The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
Prominent Leaders from All Sections
Are in Attendance.
VERY INTERESTING WO2K IS PRESENTED
Reports of President and other Officers
Show the Organization To Be in
Healthy Condition.

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Chicago; Vice Presidents Rev. {. Il. sea
shoIcs, OF Dallas. Ten. y. Il. Fowke. Osh-
ava. ont. {. x. Cuig!cy, Lincoln, NeO.'
Secretary r. Il. ChIVers, OF CnlcaSOI AicaS-
| uier Frank Moody. Milwaukee, w Is, ny ~
y. W. Hunt. Ioleda, g.; Chdlimta oL tiS
Board of Managers Secretary II. W. A'eou'
Lacrosse. Wis; Rev. Carer Heim Jones
Lou svilIc. by, eN-SecIctaTy rams -
| Wilkins, ChicaSo. ana Walter II. Merritt
business manager OF tho baptist Union.
Tho Baptist papers OF the country alS
well represented. Tho handsomely an
| eiaDoratefy decorated city auditorium was
completely filled at 10 O'Clock, tho hOur OF
| opening. this morning. E-ach s'1 10 GT'es en-
! zion occupied quarters reserved ior IT, IA
| the rostrum were seated tao oHlttiS "ttu
speakers and III the choir 6ailrIy hpo'S
them was tho trained cholf Of DIV woes
The convention was oDened with q SNORT
| song service. led by Pr l.. Ia. Henson, OF
| Fort Wayne Ind. formerly seeTsteIy -
| tho board Of managers, tho immense au-
dien,e joining eRthus lastlcaily with inc
choir IL tho singing.
| Or Henson read tho torty-SlAth psalm
| and delivered a fervcnt Invocation. Pres!-
| dent Chapman delivered tho opening al
| dress. ,.-.
| as tna convention programme Inc 40
dresses OF welcome werd delivered as ioI-
On behalf Of the churches OF Chatta-
| nooga. by Dr. r.. b. Garrett, pastor OK the
First Baptist church. on behalf Oh mo bap,
fist Young Peoples Society OF tha city ai!d
state. by Rey. NJ 4. Jeifrles. OF knoXViiie'
Tenn; on behalf OF tho citizens OK Chatta-
nooga. by Mayor Georgo ". ocns
Dr. J. w Conley, OF 81. Paul, Mimi, elo-
quenuy responded to these welcoming az
Br. ". II. Reed. recording secretary, an
nounced tho standing committees an" lc"~
ers OK important topics o-o+
The Christ ception-Person. NOT
Proxy" was the subject Of an ezcellei'
address delivered by Rev. DR.. Carter il.
Jones the distinguished Louisville dlNlht-
Rev. Or. j.. u. McLaurin. OF pelIot'
Mich closed the morning session WIN Il
gfV, a
vine Observation-Disclosures Stewardship.
The afternoon session was presided over
by f. l.. FoWke. of oShdWa. Ont Vl"
vice president of the Baptist 1ouh6 Ie"-
After a fifteen-minute praise service the
report OF the board of managers %"5 pr
scented bv Secretary ChiVers. lie called par
ticular attention 10 the extension oil Terri
tory, the administration. the uH4ucdtlou 10
accomplished by the organization y very
gratifying exhibit was made IN the report
Of the results Of the recent Chri5tlah cui-
ture course examinations, n Wnll,t' -. 80
1900 papers were submitted. Many u tHeS@
came from the foreign mission hclda %
the denomination.
The report OF Treasurer Frank Moody, OF
Milwaukee, showed evidences OF greater
economy and better financial CONDITION
than before. For the year ending June ~.
1896 a comparison of assets and liabilities
showed deficit of S4,S20.25; Tor the year
ending June 30, 1891, aftcr cohserN,tlIN9
estimate OF assets, the denclt Is r.uu''H
| TO $l.73S.11 showing a gain Tor the year oI
The report Of the business manager shows
/ n gain during the year in accounts rec, va
! bic of $3.5o1.19. plus reduction OF lhucot-
| edness to the amount of S3lI59.
