The Sunday-school

Chicago, Feb. 2.5.- The Sunday-sciooi workers oí the country are laryely occupied at present with preparations for the World's Sunday-School convention, which is to be held in Memorial Hall' London, Eng., July 2, 3, 4 and 5 next.' The holding of this convention grew out of the action taken at the International convention held in Chicago in 1887, which instructed the Executive Committee to inquire into the practicability and wisdom of holding such a convention, and recommended ttat it should be held if Buitable arrangements could be made on the other side of the water. The Executive Comrnittee took such action as led to the issue of a preliminary cali by the ijonaon öunaay-Bchool Union on behalf of all parties interested. All countries in the world are inrited in this cali to send delegates. The United States and Canada will be represented on the ratio of one delégate for every 100,000 of the population. These delegates will be appointed from well-known Sunday-school wolkers by the executive committees of the various States, Territorial and provincial associations. The object of the World's convention, briefly stated, ie, in the flrst place, to get the best views that can be obtained on Suuday-school work in the world at large, and, in the Becond place, by the consideration of the different methods pursued in different parts of the world to have suggested. if possibie, how the work can be improved and advanced. It Is admitted that Sunday-school work has made a greater advance in the United States than in any other country In the world, and it may be expected that the delegates from this side the Atlantic will take a leading part in the deliberations oí the convention. The third object of the convention will be to consider w hether itis possibie to bring into one organization the different Sunday-school bodies of the world, and thus extend the intluence and work of the Sunday-school. The ccnvention will be an interdenominational one, and will have the co-operation oí au evangélica! denominations. The American department of the convention wlll be in charge of the Executive Committee of the International Sunday-school convention. The committee have chartered the Cunard steamer Bothnia for the exclusive use of the American delegation. This vessel wili sail with the party from New York at 10 a. m., Wednesday, June 19 next, and will be due in Liverpool Friday, June 28. From Liverpool to London the delegates will be taken by a "special train" over the famous Midland railway of EDgland- a distance of 230 miles. They wül be given a reception in London Saturday evening, June 30.