The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-20
B. Y. p. us LAST DAY
EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION END
ED WITH LAST NIGHTS SESSION.
MEET NEXT IN WASHINGTON.
VI. L. BRITAIN OF ATLANTA AGAIN
ELECTED PRESIDENT.

dred Into Surf-G. w. Macon OF
Macon Elected President but Re
siEned-Changes Made Also in the
Executive Committee First APP
pointed Convention Returned
Thanks TO All Persons and Organi-
cations That Have Been of Assist
nnce.
The eighth annual convention of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union of Geor-
gia came to an end yesterday after two
interesting sessions, and an outing at
Tybee The chief interest of the ses-
sions. of course was in the election of
officers for the coming year and the
selection of the place of next meeting.
This is Washington. The officers are as
follows:
President-M. L. Britain of Atlanta.
First Vice President-L. G. Todd of
Rome.
Second Vice Observation-Disclosures In
gIesby, Savannah.
Third Vice President-John E. How
ell. Moultrie.
secretary-W. A. Lynch, Atlanta.
Treasurer. NJ. Moore, Macon
Executive Committee-R. VanDeven-
ter. Savannah. chairman; w. w.
Gaines, Atlanta: T. P. Bell, Atlanta;
r. C. Norman, Washington: E. c.
Tichnor, Macon; G. w. Macon, Ma
con; ]. ]. Whitfield, Hawkinsville, and
w. ]. Northen. Atlanta.
Macon Resigned Presidency.
In the election, which took place at
the morning meeting. Prof. G. w. Ma
con was elected president after Mr..
Britain had declined another nominal
B ton, but at the nights session Prof.
Macon stated through a friend, that
after conferences with many of his
friends he had brought them to see
good reasons why he should not accept
the presidency, and he therefore de-
clined 1t.
Rev. R. vanDeventer Immediately
nominated Mr.. Britain and, though
he at first declined and suggested that
the matter be referred to another NOM
mating committee, Mr.. Brittain's OBJ
lection was overruled and he was unan-
imously elected president.
AS il is customary. for the more sat
isfactory transaction of official bust
ness to appoint on the Executive Com
nittee enough men from the home of
the president to constitute a quorum of
the committee, and as this quorum. in
the first election had been selected
from the Macon members of the or
ganization, it became necessary to
make such changes as would place the
quorum in Atlanta This was done
of the members of the Executive Com
mittee.
Changed Month of Meeting.
The next convention will be held not
IN June, as has been the case in former
years, but in September. This recon-
mendation, which was made by the
committee provoked considerable dis
cussion as many delegates favor June.
The recommendation went through,
however.
The convention adopted resolutions of
thanks to the railroads. for their cour-
tesies; to the people of Savannah for
their hospitality: to the First Baptist
Church, for the use of its building:
TO the newspapers. for notices concern
ing the sessions; to the Telfair Acad-
envy, for free admission to the gallery,
and to everybody that had in any way
assisted in the success of the conven-
ton.
AT the close of the morning session
Mr.. NJ. Ed Wilson made a photogra phi
of the interior of the church with the
delegates in their places, and this pic
ture was on exhibition at the night ses-
sion.
Afternoon nj Tybee.
The afternoon was spent at Tybee,
the delegates, $50 in number, going to
the island on the $3.50 O'Clock train and
returning, that is most of them, on
such trains as brought them to the
city in time for them to attend the
night session of the convention.
While at the island bathing was the
great attraction, probably three hun
bred or more enjoyed this sport dur
ing the afternoon; in fact such was
the members of the convention stayed
in long enough to miss the early trains
returning to the city.
The programme of the night session
was rather short one. Mr.. B. L. Bugg
as chairman of a special committee,
appointed to report on the report of
the executive committee. This report
offered as suggestions that the con-
vention instruct the executive commit
tee to send out well equipped speakers
when they are called for at meetings
of interest to the state body; that the
individual unions try to keep in touch
with the executive committee. and that
the coming year be considered as pas
tors year in the Christian Culture
Courses. I'VE believe" said the COM
rnittee, that the pastor is key to the
situation and that the work can't meet
its highest success without his help"
Delegates on for Home.
The address of the evening was made
by Mr.. c. d. Case, Phi. D., of Mont
clair, n. j., who was sent to take the
place of Rev. DR.. W. H. Geistweit of
Chicago, detained because of illness in
his family. Mr.. Case made an eloquent
address on Christian Citizenship of the
Future. At its close, on motion of Mr..
w. D. Upshaw a telegram was sent
TO Dr. Geistweit, expressing the re-
grets Of the convention at his absence,
but the appreciation of the meeting
that he had sent so able a substitute.
Besides the usual congregational
singing, there were two special mum
bers: There Is a Green Hill Far
Away" (Gounod). sung by Miss Wing,
and zone Sweetly Solemn Thought"
sung by Master Everett Stothart.
The great majority of the delegates
will leave for home to-day. but not
all. several will spend the next few
days in Savannah. Some have re-
manned over for the special purpose
of going on a steamer excursion. which
will he nv 10 If ha Tfret