The Conquest Flag of the World's Sunday School Association
In July 1901 in Chicago a flag was designed by the Reverend SM Johnson: "Its colors were red, white and blue. On the smaller field of white was placed a BLOOD-RED CROSS to stand for the central fact, doctrine and power of our religion, the center and rallying point of all Christians. On the larger field of blue were the words BY THIS SIGN CONQUER." The use of this flag as a Christian symbol was promoted by the World Sunday School Association.
The World Sunday School Association held its first convention in London in 1889. Renamed the World's Sunday School Association in 1907, it became the World Council of Christian Education in 1947. The association was merged into the World Council of Churches in 1971. The mission of the association was to promote Christian education amongst youth around the world.
A flag of this design was reported flown aboard the Grosser Kurfrst when it sailed from New York to Jerusalem carrying delegates to the fourth World Sunday School Convention. It was also featured on Rally Day postcards and buttons at least as early as 1909 and at least as late as 1916. It is not known when the flag fell into disuse.
It should be noted that this flag has been misidentified as a Ku Klux Klan symbol. The body of evidence clearly disproves this assertion: the Conquest Flag was designed for use by Christian churches everywhere.
Rev. F.N. Peloubet, D.D. and Prof. Amos R. Wells, A.M., Peloubet's Select Notes on the International Lessons for 1911. ( W.A. Wilde Company, New York, N.Y. The Baker & Taylor Co., 33-37 East Seventeenth St.), Pp. 52-3
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Evangelical christian organization. Stickers : "535 MASU-23" & "546" circa 1917
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SELECT NOTES
ON THE
INTERNATIONAL LESSONS
FOR
191 I .
A History of Israel and Judah
Stories of Great Men from 900 to 300 B.C.
THE BASIS FOR TEACHING ALL GRADES IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
With all that can aid the teacher in his own study and in teaching such as
Broad Views Of The History, Making One Consecutive Storv. Explanations Op The Text.
Ill-ustrative Pictures. Suggestive Illustrations. Light From Many Sources.
LIBRARY REFERENCES TO AID THE TEACHER IN FURTHER RESEARCHES
From Oriental, Literary, and Scientific Sources, and a wide range of Biblical literature.
OTHER AIDS.
Practical Suggestions. Suggestions To Teachers. School Of Practice. Maps, Charts, Pictures.
A Chart Of Old Testament Chronology. Applications To The Needs Of To-day.
BY
Rev. F. N. Peloubet, D.D.
Prof. Amos R. Wells, A.M.
Thirty-seventh Annual Volume.
BOSTON AND CHICAGO, U. S. A.
PUBLISHED BY W. A. WILDE COMPANY.
NEW YORK, N. Y.
THE BAKER & TAYLOR CO.,
33-37 East Seventeenth St.
