The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-05-07
THE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
THE DELEGATES CAME IN BY
THE HUNDREDS YESTERDAY.

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The Baptist Young People, Union TO Nee
This Morning at the First Baptls'
Church-Interesting Programme Tor th'
Occasion-Other- Meetings Today-Dis
tinguished Arrivals.
Wilmington opened her gates to the
Baptists yesterday and they came in or
every train in hundreds to attend the
annual session Of the Southern Bap-
fist convention which here to-
morrow at $50 a.. m. in the First Bap-
fist church. of which that able and
popular minister. the Rev. VIM. -
Oliver is pastor. All the regular trains
brought in delegates, and three special
trains came in yesterday evening and
last night. The first special to arrive
was over the Atlantic . Line, via
the Wilmington and Weldon railroad,
at $50 p. m. 1t brought a large num-
Der Of delegates. Another special ar
rived over the Atlantic Coast Line via
the Wilmington, Columbia and Angus
ia railroad, at II o'clock last night,
bringing another large delegation. A
special also arrived by way Of Hamlet
at 1870 O'Clock last night, bringing in
more delegates. In all, the arrivals Of
delegates yesterday footed up ga.
A special train Of Pullman cars will
arrive this morning over the Cape Fear
and Ya1kin Valley railway. 1t will
come from Atlanta by way of the
Southern railway and thence to Will
x~:n,+,, frCyp Craanchnrn One section
will get here at 1925 a. m. and the other
at $40 p. m.
THE BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLES
UNION.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
will be the first organization to meet.
1t will conven at the First Baptlst
church this morning at 10 o'clock. The
following will be the programmes:
PROGRAMME:
1O.NO Devotional Exercises.
Oscar Haywood, of Mississippi.
1919 Welcome Addresses.
George T.. LeftwicA, of Wilmington.
J.. w. Bailey, of North Carolina.
Observation-Disclosures of Convention.
II: OO-Address Personal Conservation
John r. Pullen, North Carolina.
II: 3O-Address-"The Union as a School
for Training Leaders,"
Charles S. Gardner, South Carolina.
12:OO-Address-to be supplied.
12:3O-Announcement of Committees
and Miscellaneous Business.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
3:OO-Business and Workers Meeting,
Enrolment of Members and Elec-
ton of Officers.
AddresS-"The Study Course and
the Result of a Years Work.
r. V~anI1eventer, of Georgia.
Address-"Practical Workings OF
a Successful Union"
William II. Smith Of Georgia.
Report of Executive Committee
and Board Of Managers.
NIGHT SESSION.
500 Devotional Exercises.
Harry A. Bagby, Of Virginia.
S:3O-Adress-"The Church OF
row."
John o. Rust, Of Tennessee.
e:OO-Address-"A Captured and Fet-
tered Generation"
William l.. Pickard, of Kentucky.
Closing Remarks.
John D. Jordan. General secretary.
The executive committee of the Wo-
mans Foreign Mission Union will meet
this afternoon at 4 O'Clock at the First
LhiS
Presbyterian church.
The college conference of the South
ern Baptist convention will meet this
morning at $50 o'clock at Grace M. E.
church.
THE CONVENTION.
The Southern Baptist Convention
was organized in 1916, and at present
is composed of about LOO delegates.
1t is estimated that from 900 to l,ooo
delegates will be here, besides 5000 or
more visitors.
The president of the convention, tho
Hon Jonathan Haralson, Of Alabama,
has been heard from and will be here
today. He will be a guest Of The Or
ton. The Rev. DR.. O. F. Gregory, OF
Baltimore, one of the secretaries OF the
convention, arrived yesterday, and Dr.
Lansing Burruss, Of Augusta. GA, the
ether secretary, is expected today.
They will also STOP at The orion.
The first session Of the convention
will be held at the First Baptist
church tomorrow at 10 a. m.
THE EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY.
On account Of inability to make sat-
isfactory arrangements, the American
Baptist Education Society, through its
executive committee. has decided not
to hold a meeting in connection with
the Southern Baptist convention this
year. A meeting for business only Will
be held in connection with the North
ern Baptist Anniversary, which VIII
be held at Pittsburg, beginning May
18th.
SOME OF THE ARRIVALS YESTER-
DAY.
Among he delegates who arrived IN
the city yesterday were the following:
Judge j. H. Hudson. of BENEFITS
VILE. S. c.. He is a guest of the Hon.
George ROuntree.
DR.. w. c.. Lindsay. the distinguished
~. J>;r-+ ISaptiSr church CO.