The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-07
Wilmington Welcomes $500
Delegates and Visitors.
TARHEELS ARE HONORED
EDITOR BAILEY'S WELCOME ON
BEHALF OF THE STATE.
ADDRESS BY Mr.. JOHN puLLEN
Professor Brewer, Of Wake Forest
Elected Secretary of Baptist Col
Iege Conference. fhe Whitsett
Question Considered.

Wilmington, n. c., May 6.-The South
ern Baptist convention will hold its forty
second session at 10 a. m. tomorrow in
the First Baptist church Of this city.
Delegates have been arriving all day and
the attendance of these and visitors is es-
timated at $500. The local committees
have made all necessary arrangements for
their comfort and entertainment. Rev.
r. "A. Venable, d. d., Of Mississippi,
will preach the convention sermon. A
reception will be given the Woman's
Missionary Union in the afternoon at the
Y. NJ. @. A. building.
Additional arrivals of delegates and
visitors to the Southern Baptist conven-
ton during the day have filed the hotels
and hundreds Of delegates are being en-
tertained in private homes. The entire
expense OF entertaining delegates is borne
by the Baptists of Wilmington.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union met
at 10 O'Clock this morning in the First
Baptist church, j.. o. Dawson, Presi-
dent, in the chair. J. w. Bailey, of Raj
eigh, made the address of welcome on the
part Of the State of North Carolina, and
was followed by Mr.. George e. Leftwich,
OF this city, who. welcomed the delegates
to the city Of Wilmington. Response to
these addresses were made by j. n.
Prestridge, Of Kentucky. Prepared adj
dresses werer delivered by Mr.. John T.
Pullen, of North Carolina; Charles S.
Gardner, of South Carolina, and r. c..
Chivers, of Chicago.
The morning session then adorned un-
til 3 p. m. s9F72s
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session, Rev. X. Y.
Deventer, Of Hawkinsville, Georgia, adj
dressed the body on Study Course of
Young PEOPLES Unions" after which
Rev. w. III. Smith, of Columbus,
Geogia, delivered an address upon ''Prac-
teal Workings of Successful Unions"
Election of officers then entered into,
resulted:
President. l.. O. Dawson, Alabama
Vice-President, w. III. Smith, Columbus,
Ga; J. N. Pristridge, Kentucky; Secreta-
nv, w. w. Gaines, Atlanta; Treasurer,
w. r. Phillips, Alabama.
The President reported that he had
received a gavel from L. A. Duncan, of
Meridian, Miss, procured from Lookout
Mountain.
Committee ON revision of bylaws was
then appointed as follows: B. d. Gray,
d. NJ. Ramsey, Z. M. Galloway, J. n.
Van Ness, H. r. Moseley.
Recess was then taken until s p. m.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Wilmington, N. c., May 6.-Thc even
ing session opened with devotional exer,
eisess The report of the board Of man
ayers was read by the Secretary, Rev.
John D. Jordan, of Birmingham. 1t shows
the young peoples movement is rapidly
spreading DYER the Southern States and
encouraged cooperation with the Baptist
Young Peoples Union Of the North. The
report was adopted.
The report OF 3. d. Gray, chairman
of the committee on constitutional
changes was read and adopted.
Addresses were made by j. Q. Rust
of Tennessee, VIM. l.. Pickard, of Ken
lucky, and Rev. John D. Jordan, the gen.
eral secretary.
The convention adjourned to meet to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.