Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-15


Rev. A. w. Lamar, D. D.. is among tho
delegates to the international Baptist
Young Peoples convention. DR.. Lamar Is
residing in Nashville, Tenn, where he mas
been located for seven years. He has been
on a lecturing tour to the chautauquas in
North and South Dakota. DR.. Lamar was
for FIVE years pastor of the old First Bap-
fist church in Omaha, from 1887 to 1892,
The Baptist Young Peoples Union Of
America was born in his study here In
Omaha in 1899
Harry L. Maxwell will sing Sunday
morning at the Second Presbyterian
olas streets
Prof. D. B. Towner will sing Sunday
morning at Trinity Methodist church,
Twenty-first and Binney streets
All of the visiting missionaries will be
present at the Sunday afternoon meeting
at the Auditorium.
Among other rlotables present at the con-
vention is Uncle Boston," oficially known
as Boston w. Smith of Minneapolis. one
OF the pioneers OF the chapel car work in
the west.
Rev. II. c. Miller in responding to the
| standard greeting for Wisconsin said: I'VE
come from a state made famous by beer,
not Baptists, but the beer is going down,
not down the Baptists." The mistake
! caught the audience at once and II was some
! moments before DR.. Miller could be heard
] to qualify the remark that he meant the
beer trade was going down and that the
Badger state was for Christ.
! Milford Riggs in responding for Missouri
| said: 1.-THE Baptist Young Peoples Union
Of our state was born the same year its
| mother was. Missouri is the greatest mule
| market in the world and we are ready for
| war or peace, as we have 10000 Baptists
there, too. Some are black, some white
and some green and have TO be shown, but
we come here with seventy delegates to
show you a little, too"
BY request the choir of 400 voices will
I give a sacred song concert Monday night
In the auditorium at which a small adms-
sion fee will be charged. The entire even
ing will be devoted to songs and many
musical numbers the choir has been asked
| TO sing will be rendered at that time.
The alumni of Des Moines college held a
banquet at the Young Women's Chris
tlan association rooms last night About
hfty-four former students Of the collebe as
sembled at the college booth and went to
the association rooms. Rev. John A. Earl
| OF Waterloo presided. Impromptu toasts
| were responded 10 by a number of alumni
and by Rev. L. d. Osborn, president Of the
college.
A Bible in possession of Fl. T. Clarke at
tracted considerable attention from friends
| Of his who happened TO come to the Baptist
convention. The Bible was left to Mr..
| Clarke by his father. 1t contains the fam
| lily record from l54l. John Clarke was the
| first Baptist elder In America at Newport.
1885. He was an eminent physician, the
ologian, linguist and statesman. He was
the leader of the founders OF Rhode Island
in the protection OF liberty of conscience.
He was the agent of Rhode Island who
procured and probably wrote the charter
OF the state granted by Charles H., tho
FIRST constitution OF state which definitely
separated church and state The church
still stands at Newport and is the oldest
Baptist church I'm America 1t is the only
church in New England to stand for over
2l6 years that has not departed from its
original faith
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