The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-14

OF Topeka
Then the general conference will ad-
Journ, and the delegates viii hold workers
conferences at four places of assembly.
AT the evening session of the conference
Rev. n. G. Mallory, D. D., of Aberdeen,
5. D., will lead a praise service, and re-
ports from the workers conferences will
be made. Then the president Will deliver
his annual address.
On Friday morning at $50 there will be
praise meetings at four churches, and at
$50 the workers conferences will be re-
sumed The general conference will not
meet until 2 p. III, and after a praise serv-
Ice, led by Rev. E II. Shanks of ST. Louis,
Mich, there will be the impressive saluta-
ton of the flags, conducted by Secretary
Wilkins. Then the state and provincial
unions, "a in number, viii report their
work.
From the Exposition building the dele
cations will march to places appointed for
holding state and provincial rallies.
At the evening session Charles E. Nor
gan Of Omaha will lead the praise service
Reports from the workers conferences will
be received. The annual election will be
held, addresses On tThe Young Christian
and His Training by Rev. Thomas S.
Barbour, D. D., of EIzabethtown, n. J.,
and President B. L. Whitman, D. D., of
Washington, will close the session.
In almost all the states there are state
organizations of these societies Of Baptist
young people, and in most of the associa-
tons into which the Baptist church is di-
vided in each state there are association
organizations also. In the general union
there are four groupings OF the societies
under the coIors red, green, gold and blue.
The department of the red includes the
Canadian provinces; the department of the
gold, the northern states east of the Mis-
sissippi river; the department of the blue,
the northern states west OF the Mississippi
river; the department. of the green, the
southern states
Each Of those departments is governed
by a department committee of five of the
older members OF the church.
Like the Christian Endeavor society, the
B. Y. p. U. has an auxiliary organiZa-
ton for very young people. 1t is called the
Junior union, and its interests are repre-
sented in two pages of the official organ.
The delegates to the annual conference
are chosen by the local societies The rep
resentation is one delegate for 25 mem bers,
and when the conference assemblies an ap-
proximate idea of the membership of the
union can be formed. There is no record
at headquarters Of the membership.
The conference is called for Thursday,
July 16, but preparatory services are to be
held in all the Baptist churches and mis-
sions Of Milwaukee on the night of the
18th, and most of the delegates are expect
ed to arrive on Wednesday
On Thursday morning prayer meetings
will be held in four Baptist churches at
6:30-surrender meetings, they Will be
called They are q new feature of the con-
ference. The city has been divided into
four sections for the work of the confer
ence, and the surrender meetings viii be
located so as to accommodate the four sec
tons Rev. S. Hartweu Pratt Of Spring
field, Mass; Rev. E. II. Lovett of Daven-
port, Ia; Rev. L L. Henson of Fort
Wayne, Ind, and Samuel @. Neil of Bris-
tol Conn, will preside over the meetings.
At 6:30 Saturday morning will be held
four promise meetings. At $50 mass
meetings will be held by delegations of the
four divisions-the blue, the green, the red
and the gold
At 2 in the afternoon there will be a raj
Iy of the juniors, whicN will be addressed
by Rev. r. f. 7. Pierre of Philadelphia.
At the evening session Of the general
conference christian Patriotism and Its
Foes will be discussed
On Sunday there will be three sessions.
The first will be held in the churches.
The second will be held at the ExpGsi-
ton building and will be devoted to mis-
sion work Representatives of seven or
more races will be present to address the
conference. In the evening the final ses-
sion VIII be held. Arthur Gaylord SlOcunH,
IL. D., viii deliver an address Of thanks
to the churches and citizens Of Milwaukee;
Rev n. N. Wharton, D. D, Of Baltimore
viii deliver a conservation address, and
there will be a conservation service with
roll call conducted by Secretary Wilkins
Milwaukee has made great preparations
for the entertainment Of her Baptist guests,
and every citizen is a member of the gen
eraI reception committee which will make
the welcome
The largest delegations will doubtless
come from Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michi-
gan and Ohio, with Pennsylvania and New
York represented by several hundred each.
These big delegations will be known by
particular insignia, such as uniform caps,
badges, umbrellas, fans, etc. The crowds
viii take possession of the street cara and