Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
THE WORK In CANADA
TIE UNION AN IMPORTANT FACTOR
IN CHI HCfI ACTIVITY.
IS NGW STRONG AID GENERAL.
organization Fiourishing Through
out the Maritime Provinces and
in the Work
in the Work

The young people Of the Baptist church
IS OF tfs Maritime provinces OF CANDIDA
al an early date caught the spirit % the
great movement among the Christian
young people OF America. which has come
TO be such an important factor in the
forces that make FOR Righteousness in
these closing years Of the nineteenth CEN
tury Prior TO the Chicago convention
of 1891 organizations of the young pe0-
pie had sprung M in number OF church
as, some OF which had taken tie form or
Christian EudeaVOr societies. so That
when the Maritime Union came into eX-
istenCe. on August ~, 1872. about twenty
societies were already engaged in WORK
in New Brunswick Nova Scotia, and
Prince Edward Island. Among these may
be mentioned Charlottctown, Amherst
Berwick. Cavendish. Gibson. Hillsboro'
First Halifax First. Halifax Second. Hal
flax Third. Transport. -. stephen. 81.
Martins, Sackviiie Frst. Truro First.
Yarmouth First. and Yarmouth Tcmpic.
From that point onward the development
OF work has been general. steady ana
substantial, until to-day there ave over
80 societies reporting % the Maritime
Union. with an aggregate membership 90
something over GOO. only one oe the
StNfl a~~bElAl AbilH 4fiti'lilr NilFi Nll'ff''+f
while &. large number of the counties are
also organized
SUBSTANTIAL WORK DONE.
That substantial work has been done
during these years has been given evil
dence TO the body at large by the win
ming Of the Sacred Literature Banner for
four consecutive ycars.-lSa2I9 IA record
perhaps unequalled by any other state
In, h., International Ifnfln
Interest in the general work OF the body
has been greatly stimulated by the send
ing Of strong delegations to the internal
tional conventions. and the young peo-
pie or the provinces have been brought
widely into intelligent sympathy with the
purposes and efforts Of the greater body
by two visits made TO the provinces by
the sea by Gcneral-Secretary Chivers. In
1877 he attended the annual convention
at ST. John, y. r.. and last year. IL cd-
dition TO being present at the conN cntion
NJ Amherst, y. =. he made a tour of
the provinces, holding rallies AT
number Of central points. Or.
Chivers and the Baptist Young
Peoples Union Association are, there
fore. now more than names i'm TINS
section. and both have places in the es-
TEEN and affections of the Canada Bop
lists. which would never have been pos-
sibe had they not looked into his face
! listened to his words OF earnest. soulful
| eoquence, and had oreathed upon and
| into them something OF the spirit which
moves the man i'm the accomplishment
/ OF his herculean labors.
! Hitherto, the conventions Of the Mari
/ time Union have been held IN conjunc-
/ ton with those OF the churches. This
years meeting will be held at Frederic
/ ton. ~ b.. August 10th TO 18th. Probably
/ after this year it will be found necessary
/ to have these gatherings at Il separate
J time and place.
OFFICERS OF THE UNION.
The following are the officers Of MARI
! time Union for the year lS9S-'s9: Presi-
I den. Judge +. w Emmerson. Sackville
! y. E.; First Vice-President. Rev. Henry
! Carter, Murray River. T. T.. l.; Second
Vice President. c. J.. Martin, Amherst
y. s.: Secretary and Treasurer, Rev q
! A. Lawson, Isaacs Harbor \. s.; AS