The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-15
e;rfh Annual Conference at
Milwaukee Tomorrow.
aAs,oLY GROWING ORDER.
v,aeun Thousand Visitors Are xx-
pscssl-Ihe Four Days Programme
Purpose of the Organization

I'll
u - ara already the officers Of the union
"a - estimating ffs Brooklyn crowd at
4 "a BAPTIST Young Peoples Union %
u .-~vsea q what ttfs body % young church
81 --ksrs IL called II embraces al the CT
s. ~.asxxtsons formed By young people with
N 4 - Baptist church for the promotion
/ - re.ixious thought and religious Work. II
] 5a<s not snsagonsze the Christian f.n-
u Il aYor Sociegy. YET Il - IN sehas iila''a-
/ - r. that organization. Since u was
/ $3.50 II has taken from the strength o.
81 a. Christian Endeasor Society.
II r.. Methodist church has declared
.-.,rs. the Christian fndeayor Society.
"a tsesuse II teaches nothing Of Methodssns.
81 ~. rresuy.srsan assembly has debated
4 49, question OF following the lead or tho
81 us.hotIsis
4 Ths Baptisfs have not declared against
Il ,ss Christian Eudesyer Society. brt they
81 kaye formed ffss p. Y. r. u. as y II known
81 - asriv Nv iss members. for the purpose
il !, sstr,,lat,ng denonlnetionailsm among
81 80 vos,ux people OF the church. The
81 .srar takes In all local Christian Endsav-
= - a1rgetses which are attached 20 Bap-
n -, rsurehcs II Includes In it's member
Il .sln also the young peoples unions ana
u = s.nv peouse'z associations OF the Baptist
al ehgrch
re- b3ez Of the union IN 20 utilize the
q energy OF the young people OF the churcn
sIoaw the lines OF BAPTIST life and work
These young people. II IT, argued. are 20
have charge Of ne church = interests rofns
Il Az ryasn che Christian Endeavor Society
a., lssrr nothing about the church. The
81 srvar az the t,hrisfian Fndeavor Society.
me Golden Rsile, pssbiishes nothing denom-
u ,-.,,an.l Therefore the young people be-
4 sore tha establishment OF the Baptist
y ,nion had no means or learning WHAT the
I church was doing IN mission work,
II Nos The rsptist young people have an
arran az their own. the Baptist Union.
II n a sixteen-pepe paper, publ.sned IN
i chicago. under the editorshlp or FRANK
i +. wilkins. D. D. Through this paper ire
| educational work OF the b I. y. y. u
j carried or.
a 1rhere are three educational courses TAN
a - 10 xos,nx pap.f.ts These pe-e estab-
j lIshsd within the n. Y. r. u. three o.
n sonr Years ago. The first Is the Bipie
4 r.sd.rss course, which includes SYSTEM
4 ,,le reading Of the Scriptures. The sec
/ css Il tho sacred literature course. and
nnasr rhis church history and the distinct
i rrlnesples 81 the Baptist denomination are
/ rr,ssed. The third IL the missionary con-
i ess.t course. n deals With mission "o1h
II Al home and abroad,
Il saetsd through the BAPTIST union. which
N nshgsshe~ every Saturday n signed lesson
y 4 Zach course Prof Ira NJ. Price. OF Chi
81 raxo. conducts the Bible readers course.
n ne contributors 20 the missionary con-
II guest and sacred literature courses are So
n lseted from, time 70 time from the list o.
n church workers Each course ~ conducfed
Il, ss~bs months Of each year and rune for
fnur years. Al the end OF the four years
al ,ramlnstiop papers are sent 10 the mem
81 hrx OF the union. They are returned 10
N me Headquarters OF the union IN chicago
= fsr inspection. and TO those members who
81 have passed the examination csruheatas
are sent.
81 AZ IA a.c1ock Thursday morning presi-
srnt John IT. Chapman. OF Chicago, VIII
81 npsn the convention I'm the Exposition
i kwldlnr Rev. n. r. Cheney, OF Racine
n WIS will lad devotional exercises. and
sher Rev r. w. white. OF this city, VIII
81 deliver an address OF welcome on behsl1
II u The churches. and E. w Drake. rresi-
81 t,nt Of the Milwaukee n Y. +. T.. on be-
Aaif o. the young peoples sS,ieties. Rev.
