Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-16
BAPTISTS NEXT.
The Annual Meeting of the Younr
Peoples Union.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR CONVENTION,
Fifteenth International Meeting Brourht
to snccsssfui Closes. onsscra-
tion" tho keynote Of the
Days Work.

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the Baptists Of the United States snd
canada are turning their attent ton, q.
the Baptist Young Peoples Union Of
America will hold It's yearly meeting
IN the exposition building, beginning
Thursday next lasting four days. 1t
Is expected that not less than Il, OOC
delegates and visitors from abroad
will attend. The enthusiasm Of
the hour with the Baptists, as
with all other evangelical de.
nominations, is the young peoples
movement, although the young peo.
pies society Is not modern with them.
There are over $500 Christian Endeav.
orer societies, and between 1000 and
5000 young peoples societies OF other
names In the denominatio n-the latter
commonly called young peoples un.
ions The Baptists are largely enlisted
in the inter-denominatio nal fellowship
OF Christian Endeavor, but this does
not preclude their having young peo.
pies UNCONVENTIONAL society of their
own.
The sessions Of the convention will
be held in the exposition building-one
OF the largest convention auditoriums
in America. On arrival, the delepa.
lions will be welcomed by a reception
committee OF 200 members. A chorus
OF 700 voices has been organized for
some weeks past, under Prof Profile.
roe, and the singing will be one of its
grandest features. The local commit
tee having preparations for the con.
vention in charge number over /, 100
individuals. Frank Moody, one of the
leading lumbermen OF the northwest,
IS the chairman The convention will
De called to order Thursday, July 10,
Vt 10 a. IN. Addresses Of welcome will
'e made by the mayor OF the city and
'thers. Morning, afternoon and even.
ng sessions will be held each day up
o and including Sunday
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON. July IA. After one of
he most successful and enthusiastic
atherings known in the history of
he organization, the 18th internaton-
l Christian Endeavor convention,
which began last Thursday came to
lose last night. The local committee
1896 has every reason to feel salts.
ed with the result Of Its work and is
ongratulating itself on its splendid
chievements Although the registra-
on of delegates and visitors foots up ,
My 2O,002, yet there were a great ,,
ANY in the city who did not notify !
lie registration committee of the fact,
that the actual attendance was con- ,
derably beyond that number
The animating purpose of the COM
ittee in arranging the programme j.,
n the last day had been to wind up
18th genuine revival fort, and to =
lis end "consecration" was the KEY =
'te OF the days work The early =
orning prayer meetings in the thirty y
ID churches which form the rallyinp q
'ints OF the various state delegations d
ere devoted to this topic; the evening "
rvices in the eight meeting places Y
ID the same object, and the forenoon
ceilings in the tents, although pri.
arily in the nature Of internat ional E
lilies, were strongly tinctured by the 30
angelistic spirit cl
In Tent Washington the Armenian I'll
lief movement had full sway, and M
committee availed Of the opportu. ca
y presented bya numerous audience &c
put forward their strongest and
'st persuasive speakers to secure
,mises and pledges Of pecuniary aid de
moral support for their cause. Ad. ur
'sses were delivered by Rev. +. D. su
zen, Of Van, Armenia; Miss Rebecca he
ikorian, OF Aintab, Turkey, the to-
ne OF one Of the massacres, and Miss he
rgaret Leitch, Of Jaffna, Ceylon.
ervices in the three tents on the ,
lite lot and in FIVE Of the largest Oh
riches Of the city brought the con. mr.
ltion OF 1896 to close last night ba
sic and singing, devotional exer. N,
IS and sermon were prominent RI
lures OF these gatherings and they MOI
e followed in each instance BY a r.,
secration service Of over half an
Ir the