! The board Of managers recommelded
| some changes in the constitution, Whlch
! ,yer, accepted and approved by the convcn-
! ton These changes led TO a complo le union
OF forces of the Baptist NouhS FeopIe >
| Union. Separate departments We're pro-
| yldpd for the north, south. east ana west.
| TO be known hereafter as BaDt.st Young
/ PEOPLES Union. north. Baptist Young PcO-
] ..f. ant. .4tf ID
| tofore by department colors.
| At 4:30 o'clock the convention adjourned
| to give the deiesateS an opp1I un-.S ia, ~
| eassion Rev. ". W. Weeks of Toronto.
| addressed the convention on the subject
! of Home Impressions.
Too Much Water for Baptists.
Chattanooga, Tenn. JaIv IA heavy
| downpour of rain for several hours early
this morning nterfered consid rably with
! the pleasures of the thousands of Baptist
! visitors in the city. The sunrise prayer
meeting on Lookout mountain was aban-
/ Goned and a number of prayer meetings
/ held at local churches at O'Clock were
only slightly attended. The weather clear
] ed up about o'clock. however. and the
! morning session OF the convention was
! well attended.
! The session was opened with the usual
/ PRAYER service. after which Dr. II. y. Hunt,
! Manners. called the convention 70 Greer
! as the presiding officer of the day
| At the conclusion of devotional exercises
| Or Hunt announced that the report OF the
! standing committees We're IN order.
! Tho nominating committee made its re
| port through it's chairman. KEY - =. -.
! Wallace. The report of the commlt{ee was
! accepted without discussion ana nc So
| rctarv instructed 20 cast the ballot as a
! whole for the nominees. The leadihG ON
! cials remain the same. while the remaining
| ones are changed Ia a certain extent Inc
| following officers We're elected:
President John Il. Chapman, Chicago;
vice presidents, Rev. Curtis Lee Laws
baltimore: Rev. George h. NOsburg. Den
| rea. cal: Rev. J. H. Macdonald. Amhurst.
Recording secretary. Rev. II. w. Reed,
A'' treasurer t@sal Frank Moody. Milwaukee.
Annual members Of the board Of man
/ ayers, Charles :. Burton. Illinois, JteE, VI.
Price, Phi y, Illinois l.. A. CrauGha, -
| Marsh. Illinois; S. p Crannett; Do, III
! nois. Rev. r. +. Perry. Illinois, rev Is.
/ Il. Gray. Alabama; MOrnav Williams, New
| York: REV. J. ". Conley, Milwaukee; Rev.
! o. $ e Wallace. Ontario.
| Term ending 1900. Re,,y. w. G. Corey
I sachusetts. Rev G. -. Dodd. New Jersey;
/ Rev. IL. NJ Hunsicker Pcnnsylyania; Rev
! renee Illinois; W w McKercher. Iowa;
! Rev. L. Halsey. Arizona: Rev @. W.. an
! !Ausdel. Washington; Charles NJ; Mss T
H. e. Rosamund. Arkansas; Rev. a. 7.
! Jamison. South Carolina
IeTIn 00UlrE
! Texas and Arthur Flacks. Mississippi
| After the acceptance of this report Dr.
| Cooper led In PRAYER.
/ Between 1.30 and go O'Clock this after
/ noon conferences Of the leaders Of several
! branches of the work were held at various
! churches
| Al 2:45 o'clock the afternoon session of
| the convention was opened with praise
service after which the "salutation of
| flags" an interesting ceremony. was led
! by DR. T. W. wilkins. of Chicago.
Among those who responded for the diff
! ferent states We're:
Georgia. Rev. W. \. Smith. d. D.: NIr-
GINA. Rev G. =. Staley; Florida, J. j. Par
sons: West Virginia. Rev II. II. Fitzgerald;
| South Carolina, Rev G. $. Gardner. y. d.
The evening session Of the convention
| was opened 10y song service under dircc-
| ton OF Professor Porter. The session was
| In charge of Vice President Curtis H. Laws,
VINO made many happy illusions in intro
ducng the following speakers of the even
| ing:
| Roy. b. a. Green, D. ID, Evanston. ILL.,,