The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-18
YOUNG PEOPLE GALORE
WILL POUR INTO THE CITY TO-DAY
FOR THE Y. p. c. L. CONVENTION.
First Session Opens This Evening
Evangelical Work Mapped Out
The EARLY Arrivals.

The first session Of the great convention
of psalm-singing young people will be held
this evening in Tomsinson Hall. President
John G. Quay. of Denver, will preside, and
the following programme will be carried
out:
Grand praise service, under the direction
OF Prof. Hugh H. McGranahan, of James
town. Pa, musical director fox the conven-
ton, Mrs. II. II. McGranahan, jamestown,
Pa, and Miss Pearl Phillips, Chicago, ac-
companiStS
Devotional exercises:
Address of welcome on behalf or the COM
monwealth, Hon. James A. Mount, Cover
nor of Indiana
Address of welcome on behalf of the re-
ligious community, Rev; c. n; Sims, d: D..
Methodist Episcopal Church of Indian
apolis.
Response. ]. P Tracy, chairman of the
general committee.
Address, THE Bible-the Word of God.
Mr.. M. b. Williams, Atlanta, Ga.
While the assemblage is called conven-
ton of Our Young Peoples Christian Union
of the United Presbyterian Church, it is
more correctly termed the annual institute
of that body, and the meeting is designed
to be training school for young Christians
with a three-fold object: TO instruct in
Bible study and practical piety; to create
and work, and especially in promoting the
growth and prosperity Of the congregations
Of the United Presbyterian Church, and to
promote great spirituality. 1t is an organi-
cation that has no legislative authority, be-
ing under the control of the General AS
sembly of the United Presbyterian Church,
which appoints six of the eleven members
Of the general committee having charge of
hn
may not even change its own constitution
which was framed for it by the General AS
sembly, though the right to recommend
changes is not withheld. Any action that it
may take must also be first approved by
the general committee before it will be con-
sidered by the General Assembly.
WILL UNITE THE TWO.
The all-important change in the constitu-
ton which will be discussed by the institute
will be that of bringing about union with
the young peoples organizations of the AS
ISOLATED Reform Church of the South. The
Associated Reform and the United Pres
byterian Churches are practically the same
as to faith the only barrier between them
having originally been the slavery question.
The United Presbyterians were notable dur
ing the time of the war as fighting union
lists, and the poSt-bellum principles have
since sufficed to prevent the cooperation
of the church of the ex-slave owners with
that of their own faith in the North. But
the rising generation do not entertain the
feeling of sectional hate that still animates
many OF the older members of the Southern
church, and large number from South
Carolina, Georgia and Alabama will attend
the present convention and cooperate in
bringing about union of the young people
of the two churches il not the church or
CARNATIONS themselves. The young people
M 4 hriC
tian Union, as is used by the United Pres
byterianS. They also have the same Of
fetal organ, the Christian Union, and CO.
operate in number of missions established
in the South. They are now ready and
willing to be received into the general con-
Vention of the Northern organization. In or
der that This NAV he done the name Of fhe
annual assemblage must be abridged so
that it shall be simply the convention of
1.-THE Young Peoples Christian Union
The general committee laid before TIE
General Assembly at its May meeting n
Rock Island, H., report of its efforts look
ing to union of the young people of the
two churches and the assembly indOrsed
the report in the following resolution:
Resolved, That we commend the action
the cooperation and utilization of the young
people of all psalm-singing churches, and
express our hope that the churches inter-
ested may look with favor upon the move
The general committee will hold a session
this morning and will recommend to the
convention the necessary changes in the
constitution looking to the admission of the
Southern organizations, and tomorrow the
matter will be ratified by the convention,
after which it must again be approved by
the general committee and finally indorsed
by the General Assembly at its next ses-
sion.
The Associated Reform Church is not to
be confused with the Reform Church; or
old Covenanters, who numper ABOUT 4oVoV
in this country, and who still cling to the
tenet to abstain from voting on the ground
that the Constitution of the United States
does not recognize Christ as the King OF
mankind.
CONTROL OF THE SOCIETY.
The convention has no greater power in
choosing it's executive officials than it has
in changing it's constitution. The general
committee, which controls the affairs of the
organization, consists of five members ap-
pointed by the General Assembly, one men,
Der ex officio, who is the general secretary,
also appointed by the assembly. and five
remaining members. elected by the conven-
ton The five members appointed by the
assembly hold their positions for five years,
one retiring each year. The retiring mem
Der is always the chairman, who at present
is j. P Tracy, of Chicago. Mr.. Tracy will
be succeeded chairman at the end Of the
convention by Rev. II. c. Achison, OF Car
the committee The vacancy on the com
mittee caused by Mr.. Tracy's retirement
will be filed by r.. r. MchoWn OF ROCK
Island, appointed by the assembly in May.
The general secretary Rev J: A. Duff, of
Chicago, completes his term of three years
with this convention, and will be sue
ceeded by Rev D. f. McGill, of Allegheny
who was also appointed by the assembly in
May -.-.. 1T.
The general committee at its session this
morning will nominate five men to NIL the
positions on the committee now occupied
bv Foster K. Collins, DR.. J. NJ. Fraser
Orville Wilson, Mckenzie C!eland and ROD
To,,tI
ratified by the convention Although any
delegate has the right to nominate the
privilege has never been utilized The com
mittee will also make nominations for the
offices of the convention. The following are
QUAY, of Denver; recording secretary; Mrs.
Mary Porter Kyle. of Southheld' ,T MISh;;
nress secretary, Rev Edward McDlll;
treasurer. ". j. Stewart, of Parnassqs
Pa, and junior secretary, Rev. w. D. WISH
art, Of Allegheny, Pa.
COMING OF THE DELEGATES.
Vow EVaxv Came In Yesterday-They