The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-08
LAST DAYS SESSIONS
The Baptist Young Peoples Convention
Adjourned Last Evening"
INTERESTING PROGRAM FOR THE DAY
Open Win auhrisc Prayer Meeting
Tho business MretinE-AbleD fs.
COURSES Delivered by Famous
Fr"nchers ut NIL Thrco Regular
HenEiOnB.

senxions.
The second and last day OF the State
convention OF the Baptist Young Peoples
Union was ushered In by Il sunrise pray
er meeting which was we'll attended The
services were conducted by Rev. W. S.
heake, of Petersburg va ~
Tho convention proper ,wa,s c.llad 4o
order at $3.50 o'clock, prayer being Of
iesed by Mr.. J. IL. Newbill, of Crewe.
rev: L. CT. Broughton. OF Roanoke,
then delivered the.second lee :uEn of his
convention series on the Study and Use
of the Bible"
Inc special order of the morning, 1.-THE
educational Possibilities OF the Young
reoPies Movement" was then gone into
with Rev. DR.. George b. Taylor, of Sa-
lem. educational leader, in the chair.
The HIST division was .unScr the head
In New and Improved Church Meth
DDS, by ltev. !. NJ. Mercer, ID. D., Of
Richmond
Other divisions OF the subject were to
nave been discussed by Rev. r.. B..
Thames. D. D.; of Danville, and Rev.
t. Il. l.. Aylor, of Front Royal, but
| they were absent. Rev J. ]. Hall of
Norfolk, was substituted, and discussed
the subject under the head, I'm Intensi-
\ ned Personal Devotion" (Which had
been assigned Rev. Mr.. Aylor)
Next came How to Conduct Christ
ian Culture" by Calvin Moss, OF Lynch
burg.
y paper on Junior Work" by Miss
Lizzie Harvey, OF Lynchburg, was read
ny Key. Thomas y. johnson, of Lcxing-
ton This paper will probably be pub
| llshed
President Pollard here resumed the
chair.
Al this point the annual election of
officers was TO have taken place, but
was deferred till afternoon, the commit
Tee on Nomination not being ready to
| report.
SuBJEcT OF JOINT MEETINGS.
me report OF the Committee on Res
buttons accustomed the liveliest discus
sion OF the session. The proposition TO
nave the Young Peoples Union convcn-
tion ineot thereafter ut the same time
ana place with the General Association.
was the bone of contention.
The resolution provided that when
poth organizations are invited by the
same city the b. Y. =. u. shall hold lis
convention Immediately after the nd.
Journmcnt OF the General Association
and that should an invitation not be
extended TO the union, then the Mace of
| meeting should be fixed. by the ISxeo;,
tive Board.
~ motion to table the resolution being
lost, the discussion proceeded
1t was urged on the part of those who
favored the combination of the two
Misunderstanding Mt the same time and
Pioce-thHt the eXptnsestof attending
would be reduced 10 those who desired
to attend both; that with separate meet.
inES some would find thcnls elves unable
to attend both.
The other side urged that It will not
be practical, in many cases, for the
cities and towns TO entertain both the
General Association and tho i. Y, =. u.
pt the same time. 1t was also predict
Ell that to combine the two would be
the practical death of the Il. Y. +, II.
president Pollard opposed tho rcc6m-
mendatton and made the point that In,
people can't be kept together at conven-
ZION for the length OF time It would take
to hold both meetings.
me previous question was then call
ed ana the recommendation was voted
down by large majority.
Ielegraph!c greetings were received
from the w. c. II. u. OF Virginia in SEES
sion IN, Fanv!lle. The greeting was re-
turned Appropriately by wire. -
On motion of DR.. Owen the convcn-
non decided to change the time of meet
Ing from October to February % and 81
Rev. Mr.. Mitchell. of Portsmouth
made statement of information as 70
the workings of the Baptist Minister'S
Fraternal Association.
1t was announced that there would he
convention excursion TO Virginia
Leach this morning at II o'clock.
Benedlction vas ,then. pronounced by
KEY MIR. Tibble. Of Cha; lrttesviile, and
the convention adjourned for lunch.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT $3.50 O'Clock the body re-convened
after a prayer meeting conducted by
w. II. Henderson. Of Vlnton.
Rev. l.. C. Broughton. who had been
heard with so much pleasure at all tho
conversions sessions. arose to deliver
the third Of his lectures on the Study
and Use Of the Bible" He touched
upon the various methods Of service
and spoke of giving to the Lord:
cause lie said that tnere were many
ways or giving. among which there were
the thoughtlesS, impulsve style the er.
ratio and uncertain giver, and Their
there Is the man who has to be coaxcd
by kissing and eating partics," and
there Is the seif-sacrficlnE man, and
there is too the heroic method Of giving
all. which he said is really practiced by
many persons ito-day, and in this con-
nectlon he cited Mr.. Crirtenden, the
FOUNDER of the missions by that name
as an example
But he held that the best and only
Bible method was to set aside n definite
sum for the Lords cause. The old law
or tithing. he held, had never been ab1-o-
gated. In fact, the speaker said there
were some men to-day who had to give
up everything they possess, as did the
APOSTLES of old. before they can find
christ He held that Gods portion
should be given before anything else
| ~ OFFICERS ELECTED