San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-21
HARD AT WORK
LOOKING FOR HOMES FOR THE B.
Y. P. q. DELEGATES.
Over Five Thousand Visitors Expected
Here This Week to Attend the
Baptist Convention.
Between five and seven Thousand
visitors are expected in San Anto-


visitors are expected in San Anto-
MO this week. when the Baptist
Young Peoples union and the
State Sunday school and Colport-
age conventions will be held. Thus
far the committee or entertain
ment has received the names of
1920 delegates who are coming,
asking for homes during their stay
here. The committee, of which
Rev. @. d. Daniels, pastor of the
Prospect Hill Baptist church, is
the chairman, spent the past few
days assigning homes and looking
for more. Homes for 1000 dele
gates have so far been secured, but
these will not be enough, and the
committee is still looking for
homes. for the visitors.
A neat souvenir has been gotten
up, containing the program, the
names Of members of the various
committees and the pictures Of Of
ficers of the union, as we'll as other
interesting matters. The various
committees are made up as fol-
lows:
Entertainment - Rev. G. d.
Daniels, chairman; Messrs. q. d.
Hargis, j. G. Hagan, A. A. Parker,
A. H. Been, H. r. Guerra, j. w.
Mattox, Geo. Thomas, r. E.
Wheeler, L. NJ. Cunningham.
Misses. Ethel Schuchardt, Rosalee
Smith, Matte Bacon, Emma Dola.
hite, Lizzie Halle.
Transportation-Hy. r. Guerra !;
Messers. III. Minnette, VIM. Porter,
j. E. Eldridge, M. w. Davis.
Press--Rev. E. E. King, chair.
& man; Messrs. J. NJ. Hagan, R. M.
Cresswell, J. p. Smith, James
Thofp.
Hall--James X. Harris, chair
man; Messrs. j. Bacon, J. Sowell.
Mrs. Wiliford, L. White, L. Chris
tisn. Misses. Alexa Brown, Annie
Snodgrass.
Reception - DR.. Frank Boyd,
chairman; Messrs. Porter Loring,
Harry Hunt, Chas. Woodward,
Phil. Darnall, Ed. Smith, VIM.
Snodgrass, Hope Thompson, VIM.
Carl, Laura Guerra, Robt. Lips
comb, John Bacon, Conant King,
Geo. Snodgrass, Alvin Carl, Olin
Minnette, Ray Cresswell, Pinkney
Darnall. J. F. Lindsey, F. F. Cooley.
Misses Irene Dodson, Bunnie Kirk,
Pattie Cunningham, Matte Bacon,
Pinkie Smith, Elphin Birdsong,
Gussie Ellison, Ethel Schuchardt,
Jennie Ripley, Lydia Thomas,
Estelle Trolinger, Carrie Powers,
Sally Settle, Minnie Hargis, Nettie
Blades, Minnie Blades, Belle Glib
son, Dollie Lindsey, Ethel Hand,
Fannie Holland.
Music-Mrs. E. E. King, chair
man and organist; Prof. L. ID. Dag
gett. director; Messrs. Harry Hunt,
Geo. Thomas, III. M. Minnette, j.
X. Harris.
The B. Y. P. o., hymn for 1896 is
as follows:
b. Y. P. U. PLEDGE RENEWED.
What Jesus loves we love,
What Jesus hates we hate;
May he our loyalty approve,
Our effort stimulate.
CHoRus&l>
-~Qh let the B. Y. p u. Y, }r,
It's solemn pledge renew, -
To Christ, His bride, His holy
word,
And to its pledge be true.
We offer Him our hands
To labor for His cause,
We pledge to Him our willing
hearts,
To love His holy laws.
We love the church, His BRIDE
We love her for His sake
Since twas for her He bled and
died,
Her vows we gladly take.
We love His holy word
His will to us revealed
The Holy Spirits cleaning
sword, -
The Christian "shining shield
The following is the official pro
gram:
Thursday morning, $50 a. H.
Prayer and praise service, conducted
by ]. A Ivey.
1000 a. REORGANIZATION.
1870 a. m.-Address Of Welcome, Z
@. Everett.
10:45 a. m.-Response, w. NJ. Harris
HOO a. m.-Report of the board.
11:30 a. disappointment of the fol
lowing committees:
/, To nominate new board.
2, Revisement of Constitution.
3, Colportage work.
A, Sunday school work.
5, Work among the foreign popula
ton.
6, Work among the colored people.
z, Work Of the Bible women.
8, Institute work.
80, Sunday school and Young Pee