Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-24

l.. Wright. of LeIgh-street church. he
first asked those In the audience who haa
a daily system Of reading Gods .so,i wo,a
to hold up their hands. ws,.S and Sn'y ynsas aHeu
most forcsfuI talk. and, dtssecting MS ' SUI
feet thoroughly. argued II from every side;
and in convincing manner. He Iecl'et
several pathetic incidents In emphasis %
the principal points In his discourse, ana,
In conclusion. exhorted his auditors 10
study. the Bible. TO read II carefully, 10
love the Word, and daily feed upon tnaI
Word, which n the life OF our souls.
Cling TO the Bible" was sung. aItsr
which prayer wac offered, and the reports
Of the various committees were received.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The Committee on Resolutions submit
ted the following. which was adopted by
Resolved. That the Baptist Young Peo-
ple's Union. assembled In Its second an
nual convention. reafiirms Its unswerving
devotion to that cardinal principle OF lts
life, as expressed in the words setting
forth ''our objects-namely, that our ef-
forts and work be ever through existins
denominational organizations therefore,
BE- IL
Resolved. That a committee of five be
appointed to correspond with any state
ORGANIZATIONS of young people now In ex-
istence In the territory OF the southern
Baptist Convention. on that may U
or in States where there are no organiZa-
tions, to correspond with brethren VINO
are In sympathy with the Young People
movement, with view TO securing tne
young people with the aims and work OF
the Southern Baptist Convention.
CHURCHES REPRESENTED.
The Committee on Enrolment reported
that churches were represented as follows:
Leigh-Street, Richmond. II deiegates'
First, Richmond, s.; Grace-street, Rich
mond. .; Second. Richmond. II; East-End
Richmond, 6: Venable-Street. Richmond
I: West-View, Richmond, 3; Pine-Street.
Richmond, 10; Randolph, Rlchm4nd, o;
Calvary, .Richpond. 8; Barton Heights, E
ton-street, Manchester. /; Berkeley-Ays- aN,',
nue.. Berkeley. s; Park.Ayenue. Norfolk.
3: FreemasoD. Norfolk. 8: Leesburg. Lees
noke, >; oliyot i; Ashland Ashland |; linton yaptO,' i;
Hampton, l. SUFFOLK, 2: West-End Pc
tersburg, 10; First, Petersburg. 10; spur
Memorial, Norfolk, l; S9uth.streell.
Charlottesville, 0; Hebron. Appomattox q;
Mt Hermon. Chesterfield. 1; Williams
burg, 2; First. Lynchburg. 10; Hermitags
Middlesex. 1; Glebe Landing, z; Petsworth'
Gloucester, 3; Front Royal, /; Farmyille'
/: London Bridge. Princess Anne. !: First,
Danville 4; Mofitt-MemoriaI, Neapolis, u;
First. Newport News. 2; Laurel Hill; An-
gusta county, 2; skinqnarter, z; Firrfi i,ti
Norfolk. 2: Calvary. Roanoke b; MIL
Creek. /; Fork Union, 3: Upper King ana
Queen 1. and Shiloh, 2. making a totai
OF "A churches represented and III dele
gates present.
list Of the names Of the delegates.
The meeting closed with the doxology.
and the benedction was pronounced py
Rev. Mr.. Speight.
The Closing Service Last Night.
The evening session was opened WIN
beautiful praise service conducted oy
Mr.. Walter H. Ryland, of Barton Heights.
in which the Gospel chorus took very
nromlnent part Several appropriate
hymns were sung by them, and the ser,
vice was decidedly the most wholesouied
Of the convention.
The first item on the programme was an
address on Christian Culture-A DIS
tinctive Feature Of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union" by Rev. 10. IL. Pollard.
Of Roanoke. Mr. Pollard Is young man man
OF ability. and discussed his subject with
eIoduence and power. He spoke OF the
grand possibiltieS that lay before tne
union, and painted "A glorious picture OF
the future. concluding with the dennitioh
of Christian culture.
The chorus and congregation sung
Gospel hymn. after which DIR. Landrum
spoke on '@rhe Importance OF Organiza-
tlOn Among the Young People de
opened with several beautiful illustrations.
whatever good" said he. that may
come OF this meeting will be due alone
to wfse and efficient organization. Or
ganization and life" he said, are con,
Vertibie They mean the same thing, ana
without organization no body can i've.
The speaker dealt in metaphors 10 some
extent but treated his subject from a
common-sense and logical view.
UNUSED FORCES.
Mr.. Mcconnell then led in prayer after
which Rev. H. w. Battle, of Petersburg,
was introduced, and discussed Unused
Forces In our Churches" He careiulIy
defined the words forces" and "churcn.
and after speaking of the ties that blnd
Christians together, referred to the de-
velopment of the younger minds In the
Church. The training OF these minus.
he thought, was one great essentiai OF
Church work. and the power to 90 so
was one Of the unused forces.
This concluded the programme or exer-
cises. and President Moss asked tne con-
gregatlon, delegates, and choir 10 aTIse
and sing the second stenza or onward.
Christian Soldiers as an expression Sl
gratitude to the pastors for their attend
ance on the convention. After this, MI.
Moss EXPRESSED his gratitude to Dr. Ian
drum for the services he had rendered.
and the Doctor responded with fefveht
God bless yOus." a collection was taken
up under Dir. f.andrum's direction. The
expenses of the convention, II was an
nouncel, were about 800, and this
amount was asked for. While the ushers
were taking up this collection, the chorus
sang, Let Us Crown Him.
DISTRICT LEADERS.
After this, Mr.. Pollard announced that
the Board of Managers had decided 10
appoint eight aggressive leaders Tor each
district In the State, whose duty 1t VIII
be to cooperate with the pastors In
their respective districts, and render aid
to existing organizations.
For the first district. Rev. j. j. Hall.
Of Norfolk, was appointed, for the second.
Rev. j. a. Barker Of Petersburg; for
the third. Rev. W. J.. Wright. Of Rich
mond: fourth NJ. G. Thomas, Charlottes-
vile: NTH. Rev. w. J. T.. Cox, Of Staun-
ton: sixth. Rev. Il. T.. White. OF Dan
Vile; seventh. &. NJ. Luttrell. Lynchburg,
and eighth, Rev. l.. Il. Pollard. Of Roa-
noke.
Mr. Love. Of Suffolk. offered resolu-
ton Of thanks 10 the residents OF Rich
mond for the hospitable reception ac-
corded the delegates, which was adopted
by rising vote.
Mr.. Moss gave short talk on Bible les
sons, and asked all 10 pledge themselves
In silent prayer TO lead at least one soul
10 Christ during the succeeding year.
The convention was concluded with the
singing Of "All Hail the Power OF Jesus
Name" by chorus and congregation, and
the pronounclng of the benedictlon by
Rev. DR.. Cooper