The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-19
SUNDAY-SCHOOL
WORKERS MEET
Large and Most Inspiring
Gathering Held in Lib
erty Park.
DELEGATES TO FRISCO
CONVENTION PRESENT
Band Concert Is Enjoyed in Ad-
ditiOn to Interesting
Addresses.

Liberty park was the scene or an IN
spring gathering of Sunday school
workers from various parts OF the coun-
try Yesterday evening at o'clock. when
an excellent programme of addresses and
music was carried out in honor OF nearly
500 visiting delegates from the east who
are en- route to San Francisco. where the
Internatlon Sunday School convention
will be held from June u to 27. inclu-
sive. The delegates arrived Saturday
evening IN special cars; and resumed sumo,
Rev. c. r. Neel. Rev. William NJ Paden
and other local church members We're at
tho station to receive the visitors and
AT IL o'clock in the forenoon the dele
gates attended Sunday school services
at the different churches Probably the
Presbyterian church, Rev. William NJ,
over entirely to the delegates, The
Spsakers were Dr. Rs AeSandSr a sn5g PSs e
delphia, secretary OF the German REFORM
Presbyterian Sunday school OF that city;
John w. Walton OF Philadelphia; mem
school board: ", C. Landes, secretary
Of the Penusylvania Sunday school as
ISOLATION: Mrs. NJ. Baldwin Of Fhiladel-
association; Miss Ella Johnson, super.
intendent OF the Midway orphan school
for girls and Rev. George A ,b Joplin R.n OF
lucky state association.
At Central Christian.
At the Central Christian church Rev.
c. r. Neel, pastor the speakers were w:
+. Frazee OF Louisville Ky, secretary OF
the Christian Bible School association of
ent eia' of fa the % Teachers % training % school at
Birmingham. Ala: Prof R. u. Webb OF
Auburn. Ala, president of the Lee Coun-
ty Sunday School association. and D. w:
Sims of Montgomery, Ala, secretary. of
the State Sunday School association.
During the services sufficient money was
raised within few minutes TO send w;
Christian Sunday school OF this city TO
the San Francisco convention.
Special services were also held at the
Westminster Presbyterian church church, the
others, at which different delegates
spoke along lines appertaining TO the
Sunday school work in general.
The mass meeting AT Liberty park was
witnessed by several hundred persons
and was held shortly after o'clock at
the new bandstand in the center Of the
park. Splendid music was furnished by |
a mixed string orchestra OF twenty-five
Sunday school boys and girls. under the !!
direction of George Skelton, d. c. Per- |
kins OF this city directed the meeting, as
Salt Lake association of Bible schools. |
America Is Rendered.
America" opened the session. followed |
by prayer by the Rev. Or. Paden, and the |
song, "That Will Be Glory 10 Me" The |
first speaker was the Rev. T.. NJ. Fergu-
son of Philadelphia. He was followed by
a solo sung by Miss Fora Shaw. The next
speakers were w: z, FraZee and ID. w.
Sims, preceding the chorus. The Kings
Business" ". J. Vaughan of Louisville.
KY. the Rev. George A. Joplin and Or.
Henry, followed as the next
speakers. E. E. McCurdy Of Lebanon.
Pa. and D. C.. Perkins were the last
the hymn, God Be With You Till We
Meet Again." and prayer by the Rey,
DIR. Paden. Ali the speakers directed their
remarks along the progress made in Sun
day school work. the need OF careful
preparation, training of teachers, grad
ing of subjects and missionary labors. At
the conclusion OF the service Mr.. Per
klns asked the attending delegates TO
exert their utmost efforts in assisting |
Salt Lake TO secure the next information
al Sunday school convention.
Hear Band Concert.
Preceding the mass meeting the visit
ors assembled around the pavilion near |
the lake and listened to splendid band |
concert given by Held's popular aggreea-
tion. II is estimated that nearly 5000 |
people visited the park Yesterday.
services at the different churches OF the !
city and went 10 their cars awaiting |
them at the station about 10 o'clock. All |
were loud in their praise of the work be-
ing carried on in Salt Lake Sunday |
schools and the spirit of the local work. |
efforts counted for anything at the San
Francisco convention Salt Lake would
surely be the next place OF the interna-
tional gathering.