The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-16
THE BAPTIST YOUNG PEG
PLIES UNION.
CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION
THOSE RECOMMENDED BY THE
BOARD OF MANAGERS ALL
GIVEN APPROVAL.
SESSION IS ON AT CHATTANOOGA.
Attendance Large and Many Leaders
in Church Work Among the
Delegates Present.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July IS
The seventh international convention
of the Baptist Young Peoples union
of America began in this city this
morning, with about 1000 delegates
and some of the most prominent Bap-
fist leaders in the country present.
The weather is cool and pleasant and
everything points to one of the most
successful meetings ever held by the
union. Among the most prominent
leaders present are: John H. Chap
man, of Chicago; Vice Presidents Rev.
c. L. Seasholes, Dallas; E. l.. Fowke,
Oshawo, Ont. c. r. Quigley, Lincoln,
Neb.; Secretary E. E. Chivers, Chic
ago; Treasurer Frank Moody, Milwau-
kee; Rev. E. w. Hunt, Toledo, chair
man of the board of managers; Sec
rotary H. w. Reed, La Crosse, Wis. +;
Rev. Garter H. Jones, Louisville, KY;
ex-Secretary F. L. Williams, Chicago,
and Walter H. Merritt, business man
ager of the Baptist Union papers. The
Baptist papers of the country are we'll
represented, and special arrangements
have been made for the comfort and
convenience Of their representatives.
The handsomely and deliberately dec
GRATED city auditorium was completely
filled at 10 o'clock. The convention
was opened by short service led
by DR.. L. L. Henson, of Fort Wayne,
formerly secretary of the board of
managers, who also delivered a fervent
invocation, after which President
Chapman arose to deliver the opening
address. AS President Chapman
walked to the front of the platform,
he was greeted by a great volume of
applause.
At the conclusion of President Chap
mans address, DR.. Hunt moved that
the provisional programme be adopted
as the convention programme. The
motion was unanimously adopted. The
addresses of welcome, all eloquent and
interesting, were then delivered as fol-
lows: On behalf of the churches of
Chattanooga, by Dr. R. B. Garrett,
pastor of the First Baptist church; on
behalf of the Baptist Young Peoples
society of the city and state, by Rev.
M. d. Jefferies, of Knoxville; on be-
half Of the citizens of Chattanooga, by
Mayor George NJ. Ochs. DR.. J. w. Con-
ley, of st. Paul, Mimi, eloquently re-
sponded. DR.. E. w. Reed recording
secretary then announced the stand
ing committees and LADDERS of i'm
portant topics, for each state repre-
sented in the convention.
The afternoon session began at 2
O'Clock with praise services, after which
the reading of the annual reports of Of
hcers was taken up. The report of the
board showed a very gratifying result
In the recent Christian culture course
examinations, in which over $4,000 pa
pers were submitted many from for
elgn mission fields. Special attention
was called to the report of Treasurer
Frank Moody, of Milwaukee, which
showed evidences of greater economy
and better financial condition than be-
fore. For the year ending June 80, 1896,
comparison of the assets and liabili-
ties showed a deficit of $4,S20.23 For
the year ending June 80, 1897, after a
conservative estimate of assets the
deficit is reduced to $1,73S17, showing a
gain for the year of $3,082.05. An exam
1nation Of the report of the business
manager shows a gain during the year
in accounts receivable of $3,5S7, plus
a reduction of indebtedness to the
amount of $31750.
The board of managers recommend
ed some changes in the constitution,
which were accepted and approved by
the convention. These changes led to
a most complete union of the forces of
the B. Y. P. U. A, with the Southern
Union, by which the forces of both are
consolidated, and in making this new
relation with the Southern department
separate departments were provide for
the North, the South, the East and
the West, to be known hereafter as B.
Y. P. u, North, B. Y. P u; South,
etc, instead of as heretofore by depart
ment colors.
Addresses were delivered by Rev w.
P. Mckee, of Minneapolis, and Rev. j.
W. Stewart, of Rochester. New York,
and others. After the adoption of the
reports of the board of managers and
treasurer, the convention adjourned to
give the delegates an opportunity to
attend the state rallies, a number of
which had very interesting meetings,
full of enthusiasm.
At the evening session, Rev. W. w.
Weeks, of Toronto, addressed the con-
Vention on 'Home Impressions" and
was frequently applauded by the as
sembled thousands.