Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
THE MEN At THE HELM
Something About Those Who d.
rect Up. j. A. Work.
BRAINS, SKILL, AND ENERGY,
A Fine Lot Of Men Who Are Doing
a Fine Work.
THOROUGH SYSTEM EVERYWHERE.
Nothing Is Left to DO ItseIf-The
President, the General Secretary,
.~L IN
THOROUGH SYSTEM EvEHYwHERE.
Nothing is Left to DO tseif-The

The men who conduct the affairs and
| direct the work Of 80 great body as tho
Baptist Young Peoples Union OF America,
| and do their work so WELL are, OF neces-
sity. men of interesting personality.
The body, of course, has the usual
president. vice-president and other off,
GERS, but I'm addition to these there is
a Board of Managers and an Executive
| Committee, which take leading part in
mapping out the work, and executing
| plans.
OFFICERS AND BOARDS.
The officers of the body are: President,
| John H. Chapman, Chicago; Vice-Presi-
dents-R. II. Pitt, ID. d., Richmond; ii.
O. Rowlauds, ID. D., Lincoln, Neb.
A. l.. Wall, Moncton. n. g.; Recording
Secretary, Rev. II. W. Reed, La Crosse.
Wis; Treasurer, Frank Moody Nil
waukee. wis. Rev. r. T.. Chlvers. ID. D.,
! Of Chicago. is the general secretary and
editor Of the Baptist Union. the official
organ of the organization.
The Board Of Managers consists of
! chairman - W AihAAAf ~ - A'''N~s ~
Secretary Rev. II. W. Reed, La Crosse.
Wis. Rev. W. l.. Van Horn North Da-
| kota: Rev. 5. c. Davis. Wyoming;
r. s. Middleton, louisiana; Rev. c. r.
b. Dodge. Vermont j. J. Whitfield,
Georgia; Rev. r. W. White. Wisconsin;
Rev. H. +. sulwen Minnesota; w. VIII
| liams. quebec; Rev j. O. Adams North
Carolina Rev. H. +. Wilkinson. Colorado
Rev. o. G. Buddington. Delaware; Rev.
G.. r. White New Brunswick. A. J.
| Vining. Manitoba: A. i. Griffith, Southern
California; Rev. l.. II. Holt, oklahoma;
Rev G. w. Truett, Texas; Arthur Flake.
| Mississippi. The terms of the foregoing
end at the coming meeting OF the union.
The terms OF the following members ex-
pire i'm 1900: Rev r. NJ. Hunsicker. Penn
sylyania o. w. Van Osdel. ID. D.,
Washington; Rev. l.. l.. Henson, Indiana;
| william NJ. Lawrence, u. D., Illinois;
! Rev II. c. Rosamond, Arkansas; Rev. A.
! y. Jameson, South Carolina; Rev g. n.
Dodd New Jersey; W. W. Main, Mas
sachusetts; W. NJ. McKercher, Iowa;
Rev. j. e. X. Folsom. Nebraska; o. z.
! Coshow. Oregon: Charles NJ. Ness. Mary
| land; Rev W. T. Stackhouse, British
| Columbia; Rev. j. b. Weber. Idaho; Rev.
| W. T. Hundley, Florida, Rev. c. W.
Corey, Prince Edward Island: l.. Halsey,
| ID. d.. Arizona; r. \. Ford District Of
| Columbia.
DIR. WHITMAN, OF BUFFALO.
! At the same session at which Profes.
Cor Shepardson IS to speak, Rev DIR. q.
! ". Whitman, OF Buffalo, y. y, VIII de-
| liver an address on "The Conyention-and
| After"
Rev. DR.. Whitman was born I'm Mid
| dletown Pa. in 1876 In his early life
| he worked ut the printing trade. on the
! Harrisburg Patriot, the Erie Observer,
and other papers. During the clvil war
| he was in Harrisburg. He became
| Christian in 1866. and joined the Erie B4p-
| fist church. He attended college at
| Buckneu University, graduating IN 1872.
| lie also Is a graduate Of Grocer Theolo-
| gical Seminary. He has had three pasto'
! rates i'm twenty-five ycars-at oil city,
| AIeadville. and the Cedar-Street church.
| Buffalo. He has been at the last-named
| church for seventeen years. The church
| is downtown and suffers severe yearly
| losses. but its standing has been well
maintained and the attendance Il usually
| large. and the interest IS well maintained.
DR.. Whitman was chairman OF the Press
| Committee of the Buffalo convention.
FROM ACROSS THE BORDER.
Rev. p. X. Dayfoot, NJ. A.. pastor OF
Port Hone Baptist church, ontario, Is one
OF the prominent speakers from beyond
! the convention. He has been chosen TO
| lead the discussion on "Ihe Believers
| Four qualifications" which has been set
| for the morning session on Saturday. Mr..
leon nnf Tar
When years old he went to Georgetown,
| Ontario. There he attended the public
school and a private academy.
| At l6 he was sent 20 Woodstock, Onta-
| rio. where for four and one half years
| he studied, and then matriculated into the
| University Of Toronto; from which In
| stitution he graduated with honors In
philosophy and political economy.
He then entered Toronto Baptist COL
lege. where he studied he regular the
| illogical subjects for one year. lie was
| then ordained and settled with the church
in Port Colborne Ills second pastor1te
| was I'm strathroy, Ontario, where he re-
| NAMED eight years. Five years ago ne
| went 10 Port Hope. HIS present pasto-
rate. Three years ago he took the NJ.
4. Degree OF McMaster University, after
| passing examinations in social science.
| CHURCH BUILDER AND AUTHOR.
An indefatigable worker and author
| who will take prominent part In the
convention. is the Rev. William Wallace
Everts pastor OF Woodland-Park church,
81 Paul MINI. lie graduated from the
University OF Chicago in 1861. spent three
wears I'm study and travel abroad; grad
uated from the Theological Seminary, In
Chicago. in 1873; was assistant pastor OF
the First church In Boston, and served
| tho Fourth church Providence, X. l.;
the south Hartford Conn; the Second
philadelphia: the First Haverhill Mass,
and the Beth Eden, omaha, Neb. While
in Europe he arranged for the purchase
OF the Hengstenberg library, which Is now
Lao the University OF Chicago. In
providence he started two missions both
OF which have prospered, and one became
a church. and he saw the home church
relieved OF a debt OF 5000. Al Hartford
ne secured the organization OF the Memo
rial church AZ Philadelphia he tJlla-
borated with Dr. Armitage In preparing
the section OF his history concerning tho
Anabaptists. Al Haverhill he saw
$1,000 debt removed as condition OF
his acceptance OF the call A booklet or
his. entitled Concise Comments on Bap-
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