The news & observer., 1897-02-11
THE UNION At WORK
Baptist Young People Organic
For Business.
MANY FINE ADDRESSES
MR.. PULLEN TELLS OF THE
IDEAI. MAN OF THE BIBLE.
BEST PREACHER OF THEM ALL
Prot. CulIom Tells How to Study the
Bib,e--Other Short and Spicy
Speeches--A Constitu-
ton Adopted.
ton Adopted

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Baptist Young Peoples Union is in ses
sion in this city. 1t is meeting IN the
First Baptist church, and is noble
hodv Of consecrated young men ana
young women.
The convention was called to order by
President Blackwell yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock, after a short deyouonal
service.
Formal organization was, of course,
the first business to claim the attention
of the convention. An enrolment of the
delegates present was secured by the
committee on credentials, which is COM
posed of Messrs. S. Nj. Parrish, j. ID.
Sykes. j. ID. Moore, and j. C. Burgess.
The report of the committee on Con-
stitution was made by Mr.. j William
Bailey, editor of the Recorder. The COM
mittee was appointed at Greensboro two
years ago, and consists of the following
members: j. W. Bailey, r. L. Vann, j..
w. Millard, L. J. Taylor, John f. White,
Livingston Johnson.
The following committee on finance
was also appointed: w. b. Morton, A.
nj. Simms. J. Il. Pullen, j. ID. Boushall
John E. White, III. p. Hobgood.
An invitation was extended by Rev.
r. B. Hall to the North Carolina Baptist
Young Peoples Union to attend the Vir-
ginia convention, which meets in Norfolk
at an early date.
After some discussion and minor
changes, the constitution, as read by the
chairman, was adopted.
At this point Superintendent John IL.
Ray, of the Institution for the Blind, ex-
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to visit that institution. The invitation
was accepted with thanks and the con-
vention designated 4:30 o'clock Thursday
afternoon as the time at which it would
visit the institution. 1t is understood
that a special program has been prepared
by the inmates of the institution for the
entertainment of the visitors.
A committee of FIVE on nominations for
officers was appointed to report to-day at
10 o'clock. This committee is composed
of r. T. Vann, T. J. Taylor, s. ]. Porter,
N. b. Broughton, and r. l.. Haymore.
While the committee on Enrolment
and Credentials was out making up its
report, short talks were made by Rev.
r. b. Hall, formerly pastor of the Bap-
tist church of this city, but now of Nor
folk; by Rev j. D. Robertson, a student
at Louisville Theological Seminary, and
by Rev. E. f. Tatum, missionary to
China
DIR. Hall rapidly reviewed the forma-
tion and history of young peoples or
ganizations among the different denomi-
nations-the Baptist Young Peoples
Union, the Epworth League, the Chris
tian Endeavor, the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, and others. These or
ganizations, he said, were the only means
by which the churches could hope to hold
their young men and women. There
were in churches ample opportunities for
the greatest activity of the young peo-
ple.. They were needed to ill the chris
tian work with life, vigor and activity
Mr.. Rcbertson's address was along very
much the same line. He congratulated
the Baptists Of North Carolina on the
organization of its young christians, and
thought it a prophecy of great things to
come to the Baptist denomination in the
future
Rev. E. f. Tatum, who has recently
returned from China, where he has
spent several years in mission work,
told the convention something of the rela-
tion that should exist between the young
Baptists Of the State and the mission
work.
At this point the committee on creden-
tials made it's report, and the convention
proceeded with its regular order of busi-
ness. Mr. John Il. Pullen, of Raleigh,
was on the program for an address. He
chose as his subject Personal Conse-
Grafton" taking as his text the 18th
verse of the End chapter of /. Peter:
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is
dead, being alone"
Mr.. PulIen said the ideal christian
must be a man with clean hands and a
clean heart--a man who loyeth and
worketh righteousness man who is
wholly honest and undefled
MR.. PULLEN'S ADDRESS.
Now, to whom will you turnY
asked the speaker. I'VE turn
to Abraham who was the
strong and mighty man of God, but
in too many respects he fails and falls.
We turn to David, the sweet psalmist
of Isreal, but his black crimes tell us he
is not the ideal. We turn to Job, the
patient, but he too cursed God and sinned
shamefully. We turn to meek Moses, to
Elisha, to Solomon, but none. Of them
measure up to the standard the Bible
has set for the ideal man. But there is
one great figure, and but one, that looms
up above all the sons and daughters of
men-Jesus Christ, the Son OF God.
He, the meek and lowly, and yet the one
altogether lovely. He is the ideal man
the ideal Of christian life. Follow in his
steps, mould your life after his, and
you may become thoroughly consecrated
TO God and his service. There is no
other way.
To become thoroughly consecrated,
Mr.. Pullen said several things were ne
cessary:
/. To do Gods win.
The Fathers will concerning his own
son is that he shall fulfill the scriptures
concerning him-man must do the same
thing. Not every one that saith unto me
Lord, Lord is my son, but he that doeth
the will OF my father"
Ill. Follow in the footsteps of Christ
To do this, Mr.. Pullen said, it was