Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-02
5000 DELEGATES ATTEND
SUNDAY-SCHOOL MEETING
Convention Recently Held in Kansas City Largest OH
Record-Dr ". 0. Thompson Reelected President
Birmingham Next Meeting Place.

The International Sunday School
] ConreH ton. which WAS held in Kan
sas City from juno 81 to p. was the
largest in the history OF Sunday
school gatherings. said Thomas c.
Digs. general secretary Of the con-
vcntion. II Is estimated that there
were 5000 delegates in attendance
and OF that number more than 5000
were from the adjoining States OF
Kansas and Missouri, although there
we're many from all part. Of North
America. Japan. Hawaii and Scot
land also sent representatives.
Kansas City is city Of approx
mately half million people and one
OF the most beautiful in the United
States. II is clean. with smooth
streets. ample parks and houlevards
and has an auditorium that is admir-
ably adapted to convention purposes.
Mr.. Digs said. II has a capacity OF
$4,000 people and on several occa-
sions was crowded.
Discuss Architecture.
There were nineteen general scs-
sions % the convention proper dur
Ing the seven days. Mr.. Digs said.
and in addition there were special
conferences on almost every rhase
OF Sunday school work. With the
church crowded. three sessions were
held 10 discuss architecture OF sun
day schools and churches In all
there were fifty mine sessions and
conferences and ESQ speakers were
on the printed programs. The re-
ceipts for registration and special ad-
mission were probably s2S,ooo. The
expenses incident to holding the con-
vention were approximately $4,000.
The center OF interest was the So
called MERGE" by which il was
hoped that clashes between denomi-
national and international workers
might in future be avoided. For
some years there had been pending
an arrangement b. which the inter-
national executive committee should
be composed OF half UNCONVENTIONAL
men and half the representatives OF
State associations. This Arrangement
was consumiratcd at the convention
and went through with little debate
Southern delegates for the most part
-efTained from voting. When the
merger was first proposed in Nir-
Cinia the State executive committee
voted tina; il preferred the volun-
;ary cooperation system that had
been SO successful in the past, and
this View seems 10 prevail In the
South. However. OF the thirty-on
denominations which had been in
p
ms 4 member OF the international
committee only four refused and 1t
was stated that some OF these would
doubtless join q; an early day.
This merger marked the end OF
tho old international Sunday School
Association" which has been in ev-
istcnce for many Years. and was re
spo0sihe for International Lessons
and man" OTHER weli-known artivi-
lies n TO Sunday school world.
Hereafter the central organization is
70 Dc Known b. the somewhat cum
berso1e name of The international
SUNDAY School Council OF Eclig icus
Education" An attempt was mad
% change this 20 Christian instead
.. religious" education. and a move
was mad. 70 change tho ra1e sun
iay school" % Bible school" bu.
received li,i's sgnror,
The term Religious Education. -
Tas II constant use BY the speakers.
a-d seemed in danger II being over
WORKED one o. two speakers toward
the las began - poke fun q; tn
:t-r- The-. seemed to be no clear
t+f7.'la' a. 70 what was intended.