The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-10

for Al years. These lessons are for
INFLATED In six year courses. n les
son a week, by an international som
mittee representing the leading de-
nominations and chosen by the inter-
national convention.
The lessons are the basis of an
measured amount of literature in the
form of books and Sunday school
periodicals. Thousands Of tons OF
printed matters are issued every
the world around, devoted 10
these lessons. No other subject is
considered simultaneously by so many
persons as the international lesson.
which is used in remote communities
in Asia as well as in the m~etropolises
of Europe and America.
The Strengthening OF the spirit Of unity
in the various denominations a been
in good pars attributable TO this course
Of International lessons. The Al years
OF its history have shown a steady de-
crease in the opposition to, 1t. OF late
there has grown UP a desire for graded
lessons which with certain ages take
the place Of uniform lessons. These
are issued more particularly under de-
ncseinational supervision.
The recent convention of southern
Baptists took action looking toward an
increase of UNCONVENTIONAL control and
OF doctrinal teaching, but the press dis
Il DdLCilGS LCJpi ISd llldI III uSllOAlilllaNAIA
had withdrawn from the international
lessons. This was a mistake. Last
| week there met in Indianapolis q COM
| mittee OF conference looking toward
the next cycle OF international lessons,
and expressing the opinions of the de-
unconditional leaders upon this point
The present tendency Is for a better
grading Of the Sunday school lessons
to suit the different ages, and a clearer
stressing of distinctly doctrinal teach
ing. But the international lessons are
here to stay, t@
Japan Wants the Next Convention.
Among the delegates to the Zurich
convention at present wandering over
the globe, the most notable Is a com
mission of 20, led by Mr.. "a. J. Heinz, OF
| Pittsburgh. which has been for several
weeks in the orient. holding Sunday
school conventions and propagating the
Sunday school idea. The commission
has been Toasted and feted everywhere
having been received by the president
of China and showered with honrsa In
other lands. IT held a meeting in one
of the olo palaces IN Scout, with 14,0OC
Koreans In attendance.
So were the JapaneEe by the
COMMISSIONS message, that the Toxic
business men have subscribed a fund oi
10, 900 yen ($35,000) as an earnest Oi
their eagerness to have the worlds
convention of 1915 meet in Japan. I
Led by Principal Rexford, of Canada
a party of % Sunday school workers
has been touring Egypt and Palestine
! holding meetings and investigating
j, conditions. while anothsr contingent y
British workers has been in India fol
the same purpose. n
A Poiygot Gathering. j.
There will be two official languages
20 rthe Zurich convention, English anC
/ German. In addition there will be sec
tional gatherings using the tongues o
various nationalities represented. a
Swiss chorus. organized N irected b.
q Zurich man whose home is in Gin
cinnati, will be a feature of the con
vention, and one night there VIII be
concert by Swiss singers and yodler
from the mountains. The speakers in
clude leaders in Sunday school worl
froGn all parts OF the world. IA
That the boys and girls Of tn,
churches are being brought up In 1
worldWides organization with the them,
of internationalism frequently present
ed to them augurs well for the worlt
citizenship of tomorrow. -