The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-18

JOHN Il. CHAPMAN, PRESIDENT B. 7. P. q.
in the Baptist church for the promotion of
religious thought and religious work. 1t
does not antagonize the Christian Endeav-
or society, yet it is in a sense ininical to
that organization. Since it was formed it
has taken from the strength of the Chris
tian Endeavor society.
The Methodist church has declared
against the Christian Endeavor society be-
cause it teaches nothing of Methodisp1.
The Presbyterian assembly has debated the
question of following the lead of the Metho-
dists.
The Baptists have not declared against
the Christian Endeavor society, but they
have formed the 3. Y. 2. u, as it is
known familiarIy to its members, for the
purpose of stimulating denominationalism
among the young people of the church.
The union takes in all local Christian En-
deavor societies which arc attached to Bap
list churches 1t includes in its member
ship also the young peoples unions and
young peoples associations of the Baptist
church.
The idea of the union is to utilize the
energy of the young people Of the church
along the lines Of Baptist life and work.
These young deople, it is argued, are to
have charge of the churohs interests some
day From the Christian Endeavor society
they learn nothing about the church The
organ of the Christian Endeavor society,
Tho Golden Rule, publishes nothing de-
norninational. Therefore the young peo-
pie before the establishment of the Baptist
union had no means Of learning what the
church was doing in mission work
Now the Baptist young people have an
IF fl,ai7. Thn let mi.
It is 10 page paper published in Chicago
under the editorship of Frank L. Wilkins,
D. D. Through this paper the educational
work of the B. Y. P q. is carried on.
There are three educational courses TAX
en- by young Baptists These were estab-
lished within the B. Y. p. U. three or
four years ago The first is the Bible read
ers' course, which includes u systematic
reading of the Scriptures. The second is
the sacred literature course, and under
this church history and the distinct princi-
pies Of the Baptist denomination are
studied The third is the missionary con-
guest COURSE It deals with mission work
at home and abroad.
The work in these three courses is con-
Quoted through the Baptist union, which
publishes every Saturday a signed lesson in
each course Professor Ira NJ Price of
Chicago conducts the Bible readers course.
The contributors to the missionary con-
quest and sacred literature courses are Sc
lected from Tina to time from the list Of
church workers. Each course iG conducted
for eight months Of each year and runs for
four years. At the end of the four years
examination papers are sent to the NOM
bers Of the union. They are returned to
the headquarters Of the unionJin Chicago
for inspection, and to those members who
have passed the examination certificates
are sent
At 10 O'Clock Thursday morning Presi-
dent John Fl. Chapman of Chicago viii
open the convention in the Exposition
building Rev D. 3. Cheney of Racine,
Wis, will lead devotional exercises, and
then Rev. e. W. White Of this city will de-
liver an address of welcome on behalf OF
the churches, and E. w Drake, president
of the Milwaukee B. Y. P. u, on behalf
of the young peoples societies. Rev. E.
NJ Poteat, D. D., of New Haven will re-
spond
Then the annual reports will be present
ed by Frank L. Wilkins. d. D., general
secretary, and Frank Moody, treasurer.
Rev, Alex Blackburn. D. D, of Cam
bridge, Mass, win speak on 1.-THE Pastor
Place and Power In Our Work, and Rev
w. ", Landrun, D. D., of Richmond,
On "The Young Peoples Movement and
Revivats"
At the afternoon session of the first day
there will be u praise service, led by L. W
BudlcGag Of Providence; three addresses on
"The Young Peoples Society as Train
ing School, " by Fey. Thomas j. Villers OF