The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
ICY DAY WITH THE BkPTISTS.
..,sE PRAYER MEETINGS USHER
N THE DAY.

-oOO Persons in the Big Tent
I'm the Real work of the Day
,,-The weather Intensely Hot.
r. n. Carroll of Waco DeIfV-
a., interesting Address-Three
he Tnion's officers Reelected.
,.n, Of the Delegates Take "A Spin
on bicycles.
-.,-f-,ore. July 20.-The third day OF the
...,.fon Of the Baptist Young Peoples
.- Of America began with sunrise
Yer meetings in several churches at
.o,.clock. When the bell summoned the
,,.-s+as 10 the devotional exercises at
I. -sut at $50 O'Clock it attracted only
Amt 1000 persons. The heat was intense
,be Enclosure. Rev. B. d. Gray OF Biz
--rhan. Ala. conducted the opening ex-
Nryices.
Rev. II. W. Reed of the executive COM
--tes made a report from the commit
20 on miscellaneous business, in which
h announced the decision of the board of
managers, reached late last night, which
,ivss 10 Milwaukee, Wis, next years
annual convention, and to Brooklyn, N.
the convention of 1897.
ur Reed also stated that hereafter ap-
citations for convention privileges must
X Med in writing with the board of man
ayers and that the wire-pulling and but
ION holeing. so conspicuous in the contest
inst decided would not be tolerated in the
future The awarding of the conventions
nfTrrauIFaa md RrOOIr1up NTH
proyiso that if the traffic associations do
NOT make favorable rates for the delegates
bv Oct l. the executive committee of the
gnion shall have the power to change the
place Of the convention.
During the pastors hour the gen
ral topic discussed was, Con
yerts, Culture and Future of
our Churches" In this discussion, Rev.
w. G. Partridge OF Scranton, Pa, Rev.
L. A. Clevenger of Oshkosh, Wis. and
Rev. A. J. Dickinson of Selma, Ala, took
part.
Rev B. H. Carroll, d. D., of Waco.
Tex, delivered a long address on Ills
tory of the first great amendment, or
relation of the Baptists TO good govern
ment in America"
An address was made by Rev. A. S.
Gumbart D. D., of Boston. His topic
was. The Power of the Holy Spirit in
Christian Work"
The board of elections announced the
reelection Of Rev. f. L. wilkins as gem
.ral secretary, w. H. Merritt as business
manager Of the Baptist Union, and H. w
Csppy Of Chicago as editor.
Mr.. Reed announced that the nomina-
ting committee, by some oversight, had
elected seven, instead or nine members
Of the executive committee and he asked
permission to suggest Oonn H. Chapman
and William NJ. Laurence, both of Chica-
90, TO fill the vacancies. They were both
unanimously elected.
An invitation, offered in the shape of
q resolution. asking the members of the
convention and all their friends to come
to Baltimore in 1887 and visit the exposi-
ton, was unanimously adopted. There
was one session only in the tent, this be
ing in the morning. In the afternoon the
various states held rallies at their head
quarters.
Several hundred wheelmen took part in
the Baptist bicycle run through the
streets Of the city in the afternoon under
an escort of Baltimoreans. Many of the
convention delegates brought their
wheels with them and other
hundreds were supplied by the
local dealers. Several ladies rode in the
procession. BY special permission of
Mayor Latrobe, the line was formed on
the Lake Drive in Druid Hill park and
with o. Milton Dennis escorting General
Secretary Wilkins, moved through some
Of the principal streets. Mr.. Dennis
wheel carried a staff flying two pennants-
one Of Maryland state colors and the other
the Baptist convention colors. blue and
white.
Tonight there were four mass meetings,
representing respectively the four great
color divisions of the convention. The
gold meeting, representing the northern
states east of the Mississippi river, was
held at Grace NJ. e. church, Rev. D. D.
McLaurin, of Detroit, presiding.
Rev J. Conley of St Paul, Mimi, pre-
sided over the blue meeting at the Frank
In Square Baptist church. His audience
was made up of delegates from the north
ern states west of the Mississippi river.
At Brantly Baptist church the southern
states were represented under the green
color Rev. J. B. Gambriu, d. D, of Ma
con, Ca, presiding.
The meeting of the red-the provinces
Of Canada-was held at the First Baptist
church presided over by Rev. o. c. S.
Wallace of Toronto, ont.
With the services at the tent tomorrow
and at night the great convention will
come to a close.
Before the morning session was half
over many left the canvass to seek cooler
places in the parks or by rides to resorts
on the rapid transit roads. The heat un-
der the canvass was like that of an oven,
ana officers and speakers appeared on the
stand with handkerchiefs tucked in their
collars and famed vigorously.
Many of the male delegates sat in their
shrt-sleeves, while the ladies waved palm
raves desperately and all made frequent
IHps TO the lemonade barrel.