteenth triennial convention of the Interna- tional Sunday School association. which opened here today to remain in session one week. is already as sureG It is safe to say that the pres ent convention is the largest ever held in this country It is expected thR$ at the opening general meeting tomorrow fully 4,500 regular dele gates. representing 262.0O0 Sunday schools of the United States and Canada. will be in attendance.
 As this is the first time in the his tory Of the association that it's tri- ennial convention has been held west of the Rocky Mountains, the people of the Pacific coast states. from San ! Diego to Victoria, have taken unusual interest in the event and nearly ev- cry city and town has sent large del- egations The city is handsomely dec
 oated in honor of the Sunday school
 workers and among the principal
 featEes of decoration is a large cleo tric sign. representing an open Bible with a large cross outlined across the pages.
 Today is devoted to conferences on home missions and the Sunday school. | The rrogram for the evening includes
 a large missionary mass meeting with l addresses by several distinguished I 1rl
 afternoon the various departmental conferences will be held.
 The opening session of the conven
 ton proper will be held Wednesday
 evening at the Coliseum and will bt
 devoted principally to addresses o welcome by Governor Johnson of Cal
 ifornia, Mayor Mccarthy of Sar
 Francisco. Hon. Rolla V. Watts. rep resenting the business men of thii
 city. and D. R. R. Bell of the Cali fornia local committee. Responses vii be made by Hon. JoAn Sites of Lou
 isville, Ky, president of the Interna tional association, and Justice Mac .. Iaren of Ontario Court of Appeals The Rev. David G. Downey of Chica |. go will deliver an address on ''rh
 Sunday School in the Christian Con
 quest of North America" and DI
 Chapman on The Open Bibe and tn 2 Uplifted Cross"
 Great themes will be considere
 during the convention and ever phase of Sunday school endeavor VII be intelligently discussed by pract cal men and women. In accordanc with the program there will he thre especially notable sessions. On Thur day evening the tereentenary of th : King James version of the bible wi , be observed with approriate address es by pr. Charles r. Aksd O. Sa ! Francisco, Dr. H. NJ. Hamin of Nasi vile. Tenn, and Dr. R. F. Coyie ( | l Denver, Colorado.
 . Friday evening there will he ' great parade of the adult Bible clas
 eg. with I5,OOO men in line. earryin A Bible. The parade will be followe ? pv three mass meetings, to be a' dressed by many prominent speaker . Sunday afternoon the Temperate ]. noI ement will be discussed and Su' . day evening the work among me n ;, groes. The convention will close ne' |. Tuesday with a congress Of lOOO pa u tors at which the relations Of th uasto to the Sunday school VIII :, thorougaly discussed by a number o noted speakers.