The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-17

tho morning session or the cohNc'''''''
was well attended. The session va
orened with the usual prayer service
fter which DR.. T.. T.. Hunt, OF lo''uo'
ohio. chairman of the Board OF Ni"""
gers. called the convention 10 oi"0i 90
Tho presiding officer of the day.
At the conclusion Of the devotional eN-
orrtses DR. Hunt announced the reports
81 Standing Committees were IN ORDER
The nominating Committee made us re
nort through ITS chairman, Rev. -. I.
Wallace. The report of the committee
was accepted without discrssion' anu
the secretary instructed to cast the palloI
as a whole for the nominees.
rho head officers remain the same
while the remaining ones are changed 10
certain extent The officers elected
we're: President John II. Chapman Chl-
cago: Vice President. Rev. curtis Lee
laws Baltimore. Rev. George Is. Nos-
burg Denrea. California; Rev. J. n.
Macdonald. Amhurst y. 5. Kecordihs
Secretary Rev H. W. Reed, Lacrosse,
WIS; Treasurer, Frank Moody Ml'"au'
kee, Wis.
Annual members Of the Board of Mana
pers-Charles 5. Burton. Illinois Rev VI.
p price. Phi. D.. Illinois: l.. \. CrandaI.
ID d.. Illinois: John w. Law, Illinois,
Charles 4. Marsh. Illinois; 4. GrenneH.
u. D.. Imonois. Rev. II. +. Perry Hi
nois. Rev b. -. Gray Alabama; Nor
nav Williams. New York; Rev. j. w.
Conlev Milwaukee; Rev. o. c. Wallace
Ontario.
tenn ending 1eOO-Rev. c. w. Corey
Prince Edward Island; w. W. MAN,
Massachusetts,: Rev. G. H. Dodd' New
Jersey: Rev n. VI. Hunsicker. Pennsyl-
vania. Rev. l.. T.. Henson Indiana, Kew
william Lawrence. Illinois; W. NJ. Nc
Kercher Iowa: Rev. l.. Halsey Arizona;
Rev q w van Osdel. Washington;
Charles NJ Ness. Maryland; Rev. a. +.
Pugh. Florida: Rev. II. c. Rosamund,
Arkansas; Rev. \. 7. Jamison' SCUM
Carolina.
Term ending 1Sq9-Rev. c. W. Truett,
Texas. and Arthur Flacks, Mississippi
After the acceptance OF this report Dr.
Cooper led IN prayer. There was a song
by tho choir and the convention ADJOURN
ed.
At the afternoon session a htteen-m1iin-
ufe prafse service was conducted, altet
which Rev. Frank l.. wilkins. -. ID.
conducted the "Salutatl0n or the idb7,
one Of the brightest features OF tue ~ III.
vcntion Among those VINO responucu 40'
the different states We're
Georgia-Rev w. \. Smith, ID. j.
Nirginia-Rev. q. +. Staley.
Florida-J. j. Parsons
West Virginia KEY i. H. NE
South CarOlina-Rev. c. ). Gardner
ID. -. 49,. .,,.or,ior
was opened by song service uhder thV
direction of Professor Porter. VI. p.,
The session was In charge OF VICE. r. r.
efdeut Curtis Lee Laws. who made many
happv illusions I'm introducing the tol-
lowing speakers of the evening -, KY,
4 II Green d. d.. Evanston ILL.,. on
the stewardship of Service KEY. D. >,
Kirtley d. D., Little ROCK A nlriro on
u. d.. Greenvillc. :. c., on "Ihe stewart
TRe banners for the sacred literature.
conquest missionary and BiDle Ieaues
courses were presented 10 the states Oh
Minnesota. Indiana ana ro ,iii.,,s,
The convention then adjourned -
\ conference Of State and prlnclpal -
sociatiOnal officers was held az lou -, -,
I'M Centenary Methodist Eplscopal chuI oii.
Rev. Theo. Heisy, OF New JerS Se.{is,o,,tes
mad chairman. About forty deleSd,,3
u,ero present. DR.. +. T.. Chivers, .genei ~
escrotnrv of the Baptist Young feopie
Trnion ureed all state officers 10 penn
their energies 10 perfecting state ORGAN.
1,tions This he declared. IS the Eted,
weakness of the Baptist Young leoplo
mon nnnference of Junior leaders was held
at the same hour presided over Ds - I'D
r. T. NcDanett. OF lllhols. ] l IA h9s,,.".l.i
Methods of Junior work were dlscuaaeu
a. ,rbo second annual meeting Of the IN
- .ioroI TRANSFORMATION Leaders
Irnion an adjunct of the Baptlst ouns
poorlefs Union. whose object Is 10 S', ~"
favorable rates TO convenuohS; WI ~ nv
to-day II was decided 10 apoisn ~ lo,
nosifion of international transpolltit.iio,',,i
,a,ior and Lot the duties Of that posltoh
lbo,,ol,e iinon the general officers OF the
ffrfon