The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-05-04

The overshadowing event in VIII
mington now is the meeting this week
of the Southern Baptist convention.
The number of delegates expected is
about 1000 and it is anticipated that
there will be 5000 visitors. There will
be delegates here from every southern
state, and from many western states,
%including Indian Territory and Oregon.
There will also be visitors from all
over the south and from many cities in
New England and the north. They
will begin 20 arrive on G Wednes-
day.
FIRST MEETING OF THE WEEK.
The Baptist Young Peoples conven-
tion Will convene in the auditorium Of
the First Baptist church at $50 a. m.
next Thursday. The Rev. L. o. Daw-
son, Of Alabama, is president, and is
expected to preside. Mr.. j. w. Bailey,
editor Of The Biblical Recorder, Ra-
leigh, N. c., will deliver the address of
welcome in behalf Of the people Of
North Carolina. Mr.. George E. Left
witch, superintendent of the First Bap-
IlSL CnuFCn ouHddy SCHOOI, III 't-
liver the address of welcome on behalf
of the Baptists Of Wilmington.
THE EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY.
The American Baptist Educational
Society will meet in the auditorium at
8 D. m. Thursday. There will be ad-
dresses by the Rev. DR.. K. u. Upper,
of Philadelphia, Professor w. L. Po-
" - III N,.nc on11npn N
and others.
THE CONVENTION.
The Southern Baptist Convention Will
be convened in the auditorium at 10 a.
IN. next Friday. The Hon. Jonathan
HARRISON, Of Alabama, is president,
and is expected to preside. The secre-
taries are the Rev. DR.. Lansing Bur-
rows, Of Augusta, Ga, and he Rev.
DIR. o. F. Gregory, of Baltimore. Ire
dell Neares, Esq, a prominent mem
Der OF the Wilmington bar, will deliver
the address welcoming the convention
and visitors to the city. The Rev. w.
Il. Oliver, pastor Of the First Baptist
church, will deliver the welcoming ad-
dress in behalf of the three Baptist
CnuICItS 0l tCi' @I p A'
Friday the Rev. DR.. r. A. Venable, OF
Meridian, Miss, will deliver the in
troductOry servon. A large choir and
full orchestra, with Miss CANINE Chas-
ten as ~organ1st and director, will fur
nish fine music during the sitting of the
convention.
THE WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCI-
ETY..
At 40 a. M. Friday the American Bap-
fist Woman's Missionary Union will
I'VE at the First Presbyterian
church. Miss Fannie Heck, Of Raleigh,
is pfesident. and Miss Annie Arsm-
strong, of Baltimore, secretary. Mrs.
G.. E. Stevenson, of this city, will de-
liver the welcoming address.
COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEET
TNGS.
r During the sitting of the convention
the board of trustees and the various
committees will meet at Grace M. e.
church, the Y. NJ. G. A. building and
the armory Of the Wilmington Light
Infantry. The armory having beer
kindly rendered by the Light Infantry
10 the convention, will also be used for
social purposes by the MEMBERS OF the
con IGNITION ,1is4A
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.
The First Baptist church and the
annex, or lecture room, have under
gone extensive improvements for this
occasion. The church has been fitted
with a new carpet, and the paint brush
has been freely used.
The lower hall Of the lecture room has
been greatly improved, and the upper
hall has beer foored, ceiled, plastered
and painted. The lecture o or
lower hall, will be turned v e to
the American Baptist Publication So
ciety, the Foreign Missionary Board
and the Sunday school BOARD Of the
Southern Baptist Convention. The
Baptist publications and curios from
foreign missionary fields will be on
exhibition. The upper hall will be used
for committee and overflow meetings..
A SUB-POSTOFFICE.
The Sunday school library room at
the Fifth street entrance of the lee
ture room, by courtesy of u enter
prising postmaster, Mr.. George L..
Morton, will be converted into a sub
%postofice where all the delegates
and visitors to the convention
can get their mail. P~ostOffice at
taches will be in charge, and the mails
will be delivered to the sub-postoffice
as fast as they come in on the various
railroads.. The sub-postofice will also
be fitted with telegraph calls so the
delegates can have the very best ia
~cilities for calling messenger boys, sc
they can get off their kilograms, etc.
The infant Sunday school room. at
the rear of the lecture room, and four
rooms in the main church building, two
down stairs and two up stairs, will be
used for committee rooms. The Rev.
w. b. divers private study at the
rear Of the lecture room will be turned