Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-30

DLANS for a uniform course Of bi-
bic study. the pupils of which
will be given scholastic credit in any
presented to the general session of
the Oklahoma State Sunday school
association this afternoon for adop-
ton as the one. official. statewide
movement to be inaugurated by this,
the twenty-third annual convention.
The bill probably will feature
program of business activities as many
items are scheduled to be brought be-
fore the afternoon meeting. lmpor-
tant among the official business will
be selection of state officers for the
coming year, adoption of new con-
stitution and resolutions forming the
platform of the convention and asso-
citation.
This is the last of the three days
session and tonight's meeting will
close a conference boasting the great
est attendance, the most remarkable
program and the most significant re-
suits that have ever attended an
oklahoma convention.
$500 Are Here.
1T is now estimated that there are
$500 delegates to the convention,
making it far in advance of any gath
ering ever held in this state and fully
one thousand over the expected num-
ber. Not more than five hundred of
| these delegates are Tulsans, hence
there are two thousand out OF town
pilgrims in attendance.
The registration committee shows
total of / 500 visitors. but it is esti-
mated that there are at least five
hundred who have not affixed their
names to the official records. Marion
LaWrance. who is in close touch with
the situation, announced from the
rostrum yesterday that he considered
there were fully two thousand repre-
sentatives of foreign districts in the
city.
The plan of bible study correlated
with the public school system is "A
distinct innovation in Sunday school
activities and is fully in keeping with
| the forward spirit of Oklahoma. The
| advantage of the plan Is that the bible
| classes are to be conducted by the
Sunday schools and credited by the
public schools after proper cXamina
| tion as to the efficiency of the course.
The theory already has been given
favorable reception by the state
board of instruction and will be i'm
mediately taken before it if the con-
vention So directs. The committee
which has drafted the details of the
plan and which explained it to the
| executive committee yesterday is &.
c. Murphy. oklahoma City; ID. l..
Johnson, Oklahoma City, and Or. w.
S. Wiley. Muskogee.
In Vogue in Tulsa.
The system has created a success
full precedent in North Dakota. Indi-
ana and Colorado. The Tulsa public
schools have realized the practicable
| ito Of faa
classes of the kind within the past
year, all of which are now running.
The plan is in accordance with the
! idea of a more complete and broader
education. 1t is in keeping with the
marvellous development of curriculum
which has been seen In the past five
years. with the addition of the in
tcnsely practical courses, mechanical
training, business and professional
/ teaching. In short it is now the be-
lief that practically everything is
taught in the modern school with the
exception of the bible. Feeling that it
/ is better qualified to conduct such
classes the Sunday schools are offering
to fill this need for the educators. 1t
also lends soundness and founda-
ton to the general system of bible
study in the Sunday school.
Much Oratory Today.
In addition to the many matters of
business to be brought up today the
program presents an unusual outlay
of addresses, this being the last
chance before adjournment tonight.
The next l2 hours probably will be
the busiest ones of the entire con-
| ference.
Three departmental meetings will
be held this morning. II. T. Laugh
baum will be the speaker at a tenn
perance division at the Presbyterian
church and the missionary depart
ment will meet in the Boston avenue
Methodist church. j. Shreve Durham
will make his first appearance at the
conference Of the home and visitation
| workers.
The entire force Of the convention
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