The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-18
AMAZING GROWTH.
Ten Thousand Baptists
Gather in Annual Ses-
sion Today in Bal
timore.
PROFESSOR CHAPMAN's ADDRESS
Believe in the Red schoolhouse,
not the Red Hat-Address
of Welcome.

BALTIMORE, July IS, 1S95.-The dele
gates and visitors to the fifth Interna-
tioral Convention of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union Of America continued to
arrive throughout the night and early
morning hours until, at ten O'Clock,
there were ten thousand congregated IN
the mammoth tent located at the Madi-
son avenue entrance to Druid Hill Park.
The interior of the big tent presented
gay appearance with myriads of Amer
lean flags, Baptist Union flags and Eng
lish flags hanging from every post and
pole in the place. Across the entire
front of the choir gallery is broad
piece of each of the four colors that
were selected to represent the four Sec
tions into which the international work
of the Union is divided-green for the
South, red for Canada. blue for the
States west of the Mississippi and gold
for those east of the Mississippi From
the top of large pole just in front of
the main stand scores of ribbons of these
colors were festooned down to the speak
er's rostrum.
An enormous chart containing list
of 205 schools and colleges in this country
that are controlled by the Baptist Church
occupies conspicuous position over the
choir stand. while just in front of it is
suspended another large chart showing
the home reading courses that are car
ried on by the union.
The platform from which the speakers
addressed the audience has a capacity for
200 persons. These seats are occupied by
ministers Back of this platform six tiers
of seats gave accommodation to a chorus
of 500 voices and an orchestra of fifty
rlip a n IL
torium are arranged in theatre fashion,
giving these seated in the rear chance
and dnd hear what Sa Mbsh is g9ng on haen
Gated at the main entrance to the tent.
began to emit its musical sounds as the
hour of ten o'clock drew near 1t was
ton was about to be called to order. A
grand rush was made for the few unoccu-
pied seats in the rear rs Of the tent With
into the aisles and lined up around the
sides of the tent. the flaps, of which were
rolled UP for the benefit of the multitude
sessed of badges or credentials formed
an outside fringe for the imense gather
80 EVERYBODY HAD A FAN
Rev G. A. Hobbs. D. D., of Delavan,
Wis. His reference to the warm hearts arts
elected the first applause. The heat was
almost sitting and every person vlgor-
ously welded f. fan for the lrttle ,o,1 com
AS Dr. Hobbs declared the convention
open for. business. a late delegation from from
land, My Maryland
weleome song dedicated to . the the
young Baptists by =, Prof o5oir John G; l. Rob- soo
voices. under the direction Of Prof, Har-
ry W. Porter. This wa. followed by an
address Of Pref Iohd H T. Cha Chapman non IN
tees on the excellent arrangements that
had been made for the entertainment OF
'e I'm this beautiful city of Baltimore,
he said. 1--WE are surrounded by the warm
hearts of our Southern brothers
cheered by the bright faces Of Canadian Cans ian
far-away Pacific coast is with US. They
have come across the continent to
unite with New, Englands most IN the
deliberation which we are to enjoy.
PROpuF,CTBS FULFILLED.
"a growth has been ours in the past
year that may we'll make the er, hearts OF OF
doubt and questioning as regards the
great great work to he accomplished by this
organization; is fast fading away, closer
pie are being drawn together and as we
unite heart and ln hand we oa9 appreciate ef ate
more and more the s great need ,eee d. OF Inc tne
sibIe. The prophecies uttered at our
first great convention IN Ch1cago four
ITO "To those who question the growth Of
tyhe young people in usefulness, we point
to she increasing thousands sstT1ddiy,ing s,1d N
the,r fhe minds minds with Gospel truth. enlight-
en'mg them in the history of the denomi-
nation We love ard informing them tt as 5
to the missionary Efforts 30 OF the eap PAST ener ana
prises that it will soon become their
duty to foster and maintain. In every
line line Of effort our strength is increasing
nOn increase
unson continues to grow in efficiency,
until we have come to count our former
opponents as our warmest frlendS
ef'psAsT AsToNIsHED THE WORLD.
"The whole world has opened it's eyes
wide in establishment at the evidence
more people whose hearts are deeply
| interested in religion than even our most
| earnest Christian people would nave Gar
The great meeting in Boston, is one
| of the best answers that could be given
| to skeptic or to q pesSimist, Inc ne
| without hands is already assuming pro-
| portions that speak of the final fulflll-
| rent of the prophecy .
| the crystalized convictions of the. truly
| the the al advancement Of Gods kingdom than
| the larger meeting could. The world has "a
| always needed. as she needs today, the
| sturdiness of character produced by Well
| rounded convictions of essential tru55b.
1
veiopment sitI of that character II
the soldiers of the cross; it
ef ofahdh ahA tsh Christian IN army: it stands
for loyalty to the word of God !:
| for absolute obedience to His word. and
| ination who shall be always ready to give
| reason for the hope that Is in them,
| and having such reason they will not
be easily turned aside from their loyalty
| to truth Our hearts will go out no, less
| in love to all Christendom because OF our
Baptist convictions. but instead OF gong
back to where they are. that, we may
have their fellowship. We shall joyfulIy
i,eekon them on to where we stand and.
sure as the sun shines over our heads,
thew are coming. -.
"Reioice oh young people, that you
are gathered here as children or sturdv
race of forefathers rejoice that their in
heritance is yours, and rejoice that be-
fore you is a mission as important "a
work as essential as was theirs. aud this
magnificent assembly is an evidence that
you are not unworthy of the Dequest or
'i'e o,A,15Di o,AA,DDRESSEs OF WELCOME.
ON behalf of the churches OF Balti-
more Mr.. Eugene Leyering mace an an
address of welcome in which he said tnat
NO convention of equal Importance had
| ever been held here:
Mayor S. G. Latrobe officially welcomed
| The visitors and rendered them every
| Thing within the confines Of the State.
ing, my Country 'Tis of Thee.
The Rev. e. M Wharf, p p, pastor
Branty gaptisf aeems chaoeh on mads behaf an
| Of fhe Baptist Young Peoples Societies.
| Noting the perspiring crowd and its
| vain efforts. to appear contented, ne