Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26
BAPTIST YOUNG MEET
Conference Held over Future Policy
of Organ of association.

conference heIu ONeE FutuEr EOhiCs
of Organ of association.
The annual convention Of the Southwest
ern Iowa association of the Baptist Yeuns
Peoples union opened Saturday afternoon
at the First Baptist church with a repre-
sentative attendance, delegates from the
following churches in the district being
present: Atlantic, Clarinda. Cumberland,
| Emerson, Glenwood. Greenfield, Hamburg,
Malvern. Milford, Percival, Red Oak, River
ton, Shenandoah. Sidney, Silver City,
Villisca, First church, Council Bluffs. and
Memorial church, Council Bluffs. ,
One of the principal matters discussed. at
the afternoon session was the desirability
and ACCESSIBILITY of changing back to a
weekly publication the official organ of the
Baptist Young Peoples union. which some
time ago was converte5 into a monthly
magazine. Since becoming a monthly pub
l~ication the magazine. which is called
Service is said to have failed to fill
the bill. so to speak. and there has been a
general movement among the young people
Of the church to have It put back as a
weekly. The change back to it's original
form was strongly advocated by the con-
~vention and at the evening session a resolu-
ton was adopted, calling upon the board
of publication to make the change.
The committee on resolutions, which was
named at the afternoon session, consisted
OF Henry Peterson Of Council Bluffs, Miss
Nellie Alstrope OF Malvern. Miss. Maude
De Freghn of Red Oak and Miss Mary
Mann Of Omaha. The report of this com
rnittee included resolutions or thanks to the
local members OF the association for the
entertainment furnished the visiting dele.
gates and for the excellent manner in which
Fl, aAnVr.ntfnn haA AAAo r.l g. -
eral.
The program as arranged for the openins
session yesterday afternoon was carried out
without change. The meeting was opened
with devotional exercises conducted by Rev
A. o. Broyles of Sidney. following which
Rev. w. j. Bell, pastor of the Memoria
Baptist church of this city, delivered tn,
address OF welcome. The response wa.
made BY Rev. c. II. Owens of Silver City
president of the Southwestern Iowa asso
citation.
Miss Mary Mann Of Omaha in a shor
but felicitous address conveyed TO the con
v~ention greetings from the Nebraska Youn,
Peoples union. The afternoon program in
/, cluded short talks as follows:
Social Life of the Society" Fred Dear
Glenwood. .-.
v 'How to Increase the Membership an
0 Win Associate Members Henry Peterson
Council Bluffs.
0 Devotional Meeting" Miss Birdie Baird
Malvern.
Relation of the Baptist Young People
0 Union TO the Church and Pastor Mis-
Eta Van Kirk, Silver City.
Miss Birdie Baird OF Malvern was electe
u treasurer, the office having become vacan
since the last regular meeting OF the as
sociation. g. t..
v The evening session. the attendance a
which was largely augmented by the mem
i bers of The Young Peoples unions Of IN
four local churches. the First Baptist. tn
n Memorial. the Danish and the Swedis
Baptist churches, was opened with a son
service conducted by Cal 2 johnson OF thI
N city.
Rev. p. II. Mcdowell OF Omaha spoke O
''The Cross and Its Successes and Re-
]. o.. Staples spoke on ''rh Lucky Fello'
. OF Holy Writ" A pleasing feature OFT IN
/. evening session was the singing of MFR
r. o. Haskins Of South Omaha.
At the service this morning at 10 o'cloc
A Rev. B. F. Fellman of Omaha viii presc
the sermon. The afternoon sessions at
N O'Clock will be devoted to junior work
among the speakers will be Mrs, c. =
d Campbell Of Benson, Neb. The sermon
II the evening service will be preached b
Rev. Wilson Mills OF Des Moines.