The morning times., 1895-07-18
Baltimore OVerrun By the Baptist
Young Peoples Union.
TENT READY FOR MEETING
Local Committees Kept Busy Trying
TO Provide For the Visitors-How
Each One Is Received-Wh hat the
Annual Report Says-Great Growth
of the Body.
lBy Associated Pressl

baltimore, July l7.-By train and boat
delegates and delegations to the inter
national convention of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union, OF America, are constantly
arriving. They are coming thousands
strong and are keeping the reception
committees busy at depot aud wharf
The crowds viii continue to come till
TO o-morrow night, when the last delegation
is scheduled TO arrive from New Brunswick,
Canada
At the tent to day the carpenters and
decorators were putting the finishing
touches on the interior Officials were
planning for the handling of the crowds
and the conveniences necessary to the
sessions of the convention
The local committees headquarters at
the Y. NJ. c. A building is busy place.
Mr.. John c. Wagner, chairman Of the
reception comrhittee, is selling thousands
OF flags. Business meu want them to
use in decorating their stores 10 greet
the thousands OF visitors to the cit v
Residents are decorating their homes
with the flags.
RECEIVING DELEGA ATES.
The members of the entertainment com
mittee have scattered among the various
churches, which are all used as registra-
tion headquarters. Each delegate as
he is registered is given a souvenir pro-
gramIne, map OF Baltimore convention
song book, advertising fan, booklet guide
to the city OF Baltimore, and a convention
+ badge. A lodging place is also assigned
each delegate.
Registrar William c. Greetsniger, OF
the BucknelI University, speaking OF the
educati onal display 10 be made, said:
The Baptists are strong on education.
This sect has double the amount OF fixed
ana working capital invested in educational
institutions than any other religious sect
has"
This exhibition VIII consist of large
framed photographs OF the schools and col
leges in the United States supported by en-
dOwments from Baptists and vast ARA Y
OF descriptive literature. Many Of the col
leges included in the display VIII have a
representative here during the convention.
The report OF the board OF managers to
be read Tomorrow forenoon at the first
session OF the convention, says:
The spirit OF the annual reports for the
past three conventions has been progress. -
This report brings the same cheering senti-
ment as its keynote
GROWTH OF THE BODY.
No enterprise ever launched by the Bap-
fists has seen such a pheuOEeual develop
ment. There were nine organized states
represented at our first historic convention
al Chicago. There are thirty-onc states
organized to-day, and we have with us
representatives 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 mat
ter under. discu ssion. To-day the de-
nomination is practically unit in favo
OF both the local organization OF the younng
people and the fraternal union OF their or
ganizaiion for the study and emphasis OF
this particular order of church work A
great achievement was won in our denomi-
national history when, III 1891, this Bap-
tist Young Peoples Union of America
was organized.
The last year has been emphaticaIly the
best OF the four the union has seen En-
thusiasm for the movement was greatly
kindled by the Toronto convention. The
whole year has recorded the new impetus
given 10 the movement