The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-06
ANNUAL b.Y.P.U.
MEETING CLOSES
HERE SATURDAY
"Proves Great Spiritual uplIft 10
Church." Taylor Declares; Gives
Impetus to Revival; Holding
Daily Services.
TULSA IS SELECTED
FOR 1923 MEETING
OIL Metropolis Meets Much opposI.
tIon and Special Committee 10
Called; Ada Loses But 10
Slated 1924 Convention.

The tenth annual session Of the
u. Y. p. U. convention Of Oklahoma
which opened here Friday afternoon
came to a close Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Sam u. Taylor pastor OF tho
First Baptist church where tho con.
vcntion was held. declared this
morning that the meeting proved a
grcat spiritual uplIft to the church
and reached tho stages OF a revival
before II came 10 close. Many
people were converted and many
volunteered for special mission work
and for the ministry. At the Sat.
urday night service. forty-one young
people volunteered he said.
Leaders declared after the close
OF the convention that Il was the
most successful meeting OF the body
ever held in the state. Three nun.
dred out-of-town messengers and
visitors representing all sections OF
the state. we're In attendance at the
closing sessions.
Gives Revival Impetus.
SO great was the revival spirit,
Rev Mr.. Taylor announced this
morning. that the church decided to
continue the meetings indefinitely.
holding morning and evening serv-
ices. Rev. G. G. Morris. pastor of
the. First Baptist church OF Ada. was
selected 10 do the preaching. Rev.
Mr.. Morris. led all of the devotional
services during the convention.
The music for the revival will be
In charge Of local forces led by Prof.
Ed Weeks choir director OF the
First Baptist church. The public Is
invited to take. part In these serv-
ices, church officials said today.
Morning services begin at 10 o'clock
and evening services at 1880 o'clock.
Tulsa Gets Next Meeting.
Tulsa was selected as the place
for the 1923 session of the B. Y. p.
u. convention. Enid, Ada, Musko.
gee and Duncan made bids for the
meeting and the contest was SO
strong on the floor of the conven-
tion that the issue was referred to
a special committee This com
mittee decided on two cities, Tulsa
and Ada, with the recommendation
that the losing city get the 1924
meeting Tulsa was victorious. The
Tulsa b. Y. p U. organizations were
represented by large delegation
which came to the city In a special
car. This delegation conducted an
active campaign for the next meet
ing.
AT the Saturday night session,
Rev. J. B. Rounds, assistant cor
responding secretary Of the Baptist
General Convention Of Oklahoma,
discussed plans for the Falls Creek
assembly to be held August 3 to
49, Following this address, $1,000
to be used to make improvements
on the conventions assembly park
in the Arbuckle mountains near
Davis. was pledged. A large portion
of the pledges were paid In cash.
Banquet Saturday Night.
Seventy-flve members Of the Stu.
dent Volunteer organization attend.
ed the banquet given in the church
parlors Saturday evening by the
ladies of the First Baptist church.
Rev. b. F. Davidson. of Oklahoma
City, acted as toastmaster. After
dinner talks were made by Misses
Pauline Campbell and Inez Slagel,
both of Chickasha; Miss Rosalie
Mills of Tulsa, and u. u. Lee, OF
Dallas. Misses Campbell and Sue
Killman sang duet. Various prob
lens confronting the organization
were discussed at the banquet.
Mr.. Lee, field secretary of the
Baptist Sunday school board with
headquarters in Nashville, delivered
the Sunday sermons at the church.
After Sunday school Sunday morn
ing, 15-minute devotional service
was led by Rev. Mr.. Morris, Of Ada.
Addresses by e. q. Lee, B. J.
Badger, newly elected president Of
the convention, and Fred A. McCaul-
ley, state Sunday school secretary
of Oklahoma City. constituted the
closing program. 'Tne B. Y. P. U.
as Denominational Missionary
Force was the subject Of the talk
by Mr.. Lee Mr. Badger discussed
"The B. Y. P. U. Training Schools
and Mr.. McCaulley spoke on the
subject "The B. Y P. U. and the
Convention Normal Manuel
Many delegates left Chickasha af-
ter the close of the Saturday night
program, while others remained un-
til this morning. The visitors were
entertained in homes here.