Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-18
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLES UNION.
Preparations for the Meetin. Here This
Week-Other Church Notes.

Week-Other Church Notes.
On next Thursday afternoon at o'clock
at the First Baptist church Dr. W. w.
Landrum will call 10 order the second an
nual convention OF the Baptist Young
Peoples Union OF Virginia. This organi-
zation was effected at Roanoke November
H. 1893, and since that time has grown
very rapidly, beginning with member
shin OF SCI and increasing to 2,6G0 In
period OF twelve months. A large number
OF delegates from various parts Of the
State are expected to be present. Re-
duced rates prevail on the railroads, and
those in attendance will be entertained
by the Baptists OF Richmond. For several
weeks the young people of the Baptist
churches of the city have been busly
preparing for the gathering. Mr.. y. w.
Patterson has charge OF the arrangements,
and he is ably assisted by Mr.. Il. NJ.
Hartmann, chairman OF the Music Com
mittee; Mr.. Henry w. Cottrell. chairman
OF the Committee on Entertainment. and
Mr. i. c. Bracey, Of the Reception Com
mittee.
The music will be under the direction
OF Mr.. Walter c. Mercer. supported by
q trained choir OF $50 voices. The Bap-
list young people Of the city will meet
with the choir this afternoon at o'clock
at the Second church and unite in n
song-service. using the hymns selected
for the convention by Mr.. Samuel T..
Woodhn.
OBJECTS AND OFFICERS
The objects OF the organization are the
increased spirituality OF the Baptist young
people; their stimulation in Christian
service; their edifcation In Scripture
knowledge; their instruction in Baptist
doctrine and history, and their enlist
ment In all missionary activities through
existing denomnational organizations.
The officers are L. NJ. Long. president;
Or. w. w. Landrum, j. l.. Toms, j. G.
Moss. vice-presidents; J. Garland Pollard.
secretary; a. A. johnson, treasurer: II.
Il. Walthall, J. Willie Wills. and Rev. w.
=. Hines board Of managers.
Rev. Y. c. Mcconnell. ID. D.. Of Lynch
burg, who will speak on Friday afternoon.
is one OF the ablest Baptist mini, ters
In the State.
Rev. l.. l.. Henson. who Is TO address
the convention on Friday night. is presI-
dent of the Board OF Managers of the
international Baptist Young Peoples
Union. Rev. l.. G. Broughton, OF Roa-
noke is speaker Of great power, and
his address on personal work has be-
come noted.
OTHER CHURCH NOTES.
The ladies of the Broad-Street Metho-
dist Episcopal church ran an excursion
TO Charlottesville yesterday afternoon.
their train leaving the Chesapeake and
Ohio depot at 2:2o o'clock. Quite large
crowd went with them TO visit the con-
ference Many OF the excursionists will
return Monday. while others Will remain
longer Visiting members OF the con-
ference will nil the pulpits of nearly all
the Methodist churches OF this city to-
morrow.
All OF the Baptist pastors and others
who attended the meeting Of the General
Association at Alexandria have returned
Members Of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety Of Richmond and Manchester are
requested to meet at the st. James Meth
odst Episcopal church, corner Twenty
eighth and Marshall, at o'clock this
afternoon.
The subject of the sermon Of Rev.
Joseph Seaton at Belvidere Hall on Sun
day night will be Jesus and His Mira
cles," one of series OF missionary SER
mons on the Liberal faith. The Liberal
Church League. an organization of Uni
tartan young men, which corresponds to
the Epworth League. holds It's regular
meeting on Monday at Gil east Franklin
street.
Some Catholic News Items.
High mass will be celebrated at ST.