Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-27
.BAPTISTS HOLD
CONVENTION AT
GRAND ISLAND
More Than 1900 Delegates
Expected to Enroll Before
Monday Evening"; First
Sessions Held Saturday.

| Sessions Held Saturday.
Grand Island, Neb., April 90
| The delegates to the Nebraska State
Baptist convention have begun to
arrive by train and auto. The crest
OF the registration will come Mon
day evening, by which time prob
ably l,S00 will have enrolled.
Preliminary business meetings of
the various committees and board of
the convention were held at the
Y. M. c. A., and the First Presby-
terrain church Saturday, afternoon
and evening. There was also held
an important meeting of the board
of trustees of Grand Island college
at the Y: M. c. A. Saturday evening.
The first public service was the
World Wide Guild rally at the First
Christian church which closed with
a banquet. The World Wide Guild
is the national missionary organiza-
ton of Baptist young women. There
will probably be 200 of them at the
rally.
The first public service at the
Liederkranz auditorium began Satur-
day night and was the opening
session of the State Young Peoples
Sunday school convention. Mr.. D.
E. Magnuson, banker, of Chapman,
Neb;, is president and Rev. ]. D.
Collins of Lincoln, Neb., is state
director. A banner is awarded each
year to the Sunday school which
brings the most people and travels
the most miles to the convention.
Another banner is awarded, in like
manner, to the best represented
Young Peoples society.
Musical Talent.
Prof. E. o. Excel, world famous
composer of Sunday school songs
and editor of Sunday school song
books, with his equally, famous
pianist, Mr.. Roper, had charge of the
convention for the first Is minutes
Saturday evening. There will be |
similar musical program at the be-
of each session.
Following the musical program
State Director Collins brought be-
lore the committee some reports of |
the work in the state. The evenings
session closed with an address by
Rev. James Asa White, Phi. D. Of
Chicago, who is general secretary OF |
The international Baptist Young
Peoples Union of America.
One of the most unique features
of the convention is to be the con-
leEtion Sunday school beginning
sunday morning. All delegates and
Visitors will assemble just as they
would at their own churches for the
sunday school hour. State Director
!. u. Collins will act as superintend-
mt. Arrangements have been made
o. bring in all the Baptist Sunday
chools of he nearby towns in
lutos and by train to hold their
esslon in connection with the con-
'ention Sunday school.
Convention Sermon.
Rev. Gilbert M. Brink, D. D. Of
Philadelphia will be the preacher
u the convention sermon at II
o'clock. DR.. Brink was for years in
barge of the educational work of
ne American Baptist Home Mission
ociety. In this capacity he super
;sed more than 80 schools and col
sges. Within the past year he has /:
cen elected as the general secretary
nd the chief executive officer of the
Baptist Publication !
cciety.
The Sunday afternoon session
Ill be devoted largely to the dis
ussion of methods in Sunday school
nd in young peoples work.
The closing address of the eve 7
ing will be given by Pres. E. Y a
lullins, D. D., IL. D.. of the South
m Baptist Theological seminary. h
ouisville. KY. Mr.. Mullins will be ?
lie guest of honor of the conven-
on and will speak each morning "
I'd each afternoon.
College a Feature.
The chief features of the con- !.
'ntion Monday will be the con- Z
deration of the interests of Grand q
land college. A college banquet b
i'll be held at S o'clock in honor h
the new president, Arthur T. in
elknap, and the evening session
i'll be given over to the Inaugural.
IN ceremonies. Chancellor Avery,
the state university, will be pres &c
t and officiate. The entire new IL
Guilty of the college will be pres
t on the platform and will be b.
esented to the convention at this nc
ne. q
There are about 200 Baptist
urches in Nebraska, with a men,
rship of about $1,000 There are &C
out LIS ministers. The member in
ip is increasing at the rate of 81 81
out 10 per cent every year. The &C
ligious activities of the conven- GO &c
n cover the expenditure of about or
10000 year. Rev. Ray E. York B
Lincoln, Neb., is the executive :"
cretary. Rev. o. H. Bancroft of at
n