The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-18
BAPT|STS MEET
IN SPARTANBURC
Rev. c. E. Burts, ID. d., Again
Elected President.
BUSY SUMTER SESS
One Hundred and Fifty Dele
gates in Attendance at
Twentieth Annual Con-
ventiOn.

Sumter, Feb. 16.-This after
moons session of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union was fea-
tured by the election of officers
for the ensuing year and the
selection of the First Baptist
church, Spartanburg, as the
place for the 21st annual meet
Ing next year, which will be
Meld on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday after the second Sun
day in February.
The officers chosen for the
year are: President. the Rev. c..
f. Burts, d. d., Columbia. who
was reelected for his fourth
year; vice presidents, the Rev.
]. A. Dawson, Camden: r. w.
Patterson, Spartanburg; B. F..
Woodruff, Darlington; general
secretary, the Rev. Thos. j.
Watts, Columbia; recording Sc
cretary. J. G. Allen, Latta: trea-
surer. S. D. Preston, Columbia; !;
"Xecutive committee, A. B. Ken
nedy, chairman: Miss Maude
Dusenbury. Conway: Cleo M.
Ward. Darlington: T. G.. DeVore.
Ninety-Six; the Rev. J. A. Ans.
lev, Manning; Miss Leila McKin-
non, Columbia; George Tisdale,
Sumter; the Rev. A. G.. Sher-
wood. Bennettsville; Leroy Crox-
ton. Cheraw; Miss Ruth Jackson.
Dillon, and all of the officers of
the organization. The report of
the nominations committee was
made by the Rev. T. J. Watts.
Columbia, chairman, and that of
the time and place committee by
the Rev. j. Fl. Mitchell, Column
bia. chairman.
More than 100 delegates had
<,arrived up to last night and to-
day delegates continued to come
in, making the number tStal up
to more than $50 delegates and
visitors from other places here
for the convention. Incominr
trains were met today and the
delegates accommodated upon
their arrival by the reception
committee. places having been
provided for them in the homes
of citizens. The meetings have
been well attended and rouch IN
tereSt manifested in the con-
vention work.
The real work of the conven
tion began with this mornings
session. when the roll call of
delegates was prepared and adj
opted. The committee on time
and place, J. w. Hill. Miss
Maude Dusenbury, Miss Mary H.
Welborn and Vernon Pettison: /:
on nominations, the Rev. r. ].
Watts, the Rov. Benz. Sorgee.
Herbert H. King, j. E. McMana-
way, G. G. Epps. Miss Ora Bell
Burkett, Miss Willie Lewis; on
rasolntioro. Miss Ruth Allen
the Rev. A. B. Kennedy, NJ s.
| ernice Bass. C. e.. Norri- w.
wv Goldsmith; on awarding ban
r"i 10 uIioy, doing .,cTt work,
the Rev. j. A. Dawson, J. A.
Grown, T. G. DeVore, the Rev.
William Haynsworth, Miss Efl.e
Bounds. were then appointed.
"A talk was made to the class
on B. Y. p. u. methods by Frank
H. Leavell of Atlanta and the
Rev. John A. Dawson of Camden
smoke on Recruits for the Army
of Conquest" a talk which was
full of instructive and interest
ing points. The First Baptist
church of Columbia gave a dem
onstration of a B. Y. p. u. de-
votional meeting.
This afternoons session was
given over to a meeting OF COM
mittees and hearing their re-
ports. which were adopted. as
already stated. Delegates from
various places gave demon
stration of a z. Y. p. u. mission
ary meeting. Forty-two unions
made one minute reports on
their organization and work dur
ing the year.
Upon adjournment of the bust
ness session this afternoon
many of the delegates enjoyed
another side of the convention
pleasures by attending a recep-