The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-10


With the theme Of the World s
Sunday School Association 'Go--
Teach All Nation" the Thirty
fourth Annual Session Of the Sun
dav School Congress opened N thus
city in the six and half miiiloh
dollar Municipal Auditorium at ten
O'Clock Wednesday morning. Repre-
sanfatives are here from nearly
evarv state in the Union. They have
come from the rural districts, the
hamlets, villages, towns and melfo-
nolitan centers to make up q cosmo-
politan group Of religious forces
ubo are specializing in building
more and better Front Line sunday
Schools, Baptist Young People
Unions and other Religious Organ
cations or Auniliaries in the Mis-
sionarv Baptist church life, without
discriminating against denominasl-
onaI forces Of other religions Wfao
are wont To lGl liieii
Il - listen in and become part
of this. the largest gathering q
,,nnno neople ever assembled under
any one denominational banner. o
five days their teaching, preaehllls'
demonstrating and illustrating mem
DDS will be carried on.
i L.
More than 34 years ago this
movement was started by the ~
mented r. II. Boyd, the founder .
the institution in Nashville, ! eaf.
that Is disseminating millions e
copies of religious tracts annually
for the purpose Of splrituallzlni
denominationalizine as well as pup
na;u;na ne truths chat he himself
found in the Holy Writ.
The twin cities are opening thell
arms to these visitors within theil
oates Genuine hospitality Is beng
avtanded I'd "whosoever will CONS
;nto the cities. The meeting is hlgh-
u denartmentalized, from the Biplt
conference Department, the MINIS
terial Department, on through every
church auxiliary life to the 1laal'
Roll Men and women who NAYS
specialized the better part q sAe,i
l;,,os Il grasping the best methoas
for deepening religious Thoughts aie
here. They come from the one-foon'
ennaav School back in the rufals'
through the various church ofgalli-
cations. until they reach that poih'
&c collegiate. seminary and unlVef--
sitv training. The best that can pe
found IL being used this week -
what the secretary Of the Congress
claims. in d movement to make 'hs
world better by men and Woiiiei
having lived in it.
iAe sa eitaiaing pastor, ReF. E
Jordan. with his entire cohgfesa@
ton, augmented by the sympatheei'
coane,ation and support of reilglous
groups here IN this city and sta'e
toak charge Of the messengers u
t.a;,. arrival. and will keep them a
their guests during the week, te
make an inde.ible impression for the
iva Kansas cities as worthy hosts'
All of tl-a sessions during the das
evn The departmental meetings y
the afternoon, are housed IN ehe
magnificent auditorium. The music
lall i the scene of the general ses-
sions f40m 6 a. m. until hlgh noon
than ;n ,ne afternoon the available
smaller halls and rooms are peihe
nsaa ~ artmental work,
Official Congress Special Arrives.
While many messengers affhes
Tuesday during the day, some COM
mo in special coaches and hundred
arriving in their private cars, tns
Congress really did not begin unti
the Official Congress Special arrive'
on Wednesday morning over tht
Burlington Route, bringing the Con
gress officials, many Of the congress
conductors and the official Sunday
School Congress band. The scene
around the Union Station almos
beggars description. The local chorus
in their decoration of white Con-
gress caps and pennants, the ioca
ministers of Baptist churches, tn
Sunday School superintendent
teachers and religious workers, witt
large group of the populace form
ed a huge reception committee. The.
waited until the messengers came VI
from the train.
Rev. Fl. B. r. Johnson, the ma
tional chorister, and DR.. r. ]. Jor-
dan, the entertaining pastor, wer
the first fo greet the CONGRESS- Sec
retary. Henry Allen Boyd, and en-
vice chairman of the Congress, Dr
q. B. Taylor, with the staff Of work
ers when they anne from the train