The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-10
B.Y.P.U. OFFICER
DISCUSSES WORK
Rev. George T. Webb Tells of
What B. Y. P. Union
Is Doing.
SPEAKS IN BAPTIST CHURCH
ORGANIZATION GROWING IN
UNITED STATES.

Rev. George T. Webb. who is general
secretary of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union of america, is visiting in this city
Mr.. Webb is making his annual tour of
the country. and will leave shortly for
Spokane. Wash, TO make some prelimi-
nary arrangements for the convention OF
the society that will be held there next
July His general cff!ces and headquar-
tcrs are at Chicago
The Baptist Young Peoples Union OF
America was organized in July, 1901. 1t Is
fraternal organization. which embraces
all the Sunday school societies ana young
peoples associations connected with the
church In general IL comprises the same
work as other societies OF its kind. but
with itself. That Is the educational
branch This offers three courses of
erature and the conquest missionary
course. These are subdvided into the
junior. senior and advsnced courses. The
advanced course has been prescribed in
the outline leading to a Phi. ID. degree
10y many prominent universities. Through
out the United States and Canada. this
fruitful and there are at present 10000
who have taken the courses. The instruc-
ton is given by books ana correspond olt
I've and have been sent all over the
world
Union Extends over Country.
The field covered by the union ex-
tends all over the United States and Can
association organized in South America.
known as the Baptist Young Peoples
Union Of South America. AT present ap-
peals have been made from many OF
the countries I'm Europe to establish
branches there and the work of doing so
viii he done as soon as possible: Until
then the literature or the union Is being
sent there regularly.
The official organ Of the union is a
by W. III. Gistweit well known bible
scholar. This contains information re-
garding study and the work of the So
ciety and also articles of general interest.
There are at present $1,000 who take the
.'The work OF the union is noticeable in
The fact that a good percentage Of the
Sunday school superintendent of the
country arose to their positions by the
preliminary training they received as
I'm one large city there are forty Sun
day school superintendents who all nave
been members of the union. The work IS
Furnishing all over the field. Ii is
stronger in the middle west than i'm the
far west or the far east, but is growing
salt Lake and the surrounding country
is exceedingly encouraging, and II con-
tinues to hold its own with the progress
going on throughout the country
Convention at Omaha.
AT the convention in Omaha there was
a representation from almost every place
that the union has been established, and
in all there were 1900 delegates present.
From every standpoint ii was one of the
most successful conventions ever held. At
the meeting the business of the union was
transacted and reports given, but the
feature was the splendid addresses by
some of the distinguished workers. Inc
convention at Spokane next July will have
n record breaking attendance
Mr.. webb gave the discourse at the
His subject was THE Secret of Power in
Christian Work" He took as his test
J. Cor. 1871, and in part said:
st Paul describes the church under
the figure If a body, the head and sole
authority being Jesus Christ. Every MEM
her OF the church is a member or that
body and should be under the controi or
the head This normal condition will re-
suit in an efficiency and power that VIII
he remarkable The text asserts that the
gift whereby the spirit is made manifest
is given 70 every man for the profit of
all God wants to reveal himself 70 the
world that cannot see him, and Gods one
method of manifestation is through the
activities OF those who are members Of
his body the church. We are ourselves
spiritual and are unknown. except through
the activities Of the members or our
hodies No man has ever seen his best
friend only the body in which his friend
lives but through the activities of the
members Of his body, directed by the I'M
seen and unseeabe person who dwells
therein the invisible person is made
known. SO God dwells i'm his people and
reveals himself 10 the world by means
81 the activities OF his members, COM
monty called Christians
las the hand is gifted to perform a
special service. the eve is differently
gifted. the ear. tongue and foot each en-
dowed for some special kind OF work in
and for the body. so I'm the church every
member has a gift. each differing from
every other. but all under the direction
OF one head. Jesus Christ, and in proper
ton to the measure in which each di5-
covers his own gift and uses IL the church
is an effective institution and manifests
God TO the world In real and effective
way.
Mir Webb proceeded to point out the
work of the Baptist Young Peoples union
I'm the development and realization OF
spiritual power He said: This rs the