The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-17
YOUNG BAPTISTS NEET.
Prominent Workers at the Mil.
waukee Convention.
DELEGATES FROM ALL THE STATES.

Four surrender" Meetings Held at AN
Early Hour in the Morning aud the In
ternational Convention Called to Order
at 10 O'cIoek-The Hall. with a Capacity
Of $4,000. Filled To the Doors-AnnusI
Report of the Board of Managers.
MILWAUKEE, July 17-Thc sixth inter
national convention of the Baptists'
Young Peoples Union of America-the
Christian Endeavor of that great and pow
erful ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS here Thurs
day Delegations and scattering visitors
from every state in the Union, as well as
from Canada, have been arriving since the
beginning of the week The event has
brought here probably the largest number
Of distinguished Baptist divines and repre-
sentative members of the denomi nation,
male and female that has ever been
brought together in any one city
Bright and early Thursday morning the
delegates and visitors were astir, for four
surrender meetings with prayers for
the presence of the Spirit, had been sched-
uled for $50 These were held respective
ly I'm the First, Tabernacle, South Baptist
and Second German churches, the leaders
at tho respective meetings being Revs.
Hartwell Pratt of Springfield Mass; +.
III. Lovett, Davenport, Ia; L. l.. Henson,
Fort Wayne, Ind, and Samuel q. Neil,
Bristol, Conn The services lasted until =
O'Clock, when brcakfasting was in order,
the participants having gone To their re-
spective meetings ON empty stomachs.
Convention Called to Order.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the information.
al convention was called to order in the
great Exposition building, next TO tho
Coliseum in Chicago the largest conven-
tion auditorium i'm America 1t has "A ca
pacity of $4,000 and was filled to the doors
half an hour before President John III.
Chapman of Chicago raped for order.
This was speedily secured and devotional
exercises, consisting of the reading of
chapter from the Scriptures prayer and
singing, led by chorus of 200 voices. were
conducted by Rev Il. w White of tho
Tabernacle church. The services conclud-
ed, A. W Drake, president of the Milwau-
kee union, delivered the address of wei
come in behalf of the local organizations
and addresses were also made in behalf of
the municipality \ response for the
board of managers of the international
union and tne delegates came from Rev
+. NJ. Potcat of Now Haven, Conn.
The prclminaries over, General Score
tary DR. Frank H. wilkins Of Chicago
presented the annual report of the board
of managers. In II he referred to the fact
that the total membership of the organi-
tion exceeded 10000, one and all young
people enthusiastic in the work of the
church He pointed out that the Baptists
allowed great liberty. Every church was
left To its own discretion as to how its
young people should be organized
First Organization of the Union.
There were over $500 Christian En-
deavor societies in the denomination; hut
the fact that the Baptists were largely en-
listed i'm the interdenominational fellow
ship of Christian Endeavor did not pre-
clude their having young peoples de-
nominational society of their own and the
fact was that denomination that num-
bercd 100000 adhcrents in America had,
perhaps, more reason than other denomi-
nations for maintaining such an organiza-
ton He went back To the first organiza.
ton of the union i'm Chicago in 1891,
when 1900 delegates were present, and
commented upon the phenominal growth
of the society.
The address was lengthy and repeatedly
applauded Its adoption was moved and
seconded by Rev, DIR. Alexander Black
burn of Cambridge, Mass, and Rev. w.
W Landrum of Richmond. Va, and was
carried unanimously. recess was then
taken.
The afternoons session was opened by
praise service led by l.. w. Budlong OF
Providence. r. l. This was followed by
a symposium of one hour upon THE Soci-
ETY. as Training School for the Church" h."
The speakers were Rev. Drs. Thomas G.
Vilers of Syracuse, " Y, w. +. Witter,
Des Moines, Ia, and VI. l.. Thomas Of
Topeka. Kan. Then the delegates scat
tered to the workers conferences