Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-21

citation, is devoting his entire time to
setting up and periecting the ar
rangements for what is expected to
be the greatest and most significant
Sunday school gathering ever held.
Eight thousand official delegates
from 81 State Sunday School assocla-
tions in the United States and the
nine Provincial Sunday School asso
Citations in Canada are expected 10 De
present. Even at this early date II
has been necessary to limit the mum,
Der of delegates that each State ana
Provincial association can send to one
for every 1000 Sunday school mem
bers actually enrolled.
Unusual significance is attached TO
this Sixteenth international SUNDAY
School convention due to the fact that
it is the first time IN the history OF
Sunday school work that all OF the
national and international forces have
been united in their work. For a
number Of years there have existed
two great Sunday school organiIza-
tions. the International Sunday
School Association which is organized
into State and County associations
and the Sunday School Council OF
Evangelical denominations. This lat
ter body is composed of representa-
lives of SO denominational SCHOOLS.
The bringing together of these two
bodies into one organization and the
nnifving of all the efforts and plans
Makes possible an educational COM
nittee which is now preparing COM
nrehensive plan of religious educa-
tion which will bear an abundant
fruit in the lives of the next gen
,ration of American and Canadian
,itizens. This committee will present
'+s program on the afternoons OF
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday,
Tune 81, % and %.
Moreover, the Sixteenth Inferno
tional Sunday School convention VIII
not be a convention of speeches only:
EXPERTS of national and international
fame will be heard but a consider
able amount of time will be given -
institute work bv prouns. rms
makes it possible for Sunday schoo
.,orkers with children. or young peo'
rle or admits to get instruction lor
their particular need. It also gives
opportunity for those whose work IS
# an administrative character o.
among special types of people or IN
he field of missions or temperance
20 study their own particular PROB
lem in group giving itself to this
ask alone. There will also be con-
cerences of those who prepare the
lesson systems, those who write the
helps for the Sunday school lessons,
md the publishers of lesson helms and
lealers in Sunday school supplies.
1t is planned that there shall be
an "Association Day Service" in al!
IF the Sunday schools of the continent
IN convention Sunday. June %. On
this day the conventioners will at
tend the Sunday school Of their pre-
ference in Kansas City, and MANY OF
.hem will supply pulpits in the Twin
titles. The evening meeting will be
given over to the work of the Worlds
Sunday School association of which
Honorable John Wanamaker is presi-
lent and Mr.. Frank J.. Brown is
executive secretary. This program
will be prepared and presented by
he officers OF the Worlds associa-
lion. u
Prof. H. Augustine Smith Of Bos-
Ton University will be in charge of
the music, Mr.. Arthur F. Stevens Of
he Methodist Book Concern. New
York CITY. will prepare and direct a
great exhibit of Sunday school helps,
supplies and activities.