The Washington times., 1914-06-18
SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO
MEET IN CHICAGO
Fourteenth International Con-
vention Expected to Be
Greatest Event Ever Held.

CHICAGO, June 1S-The fourteenth
international triennial Sunday school
convention. which will open in Chicago
on June @, to continue for ten days. is
expected to be the greatest Sunday
school event ever held in this country.
1t will be attended by 400 regular
and alternate delegates from every part
Of the North American continent and
many parts of Europe. The meeting
will take place in the Medinah Temple.
Ontario and Cass streets. with a seat-
ing capacity of 5000. Simultaneous with
the meetings held in the temple, will
be special sessions held in twelve Of
the largest churches in the city and
suburbs. Every night during the con-
vention great mass meetings will be
held in these churches. besides the sre-
cial conferences held during the day.
Every phase of Sunday school activity
will be considered in these conferences,
under the leadership of weil-known eX-
perts Of all the denominations. The
work of the different departments #
the Sunday school, the graded lessons,
evangelism, rural schools, music, social
service. special work among. college
students and among foreign speaking
people, will be some of the leading .ea-
lures to be discussed.
Program Is Large.
The program as outlined is a volur-
inous affair in itself. and has been
prepared to meet the needs of the H.
0o0,oc members belonging to the 173,459
Sunday schools spread over the entire
North American continent and directed
by 1,67o,s4S officers and teachers.
At the opening session on Tuesday
evening william n. Hartshorn Of Bos-
ton, president Of the international Sun
day School Association. will preside.
The Rt. Rev. Charles p. Anderson,
Bishop of the Chicago Diocese OF the
Episcopal Church, will preach the OPEN
ing sermon. The bishops theme will
be. Jesus Shall Reign" which has
been adopted as the keynote and slogan
Of the convention. Prof. E. o. Excel
will have charge Of the music.
Marion Ladrence, general secretary OF
the association, 10 whose efforts the
success of the convention in all its
details is largely due, and who is con-
sidered one of the greatest experts in
this line Of work, will give his report.
Three Years in Our Continent Field"
OF Wednesday morning, following the
opening of the conveL.ron.
Hobson Will Speak.
Among the speakers who are or the
program for addresses are: Congress
man Richmond P. Iiobson; ]. y. Nc
Donald. editor OF the Toronto Globe;
Booker T. Washington, DIR. Francis E.
Clark. founder and president o: the
Christian Endeavor Society; r.. J.
Heinz, OF Pittsburgh: Rev. Wilbur y.
Of the International Reform Bureau;
Bishop w. F. Mcdowell. of Evanston:
the Rev. II. Kawasumi. secretary OF
the Natuona Sunday School Assoc.a-
tion of japan, and the Rev. Iurley
A. Bake: national SUPERINTENDENT OF the
Anti-Saloon League.
Only once before, IN 1857, has the con-
vcntion been held in CnIcago. The first
Sunday School Institute was held in
this city in 1856: the first system of re-
form lessons issued in North America
was produced in this city in 1850. the
first general secretary In this country
to give his full time under pay to Sun
day school work was employed by the
Cook County Association, and the first
central offices OF the International AS
sociation were located IN Chicago.
Has Added Features.
Among the special features of the con-
"ention which will create enthusiasm
and interest will be an exhibit showing
all devices employed to increase Sunday
school attendance. together with data
and models OF up-to-date methods:
A festival concert will be given on
Friday night, June 2S. with a chorus of
/ 200 women voices. A historical page
ant will be given on Saturday night,
June q, in which twenty-seven Sunday
schools will participate. Representa-
tives of the convention will occupy the
pulpits Of the Chicago churches on Sun
day, June Is.
The most spectacular event of the
will be the great Sunday
school parade along Michigan boule-
ward. Saturday afternoon headed by an
escort of mounted police. Men and boys
TO the number of 5000 will participate
in the parade if the plans now under
way are successful. Recruits are now
being enlisted in every part of the city.
A grandstand in Grant Park will be
built for a review of the parade.
The parade. as given out by the COM
mittee in charge. is for the purpose Of
calling attention to the great Sunday
school movement, to strengthen public