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for Al years. These lessons are for
mulated in six-year courses. one les
son a week, by an International COM
mittee representing the leading de-
nominations and chosen by the inter-
convention.
The lessons are the basis of an un-
measured mount of literature in the
form of books and Sunday school
periodicals. Thousands OF tons of
printed matters are issued everyr
the world around, devoted to
these lessons. No other subject is
persons as the International lesson,
which is used in remote communities
in Asia as we'll as in the ~rnetropolises
of Europe and America.
The Strengthening of the spirit of unity
in the various denominations has been
In good par. attributable to this course
of international lessons. The Al years
of Its history have shown a steady de-
crease in the opposition to it. OF late
there has grown up d desire for graded
lessons which with certain ages taka
the place of uniform lessons. These
are issued more particularly under de-
~ncsninational supervision.
The recent convention of southern
BaptistS took aclion looking toward an
increase of denominational control and
of doctrinal teaching. but the press dis
patches reported that the denomination
had withdrawn from the international
lessons. This was a mistake. Last
week there met in indianapolis a COM
mittee OF conference looking toward
the next cycle of international lessons.
and expressing the opinions of the de-
nominational 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.
Japan Wants tho Next Convention.
Among the delegates to the Zurich
convention at present wandering over
the globe. the most notable is a com
mission OF %, led by Mr.. H. y. Heinz. 81
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
other lands 1t held a meeting In one
of the olo palaces IN Scout with 1865
Koreans in attendance.
So aroused We're the Japaneke by the
COMMISSIONS message, that the Toxic
business men have subscribed a fund N
10000 yen tS35. 000) as an earnest Of
eagerness to have the worlds
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Led by Principal Rexford, Ok Canada
a party of % Sunday school workers
has been touring Egypt and Palestine.
holding meetings and Investigating
conditions. while another contingent u
British workers has been In India FIR
the same purpose.
A PoIygot Gathering.
There will be two official languages
70 rthe Zurich convention. English ana
German. In addition there wifi be Gee
tional gatherings using the tongass or
various nationalities represented. A
Swiss chorus, organized and irectaG BIZ
q Zurich mar, whose home fs in Gin
%cinnati, will be a feature OF the CON
vention, and one night there will be a
concert by Swiss singers and yodIers
from the mountains. The speakers In
clude leaders In Sunday school work
from all parts of the world.
That the boys and girls Of the
churches are being brought up In a
worldwide organization with the theme
OF internationaiism frequently present
ed to them augurs well for the world
citizenship of tomorrow.