The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
PRATTWLLE READY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. State B. Y. P. U. Convention
 Opens Tuesday EXPECT BIG CROWDS Baptist Organization Is One of the Livest in the State-Birming-
 ham Sends Delegation
 of Sixty
EXPECT BIG CROWDS

Prattville. April -(Special)-This city will have within it's borders next Tues day. Wednesday and Thursday one of the most interesting religious meetings held in the state during the present year. The Baptist Young Peoples union of the state of Alabama will meet this week in their eleventh annual convention.
 The National Baptist Young Peoples union was organized in the Second Baptist church. Chicago, in the year 1891. Two years later the Alabama B. Y. P. U. was organized in the First Baptist church, Montgomery. After IS years of trials and tests it is fourishing as never before. A host of the Baptist young people of the state are enlisted under it's banner, upon which is inscribed Loyalty to Christi A part of this great army of King Emanuel is to encamp in convention with the local union at Prattville April Il to B.
 This city has pride in the local B. Y. P L., one of the largest, most active unions in the state, and will extend to the state B. Y. P.'U. royal welcome.
 ',rhe Baptist church of Prattville is live wire'' It's Sunday school, as well as it's union, is one of the best organized schools in Alabama. with it's enrolment of about 400, and S5 in the home de- partment, 13 on the cradle roll, and an average attendance of over 300 the year around.
 The Anderson brothers are the faith ful, efficient, consecrated leaders of these strong arms of the Baptist church of Prattville R. NJ. Anderson is president of the union and Will Anderson super intendent of the Sunday school These supplement the good work of the pastor, the Rev Edward T. Smith, consecrated worker who knows no such thing as fail- ure in doing those deeds of kindness to al! with whom he comes in contact.
 The Alabama B. Y. P. L. is now part of the Southern Baptist Young Peo- ple's union. organized in 1895. auxiliary to and meeting annually with the Southern Baptist convention, which meets this year on May 19 in Jacksonville, Fla. An en- thusastic meeting of the state union with the Prattville union is expected to add interest and zeal to the southern conven- ton in Jacksonville.
 The official program mme for the meet ing has been announced and is IS fol- lows:
 Tuesday evening, April 11-7:30. de- votional service. Rev. W. M Anderson; 7;45, introductory exercises. local com mittee: 3:15. sermon address. "The Essential Lordship of Christ" Rev. J. Ii. Barber; to TO- informal reception by local union to all delegates and visitors of the convention
 Wednesday morning.. April 12-10, de- votiona1 service. Rev. W. M. Anderson; lO:15, enrolment and organization 10:SO, address. Practical B. I. P. U. Work" Harry L. Strickland; II, ad- dress, "Primacy of Christ's Lordship," Rev. L. L. Gwaltney: 11.30. miscellan- eous business.
 Wednesday afternoon. April 12-S. de- votional service. Rev. W. M. Anderson; 3:15. echoes from unions over the state.
 Wednesday evening" April 12-7:30, devotional service. Rev. w. M. Ander son; 7:45. Planning the State B. Y. P. U.,' Prof. G. W. Macon. to be fol- lowed by discussion; 3:30. address, "The Lordship of Christ in Our Vacations" Rev. Richard Hall
 Thursday morning. April 1S-10, de- services Rev. w. M. Ander- son; 1915, reports of committees and 10:45. address, Practical B. r. P [. Work" Harv I. Stricklands 11:15, address. "The Lordship of Christ in Our Avocations." Rev. J. W. Willis.
 Thursday afternoon, April 13-3, de- service Rev. w. M. Ander son; 3:15. Denomination Obligations of the Unioner,' Rev. l. J. VanNess; 3:45. | The B. Y P. U. Encampment," Rev. A. | G. Moseley. discussion.
 Thursday evening. April 13-7:30. de- service. Rev W. M. Anderson; 7:45, "B. Y. P. U. Lecture" Rev. l. j. | VanNess; SIS. address. "The Lordship of Christ in Worldwide Evangeliza ton" Rev. B. F. Yarborough; S:45, con secration service.
 The Birmingham delegation, headed by Secretary Alvin M. DouglaS will | leave Birmingham at 10:20 o'clock morning on the Pan American, | in Tuscaloosa from 12 to 2 l D. m.. for sightseeing and proceeding in the same special car over the Mo- bile and Ohio.
 More than 60 have already decided to go and the party will no doubt be a large and congeniol one. GOVERNOR SIGNS
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