Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-20
BAPTISTS IN SESSION.
Zeal Marks a Big Gathering al
Milwaukee.
Sunrise Prayer Meetings--Vast Conclave
in Exposition Building.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 16.--Before 6
O'Clock this morning the streets were
thronged with delegates to the cOnYen-
ton of the Baptist Young Peoples union.
The throng that marched to the four
Baptist churches, where these sunrise
services were to be held, was fully
10000 strong: Some had come hundr I!1as
and some of them Il thousand miles
to meet their brothers and sisters or
the faith in great revival meeting
The leaders of the convention were
gratified over the earnestness or spirit
displayed by the Baptist workers ana
over the large attendance winch was
noticeable in the morning.
Opening of the Convention.
The auditorium of the Exposition
building was more than twO-thirus filled
at 10 o clock this morning, and the oOOU
delegates, most of them young women,
were dressed in white or hght-colored
fla brics with here and there u Speck OF
color, so that the scene was tar from
asomber.
The railing Of the gallery was hung
with the green and yellow and red ana
blue of the four great departments, with
the names of the states placed closely
above them, to mark the rallying places
of the various delegations. The flags or
all nations and welcome HagS were
placed - intervals, and the walls were
hung with bunting. The platform, on
which sat $50 members or the chorus
was draoed with the colors.
Occupying the platform were the otti-
GERS OF the board of managers and OF the
executive board, Mayor kauschenberger
and the speakers of the day; II was
only Il few moments after III O'Clock
when John H Chapman Of Chicago.
president of the union, called the con-
YentiOn to order.
The opening address of the conven-
ton was delivered by Rev. E. w. White,
pastor of the Baptist tabernacle III TINS
city.
E. w. Drake, president Of the local 3.
Y. F. u, delivered an address OF well
come on behalf of the young people So
cieties of Milwaukee.
Rev DR.. E. NJ. PoteaI Of New Haven,
Conn, responded, saying that the key
word of the cooperation -
meant everything at this time. The bat
tie of the last 100 years had been for
liberty but everything would miscarry
unless union led to cooperation.
The annual reports by Frank L.. Will
kins, general secretary, and Frank
Moody of Milwaukee, treasurer, were
then submitted. A few commendatory
remarks concerning the reports were
adopted.
Mayor Rauschenberger then on behalf
of the city of Milwaukee welcomed the
delegates and their friends to the city.
He declared that Milwaukee would glad
ly open its homes to the delegates, and
that he had done everything in his power
by seeing to it that what had been prom
Used when the convention was given to
Milwaukee was carried out, and that
was that there was to be cool breeze.
The standing committees were an
nOunced and the convention adjourned
for dinner.
Features of the Afternoon.
The first thing in order this afternoon
was symposium on The Young Peo-
pies Society, a Training School of the
Church.
Bible knowledge and Soul-Saving'
was the subject of the first address, de-
livered by the Rev. Thomas Villars of
Syracuse, n Y. He urged a study of
the Scriptures, not mere perusal. Much
would be learned by careful study that
was overlooked in a mere reading Soul
saving was really all that the union
sought to accomplish, and the members
should strike out to gather in those who
were beyond the church.
The Rev w. e. Writer Of Des
Moines, Iowa, spoke on Mission
airy Enlightenment and Christian Stew
ardship." He said that there should
be more volunteers in the missionary
service and that the young people should
be more aggressive.
The Rev. d. l. Purser of New Orleans
discoursed on ''Doctrinal Emphasis and
Denominational Loyalty"
by the Rev. G. w. Hobbs of Delavan.
Wis, in place of the Rev. M. T. Thomas
of Topeka, Kas., responses were made
by the following clergymen: Mr.. Salz-
mann of Montana, Mr.. Kinzie of West
Virginia, Mr.. Brown of California, Mr.
Kempton of Wisconsin, Mr.. Stanley of
New York, Mr. Carney of Illinois, Mr..
Fitzwilbows of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Will
cox of Iowa, Mr. Burch of Illinois, Mr..
Odel Of Michigan, Mr.. Mitchell of Mich
igan and Mr. Lemar of Washington.
The Night Session.
The amphitheater of the convention
hall was filled tonight before 8 O'Clock,
and the galleries were OVERLOOKING when
the convention was called to order for
the first nights session.. Fully 10000
were in the hall when Gov. Upham ap-
peared on the platform and was greeted
with great applause. He said that his
uncle was a Baptist, and all the genera
tons of Uphams since had been Bap-
fists. He welcomed the delegates in be-
half of the state, and declared that all
Wisconsin wanted was more Baptists.
Rev. H. f. Colby of Canton, O., spoke
on the strength of the union, and urged
the young workers to know their
strength and use it to spread the gospel.
With an army of 100000 the earth
should tremble with their tread and the
hosts of sin would flee in terror.
Rev. e. E. Cheevers of Brooklyn re-
city and urged the young Baptists to
come there by the thousands. The salt
waves were waiting for them, the oysters
were ready, the clam bake was heating
and the spirituality of the East was long
ing to meet the workers of the West,
North and South.
President John III. Chapman of Chi
cago, the head of the union, then deliy-
cred his annual address,
Sectional Fights Barred.
The sectional fight between the North
and the South, growing out of the for
nation for a branch to the order in the
Southern states. is not to be allowed to
come up. 1t has been arranged by ex-
punging part of a report and the board
of managers has full control of the mat
ter, which will be settled later on. The
officers of the four great sections are
made members of the board ex-officio.
Nothing will be heard of the question in
the convention, as business of that sort
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