The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-17

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July ia
heavy downpour OF rain for several hours
This morning lnterfered considerably
with the pleasures of the thousands of
Baptist visitors in the city. The sunrise
mayer meeting on Lookout Mountain
was abandoned and a number OF prayer
meetings held at local churches at Q
o'clock were only slightly attended. The
weather cleared up about O'Clock, and
The morning session of the Young Peo-
ples convention was well attended.
The session was opened with the usual
rrllse service after which DR.. D. u.
limit, OF Toledo, Ohio, chairman Of the
hoard Of managers, called the cnnven-
don to order as the presiding officer OF
the day.
Az the conclusion OF the devotional ex-
srclses Or. Hunt announced that the re-
ports Of standing committees were In
order
The nominating committee made It's
report through Its chairman, Rev. o. s.
g Wallace. The report VI the committee
was AccepkIu WAkNohh ulANhs9'SN N'tN Wv
secretary Instructed to cast the ballot
MS a whole for the nominees.
The head officers remain the same,
while the remaining ones are changed to
A certain extent The officers elected
were:
President, John II. Chapman, Chicago;
vice presidents, Rev Curtis Lee Laws,
baltimore; Rev, George B. VosbuFg,
Denver, Col: Rev. ]. II. Macdonald,
Amherst, N. 8.
Recording secretary. Rev. II. W. Reed,
Lacrosse, Wis.
Treasurer, Frank Moody, Milwaukee,
WIS
Annual members of the board of man
ayers, Charles s. Burton, Illinois; Rev.
NJ Price, PhD., Ills;L. A. Crandall, MD,
Iulpols: John W Law, Illinois; Charles
A Marshall, Illinois; 2. Grannell, d. D.,
Illinois; Rev. H. F. Perry, Illinois; Rev.
H. b. d. Gray, Ala; Mornay. Williams,
New York; Rev. j. W. C0nley Milwau-
/ kes; Rev o. s. c. Wallace, Ontario.
Term ending ls0O-Rev G. w. Corey,
PriRee Edward Island; w. ". Maine,
Massachusetts,; Rev, c. II. Dodd, New
Jersey: Rev. II. NJ. Hunsicker, Pennsyl-
yanla; Rev l.. L. Henson, Indiana; Rev.
W. NJ. Lawrence, Illinois; w. NJ. McKer-
cher Iowa; Rev. l.. Halsey. Arizona;
Rev. o. W. Van Cadet. Washington;
Charles NJ. Ness, Maryland; Rev. A. II.
pugh, Florida: Rev II. c, Rosamund.
Ark: Rev. A. T, Jamison, South Caro-
Ina
Texas. and Arthur Flacks, Miss.
After the acceptance Of this report DR..
Cooper led in prayer there was 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 O conference on
Bible study was led by DR.. He. Vedder.
of Chester, Pa. and short addresses de-
lIytred by member OF prominent work.
ers At the First Methodist church a
conference on the missions was led by
Rev. =. S. Dobblns, OF Philadelphia, and
the discussions which took place were
participated in by several leaders who
have made long study OF this branch
Of the work. At Centenary church a
conference on benefclence was led by
Res. ". ". Walker, OF Elgln, ILL.,, and
participated in by a number OF proml-
nent Baptists. At the First Presbyter-
fan church conference on junior work
was led by II. H. West. OF Rockford, Ill.
At this conference Mrs. ]. II. Chapman.
wife OF the president OF the Union. read
a paper on Our junior courses, how
may their efficiency be increased?" and q
number OF ladies' delivered addresses.
Between 1880 and 2:3O this afternoon
conferences of leaders OF several
branches OF the work were held at vari-
Gus churches.
st 2I5 the afternoon session of the
convention was opened with a praise
service, after which the 'salutatlon OF
flags, an Interesting ceremony, was led
BY Dr. +. L. Wilkins, Of Chicago.