Evening journal., 1898-07-09

The eighth international convention
OF the Baptist Young Peoples Union
OF America will be held in the Seventy
fourth Regiment Armory, corner OF
Virginia street and Elmwood avenue,
IA the city of Buffalo, N Y.
July IA, Is, 16 and H. The board OF
managers will meet at international
headquarters, in the Genesee Hotel, on
Wednesday. July 1S, at 10 a. m.
"A special decorated train, which will
leave Broad street station, Philadel-
phia, at a. m. on Wednesday, July
13, will be run via Harrisburg, Sun
bury. Willlamsport, Elmira and Canaan
daigua. The reception committee Will
meet all incoming trains and conduct
delegates to headquarters. The state
headquarters for Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware will be in the
parlors OF the First Baptist Church,
Main and Edward streets, three blocks
from convention hall. Side trips are
announced for Niagara Falls on the ar
ternoon Of July 16, Chautauqua on July
is and Toronto on July 10.
The program, as at present arranged,
is as follows: July IA, convention hall
$50 a. M, opening OF the convention
by President John II. Chapman; adj
dresses OF welcome on behalf OF the
baptist churches OF Buffalo by Rev.
George w. whitman, ID. D.; on behalf
OF the Baptist Young Peoples Socie-
tics OF the city and state; on behalf
OF the citizens Of Buffalo, by Mayor
Diehl; response, on behalf OF the
board OF managers and delegates, by
Rev. c. "a Hobbs, d. d., OF Delavan'
Wis; appointment OF committees; ad-
dresses on Fellowship, the Secret Of
Progress" by Rev. Gumbart A. S.
Gumbart, d. d., Boston, and on Eel
lowshfp, the Tactics OF Progress" by
Albion wv. Small, Ph. d., University Of
Chicago. 1.3O p. m, First Baptist
Church-"An Hour With the Old Tes-
lament Prophets" by Rev. S. Burnham,
%. d., Hamilton, N. Y, Delaware Ave
nue. Methodist church; 'An Hour With
the Gospels" byRev. Rush Rhees,D d. d.,
Newton Centre, Mass. 2.S0 p. m, con-
vention hall-Annual reports OF board
of managers by Rev. e. Il. Chivers, d.
d., Chicago, and OF the treasurer, by
frank Moody, Milwaukee, Wis; ad-
dresses on ''Retrospect-A Review OF
Seven Years" by Rev. ]. r. Cow
Somerville, Mass; "Aspect-Our Field
Of Opportunity" by Rev. l.. o. Dawson
ID. d., Tuscaloosa, Ala; Prospect
Baptists and the Future" by Rev. r
p. Johnston, d. d., st. Louis. 4.45 p. m
State rallies. 7.SO p. m, convention
hall-Presentation OF the Christian
course banners for senior work II
Bible readers course and sacred litera
ture course; 1.-THE Selective Genius o
Christian literature" by Rev. A
wheaton, Mystic, Conn; annual ad
dress OF the president, John III. Chap
man, Chicago; missionary address
Napoleon and Carey-'A Contrast" b
Rev. Lemuel @. Barnes, d. ID, Pitts
burg.
July Is, morning hour OF devotion
First Baptist Church-Rev. ]. w. Wee
dell. d. D.. Davenport, Ia, leader, tops
Summoned for Service-A Lesso
From the Life of Elisha" Delawai
Avenue Methodist Church-Rev. w.
Pickard, ID. D., Cleveland, Ohio, leade
topic, 'sThe Greater Birth" Prospe'
Avenue Baptist Church-Rev w. j
Geistweit, d. d., Galesburg. H., leade
topic. "The Need Of the Hour" En-
manuel Baptist Church-Rev.
Hutchinson Brantford, Ont, leade
topic, "1he Believers Standing
Christ" $50 a. m, First Bapti
Church-"An Hour with the Poets
the Bible" by f. B. Pollard, Phi.
Columbian University, Washington
An Hour with the Epistles," by Re
e. ]. Forester, d. D., Greenwood, s.
9 a. m, convention hall-Reports al
election of officers; Workers in Cou
Reorganization" Rev. f. p. LeaC
Rochester, Mimi, presiding; "Bil
Work" Rev. II. c. Vedder, d. d., Che
ter Pa, presiding; Missions" RI
Charles A. Cook, Bloomfield n. j., pi
siding; Social Reforms" Morn
williams, New York city, presidin
Junior Work. Miss Lorilla e. Bus
nell, Chicago, presiding. 2.3O p. !
presentation OF banner for senior VIC
in the conquest missionary course, w
address by Rev. w. S. Sweet, Shaohil
China; address by Rev. w. e. Hatch
ID. D.. Richmond, Va; fellowship me
ing, with roll-call Of states. 7.S0 p.
presentation Of Christian culturecou
banners for junior work and OF the n
Christian culture course banners, 81
Tor and junior, by Rev. d. NJ. Rams
Charleston, S. c.; addresses on IF
lowship in Worship" by Rev. w. II.
Faunce, ID. D., New York city, and
The Local Church the Point OF +
lowship in Work" by the Rev. j..
Rust, Nashville, Tenn.
July 16, convention hall. 10 a. m
Riches Of Hymns and Treasures
Tunes" with illustrations OF congre
tional singing, conducted by Rev. +
Dobbins. Philadelphia; address
True Patriotism" Saturday aft
-uoon qxrurgion IN Niagara Falls nm