Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-19
The Young Baptists' Union Singing
National Airs.
AMERICA" AND god SAVETHE QUEEN
Enthusiastic Reports From All the
States.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

BALTIMORE, Md, July 19.-With prayer
and song the second day was begun of the
fifth international convention of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union Of America.
State banners were planted throughout
the tent this morning, ard around these raj
lied the delegates and visitors from the
several states as they arrived. Each band
took possession of the tent for a time, and
a noisy time it was. Maryland. My Mary
land" 1.-The Star Spangled Banner ''The
Red, White and Blue" wer mingled with
hymns until Ontario came up with God
Save the Queen" Finally the great choir
got an audience, sang America" and COM
parative calm prevailed The states broke
out soon again with calls for the conven-
ton of 1896, to be held in their own par
ticular places, Rhode Island. Wisconsin and
Texas being particularly conspicuous. The
Brooklyn, N. Y, band was quiet today. 1t
is hoped to have the convention of 1897 in
Brooklyn. Devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. A. B. Chaffee. D. D., South
Bend, Ind.
TIE union elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President. John H.
Chapman, Illinois: vice presidents, P. F.
Bothong, New Jersey; ]. r. Shenstone,
Toronto, Ont; George b. Taylor, D. D.,
Virginia. recording secretary, Rev. H. w.
Reed. Illinois.
The committee on important topics con-
graduated the union on the rapid and re-
liatle growth in all that makes for the
unification, cultivation and wise direction
in their great constituency.
A Brilliant Scene.
The saluta.ion of the flags and minute
guns by representatives of the state and
provincial unions then tcok place, the choir
singing I'VE Are Christian Soldiers. One
minute was assigned to the speaker of each
state and province, and in happy phrase
Ia arati CT do
port, followed by a verse of holy song by
the delegation from state or province. Vir-
ginia sang to the music of "Old Virginias S
Shore" and was loudly appIauded. Penn
sylvania presented a very strong delega-
ton. Oregon invited the convention to ac-
cept its hospitalities in 1885, and Ohio fol-
lowed, saying f the place for holding the
convention was to be fixed so far ahead,
Ohio gave notice she would seen want the
convention. North Dakota announced the
business by the state. New York presented
letters from the private secretary of Gov
Morton. Mr.. Ashley w. Cole, and from
Mayor Schieren of Brooklyn. seccnding the
invitation of the delegation to hold the con-
vention of 1897 in Brooklyn.
Michigan reported 1900 Baptist Young
People. and thus the states and provinces
continued to the close. Massachusetts
asked that the convention of '9S be held in
Boston. When Maryland was called there
was great applause, and the choir gave a
stanza of Maryland, My Maryland" the
great congregation making a grand chorus
Denver demanded the convention for 1897
and while delegates throughout the tent
shouted amen" a fantastically dressed
person marched through the main aisle
bearing a quadrilateral banner inscribed
pixies Peak or bust in ~" Go west,
young men, and take the ladies'" "Ho
Denver 's7," "One mile above Brooklyn"
The District Heard From.
The District of Columbia was received
with The Star Spansled Banner and
three cheers. Rhode Island asked the con-
vention for '97 and sang verse to the air
of "Old Kentucky Home"
California presented the youngest repre-
sentative yet appearing in the convention
Mr.. George NJ. PurneI of Sacramento. He
was obliged to take the platform in re-
sponse to the calls of the convention, and
there repeated his speech, winding up with
a word for Denver in 81.
There was no afternoon session in the
tent. Instead thereof there were held
twelve workers conferences in various
churches, the general topic being THE
Young Peoples Society as a Working
Force"