The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-07-23
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLES UNION.
The Fifth Annual Convention In BaIti.
more-Gratifying Achievements OF
the Organization.

The Fifth Annual Convention In Balti.
more-Gratifying Achievements Of
the Organization.
The international convention of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union of
America was held in Baltimore last
week. The attendance was very large
from all parts of the United States
and Canada, and the reception COM
mittees were kept busy in meeting
delegates at the depots and wharves.
The report OF the board of managers
read at the opening session says:
The spirit Of the annual reports for
the past three conventions has been
Progress" This report brings the
same cheering sentiment as its key
note. No enterprise ever launched by
the Baptists has seen such u pheno-
menal development. There were nine
organized States represented at our
first historic convention at Chicago.
There are thirty-One States organized
to-day, and we have with us representa-
tives Of the two unions of Canada, that
OF the maritime provinces and that of
Ontario and Quebec. Four years ago
the wisdom of the special organization
OF the young people was q matter
under discussion. To-day the denomi-
nation is practically u unit in favor of
both the local organization of the
young people and the fraternal union
| of their organization for the study
aud emphasis Of this particular order
of church work.
A great achievement in our denomi-
| national history was won when, in
1891, this Baptist Young Peoples
| Union of America was organized. The
last year has been emphatically the
best of the four which the union has
| ISpf fNn hn .
was greatly kindled by the Toronto
convention. The whole year has re-
corded the new impetus given to the
movement. There has been great
growth OF confidence in the working
of the young peoples society Us u
local method. Quiet, steady work by
thousands OF our Baptist young people
in their several societies Is satisfying
all thoughtful people of the working
value Of these societies.
Progress has been made in the
spirit of federation. Our Canadian and
Southern brethren were introduced 10
each other last year at Toronto. This
year North and South, East and West
have come together In notable ways
for Baptist fellowship and co-opera-
tion. The Fortress Monroe conference
concerning home mission interests In
the South was "apatch OF new sky
The conference on young peoples or
ganization In the South, which met q
Washington, May 9th, was characteriz
ed by generous words of appreciation
for the B. Y. p. u. A.
!, 1t is quite certain that this grea
home gathering of our America,
Baptist Young People to sing, to pra!
, and to confer together of our common
, faith and work was never more widel,
: approved than at this time. Whei
! we consider that nearly one-third @
, American evangelical Christendon
, are Baptists, 1t Is surely grand an
. worthy order that we have once yea
3 on such o gathering.
! While cherishing the kindest {
1 sentiments towards the comprehensiv
0 movement OF the Christian Endeavo
y In its efforts to include ell denomin,
n tions in such meeting, we may neve
n theless believe that the proper develol