The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-20
$4,000 Schools Represented at
18th Trjennial Convention.
First Meeting West
Of Rockies
WILL DISCUSS GREAT THEMES
Tercentenary OF English Bible to be
Observed Thursday-Parade Will
Include $4,000 Men Armed
With Bibles.

San Francisco. Calf, June 20-Al-
though incoming trains still continue
to bring large numbers Of delegates
and visitors to this city, the numerical
success Of the thirteenth trienniaI con-
vention of the International Sunday
School association. which opened here
today. To remain In session one week.
is already assured II is safe to say
that the present convention is the lar
gest ever held in this country. II is
expected that at the opening general
meeting tomorrow fully $500 regular
delegates representing the 262.OO0
Sunday schools of the United States
and Canada, will be in attendance.
First Time on Coast.
AS this is the first time in the his
tory Of the association that its trien-
NAL convention is held west of the
Rocky mountains. the people of the
Pacific coast states. from San Diego
TO Victoria. have taken unusual inter
est i'm the event and nearly every city
and town has sent large delegations.
The city is handsomely decorated in
honor of the Sunday school workers
and among the principal features of
decoration is a large electric sign, rep
resenting an open Bible, with a large
cross outlined across the pages.
Today Is devoted TO conferences on
home missions and the Sunday school.
The program for the evening includes
large missionary mass meeting with
addresses by several distinguished
speakers. Wednesday morning and
afternoon the various departmental
conferences will be held
Formal Opening Wednesday.
The opening session of the conven-
tion will be held Wednesday evening
at the Coliseum and will be devoted
principally to addresses of welcome by
Governor Johnson. of California. Mayor
Mccarthy. of San Francisco, Hon. Rol-
Ia V. Watts, representing the business
men of this city, and -. n. II. Bell of
the California local committee. Re
sponses will be made by Hon. John
sites of Louisville. KY. president of
the International Association and Jus
tice MacLaren of the ontario Court of
Appeals. The Rev. David G. Downey
of Chicago will deliver an address on
"The Sunday School i'm the Christian
Conquest of North America" and DIR.
Chapman on "The open Bible and the
Uplifted Cross"
Discuss Many Themes.
Great themes will be considered dur
ing the convention, and every phase of
Sunday school endeavor will be intelli
gently discussed by practical men and
women. In accordance with the pro-
gram there will be three especially
notable sessions. on Thursday even
ing the tercentenary of the King
James version of the Bible will be OBJ
served with appropriate addresses by
DIR Charles F.. Aked of San Francis
co. DR.. II. NJ. Hamill of Nashville.
Tenn. and Or. r. f. Coyle of Denver,
Colo.
Friday evening there will be great
parade of the adult Bible classes. with
$4,000 men i'm line, each carrying
Bible. The parade will be followed
by three mass meetings. to be address
ed by many prominent speakers. Sun
day afternoon the Temperance move
ment will be discussed and Sunday
evening the work among the negroes.
The convention will close next Tues
day with congress of 1000 pastors.
at which the relations of the pastor
10 the Sunday school will be thorough
ly discussed by a number of noted
speakers.