The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-26
Early This Morning, One
Thousand of Fifteen Hun
dred S. S. Convention Del
egates Were Here.
CONVENTION OPENS
IN THE FORENOON
East Main Street Church
Was Filled Nearly to Its
Capacity Excellent Ad-
dresses Heard.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

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The auditorium and balconies of
East Main Street Friends church were
filled this afternoon to attend the for
ty-eighth annual convention of the In
diana Sunday School association when
the delegates were formally welcomed
to the city by well known citizens
of Richmond who represented leading
civic and educational bodies and insti-
tUtions.
Professor Excel of Chicago, accom-
Ianied by Mr.. Roper, a professional
pianist of wide reputation and expert
ence, prefaced the formal opening
with a program of songs and devotion
al exercises followed by DR.. Palmer.
Mr. Charles w. Jordan, for the Com
r,ercial Club; Robert w. Kelly, presi-
dent of Earlham college, for that insti-
tuition; Rev. s. r. Lyons, pastor of
Reid Memorial church, for the Minis
tcrial Association; and E. NJ. Haas,
for the Richmond Sunday School AS
sociation made apropos and entertain
ing addresses welcoming the delegates
and expressing every individual and
civic hospitable intent.
In his response President w. c. Hall
very happily and felicitously referred
TO the aims and history of the organi.
zation and to the conventions appre,
ciation of the fraternal sentiments ut
tered by the citizenship of the town
through it's representatives.
At half past two Rev. Cornelius
Woelkin, of New York. addressed the
convention, Dr.. Palmer continuing his
Bible study with Visit to Nazareth. -
With about one Thousand of the fif-
teen hundred delegates registered
early this afternoon, the forty-eighth
annual convention Of the Indiana Sun
day School association found itself en-
Enthusiastically under way in the audi
torium of East Main Street Friends
church today.
"One of the most representative
conventions in our history" declared a
state official. Delegates from every
part of the state, the remote as we'll
as the near counties are present.
The complexion CT the convention
was interesting and differed from
many others of a religious or semi-re-
ligious character in that it's lay ele-
ment dominated. Few clericals were
to be seen. The majority among the
men were Of the type known as bus
mess men" The feminine repre-.
sentation was very much of the type
seen at women's club conventions.
A Splendid Gathering.
All eager. alert, interested, but with
a control betokening their manner and
habit Of life.
A body of those citizens, in short,
who are what is sometimes known as
the bone and sinew" of society.
That they are, however. a distinct
class was indicated when DR.. Palmer
to his reputation as a Bible expert
began his study class, for, notwith
standing the fact that but two per
sons in the large audience, at a ques
tion stated they had before been
under his ministrations, they re
piled to many of his questions in
unison.
ing the association in its first session
was, indeed, the evidence of the con
certed, systematic and widespread
study of the Bible.
With the president, w c. Hall, in
the chair; with Prof. E. o. Excel. OF
Chicago, leading the singing to the
accompaniment of two grand pianos
the first formal session of the associa
ton convened at eleven o'clock this
morning in the East Main Street
Friends church.
the banner of the association in pur
pie and gold was decoratively ar
ranged across the pulpit desk, and
Sunday school maps of Indiana were
conspicuously placed on the wall to
the rear.
Rev. Truman Kenworthy, pastor OF
the church in which the convention
meets, made the invocation, and Prof
Excel led the singing. after being in
troduced by the president as the one
/ love and that we all love-" the audi
ence responding with a Chautauqua
salute.
Are in Great Demand.
Prof Excel and his accompanies
are in constant attendance upon Sun
day school conventions all over the
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