Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-22
TO ASSEMBLE TO-DAY.
SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION 6AP-
list YOUNG PEOPLES UNION.
Many Prominent Ministers and Editors to
Attend-Scvcral Hundred Delegates
Tho Programme-specialF Features


The second annual convention OF the
Baptist Young Peoples Union Of Virginia
will meet in the First church. Twelfth and
Broad streets. this afternoon at O'Clock.
There will be two sessions to-day and
three tomorrow. 1t is expected that there
will be two or three hundred delegates
present, representing all sections OF Vir-
ginia. Some few have already arrived. but
the bulk Of the visitors will come in this
morning.
The delegations from Danville and
Lynchburg were the first to reach the city.
They came in last evening about the same
time. A body OF forty young Christians
from Petersburg Is expected this morning.
Norfolk will send twenty-five, and there
will be large delegations from Ports
mouth. Suffolk, Hampton. Berkiey, Roa>
noke and points even further away.
PROMINENT MINISTER'S COMING:
A special to the Dispatch from Roanoke
says that Rev. E. B. Pollard. r. NJ. Ter
rell. T.. w. Bowers. Rev. l.. G.. Brough-
ton, T.. w. Ferrell. and J. A. Pitcher LEFT
tiiaf N.Ns thS hH' ~
representing the First Baptist church and
the other three Calvary.
Among the prominent men who are ex-
pectsd TO attend the convention are Rev.
DR.. A. T.. owen and DIR. Spait, editors or
the Atlantic Baptist. published In Ports
mouth: w. IL. Merritt. manager OF the
Baptist University. Chicago; DR.. Earle,
Of Wilmington. Del, who Will at some
time during the convention deliver his
celebrated lecture on the life OF Christ;
DR.. +. c. Mcconnell. OF Lynchburg; Rev.
J. f. Love. Of Suffolk; Rev. II. n. Quesen-
berry. of Berkeley; Rev. L. B. Hatcher.
and Rev. ]. J. Hall, of Norfolk. and Rev.
Drs. Thames and Bagby. Of Danylle.
Vile.
OPENING SESSION.
The convention will be called to order
| at 4 O'clock by DR.. w. w. Landrum, OF
| the Second church. and the praise service
will be conducted by Mr.. James G. Har-
wood. The afternoon will be largely de-
voted TO the workers conferences The
programme is as follows: 4:l5-Address
| of welcome-Rev. George Cooper, ID. u,
| Richmond; response. 4:3o-Roll-call OF
unions; reports. 50D-"What Practical
Service Can We Now Render our
| Churches?" a paper, by A. w. Patter-
son. Richmond. 5:20-Business appoint
ment OF committees. etc. 5:3o-"Essentiai
| Committees and Their Methods of Work.
| a paper, by \. y. johnson, Roanoke.
| 55-Question-box.
| To-nights programme will be as rot
lows: John Garland Pollard, Richmohd'
| presiding. 7:i5-Prayer and praise service
| conducted by X. NJ. Fugate. Richmohd'
| sOo-"What the Baptist Young People
| Union Movement Means to the Dehoinl-
| tion," Rev. l.. l.. Henson. Baitiihore'
| s:35-"Personal Work. Rev. H. w.
Broughton, Roanoke.
| THREE SESSIONS.
| Tomorrow morning at O'CLOCK eUn,
| secration service will be conducted py
| Rev. J. w. Daugherty, of Fulton church'
| and nj TO- 4. and 7:i5 o'clock the otheT
| sessions VIII be held, for when pro-
| grammes have been arranged as foiiows
| Morning-I0Oo, Bible Reading. our In
| dIviduallty Before God" 1ol5, Election
| of officers. OBS, "rhe Attitude or the
| Young People in Our Churches Iowaru
| the older Members" Rev. T.. u. Hatcher
! Norfolk. 1875. "Our Prayer Meeting: IL
/ CHARACTERISTICS, and How to CONDUCT ~
| Paner. by Rev. ]. F.. Love, Suffolk. lib
"a Model SYMPOSIUM and Social; Paper
by Rev. III. n. Quisenberry. Berkley. Il:p
ororonto Echoes and Baltimore. 95'
Address. by Rev J. J. Hall, Norfolk. l2Oo
| Omen Parliament: problems, Aims
| Methods. and Future OF our State Work
| 1890. THE Denominational Press, and
| It's Psrt in Our Work." Address. Rev. X
| II. Iitt, -. D., Richmond.
| AfternoonAi00 Prayer and Praise Ser
vice Conducted by George +. Bagby, NJ
| d.. Danville. 415. "The c. c. c. CLASS
| It's Ideals and Methods; Join Us' Paper
| by w. II. Wranek. Lynchburg. 4io
| go: Let Go: Help Cor a Missionary
| Address. by Rev. +. C. Mcconnell. ID. d.
| J,ynchburg. $40, "Dally Feeding on Gods
| word: Address, by Rev. W. l.. Wright
| ID. D., Richmond. $40. Reports OF Com
| mittees, &c.
| Evening O. Calvin Moss. Lynchburg
| Preslding)-7:i5. Prayer and Praise Ser
| vice, Conducted by Walter H. Ryland
| Barton Heights. SEQ. Christian Culture
| Distinctive Feature OF the y. Y. u. L.,
| Rev L. b. Pollard, Roanoke. SD, I'M
| portance Of Organization Among The
| Young People" Rev. w. W. landrum
| u. D., Richmond. $50. Unused Forces
in our Churches" Rev. Ii. W. Battle
| ID. D.. Petersburg.
| Adjournment.
| NOTES ABOUT THE CONVENTION.
| One of the features of the convention
| will be the singing. This will be conduct
| ed by the Moody choir OF which Dir
| Walter c. Mercer Is the leader. Th'
| HYMNS that have been selected have beer
| well practiced. and the singing will un
| doubtedly be good.
| Dr. Henson, OF Baltimore. who make
! the address tonight on What the Move
| ment Means 10 the Denomination" Il
| perhaps the ablest friend the union ha
| In the South. lie Is president OF th'
| Board OF Managers OF the Baptist founl
| People Union OF America. and also presi
dent of the Maryland Union.
Through the liberality OF Mr.. r. B. Wal
| thall, a member OF the Board Of Manager
| and one OF the local committee, a hand
some souvenir programme has been pre-
] pared, copy Of which will be given e
each delegate. The neat volume contain
| a great deal Of interesting matter abou
this growing young church organization
| and It's other pages are filed with excel
| lent illustrations embracing likenesses o
the officers OF the State Union and Of tn
! Baptist Ministers Conference OF Rich
mond, cuts OF nearly all Of the Baptis
churches here. as we'll as the Baptis
College and the Womans College. seve
raj monuments and public buildings. an
| excellent portraits OF Drs. Jeter Burrows
and Semple- There are appropriate Scrip
ture text scattered through the souvenir
The opening one is Remember now tn,
Creator in the days Of thy youth" AM
that with which the volume closes 1
This Is the end OF the matter all hat
been heard, fear God and keep His com
mandments, for this Is the whole duty o
man."
The Virginia Union was organized Il
Roanoke year ago with nine local union
and Sic members. Now there are abou
forty unions, with about 5000 members.