The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-14
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE.
National Conveution TO Begin at MIL
yyauxee This Week.

Milwaukee July Is-Tne city Of Mil
waukee Is the center toward which the
Bap;ists OF the United States and Canada
are turning their attention, as the Baptist
Young Peoples Union OF North America
will hold It's yearly meeting IN the Tx
position building beginning Thursday
next. lasting four days. II Is expected
that not less than i2.co delegates and Wis
.tors from abroad VIII attend.
The enthusiasm Of the hour with the
Bapttsts. as all other evangelical cenorni-
nations. is the young peoples movement,
although the young peoples society = not
modern with them. There are over $3.50
Christian Endeavor societies and between
400 ana 5000 young peoples societies OF
other names Of the denom.nation--the
latter commonly called young peoples
unions. The Baptlsts are largely enlist
ed IN the inter-denornlnatioaal fellowship
OF Christian EndeaVor. bar this does not
preclude their having a young peoples
denomsnational society Of their own. The
Baptist churches OF Brooklyn. y. Y. or
ganized In 1877 the Young Peoples Bap-
list Union OF that cisy--a fraternai union
OF the local young peoples organizs-
lions IN the Baptist churches OF
Brooklyn. State conventions OF Baptist
young people societies began to be organ
ICED ia the eighties. bat the great insplra-
tional point OF the work In the denomina-
ton was when the Baptist Young Peo-
Pies Union OF America was organized,
July IS 1871. It was a great outpo8ring
OF people and 500 persons were enrolled
as delegates and visitors. Nine state
unions we're represented. The Canadian
Daptlsts sent delegates and also the Ba D
fists CT The South The body was an tn
ternatscnsI gathering THE growth os the
organization has been phenomenal. It's
second convention at Dstrol, IN lsac had
over fees as rs enrolment The other
conventions. Indianapolis. Toronto and
Baltimore have been attended by increas-
Ing thousands The Monumental c3ty last
summer VAS overr1n with RaptlSts. some
e 90 visiting Baltimore. John II. Chap
man 81 Chicago. is presi3est, a position
which he has occuple1 since the body was
organized. Frank L. wilkins. II D, ls
TIRE general secretary.
The sessions % the convention VIII b.
held Ia the exposition builaIng-one OF ire
largest conVerffon auHlsertums gn Amer
Ca On arrival the delegates viii Ne wei
coined ~ reception committee OF 80
members. A chorus % 30 volces has been
ergnnix@3 for surae wsaks past. under
FRET PFathsrce. ant the singing will e
oue Of the grea8est features TIA local
COMMITTEES having he preparations Tor
ire convention IN charge numbers ever
]. ace jsglv u2iS
ca THURSDAY. July IS. az 70 a m Al
dresses % welrame wtl e made BY the
mayor Of The city arr others Mnr-trE.
aftevaoen ana evening sessions vii ~ held
each Say. taclueiax San1av. Special corr
fsFNness vii BE seid On several churches
"a Milwaukee 20 study The different aues-
tiers 20 coue 50 Before the convention
Ore Question - the ceremony knoRu as
rhe "Sa waiter of tAe nar." which wfiI ac-
gBr Eftaav affarn bon. Ehas - saNeks -
view - ere state ART provincial untozs
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provincial unions VIZ briefly report their
Eark. state rallies Wili Ae hslA frn-sedf-
afs5w faliowtrE fhfs service. Each evening"
wffs - occupied ~ a urass meeting VITA
speakers cF rat5ssas reputation Or San-
CAV afternoon q ~soFia review % Baptist
q ssioEs wsH TAKE wi1es assA h~Eef aS-
Dresses Nw yNa~esx nations or St~nr~ae
races On SATURDAY affsrun0s there Wi
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