St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-22
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE AT BAL
TIMORE HOLD NUMEROUS
SERVICES.
TWO TWIN CITY DIvINES
TAKE PROMINENT PART IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING
EXERCISES.
COngratuIates the Young Baptists
and EXhOrts to Renewed
Activity.

BALTIMORE, Nd, July 21-The
service this Sabbath morning-the
beginning of the last day of the
fifth annual international conven-
ton Of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union of America-was particularly
impressive. Delegates and visitors
the mammoth tent, and leave-tak-
ings We're begun. The heat was in
tense.
The general prayer and praise
service commenced at $50, and was
led by Rev. w. E. Riley, Of Chi
cago. The topic was: "Faith-In-
spired Living"
AT 10 o'clock there was an adj
journment to church services, the
pulpit of every Evangelist church
in Baltimore being occupied by a
Baptist preacher.
In the afternoon there was a sec
ond praise and prayer service, Rev.
B. E. Lovett, of Davenport, To-, be-
ing the leader. At the close of the
beautiful exercises, Joshua lowering
was invited to preside, and he pre-
scented Rev. F. H. Kerfoot, D. D.,
of Louisville, KY, who delivered an
address on 1.-THE Saloon and the
Present Crisis in Good Government"
This was followed by the conven-
ton sermon, which was preached
by Rev. P. S. Henson, D. D., of
Chicago.
Waiting on God" an after-meet-
ing, was led by Rev. John Gordon,
D. D., of Philadelphia. During the
afternoon service in the great tent,
there was a Juvenile rally" in the
'.Fuller Memorial Baptist church, -
conducted by B. w. Smith, of Min
neapoliS.
The evening service and prayer and
praise was assisted at by a great con-
gregation and was led by Rev. F. G.
McKeever, of New London, Conn.
Harry w. Porter, who organized,
drilled and conducted the choir at
every service of the convention, at
7:15 waved his baton and Marching to
Zion" came forth in great volume with
BLESSED Hour of Prayer followed,
the choir voicing the anthem, and the
multitude sending forth a grand
chorus. John Garland Pollard, of
Richmond, Va, was called to the
chair, and in a few words introduced
Rev. J. w. Conley, of st. Paul, Mimi,
who spoke the sentiments of apprecia-
ton of the convention to the Baptists
and citizens of Baltimore Holy Is
the Lord" followed.
The committee on enrolment made
proclamation that the total registry of
B. Y. P. U. A. present was 6,55S.
Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me- and Jesus
Is Nine We're sung by the choir and
congregation, heavens electric light IL
Eliminating the scene and heavens ar
tillery rolling in great volume of
sound in the chorus.
John Chapman, the president of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union of
America, was presented by Mr. Pol
: lard, and for salutation was received
with wild waving of handkerchiefs.
President Chapman then deliv cred the
ANNUAL ADDRESS.
1t was, in part, as follows:
These words have become a proyerb:
IF you wish to please the parent
notice the Children and I suppose it
is true that no guest is so welcome In
a home as the friends of the young
people Of that home.
L come once more as your unworthy
representative and attempt in my own
way, altogether inadequate to the i'm
portance of our beloved organiza ton.
to increase the hope in the year to
come. This is not a man-led organi-
cation; there is no band strong enough
to guide the mighty force represented
here, but the hand of the Divine Mas
ter, of whom the spirit said: "Of the
increase of His government there shall
be no end"
There is no wisdom great enough to
guide your policy but the wisdom shin
ing from the pages of this credit book
and so it is meet that it's precepts
should furnish our motto for each new
year, and its CLEANS of truth point us
all in the highway of effectual effort
for the year to come. I would give you
for your guiding thought as we face
the duties of the coming year, the
words Of Christ recorded in the eighth
chapter of John and the twelfth verse:
81 am the light of the world
The history of man, let the orists
speculate as they will, but intensifies
in darkness until the light of Jesus
shines upon it and we find a reason fol-
mans being. All the hopes and aspi-
rations that distinguish man from the
lower animals, all the longing fol
future life. all the Divine quality thai
makes progress possible are problems
unsolved until we read that key to al
our being in the first chapter of Gen
esis: And God said let US make mar
in our own image"
The history of man, let theorists
of all our young people, let US deplore
the definition of greatness that makes
the feeling of belligenent armies, the
exploration Of new countries, the dis
covering of scientific truth or the at
| tainment of great learning a surer GER
tificate of noble attainment than The
| accomplishment of the task tina
| Jesus committed to His children.
Let no man suppose that the dispo
| sition of the New Woman is thu
| mightiest question that this genera tior
| will be called upon to answer. Th'
| greatest problem of the ages is to bt
| solved here in your presence.
| All Europe is surrounded with stand
! ing armies, armies that would be al
! too busy but for the leaven of thu
| Gospel that permeates dear old Brit
| ANNA and in a measure some of tn
| other nations. The educator tells u!
that in books of learning is our onl!
| safety. Education has ever been thu
| faithful handmade of the Gospel; al
| enlightened Christian heart is salt t,
| any community.
President Chapman, as he closed, wa:
| given a long and loud clapping O.
| hands.
CONVENTION ENDS.
| Rev. F. L. Wilkins, of Chicago, wa
| invited by Chairman Pollard to con
! duct the closing conservation service
| Ushers and all people were asked t.
be seated, and the conservation serv
ice was begun with a graceful tribute
| by President Chapman to the Asso
ciated Press and the local press for TIL
very full and careful reports of tn
proceedings of the Fifth internationa
convention of the Baptist Young PEG
! pies Union of America.