The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-14
YOUNG PEOPLES UNION.
Great Gathering of Baptists in Chatta.
nooga To morrow.

tf.. n0ORR To- nlOrrOW.
The international convention of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union, which
convenes in Chattanooga on Thursday,
will be OF universal interest to the Chris.
tian people of this section, although Roa-
yoke will not be represented. Iynchburg
has sent two delegates and muny otter.
cities and towns of the State will be rep
resented
OF all the big and interesting meetings
of this great brotherhood this, promises
Co be the largest and most interesting.
Abundant hospitality, unbounded enthu
siasm, and earnest discussions, with
stewardship as the keyword, will DO the
characteristics OF the assembiage.
Virginia headquarters will be located
in large school room on Market square,
one block from the Auditorium.
The convention will meet on Thursday,
and remain in session until Sunday night,
though the exercises of the Sabbath will
be purely religious, concluding with u
conservation service and a roll call of the
States and provinces.
The chosen key word for the convention
Is "Stewardship.i
The board Of managers will meet at the
new Southern Hotel at 10 a. nj. to-day.
This evening at 8 O'Clock delegates and
visitors are invited to attend the regular
weekly prayer meetings held in the sew
eral churches of the city. They will be
occasions OF special prayer that the Di-
vine blessing may attend all the exercises
of The convention.
The convention will be called to order
at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning by Pres
ident John H. ChapmaL, of Chicago, and
will, OF course, be opened with devotional
exercises. The morning session will be
taken up for the most part with addresses
of welcome, which will be delivered ms
follows: l. On behalf OF the churches of
Chattanooga, Rev. r. b. Garrett, ID D.,
of Chattanooga, Tenn. 2. On behalf Of
the Baptist Young Peoples societies Of
the city and State, Rev. NJ. d. .Jeffries,
of Knoxville. Tenn. 3. On behalf of the
citizens OF Chattanooga, Rev. j. w.
Conley will respond in behalf of the board
Of managers and the delegates. Commit,
tees will then be appointed, and after two
addresses on 1.-THE Christ Conception, -
and "Divine Ownership IAN adjourn
ment will be taken.
In the afternoon the annual reports
will be sdbm tied, and addresses will be
made on "The Young Peoples Move
ment." "An Inspiration and u Prorh-
esq.," and Distinctive Features Of the
b. Y. p. u the former by Rev. George
B. Eager, D. d., of Montgomery, Ala
hhh Vic ihbtCi Wy NV JULIUS iJcc lItW >,
| of Baltimore: w. f. Mckee. of Mime
apolis, and j. w. A. Stewart, d. D., OF
| Rochester,.
| The features of the evening session will
be the presentation or Christian culture
banners and the address of the president
The early morning session on Friday
will be devoted to prayer and testimonies
and will be followed by the election OF
officers, conferences, addresses and dis
cussions on variety of interesting
topics Then the afternoon will be givcr
over to conferences, and the night to the
announcement OF educational plans fcl
| 1S97-1S9S.
On Saturday morning there will b,
workers conferences and departmental
rallies and n the afternoon an "outlool
meeting on Lookout Mountain. TIL,
Saturday evening programme has not ye
been announced.