The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-03-01
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLES UNION,
Coming Convention Eraught With
ImpOrtancc To- the SOmIn

III
Importance To- the south.
In discussing tho convention of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union OF Amer
lea, Mr.. X. ii. ElmOund$, editor oi
the Manufacturers IL cord, vino is "A
member UI the local exc :utive commit
tee, says :
Lac lull meaning OF the gluaJ con-
Vcntlon OF the JiapLlsG Young Peoples
Union, to Dc bGiu III Daitilnurc neXl
July, Is prooab!y not appreciated as
yet by many people. Looked ut out
side entirely Oi the iulluenu. when 1t
is calculated To nave upon th!s great
denomination, wntCn mas an active
membership ul about 3.300,000 in the
united Statcs, JnClc 10 1t still broaucr
import III tins COuv.uLIrn al reIdIIvI "
inc country at large. Fac members
OF the Baptist Young Peoples Union
Oh America are mainly the acLlvc
younger members Oi Jnls denomination,
although tncre Il 10 restriction ;ts ~
age, ana many OF the most prominent
Olucr men III the uuuuu nation are ac-
tive workers in the urganlzat,oI. The
plan Of the Union ana It's aim are TO
inspire greater z3al ana eulh us lasln
In religious work in the rising genera
ton OF BapLlsts throughout tue Coun-
Try. Inc important feature of the
convention III Baltimore as relates TO
Tie country at large, however, Is .he
influence tuat 1T Will have in bringing
ABOUT Dcltcr rquaintIncCShiD on the
part Oi tnc people Oi ali sections, and
the breaking Gown of sectional lines
tllaG nave 10 some extent Sc parated
Inc various denominations lis We'll as
the Various sections of the country.
The gathering in Baltimore Will be
composed OF the active leaders in the
denomination from every part of the
country, North, South, East ana West,
rs well as from Cunaua.
Ihcre Is already an assurance of
at least 1000 delegates being in at
tendance, which Will be the largest
Baptists gathering ever held in the
world. Letters received by the Balti-
more committee show that of the
thousands who will come from the far
North and Northwest and Canada
there are very many who are entirely
ignorant OF the Southern section of our
country, OF Its attractions and advan-
tuges. and who, when they come to
this meeting, will for the first time in
their lives, cross Mason and DiXon's
line. The effect of such Il convention
AS this. uniting this great denomina-
tlon in a spirit of the closest fraternity,
will be one OF the potent forces that
are now helping to unite our entire
country in the broad spirit Of Ameri-
caniSm. The Christian churches of
the land have been too long separated
on sectional lines, and it is gratifying
to note the movement that is being in
auguarated by the Baptists in this
work. 1t is not proposed that this
convention shall in any way whatever
conflict with the work of established
organizations in the Baptist denomina
tion, but that it shall supplement for
the country at large the regular church
work Of the denomination doing il
through existing agencies, and bring
together in spirit o. fraternity and
friendship the rising generation of
Buptists, the men aua women upon
whom the future Of the denomination
must rest.
1t is IL great opportunity for the
South and IL is to be hoped that sever
al thousand delegates from that sec
tion will be here to meet their North
ern and Western brethcrn. Looked
ut only from the material Lont Of
view, this convention can be made of
untold value to the South and to Bnlti-
more, because it will give to MANY
thousands of Northern and Western
people an interest in and acquaintance
ship with the South and It's pcople.
which they do not now have. II is
fortunate that Baltimore, the only
common meeting ground Of all sections
North, South East and West-should
have been chosen for such Il convention
as this, which is fraught with so much
interest To the country at large"