The record-union., 1897-07-17
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVEN-
TION AT CHATTANOOGA.
John III. Chapman of Chicago Re-
Elected President OF the
National Body.

| A heavy doWnpOur OF rain tor Seyefal
| hours this morning interfered consid-
erably with the pleasures of the thous-
ands of Baptist visitors in the city. The
sunrise prayer meeting on Lookout
/ Mountain was abandoned. The
weather cleared up about 9 o'clock, and
the morning session of the congress
/ was we'll attended.
The session was opened with the US
ual praise service, after which DR.. H.
! E. Hunt of Toledo, Chairman of the
/ Board of Managers called the eonven-
ton to order as the presiding officer Of
the day. He announced that the re-
ports of the standing committees We're
in order
| The Nominating Committee made its
report through it's Chairman, Rev. O..
S. C. Wallace. The report was accepted
without a discussion, and the Secre-
tary instructed to cast the ballot as
| a whole for the nominees. The head
officers remain the same, while the re-
naming officers are changed to a GER
tain extent.
The officers selected We're: President,
John w. Chapman, Chicago; Vice
Presidents, Rev. Curtis Lee Laws, Bal
timore; Rev. George B. Vosburg, Den
yer, Col; Rev. J. H. Macdonald, AM
herst, N. s.; Recording Secretary, Rev.
H. w. Reed, Lacrosse, Wis; Treas
urer, Frank Moody. Milwaukee; An
nual Members of the Board of Manag
ers, Charles S. Burton, Illinois; Rev.
NJ. Price, Illinois; l. A. Crandall D. D.,
Illinois; John w. Law, Illinois; Charles
A. Marsh, Illinois; u. Crennell, d. d.,
Illinois; Rev. Berry, Illinois; Rev. ]. J.
Lonley, Milwaukee; Rev. 0. S. G.. Wal
lace, Ontario. Terms ending 1900-Rev.
c. W. Corey. Prince Edward Island; w.
w. Main, Massachusetts; Rev. G. H.
/ Dodd, New Jersey; Rev. H. M. Hun
sicker, Pennsylvania; Rev. L. L. Hen
| son, Indiana; Rev. William Lawrence
Illinois; w. NJ. Kercher, Iowa; Rev
l.. Halsey Arizona; Rev. O. w. Van
Osdell, Washington; Charles NJ. Ness
| Maryland; Rev. A. p .Pugh, Florida;
Rev. H. c. Rosamund, Arkansas Rev.
a. l.. Atkinson, South Carolina. Term
ending 1S99-Rev. G. W. Trutt, Texas
and Arthur Flacks, Mississippi
After the acceptance of the report
DR.. Cooper led in prayer, there was a
song by the choir and the convention
adjourned.
Between 10 and II o'clock confer
ences on various branches of the work
We're held at four of the city churches
AT the First Baptist Church a confer
ence on Bible study was led by Dr.
H. c. Vedder of Chester, Pa, and short
addresses were delivered by number
of prominent workers.
At the First Methodist Church q con-
ference on missions was led by Rev F.
S. Dobbins of Philadelphia, and the dis
cuSsions which took place were par
| ticipated in by several leaders who
have made d long study of this branch
of the work.
AT Centenary Church a conference
on beneficence was led by Rev. Dr.
Walker of Oldin, ILL.,, and participated
in by a number of prominent Baptists
At the First Presbyterian Church a
conference on junior work was led by
H. H. West of Rockford, III. At this
| conference Mrs. ]. H. Chapman, wife of
the President of the Union, read a
paper on Our Junior Courses; How
May Their Efficiency Be Increased?"
Between 1:30 and 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon conferences of leaders of sew
eral branches of the work were held
at various churches.
| AT the afternoon session a fifteen
minute praise service was conducted.
! after which Rev. L. wilkins, D. D.,
! conducted the "Salutation of the
! Flags
| Responses for the different States
were made, the following being among
| the speakers I. D. Woods of Califor-
MIA, f. ". Gage of Washington and
Rev. c. L. Ketmar of Colorado.
The speakers of the evening We're:
/ Rev. A. B. Green, D. D., of Evanston
| H.; Rev. j. S. Kirtley, d. D., of Little
Rock, Ark, and Rev. S. c. Gardner. d.
D., of Greenville S. c.
! The banners for the sacred literature.
conquest, missionary and Bible readers
! courses We're presented to the States
of Minnesota, Indiana and Pennsylva-
( MIA
The convention adjourned until to-
morrow.