The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-07
3. Y. P. U. CONVENTION
The First Day of the Great Gathering Of
Young Baptlsis.
MARKED BY MANY ABLE DISCUSSIONS

Rov.M Broughlon os, Hiblc study
The Big Chorus.
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Inc htth annual convention Of the
i''p'ist Young Peoples Union of virgins
ID convened In this city yesterday morn
ing, the morning and afternoon sessions
being held at F'reemason street I}an-
tlst church, and the night session at
the Academy of Music. Fully twelve
i'unoreu delegates are In attendance.
diu others are arriving by every train.
ihc convention was opened at 1880
O'Clock by State President J. Garland
i'oilard OF Richmond, with II. II. But
Ter, or Richmond. secretary. Rev. NJ.
Is. wharton, pastor OF Freemason Street
ohurch' delivered an eloquent address of
welcome.
MIR. G. w. Jones, Of Berkeley, then well
coined the convention co daily on behalf
or the Christian Young People of this
section
Mr. William II. Fentress, Of Ports
mouth. then greeted the delegates on
behalf of the b. Y. p. u. of this dis
trict.
Inc response made by NJ. Hill Mon
tague. OF Richmond, on behalf of the
convention, was expressive OF n deep
appreciation of the kindly fraternal SEN
tlments OF the welcoming addresses.
Ihen came the order of the hour,
voluntary prayers for Gods blessing
on the convention"
me reading of the presidents address
was postponed until Tomorrow
The secrcta-y's report showed that
thcre are l63 unions in Virginia, % of
which were organized last year There
are 9.246 members In Virginia
DR. DUNAWAY'S ADDRESS.
Rev. Thomas S. Dunaway, d. D.. of
f'rederickE burg, president of the BAPTIST
General Association of Virginia, then
delivered the principal address of the
| morning session, his subject being 1.-The
Duty OF Our Young People to Denomi-
national Enterprises" 1t was an adj
| dress of large interest to the conven-
ton. celebrating as 1t did the working
organization OF the chut CHI. showing the
relation of UNCONVENTIONAL enterprises
to each other. their hclpfulness one to
the other, and the power of the combin-
| cd effort In extending Christianity on
the earth. 1t is the duty of the young
people, the speaker insisted, 10 support
the denomlnational enterprises in order
to be well rounded Christians. Duty"
he said, should always be their alch-
word"
1t was decided to have 10000 copies
of DR.. Dunaway's able address printed
for distribution among the absent MEM
be-S of the unions In Virginia.
Inc convention was then addressed by
Rev. DR.. Caldwell S. Black well. the new
secretary of the b. Y. =. u of the South
| lie dwelt upon the fact that the organi-
zation of the young people into work
Ing unions will add largely Ia the energy
M mr. t,ytt. % .f..t I
! ton.
President Spencer, of the B. Y. p. u. OF
North Carolina next spoke, and bore to
the convention the hearty greetings OF
their co-workcrs In the Old North State.
telegram was received from Mr.. A.
A. johnson, president of the Roanoke
! II. Y. +. u, greeting the convention and
| saying that Roanoke held out open arms
| for the convention of 1898.
| Greeting was also received by wire
| from the American Baptist Publication
| Society.
Rev. DIR. Wilingham urged the young
people to take the Foreign Mission
Journal, and get maps OF the foreign
mission field soon to be published.
Regular committees were appointed
with the following chairmen:
| Nomination CommIttee-Rcv. T. 4.
| Johnson, Of Lexington.
! ReSoluttons-lteV. Il. {. IeninE, OF
| Burlington.
Credcntlals-W. J. Baker. OF Norfolk
The morning session closed with the
| benediction by DR.. y. b. Woodfin, OF
| Hampton.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session or the conven-
| ton was opened with a devotional ser
vice, conducted by Rev X. w. Cav
| thorn. brilliant young divine of Rich
mond. who delivered an eloquent dis
cusslon, baslng his remarks on the 9th
| chapter of ST. Johns Gospel, 37th and
| 3Sth verses
| He said THAT Christians are to-day CO..
Vironed with great opportunities and
that the religion OF Jesus Christ is not
| SO threatened with danger from with.
| out. but from within. The virus of sin,
| he said, flows in the human veins and he
urged his hearers to find Christ through
prayer and obviate the danger of fall
Ing, so long as they had the true
spirit within them.
'"THE BIBLE AND WHAT 1T IS"
The hymn, Sweet Hour OF Prayer
| was then sung, after which Rev. l.. G..
| Broughton. of Roanoke. arose to deliver
| his first lecture on Bible study. Stu
dents Of the Holy BOOK, he held, should
ground themselves thoroughly in the
| word. There is one class Of people, he
| said. who believe that the church is
| the ldw-givcr, and they are not confined
to r!tualtistic beliefs.
| conscience Is nothing" he continued:
| is wholly creature or education and,
| therefore. that class of people who be-
lleVe that the conscience Is the law