The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-28

ord breaker for any state convention
and an international officer present
complimented Mr. Hall upon its sue
cess stating that he had attended
many state conventions and at none
had he seen like situation handled
with as much ease nor with a more
&c nervous or with prompter response
One of the pleasant features of the
afternoons procedure was the recogni-
ton of the counties which were called
upon by name and which made brief
and apropos responses.
One of the most eloquent addresses
of the convention followed and was
made by w. C.. Pearse, assistant gen
eral secretary of the International Sun
day School Association, Mr.. Pearces
subject being THE Worlds Greatest
Syndicate" in which manner he char
acteriZed the world wide union of Sun
day school organizations.
Dr. Pearce, however, stated it to be
his purpose to emphasize the mean
ing, not the greatness, of this great
combination of Christian workers who
Gu OO,OUp,OOD WhcSS
ence upon the social body is incalcula-
BILE.
DR.. Pearce's description of the i'm
mensity of this syndicate's operations,
of the catholicity of it's organization
and of the exaltation of it's ideal
response.
The speaker referred to the perfec
ton of it's organization. OF the world
Association which held it's first con-
vention in London in 1889 and of those
held more recently in Washington.
Rome and Jerusalem.
To the International Association
which included the whole of the con-
tinent Of North America; of the ma
t;onal body, of the State, the county,
the township, the city and the local
school upon which the whole founda-
the speaker stated, was to help the
folks to know Christ and serve him
who do I mean by 'folks?'" inquir-
ed Mr.. Pearce. why I mean my own
boy and yours"
Mr.. Pearce animadverted at length
upon the benefits of cooperation stat
ing that Il have always thought CO.
operation one of the sweetest and
most powerful doctrines in the world
and that it should be more universally
applied"
The cooperative aspects of the va
riOuS affiliated bodies of the Sunday
school organization were dwelt upon
in detail by the speaker who stated
that there was neither ecclesiastical
or any other kind of authority vested
in the organizations operations but
that it's activities were directed by
sort of unwritten fraternal law.
That 1900 Sunday school conven-
tions with an attendance of 5000, 900
persons were held each year in North
America alone, was, the speaker de-
clared one evidence of the perfect ma
chinery of the syndicate" and that
these conventions were efficacious in
inspiring individual interest was
shown over and over again.
The young man who attends a
convention for the first time feels it's
thrill and it's passion and recognizes
that he is in touch with an institution
big enough to girdle the world"
The speaker also made the further
point that the methods of the organiza-
ton were not based on mere desultory
acton or passing enthusiasm but upon
orderly, systematic and scientific pro-
cedure under the direction of trained
experts and that these methods, no
matter how handled, We're current in
every Sunday school the world over.
Mr.. Pearce's address was absorbing
in its showing of the tremendous impe-
tus of such an organization toward the
Characterization of the world and as
Indicating he onward sweep of the
Christian ideal.
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