Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-12
BAPTIST DELEGATES COMING
Many Young People and Prominent Church
men Arrive for Convention.
SPOKANE WANTS THE NEXT MEETING
waphinRtOn City Is Represented by
Rev. o. w. Van OsdeI, ID. d.,
who VIII Try 90 Land
the Prize.

DtAtAdltH 70 the convention VI Aht Dap
fist Young Peoples union began, to arrive
Tuesday and by Wednesday afternoon
many hundreds OF them were in the city.
Advices received by the local committee
from the various states showed that the
great majority would arrive Wednesday
night and Thursday morning. The first
session will be held at the Auditorium
Thursday morning at Q o'clock.
Among the Baptists of note who are al
ready here are John II. Chapman OF Chi
cago. president of the union since its or
ganization: Prof. Towner of Chicago. who
will lead the chorus; John r. Bland, SUI
perintendent of state missions for Illinois;
Rev. o. w. Van Osde d. D., OF Spokane.
Wash. John Muveen, a Chicago banker;
George Miller of Baltimore, Rev Joshua
Gravett of Denver and Rev. {. A. Hobbs,
d. D., Of Delavan, wis.
DIR. Van Osde came with the avowed in
tention Of getting the next convention for
Spokane, and he came early in order to
get work started to that end. DR.. Van
Osdel, who is pastor of the First Baptist
church Of Spokane. came as the result of
united action the part OF Spokane
churches. The city is so anxious to get
the convention that the council has volun-
teered to meet all expenses connected with
securing it and to guarantee a reasonable
| amount to the convention for Its expenses
/ in that city.
No Informal Reception.
No informal reception will be held to-
night at the Auditorium, as was at first
| planned, for the reason that the members
| OF the local committees will be kept busy
looking after the entertainment of those
who will arrive en- evening trains One big
special with Illinois and Michigan people
will arrive over the Burlington between IL
and IL o'clock
The raised platform on the stage ma
been completed and the last rehearsal of
the choir was held last night. The
Auditorium is decorated with convention
flags and with the blue and yellow colors
Of the convention.
Following is the program for Thursday
MORNING.
9-Praise service
| s;l6-Opening of the convention. Presi-
dent John II. Chapman, Chicago, III.
9.5O-Address of welcomes REV, j. w.
9:5O-Response on behalf of the board OF
managers, l.. L. Henson, ID. D., Providence
X l., chairman Of the board of managers
OF the Baptist Young Peoples Union OF
1OIO-Report of the board of managers.
lO:S5-Appointment of committees and an
nouncements.
1O:5O-Address, THE Need of Spiritual
d Power for Life and Service" Elmer ID
Bryan LII. D., president of Franklin col
i1:2O-Music a company of Kiawa Indians
Oklahoma.
1l:SO-Address, THE Price and Compensa
ton of Spiritual Power" w. J. William
son, d. D., pastor Third church, ST. Louis
i2-Adjournment.
AFTERNOON.
/ Estate, provincial and territorial rallies
S-Adjourn to Auditorium. REGULAR after
noon session in the convention hail.
3:8-Pra1Se and prayer service.
S:45-Address, The Baptist Young PEG
pie and the Power of God,' Oliver ". Var
Osdel, y. D., pastor Spokane temple, spo
4:i5-Deyotional hour, conducted by Rev
tabernacle, Atlanta, Ga.
5-Adjournment.
> 7:30-Praise service.
7:5O-,Presentation. Of the interpstiona
I ecutlve committee of the Baptist Nounl
Peoples Union of America.
SiS-Address, Young Peoples Use o
Power" Rev. r. q. West, pastor ftrs
Baptist church. st. Paul Mimi. ,o,u II
e Chapman Chicago, Ill, president OF tn
; Baptist Young Peoples Union of America
Adjournment.
Chorus IL Ready.
Prof d. B. Towner put his convention
chorus through a final two hours drill
last night at the Auditorium in prepare
ton for the three days session OF tn
Baptist young people, which begins thi
morning Many singers were there who ha'
not been at the rehearsals before, and ha'
not some been kept away by weddings a
which they had engaged TO sing. all tn
400 seats on the raised platform would hav
been occupied. Prof. Towner is please'
with the work of the singers and feels tina
good music for the convention is assured
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