The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-19
sunday Exercises.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 18.-Early
morning devotional services were held in
all the churches of the city to-day in con-
nection with the convention of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union of America. At II
o'clock the pulpits of the city were filled
by the visiting ministers. At the First
Church, the leading Baptist church Of the
city, Rev. ]. w. Conley, of st. Paul,
preached an eloquent sermon to very
large audience, his text being Acts xvii; IL,
II. DR.. B. Merrill Hopkinson, OF Baltimore,
assisted in the singing. John Ii. Chapman,
of Chicago, president of the B. Y. 2. L. A,
delivered a discourse at the First Congre-
gational Church, colored. Other ministers
were assigned as follows: Central Baptist,
Rev. w. w. Weeks, Ontario; Second Bap-
fist, Rev. w. L. Van Horn, North Dakota;
Beech-street Baptist, Rev. S. j. Miner,
Kansas; Hill City Baptist Rev. w. II.
Hundley, Florida First Methodist, Rev. j.
w. Ford Troy, N. Y; Centenary NJ. e.
Church South, Rev d. d. McLaurin, De-
troit; First Presbyterian, Rev. w. II. Gels
welt, Illinois; Second Presbyterian, Rev. A..
E. Waffle, Album, n. Y.
This afternoon at the First Baptist
Church Rev. r F. Pierce, of Philadel-
phia, the famous chalk talk artist, gave
an Impressive demonstration OF his work
which has become world famous With
chalk upon pad Of paper ne Illustrated
the plainest, simplest lessons of religion and
morality by homely pictures. He was ac-
0mpanied by his wife, who assisted in the
work.
Rev. ]. B. Hawthorne, the distinguished
Baptist divine of Nashville, preached the
convention sermon at the Auditorium this
afternoon to five thousand people. His SUBJ
ject was 90 The Ideal Christian Man." his
text being taken from Prov. iv, Is.
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service of unusual interest. The meeting
opened with general devotional and praise
Joined the choir in singing hymns, The
service was followed by a Conservation ad-
dress delivered by Rev. c. E. Violin, of
Brooklyn, N. Y. The conservation service
lasted from s to 10 o'clock and was con-
Quoted by General Secretary E. E. Chivers,
of Chicago A roll of the States was called
and the representatives of the union there
upon arose ana formally consecrated the
union of his State to the service and work
as outlined by this convention. The scene
was an inspiring one and never before can
old BaptstS remember of seeing so much
general spirit of devotion to the cause ex-
hibited at any convention of delegates All
sectional lines were completely wiped. the
North, the South, the East and the West
Vying with each other as to which should
snow the most ardent devotion to the COM
mon cause. Six hundred dollars was sub
soribed and paid at to-nights conservation
meeting to send DR. Frank Harper Of De-
troit, who on Friday at the praise services
on Lookout mountain volunteered to de-
vote himself to foreign mission work
abroad to some of the churchs mission
fields Resolutions were adopted expressing
grateful thanks that the debt of $iS6.000 of
the American Baptist Foreign Mission So
ciety had been raised and expressing the
qualification of all Baptists that the de-
nomination in the United States was united
through the Young Peoples Union. To-
nights services closes The regular conven-
ton proceedings, thou, several rallies will
be held tomorrow aud q service will he
held at SnOdgrass hill in the National Park
at which patriotic addresses and songs will
be mingled with the religious exercises.