I r ". roteat. n. d. of New Haven VIII
respond
Then the annual reports will he pre-
N ssfs1 by Frank T.. wilkins. y. n. general
secretary. ana Frank Moody. treasures.
al Rev Alex Blackburn. u. u. OF Cam
- kidga. Mass, will speak on '@fhe Pastors
1 rAcs ana Power In Our Work and Rev.
" " rsandrum. n. n, OF Richmond. on
ms Young Peoples Movement and Re
s.sals'
1 Al the afternoon session Of the frat day
here viii be n praise service. LED by l. W.
lRifoag. OF Providence: three addresses on
''rAe younr Peoples society as Train
les school," by Rev Thomas J. yillers OF
ssrscuse; Rev. w #. witter. OF pes
Nolne. and another speaker. and a pas
I tors hour. conducted by Rev. NJ. L.
&IYhomss u. n. OF Topeka.
Il Then the general conference will al
INarn. and the delegates win hold workers
conferences at fonr places OF assembly.
III At the evening session Of the conferences
IRev " c. Mallory. ~. u. or Aberdeen,
- n. VIII lead praise service. and re-
1toTts from the workers conferences Will
y made. Then the president viii deliver
Ne annual address.
4 On Friday morning NJ s:Sa there will he
Irraise meetings ~ four churches. and AZ
~ the workers conferences Will he re-
N sHea. The general conference will not
rect until n. m. and after a rralse~ser-
We. led nv Rev. r. II. Shanks. Of st.
foass Mich there viii ~ the Impressive
a@tatioa % the ffars. conducted nv Sec
'etary wilkins. Then the state and pro-
siaeiai unions. thirSy-fAar in number. viii
i 'eHnft their work
j From the Exposition building the dele
sR'ianS viii march fo places appointed for
sasing state and provincial rallies.
81 ~ the evening session Charles r. Nor
gar. o. Orpaha. vii lead the nragse ser
Use Reports from the workers confer
snees VII be received. The annual cleo
noa win he held. and addresses M The
fea-r Christian and HsS TRAINING" hy
sss. Thomas 3 Barbour. n u. 81 Elisa
esshsewn, y. J., and President 3. T.. Wait
saa. r -. 81 Washington City. Will close
"a session
4 u almost all the states there are Htate
ordinations ~ these societies OF BAPTIST
'oaag people. ana n most - these assocga-
ssss snto which enc Baptist church - d.
4ftef IN each state there are axSo.tasssa
EXAMINATIONS also. IN the general uaicn
So are teur groupings - these societies
ssF tse colors red, sresn. gold ara blue.
- apartment ~ che rea sneIssAe@ eha
saasesan provinces; the department 81 The
TIE Northsrn states east ~ the Mss
rive. the department of TIE ntae.
ae Northern states west q, IRE Misess-
- rsTer. the department of TIE v~een
= Seathsrn sfates
n Aaea % these departments - governed
~ eersrtnaent committee ~ i've or the
~sFF members % tie church
IKE Ire Chsi~sian EudeaVor Society
- Y. T 1. has an auxiliary cYsAnsrs-
- Tor very Young PEOPLE II 4 ranr4
- senior Ca.on and its Interests are
.szssensed IN I've raEes u the 90 sclal
.Ae DELEGATES - the annual conferences
n =. e1osen ey The local societies IRE r~r-
F atasAsion Is ere delegate fo~ TWENTY.
ss members. and when tAe conferences
Nhses a. APPROXIMATE tsca 81 th@
sessain or tae uniea can &c forsssss
- : 20 record a. headquarters cr the
szsesssssn
-. - eosfsFerce IS eafie3 Ter THURSDAY
49, "a set preparatory sars tes< ar. 20 De
Al tae Baptist churches ard MS
~ q aANaukes on ne nlehg &c re
= : -. A. nsesi 81 hs ac'esateS srs expecs-
effsve GA "Wednesday