The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-17
BAPTIST YOUNG FOLKS
Heavy DownpOur OF Rain Interieres with
fhe Arrangements.
MOUNTAIN TOP MEETING ABANDONED
Report or Nominating Committee Ac.
cepted without Discussion prtp.
cipni Officers Rc-cEcctcd-vn Various
conferences 1EclN During tho DnY
-Saiutution Of Fln@s.
Chattanooga, Tenn, July 1G. 1897.

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heavy down pour Of rain for several
hours carly this morning interfered con
SiderahlN With the pleasures of the thor
sands OF BaptiSt visitors in the city.
The sunrise prayer meeting on Lookout
mountain was abandoned, and u num-
Der of prayer meetings held at local
churches at O'Clock We're only slightly
attended The weather cleared up about
o'clock and the morning SESSION OF tho
convention was well attended
me session was opened With the usual
praise service, after which DR.. E. IL.
Hunt, OF Toledo. Ohio chairman OF tn,
board of mana gers, called the convcn-
,ion TO order as The presiding officer Of
the day.
at The conclusion of the devotional ey-
erciscs Dr. Hunt announced that the
reports of standing committees were
IN order The nominating committee
MADE its report through its chairman.
the Rev. 0. S. G. Wallace The renor,
OF the committee was accepted with
out discussio. and the secretary instruct
ell TO cast the ballot as y whole for the
nominees.
The mead officers remain the same
While the remaining ones are changed
to L certain extent. The officers elect
Ell We're: President, John f. Chapman.
| Chicago; vice presidents. the Rev. Cur
It's l.. Laws. Baltimore: the Rev George
V. Nosburg. DenIea, California; the
Kew j. II. Macdonald. Amherst. n. s.;
recording secretary, the Rev. II. w
Reed, Lacrosse, Wis: treasurer. Frank
Moody, Milwaukee, Wis.
Annual Members Of the Eoard OF
Mana cers--Chnrles s. Burton. Illinois:
Rev. NJ =, Rice, II. D., Illinois; l.. A
Crandall, d. d., Illinois; John w Law,
Illinois: Charles y. Marsh, Illinois: Il;
Grennen. -. D., Illinois; the Rev Fl. +
Perry, Illinois: the Rev. B. d GRAY
Aiabama; Morncy Williams, New York /:
the ReT j. W. Coney, milwaukee, the
Rev. .. s. G. Wallace. Ontario
Term Ending 1900--The Rev. c.. w.
Corey, Prince Edward Island: w w
Main massachusetts; tile Rev. G. H.
D0od. New Jersey; the Rev. II NJ Hun
sickeT, Pennsylvania: the Rev. L. T..
Henson. Indiana; the Rev. W. M. Law
renee. Illinois: ". NJ. McNcr@n ,r, Iowa;
the Rev. l.. Halsey. Arizona; til" Rev.
O. W. NanOsdel, Washington; Charles
NJ Ness. Maryland; the Rev \. p.
Push. Florida the Rev. Fl. c. Rosa
mund Arkansas: the Rev A. T. Jami-
son South Carolina
Term Ending lS99-Thc Rev. G.. w,
Truett. Texas, and Arthur Flacks, Nia-
sissippi.
After the acccptancc OF this report
DR.. Cuoner led in prayer there M-as :,
song by the choir, and the convention
adjourned.
Between 10 and Il O'clock conferences
| on various branches of the work were
held at four Of the city churches At
the First Baptist church a conference
on Bible study was led by Dr. r. C.:
Fedder, of Chester, Pa. and snor. adj
dresses delivered by a number Of p~omi-
nent workers. at the First Methodist
church II conference on missions was led
by the Rev. +. S Dobbins, OF phi!adel-
phia, and the discussions which took
place We're participated in by several
leaders. who have made a long study If
this branch OF the work. At Centenary
church 4 conference on benencence was
led Dy the Rev. NJ. NJ. Walker. of FL
gin. Illinois, and participated in by
number of prominent Baptists. AT the
First Presbyterian church a conference
OH Junior work was led by II. II. West.
Of Rockford, Illinois.
At this conference, Mrs. Chairman,
wife Of the president OF the union. read
II paper on "Our Junior Courses, How
May Their Efficiency Be Increased"
and a number OF ladies delivered aa-
dresses.
At 2:i6 the afternoon session OF the
convention was opened with 4 praise
Flags" an interesting ceremony, was
led by DR.. F.. l.. Wi,kins. of Chicago
The department Of spiritual work a,
Massey hall was conducted by Rev
G. S. Clending, OF Ottowa, Ont
Miss Grace Putnam, Of Chattanooga.
Tenn delivered an address OF per
scnal Work in the Cha = "Reviva!
Work in the Chapter was handled bs
Charles O. Stannard, of St. Louis Rev.
Gro n - .,F -
Spiritual Work in Coiored Chapters
and Rev. j. Q. Kuott. nf Washington,
discussed Cottage and Schoolhouse
Prayer Meetings"
In the literary department, "The Value
Of Literary Work in the League" was
handled by Rev. j. G. Campbell, os
Delphi. Ind. ana was discussed in nva
'ninutc speeches. Prof II NJ. Snyder.
OF Spartanburg S. c.. gave some points
on the Methods Of Literary Work" A.
NJ. Shoyler, of Pttsburg. followed with
suggestions as to an t.pw0rth League
course Of reading. ana IGlvyn Swart-
hout. Of Grand Rapids. Mich, spoke in
Il general way OF Literary Work in
Epworth Assemblies" W. L. Woodcock.
Of Altoona, Pa, took up Lectures and
Lecture Courses" and r. \. Schrottnr,
Of Covington, Ky. closed the session
WitA remarks of How to AIaHage n
Reading Circle
The department Of finance was con-
Quoted by DR.. b. t. Paine OF Lincoln,
Ncb.. and the art OF giving was dis
cusSca III all It's phases w. o. Whittle,
Of Knoxville. Tenn urged the advant-
ages o systematic Giving" "Church
Rencvoences" mad for It's advocate
Rev, r. L, Mcdowell. Of Baltimore.
Other speakers We're Rev. w B Beau
champ. nf Richmond; Fred Z. Tasl,er.