The morning times., 1895-07-20
Young Peoples onion Favor o
fOrcement Of Sunday Laws.
SYMPATHIzE WITH TEXAS
Deplore the Proposed Corbett-Fitz-
simmons Ftght-Gen. Morgan Says
1here Are Four Millions of Their
Faith in the United States, All of
Whom Are For the Little Red School.
By Associated Press.l

6aH1more, Md, July 19-SingIy and
IN bands delegates and visitors came troop
ing TO the auditorium tent long before the
hour Tor opening of the exercises. The
Dig bell sent out its call. and in response
thereto came marching in the great crowds
that mad passed the afternoon in rest or
healthful recreation in Druid Hill Park.
beside which the great tenthas been p,tcbed
Other thousands came in answer TO n
later call, and at the opening of the eyer-
cises there could not have been less than
10000 people within the tent, and 1t was
not long before nearly as many people
We're on the outskirts
In the presentation of Christian culture
banners for senior work, Dearborn Street
Baptist Church, Buffalo, won the banner
Tor the Bible readers course. The conquest
missionary course banner went to the
First Baptist Church, Of Quincy, III.
The banner for the sacred literature course
was won by the First Baptist Church, of
Amherst, n ova Scotia.
RES SOLUTIONS REP ORTED.
Enbstments for the Christian culture
course of 1886 followed the presentation
exercises.
The report of the committee on resolutions
was now read by Rev. DR.. Eager, OF Mont
gomery, Ala. The report is as follows:
We, the Baptist Young Peoples Union
of America, in convention assembled, ,recog-
niziDg the first day of the week as the Lords
day, aud as the day set apart by the la ws OF
land az the day OF weekly rest from secular
toll, therefore be it
Resolved, That we will by influence
and example seek to promote better OBJ
servance of the day as the day OF rest and
worship; and to this end we will use all
proper means to secure the enforcement of
the Sunday laws; to discourage the publi-
cation and circulation OF the Sunday news
paper, the running Of Sunday excursions,
and the opening OF places OF public amuse-
ment contrary to the law
Resolved, further, That we extend our
hearty sympathy to the noble people of
Texas, who are now using all their powers
to prevent the occurrence OF the proposed
Corbett- -FitZsimmons fight in the Lone Star
State, under the conviction that such a
fight would tend to dcmoralize, not only
Texas, but the Wade civilized world.
The report was unanimously adopted.
GEN. MORGAN'S ADDRESS.
Everybody then arose and joired III sing
ing verse of"Faith is the Victory" +" which
introduced Gen. j T Morgan, of New
York, eX Indian commissioner, who made a
short address, and congratulated his au-
dience upon the fact that there were
1000 900 Baptists in the United States,
and they are al! engaged in the interest of
The little red school house"
Rev. DIT, II c. Dixon, of Brooklyn, was
the next speaker.
Bencdctlon and hymn brought to a
close the second day of tie fifth interua-
tional convention OF Baptist Young Peoples
Union Of America, which was begun with
sunrise services in several churches.
The doctors were busy again at the big
tent, but the cases were, as heretofore,
of an easily relieved nature.