The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-22

! VIII, through TINS means ,,1.,'''.,,
( propoTt!onatciy. ana VIII bc pious.e
! unucr the directing power OF inc holy
I Spirit. Taught TO give snIoush t'iv
1 regular channels Of the thuich "h,n
I young they will continue 70 folloW TINS
| system formed IN their youth afteT they
have become older, and leadeis al chu'c"
| WORK"
After Or. Bostons address. Rev. H. \.
| hawthorne. Of Alton, spoke on me
! linton i'm orr country Churehcs-fiOw 10
/ Organize and Sustain It," lie dweit upon
| the importance of having young peoples
I unions organized in country chiichcs.
/ y, n.f. salG he the members did not have
tnt. C3DortHnity to become famillar with
/ the Scriptures as did The young nleuiDcls
/ q city churches. where religious 80 Nie,9
I were held three or four times tdcii WEN.
/ The speaker said he had made close III
1 VestiGations into the cOndiuon o. the
/ country churches. and he founl sieat
( need for unity and OrSaniZauon diioHS
| the young people. lie lOund dilhculues
81 be surnounted by way Of the pieJuuiee
! existing against the young peoples uiiota'
! lu ADDITION. 10 was hard 20 inuucc me
| voune ueoplc 10 take part in the meetings
! and speak and lead IN prayer ana many
! difficulties were encountered D! way VI
arranging for holding meetings. Inc sue
I cess I'm organizing and susii .lhs n louhs
| peOoi,s' union in = cha depended
largely upon the pastor. lie must hnoW
/ the young people. must syIla.n iiIc , Mien
! thCm. ana must miDgle freely WIN lh'in'
REV. r.. u. POLLARD.
ROY. IN r. T.. Pollard. Of Roanoke
! state educational leader, followed Mr.
! hay horne IN conducting an open pr
/ t-"Yraciical Plans Of the {; {. =; ID
! the Country Unions" The speaker, AFTER
1 asccftaining the number Of delegates
J present from the country, suggested that
I questions be- asked by any one VINO Wlshfu
{ 10 obtain information as 10 the organiza-
/ ton and methods Of unions, tie explained
/ how the country unions could Dcst be or
gained. and spoke a. som l,hs'h nP ,.l
J the system OF the CHRISTIAN culture
, courses and how they could be best con-
Quoted. in part or as whole.
Several suggestions az 10 the pans
upcn which tho work could be best con-
I Quoted were suggested by Rev. Dr.. q. y.
/ TAYLOR. OF West AppOmattoX: Rev. Dr.
! Wright. Of Richmond. and others.
How Can City and Country Unions
| Help the state Work. was the next sub
! jet. which was set forth in two papers
read by Mr.. Ashby =. Kagland. Of Rich
mond. who read paper from POM OF
view OF the city union, ana MI {. n.
| shipman. of Charlestown. W. Va, who
! read a paper on the country union.
Both papers were full OF pract.e,a,I IN
! formation on their respective SUBJECTS,
and were carefully listened 10.
| The Enrolment COMMITTEE, through us
chairman. reported that there We're sew
| cnty-fOur unions represented at the con-
/ venti0u and 30 delegates present.
! The afternoon session was dismissed
with prayer by Rev. Or. Pilcher.
Evening Session.
The evening session drew by far the
] largest congregation OF the convention.
/ The church was crowded in every part,
and intense interest was shown IN the
| proceedings President John Garland
! Pollard occupied the chair The praise
/ service with which the session opehtu
/ was led by Mr.. Bevcrlc J. Smith. Al us
| conclusion. Mr.. Pollard introduced Mr.
! w n. Merritt. of Chicago. who De
| livered an interesting address on tne
| ultimate Results Of CHRISTIAN CuittuISS
! Courses 10 our Churches lie e%pldliSH
/ the object Of these lectures, ana SPOKE
| Of their great usefulness 10 city anu
| country parishes alike. GAZING ,dtttn
/ ton TO the chart displayed 10 ihe itlt o.
! the restrum, he reviewed brlenN me ull
! fercnt branches of study when II en-
/ hraccd. dwelling at length on me eHI,apyS
| Of Bible study and the course OF biult
4 readers Referring 10 the ''o.laue5l
! Missionary" course. he took occasion 10
/ speak of tlfTs class of WORK ana inc
| duty Of Christians 10 support TINS n.y.,
He commended 10 the nouCe OF an INC
/ .cs.red Literature" course which. ne
| said was elementary, but vastly inter-
| cstins. ...,,l, b,,t
/ the advantages are great ana result lli
/ increased capability in the young ptolQs.
/ Tho courses ne continued. would result
| i'm conviction and conservation anu CON-
In conclusion. he urged those present
| IN take hold of these courses, ana theh'
| IN Gods own good time they WouIu s"'"
| the great conquest.
pR. WILLINGHAMS ADDRESS.
nov Z j. Winingham, j.. D., was
,lNt introduced. The subject of his adj
dress was Missionary Enlightenment ana
| Advance Through Young Peoples Socie-
| ties" There were several factors III tne
subject. he said. Missions S,,, W isis, ''i ,e
| "a foreign mission work. Tho Gospels are
the accounts OF Christs mission WORK
the Acts of the Apostles are accounts or
| mission work, and the Epistles also re
Los mis-
| countries.
Another factor was the development Of
/ young people. The men who trained III
! minds OF the young are the men who
| govern the future
I'm conclusion. he impressed the thought
! that all enlightenment does not lead 10
advancement
Miss Martin. the soprano Of Randolph
street church. sang with much expression
and sweetness Beautiful Land the choir
joining IN the chorus.
President Pollard announced that the
collection taken up at the morning ser
! vice had fallen short Of the expectations
| of the board of managers, and that the
ushers would hand round the plate once
more.
Rev. Or. Landrum explained that the
object of the collection was for the pur-
pose of prosecuting "a vigorous campaign
during this year. 1t was The intention, he
said. to establish branch of the union
IN every one OF the SIC churches in Nir-
ginia. -Four hundred dollars was the
amount necessary 10 carry on the cam
paign, and though many of the unions
had promised their support. the amount
was still Tar short of the required sum
Mr.. i. q. Moss delivered brief adj
dress after the collection had been taken
up, al the conclusion of which he called
on all those present who had derived
( benefit through their connection with the
B. y. L. L. TO attest the same by rising
TO their feet. \ large number stood NJ.
Permission Was asAsi by the Board Ct
\
three. This permission was granted
unanimously Inc report Of the resOlu-
tiou committee was read and adopted.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The following were put to the vote and
carried
]. Resolved, That the presidents of an
local unions ard the delegates OF the
unions here represented be advised 10 use
all possible diligence TO place one or
the other of our periodicals Uhc Bap-
list Union and the Young Peoples Lead
erJ into the hands of every young per-
son IN their respective societies
.. Where's IL is important frequently
to rccur 10 first principles. ard since the
objects aimed at by our organization NAV
Dee summed up IN these uniiication. cul-
ture. and activity. Through existing de-
ncminational organization: therefore. be
10 resolved.
First. That We in this third annual
Convention OF the Is. y. y. l.. of Virginia.
IIaHirn our purpose TO become a potent
factor for Christian service Ia our re-
sTeCe4ve churches and that, as the great
missionary agtrcy Of our churches the
Southern Baptist Convention is ever near