. Book of the Royal blue . ng Peoples Baptist Union ofBrooklyn. The first state federation was formedin Nebraska, at Grand Island, October 29th,1899, in the First Baptist Church; thename was Nebraska Convention of BaptistYoung People. The Baptist Young Peoples Union ofAmerica was organized at Chicago, 111.,July 7-8, 1891. The convention was heldin the Second Baptist Church; visitors and THE BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLES UNION OF AMERICA. delegates were present to the number of2,900, representing twenty-one states andterritories. The general object is clearly definedin the following article taken from
. Book of the Royal blue . ng Peoples Baptist Union ofBrooklyn. The first state federation was formedin Nebraska, at Grand Island, October 29th,1899, in the First Baptist Church; thename was Nebraska Convention of BaptistYoung People. The Baptist Young Peoples Union ofAmerica was organized at Chicago, 111.,July 7-8, 1891. The convention was heldin the Second Baptist Church; visitors and THE BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLES UNION OF AMERICA. delegates were present to the number of2,900, representing twenty-one states andterritories. The general object is clearly definedin the following article taken from itsconstitution: The object of this organization shall be the unifi-cation of Baptist young people: their increased From the beginning the main idea ofthe work has been the educational was felt that the young people of thechurch should be trained to an intelligentand self-respecting denominational loyalty,and to active enlistment in the support ofall missionary activities. The educational plans of the union have. STOCK EXCHANGE, CHICAGO. spirituality; their stimulation in Christian service;their edification in Scripture knowledge; their in-struction in Baptist doctrine and history; and theirenlistment in all missionary activity through existingdenominational organizations. While it is thus distinctively denomi-national, as the name implies, yet withinthese lines it is broadly inclusive. It seeksto effect a fraternal union of all Baptistyoung peoples societies in North America. taken form in what is known as the Chris-tian Culture Courses, they being three innumber, namely: The Bible Readers, theSacred Literature, and the Conquest Mis-sionary. Advancement has been rapid; nearlyevery state in the union has its own or-ganization, as have also the Canadian pro-vinces. International conventions have
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