The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-20
D. Y. P. U. srATE coNyENTIoN.
1t Assemblies at Lynchburg October 10
and 14-Interesting...M Meeting Expected.

IL ASSEMBLIES at Lynchburg october 10
and 14-Interesting-.M Meeting Expected.
To the Editor of The Timesi The COM
mittees of the Iynchburg Baptist Young
Peoples Unions are diligently engaged in
making preparations to entertain the con-
vention which will meet here October IS
and IA. All the Unions and Baptist pas
tors in the State have been notified by the
press committee through circulars. 1t is
important that those circulars should be
filled out and returned Immediately to the
press committee in order that the enter
tainment committee may be able to make
an estimate of the number of delegates to
be entertained. About five hundred and
fifty delegates are expected, including
pastors. All of these will be Hospitality
entertained free of cost. Visitors who
are not delegates can obtain the very best
accommodations at the boarding houses
and hotels of the city at reduced rates:
Namely, at private boarding houses IS
cents per day, and atsshotels 81 and 81 so
per day. Every possible courtesy will be
extended to all visitors and every facility
Will be afforded them for profiting by the
sessions of the convention, and a; warm
welcome will be extended them by the
Lynchburg brethren. =
An extensive programme has been
already prepared which will cover the
whole time of the convention, giving
prominence to many subjects of vital in
terest. Able and eloquent speakers have
been secured to deliver addresses on the
various subjects which will be discussed.
Amonst them, the Rev. T. D. Jordan,
general secretary of the b. Y. p. U. OF
the South, who is well known throughout
the Southern States as a speaker of rare
ability, and what is more man who is
fhnrnrul,lv IN, tI,x-,,
We may mention also the following prom
inent Virginia pastors:
DR.. E. @. Mcconnell, of Lynchburg; II.
Is. Hawthorne, of Alton, Va; b. Cabell
Hening, of Burlington, Va. l.. G. Brough..
ton, of Roanoke; w. w. Hamilton, of
Yinton; c. G. Cox, of Newport News,
Va; II. G. Ferguson, of Waynesboro,
Va. j. a. Barker, of Petersburg, Va NJ.
u. Wood, of Staunton, Va; IL, w. Trib-
BILE, of Charlottesville, Va. r. r. Acree,
of Knoxville, Tenn; w. l.. Wright, of
Richmond, Va; and w. S. Loyal, of Bed
ford City; and also Professor l.. G. James,
of Richmond, and Professor S. S. Handy,
of Roanoke, Va, and several leading lay
men of the State.
a mass meeting of all the Lynchburg
Baptists will be held at the First Baptist
Church Monday at s p. III. as an intro
duction to the convention, which will con-
vene at II Il. M. on Tuesday, the 18th 1t
is earnestly desired that all delegates may
be present and participate in this prelim-
mary meeting. The railroads convergng
in Lynchburg have agreed to give one.
third rate to delegates and visitors. Some
further reduction may yet be secured, of
which due notice will be given. Side trips
have been arranged to Natural Bridge and
the Peaks of Otter at reduced rates.
Those desiring to take either one of these
trips should notify the press committee
at once
In behalf of the Lynchburg Baptists we
extend n cordial invitation to our breth-
rem and sisters throughout the State.
Fraternally, M. X. DUERSON,
Chairman Press Committee