The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-20
REPORTS WERE LISTENED TO
MILWAUKEE FINALLY SELECTED
As TIE NEXT TPLAOE OF MEETING.

Tho Board of Managers Was In Session
Several Hours Last Night on the Sub
ject and They Then Supported Other
Cities for the Events.
Baltimore, July 19.-The proceedings
of the second day of the Baptist Young
Peoples convention began with six
prayer meetings in various parts of the
city. They were held at half-past six
and were largely attended.
The mammoth tent at Druid Hill
Park was fairly well filled at $50
o'clock, the hour named for the OPEN
ing devotional exercises.
The devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. L. o. Dawson OF Tuscaloosa,
Ala, The report of the committee ON
important topics in the annual report
was presented by W. T. Hellings, D.
D., of Omaha, Neb. 1t stated that
the union may justly congratulate IT.
self on the rapid and reliable growth
in all that makes for the unification,
cultivation and wise direction In service
Of our great constituency The past
y SuA AoS DSCn llldlhSu ny STdLhllHS
improvements in all departments of our
great organization.
The Christian Culture courses were
strongly commended by the report, and
every union was urged to take up these
courses of. study. The great advance
during the past year toward the COM
pletion Of the funding fund was par
ticularly gratifying to the committee.
The nominating committee In its re-
port recommended ithe reelection of
President John H, Chapman. The an
nouncemnt was received with cheers
by the men and the waving of ker-
chiefs by the ladies. Mr. Chapman
| made a STIRRING address Of thanks to
the convention and the nominating
committee for the honr it and they had
conferred upon him. The only change
in the list of vice presidents was the
substitution of Philip F. Botzong of
New Jersey for Frank Harvey Field of
New York. Rev. H. w. Reed of Wau-
kegan, Ill, succeeds A. M. Brinckle
of Philadelphia as recording secre-
tary. Frank Moody of Milwaukee and
Rev. r. L. Wilkflfns, d. D.. Of Chicago
were renominated as treasurer and
| general secretary respectively. The
executive committee was also renom-
| mated
The program was changed so that the
salutation of state flags and minute
| speeches by representatives of state
and provincial unions preceded the his
| toric address of Mr.. Carroll OF Texas.
| With "a simple hymn Of divine worship
| intoned by thousands Of voices, the
young ladies' bearing the banners. and
| the chosen speakers from the state
| unions marched through the alsles and
on to the speakers platform from
whre front row seats had been reserved.
whre front row seats had been reserved
| for them. The flags were arranged
across the platform producing very
| handsome rnulti-colored effect. As the
name Of each of the thirty-two states
| and provincial unions was called a
| young lady would hoist a banner high
| above the others and the chosen male
| representative would step forward and
| briefly review the work in his territory
! for the past year.
| One Of the most striking features
| was when southern California was call
| ed. The response came in boyish treble
| from George M. Prunell Of Sacramento.
| He did not look to be over fifteen years
| of age. At the conclusion Of his speech
| there were great demonstrations. The
| youthful orator in response to many
| calls, repeated his speech. and then led
the Colorado delegates In the yell about
Denver being on mile nearer heaven
/ than Brooklyn. TIL applause was tre-
| mendous.
The climax of patriotism was reached
| when the District Of Columbia was
| called. The banner Of the delegation
| was the stars and stripes. Rev. Mr..
/ Thomas of Georgetown, delivered a
| patriotic address. Then the audience
sang "The Star Spangled Banner"
| The short reports and campaign songs
were finally finished and the conven-
| tion took recess. The afternoon was
| devoted to twelve workers conferences
4 in the various Baptist churches on the
general topic, Young Peoples Socie-
| ties" The conferences began at 2:30.
| Addresses were made in each church by
prominent speakers from various parts
| of the country.
| The board of managers nominated
| for the term ending 1898, included E. B.
| Boynton of Connecticut, Rev. J. B. lis
/ ley OF Mdlue, a. w. Ilbiu VI SeW
| Hampshire, Rev. ]. V. Osterhaut of
| Rhode Island.
| At the evening session there was a
| tremendous crowd under the giant
| canvas, and thousands were turned
| away. The session began with pray
| er service. This was followed by the
| presentation of Christian culture ban
| ners for senior work. The banner for
! the Bible readers course was won by
| the Dearborn street Baptist church of
Buffalo, N. Y. The conquest missionary
course trophy was awarded to the
| First Baptist church of Quincy, I'll.
| The banner for the sacred literature
course was awarded the First Baptist
| church of Amherst, Mass. At the con-
| clusion of this part of the program en-
! listments were made in the Christian
| culture course for 1895 and 1896. The
report of the committee on resolutions
| were read by Rev. DR.. Eager of Ala
| bama as follows.
| I'VE, the Baptist Young Peoples
Union of America, in convention as
| sembled, recognizing the first day of
the week as the Lords day, and as the
| day set apart by the laws of the land
! as the day of weekly rest from secular
| toll, therefore be it
! Resolved, That we Will by example
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