Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-07
CITY UNION RALLY.
Quarterly Meeting Of the Young BaptlSts
To Be Held To-Day.
THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
ylichmond VIII Send n Big Dcicga-
tion, and several Hundred Will Go
from ytratuia-sonc of the At
trnctfvc Features.

Manchester VIII DC Htlu Ut 'Hc 'S'"''
church this afternoon at 4:3O o'clock. TINS
meeting will have special reference to the
fifth International convention Of the Bap-
list Young Peoples Union Association
soon 10 be held in Baltimore, and the
exercises will be OF an interesting char-
meter. There will be excellent music, the
usual rol,cnl, and responses, reports
of the unions for the quarter, and snort
addresses by Rev. III. a. Basby ana rev.
DIR. w. l.. Wright. The former VIII give
some echoes OF the recent session OF the
Southern BAPTIST Convention, ana Dr.
Wright will give foreshadows OF the BAR
timore convention.
MANY VIRGINIANS WILL GO.
AS the time for the assembling OF the
great army OF young Baptsts In Balti-
more draws nearer. the interest in the
gathering increases. The convention
meets one week from next Thursday, ana
will continue through Sunday
Preparations are being made on an
elaborate scale, and the INDICATORS are
that the capacity OF the tent built 10
accommodate 10000 persons will be fully
taxed. The general arrangements Tor the
convention are in the hands OF an Exc
cl,tiye Committee. comprising the follow
tng well-known Christians workers: HeV.
L. IL. Henson, chairman; charles NJ. van
Ness general secretary; Edgar Hamilton
recording secretary; George Miller urea
surer and chairman Slde-Irlps toHinn-
tee: o. Milton Dennis. chairman Trans
narration Committee; Rev. Howard
WAYNE Smith. chairman Finance Commit
tee: Rev. Curtis Lee Laws. chairman
Music Committee: j. Appleton wilson
chairman Hall Committee; Isaac ;. f1eld'
chairman Printing Committee; George W.
Whiteside chairman Entertainment Com
mittee: Richard III. Edmonds, chairman
Press Committee; John G. Wagner chalr-
man Reception Committee, Robert ~ MIC
Curdy, chairman Registration committee
Allan Cleaveland, chairman Information
Committee; Rev. j. NJ. Wilbur. chairman
UNCONVENTIONAL Exhibits: DR.. c. {. NC
Dowell. Richard Laws Lee, Joshua LeVe-
ring ] Harry Tyler. members OF EXecu-
tive Committee. The headquarters are AT
the Young Mems Christian Association
building.
Mr.. II. w. Cottrell. chairman OF the
State Transportation Committee Tor VIZ
ginia. is receiving many letters dairy nun
those who contemplate attending the con-
yention. Richmond will send large dele
cation. leaving here on the afternoon OF
the 18th via the York-River and bay route
and It is probable that 400 or 800 VIII go
from the State altogether.
INSTRUCTIONS TO DELEGATES.
Mr.. Cottrell has issued a circular to
the Virginia unions, in which he gives
the following instructions TO those VINO
arc going to Baltimore;
/ IIpon Your arrival In the convention
city you will be met by the Reception
Committee and taken direct to the church
Dfttf1f q
for your party
I-non arriving at the church each
person In the party. whether delegate or
visitor. is expected TO FIJI out a'resisua-
tion-card All headquarters VIII be sup
piled with an abundance OF these carus.'
3. Each delegate must personally pre-
sent his credentials for approval before
being badged. Visitors, after having iliied
out the registration-card, VIII so direct
10 the badge-table. Wheie Hsiesates
dentials are approved they VIII be re-
turned to the delegate properly stamped
so that If question is raised as 10 MS
right TO vote in the convention his Gre
dentials can be produced as his authority
4 After delegates receive their creden-
tials back again. and have filled out their
registration-card, they will then proceeu
TO the badging-table where they VIII IT,
ceiye the convention badge
-.
the next table. known as the encainp-
ment booth, where you Will be assigned
10 homes After receiving assignment
each person is requested TO write MS
stopping- place on the bottom OF the regis
trat,on-card which he has previously
filled out: after having filled ~ MS stop
ping-place. hand in the card NJ the same
table. where il will be filed FOR reference:
In exchange for this card delegates VIII
I'D ar1 IA
TO the party furnishing entertainment:
The stub-end OF this card TO be detached
nv the delegate or visitor and retaihed'
the main card or Introduction blank TO DE
handed in at the place of entertainment
6. After assignment proceed 10 the ad-
Joining table. whtre you VIII receive
rouvenlr programme. convention hyinh-
hook. street-car guide, ana map OF 'ie
CITY. after which you will be taken IN
charge again by the Reception Commit'ee
and conducted to your sioppins-piaee'
HAVE A BICYCLE RUN.
The very attractive programme for the
convention has ALREADY peeh pIin',u ="
the Dispatch. There will be several ses-
sions each day. The number of speakers
who will take part Will reach into the
hundreds Among the prominent Ameri-
can speakers are the following: +. >:
Henson, of Chicago "A. G. Dixon. OF
brooklyn. y. y. Rev. q. {. >. wallace
of Toronto: Rev. w. +. Henson, OF Mon
treal: DR.. II. NJ. Wharton. of Baltimore;
DIR. NJ. II. Wharton. OF Norfolk; Rev. y.
J. Dickinson. of Selma, Ala; DR.. I'd. IL.
Pollard, OF Roanoke. Va, and others.
president ]. g. Moss has appointed ].
Garland Pollard TO respond for Virginia
at the "Salutation OF the Flags and 10
act as State president of the convention.
1t has been decided within the last
few days 10 have bicycle run on Satur-
day, July 20th at 4 o'clock. after the
State rallies are over. Delegates who
desire TO enter this run are invited to
take their wheels to Baltimore with them.
A place has been provided for the stor-
Ing Of wheels, when not in use. at
the tent. Mr.. o. Milton Dennis, who
Will have charge OF this feature, writes
20 Mr.. Cottrell: Il want 10 have at least
1000 wheelmen in line. The start Will
be made at the tent. and the ride will
be through the prettiest part of Balt-
more. AS an escort the various clubs
of Baltimore will cooperate with me-
II you can possibly do So let me know
how many riding delegates will come
with your delegation" Those who will
so prepared 10 enter this run should adj
wise Mr.. Cottrell at once
The headquarters of the Virginia. Mis-
souri,. Arkansas, Louisiana. North Caro-
lima. South Carolina. Mississippi
Florida and Alabama delegations
viii be at the First Baptist church. La
fayette avenue, near Fremont avenue All
mail should be addressed to this point.
The credentials OF delegates from local
unions and church societies should be
signed by the president and secretary,
and those OF delegates from churches by
the ,hurch-clerks All who attend