. Christian herald and signs of our times . s are most easily applicable to the dutiesof modern life. Teachers in every landhave reason to pray that the Conv entionbe divinely guided in the appointment ofthis Committee, which will direct thestudies of more than twenty million chil-dren in the Sunday Schools of the world. The approaching Convention is theeighth of the International Conv Trumbull, who has written in theSunday School Times an exhaustiv e historyof these assemblies, claims that the greatmeeting which Nehemiah called in Jerusa-lem after the Captivity was practically aCo


. Christian herald and signs of our times . s are most easily applicable to the dutiesof modern life. Teachers in every landhave reason to pray that the Conv entionbe divinely guided in the appointment ofthis Committee, which will direct thestudies of more than twenty million chil-dren in the Sunday Schools of the world. The approaching Convention is theeighth of the International Conv Trumbull, who has written in theSunday School Times an exhaustiv e historyof these assemblies, claims that the greatmeeting which Nehemiah called in Jerusa-lem after the Captivity was practically aConvention of this kind, as the Bible wasthe theme of study day by day from thefirst day until the last day (Neh. 8: 18).The modern Convention ?o faras we knowit, however, dates from 1832. when a Na-tional Convention of Sunday School teach-ers was held in New York, at which four-teen States and Territories were represent-ed. This was followed by another the next{Continued on page 459.) 458 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. June THE DESTINY OF NATIONS. A Sermon Preached by Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage, , at Washington, D. C, on theText: Rev. 8 : 10, n, There fell a great star from heaven, burning as it vert a lamp,and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; and thename of the star is called Wormwood


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