The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-03
The Y. M q. A. Convention

Editors oil the heglster:
Knowing your desire to publish every
thing of interest to your many readers,
/ have concluded to give you brief re.
view of the trip taken by the Wheeling
delegation to the International Conven-
ton of Young Mems Christian Associa'
tions, held at Detroit, Mich, during the
past week.
The party left Wheeling on Tuesday
morning, June Odd, and after d speedy
and comfortable ride over the Cleveland
and Pittsburgh Railroad, reached Cleve-
land in time for late dinner. The af-
ternoon WAS spent in ''sight.seeine" in
the "Forest City," and tits unnecessary
to say that all were amply repaid for
their trouble, as Euclid Avenue and
other streets are beautifully grand.
At eight o'clock in the evening
some two or three hundred
delegates, from various sections of
the country, assembled in the Rooms OF
the Cleveland Y. NJ. C. A., and were
there greeted by large number of fair
and noble young ladies, whs served up
in magnificent style a repast which was
heartily partaken of by all the sojourn-
ers. The collation. and few brief
speeches over. and half an hour spent
in devotional exercises, the delegates
took passage on the fine steamer
r. w. Rice for Detroit. The boat left
Cleveland at about ten o'clock, and
reached Detroit about six o'clock
Wednesday morning. The Lake was
very rough, as a heavy storm ragged,
and number of the delegates soon be-
came "drowsy,"-at least they retired
soon after the boat left the dock.
At Detroit the young men were met
by u committee and escorted to the
Rooms of the Y. NJ. c. A. But short
time elapsed before they had all been
assigned to places Of entertainment.
Near six hundred delegates were in at
tendance upon the Convention, and yet
SO unbounded was the hospitality of
the Christian public of Detroit that
orer four hundred residences, which had
been rendered to the committee on en-
tertainment, remained without dele
gate. Some families had asked for two,
Others four or FIVE, and one as high as
tpelre delegates.
The five Wheeling delegates were al
signed to be the guests Of Mr.. Lapham,
and it is scarcely necessary to say that
they were well cared for. Their stay
under the roof of this excellent chris
tian family was very pleasant one, as
every tAing was done to make them
comfortable and at home. They could
no. but have enjoyed themselves; and
that they did without measure.
The Convention assembled in the
Central Methodist Church at three
O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon. H.
Thayne Miller, Esq, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, one of the most earnest and love-
" Christian gentlemen in the land,
was unanimously reelected President.
This is the third time Mr. N. has been
elected President of the Convention,
and thrice he has discharged his duties
like q Christian hero.
Wheeling was represented on the
committee on Permanent Organization
BY Mr.. WIN. H. OK toby; on the COM
mittee on Associations by Mr.. Vim. b.
Simpson, on the funeral cortege of DR..
tDufield by Mr.. T. C. M'Afee, and On the
list of speakers for Thursday evening
By Mr.. Benjamin Davenport.
A lengthy report from the Parkers-
burg, W.. Va. Association was present
ed, and placed upon record.
Mr.. j. C. Hervey, of Wheeling. was
appointed Corresponding Member for
West Virginia Of the National Execu-
tive committee.
The meeting of welcome was held On
Wednesday night. The President OF
|. the Detroit Association and the Mayor
of the city delivered brief addresses Of
welcome on behalf of the Association