Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-11
STATE SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION

The 53rd State Sunday School
Convention will be held at Augusta,
October II, IS and 10. The conven-
ton will be made up of delegates
from the nearly 1000 Sunday schools
Of Maine with an aggregate member
ship Of nearly 100000. The conven-
ton is INSTRUMENTATION. All
Protestant Sunday schools may send
delegates. the number to which they
are entitled being determined by their
enrolment viz, two delegates for
every 100 Of membership besides pas
tor and superintendent. 1t is expect
ed that upwards Of 500 delegates will
be present at Augusta.
The invitations to the meeting in
the Capital City We're extended some
months ago by representatives of the
churches, Chamber OF Commerce and
other organizations. Committees to
| care for the comfort and entertain
ment of the delegates as we'll as to
handle the details of the convention
have been organized and are at work
The general chairman is Rev. How
ard Brown, pastor of the Penney
Memorial Baptist church. These con-
ventiOns began to be held as long ago
as 1869 when the Sunday school
! workers of the State met in Lewiston
An annual meeting has been held
| every year since with the exception
of 1918 when the prevalence of in
a,yn u I,-;.-
able.
State conventions OF the Sunday
schools bring to the State leaders in
| religious and education work from all
sections of the continent. This year
will be no exception. Among those
who will speak and conduct confer
ences are the following: Mary f.
| Abernethy, Gary, Ind; Rev. $. d.
| Price, New York; Rev. II. f. Tralle,
| Philadelphia; Rev. Owen C. Brown,
Philadelphia; Prof. Herbert G. May
er, Boston University; Prof. H. X.
! Leedy, Boston University; Mrs. Lucy
Stock Chaplin, Hartford, Conn. State
| denominational leaders will also at
| tend and leaders in State and county
| Sunday school work.
| The theme of the convention at Au-
| gusta is unique in its interest,
| Building a Righteous State. 1t is
most appropriate that in considering
| the relationship of righteous educa-
ton to righteous citizenship, the con-
| vention should meet in the Capital
| City.
! Special numbers in music and
| pageantry will add to the attractive
| ness Of the program. A Rainbow
Chorus of over 100 children from the
Sunday schools of Augusta and vicin-
| ity will furnish music at one of the
! evening sessions. On the closing
night Of the convention the pageant,
1.-THE Light of the World" first pro-
duced at the Worlds Sunday School
Convention in Toxic. Japan, and re-
| peated last June in Kansas City, will
be given. There will be over 100 par
Elephants.
A Installation Night will visualize
| the work of religious education
| throughout the entire world by means
! Of the stereopticon. This feature
! will be in charge of DR.. S. D. Price Of
New York.
No State Convention in Maine has
| ever made such elaborate provision
for conference sessions as this year.
! Two entire afternoons will be devot-
ed to the close study of individual
| church school problems and methods
of work for all the age groups of the
Sunday school.
The general sessions Of the con-
vention will be held in the First
Congregational church. Business
headquarters and commercial and ed
ucational exhibits will be in the Par
ish House adjoining. Section con-
ferences will be held in the different
Protestant churches of the city.
Meals will be served under the direc-
ton of a committee of which Milton
0. Dean of Augusta is chairman.
| The arrangements for the convention
are under the general direction Of the
Maine State Sunday School Associa-
ton of which Rev E. Fl. Brewster of
Portland is general secretary.