The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-07-17

other evangelical denominatlon are not oxolu-
ded therelfom); Second, That active member
onlv uron Young men who are members in /
good Standing in Evangelical Churches.
A notion to adjourn was put and carried.
The benediction by Rev. Mr.. Upham of Boston. |
EVENING MEETING.
The heat was almost insupportable and the |
air pretty badly used up when the President
at o'clock called the convention to order, anu
we thought we had quite as lief have been the
reporter for one of the open air meetings,
which, as we passed the squares in front OF
new and old City Halls, were very well attend
ed and enthusiastically addressed. But State
Street Church was our station, and there we
did our work.
The reading of the scriptures by Rev. Mr.
Martin, of Brooklyn, . portion from the End
chapter of the Acts, was Immediately followed
by singing. Prayer was offered by Rev. e. A.
Buck, of Fall River, Mass. strsA4F
Reading Of the minutes of the afternoon ses-
sion was waived until this morning.
The convention then sung.
sGo and tell Jesus, weary, sin-sick SOUL"
Notwithstanding the meeting in St. Steph-
ems Church, there seemed to be no spare room
in the building which we were occupying. The
chairman informed the delegates where they
migbt visit the tomb Of the sainted Edward
Pavson there beiag manv who desired to see
the Mace wbare rest the remains of one who
laft behind memory 90 ba,lowsd among
American Christians.
The t,rst business of the evap;ng was taken
mn. with the answerinv Of sucb auestions as
had been left in the question box.
The question Of a colored brother from Win
chester Va. as IN how he sbould proceed in
order to start an association. was answered by
Cen Fiske. of 81. Louis. He said black man
should organize an association lust as q white
mar, would 80 essf sly
The question concerning Association news
papers was answered by Mr.. Moody, of Chica-
90. He had some doubts about the expedien-
cvrof doing this.
what e the hest ,vav 70 conduct an Associa-
tion R;ble Class9 This question was answered
briefly bv Mr.. d. BENTLEY. of Montreal. and
a.torwards more fully by Mr.. A. Duff, Of the
same city, who had attended some of the Bible
classes in London, and afterwards by Mr.
Stokes, of New York 100
How can Mission Sunday Schools be sus-
t0AnC0 @-As @x-O><AJ e9idt W Uotos @~S -s@s~
answered a question asked concerning how as
sociations in the country towns may be made
to live for any great length of time. He said
| again, "only BY work
Mr.. o. B. Douglass, of Brattleboro, Vt, was
asked to answer question in regard to wheth-
er Y NJ. C. A. prayer meetings might be prop
erly held in churches when the church was de-
sired by the pastor of the church. He. said:
No, if the association work really interferss
with the church work 90 "a J Is
How may We obtain money to carry on the
work Of our Associations? Mr.. Wanamaker,
/ of Philadelphia, answered. He said we could
easily tell how not to do it. There must be
real work; business men must be employed to
do such work. ssgaas s4a s.a
How may country Associations organise
their working force to do most for Christ?
Answered by s. NJ Hotchkiss Get together
in the best place you can obtain, and pray God
earnestly for direction, and He will give it,.
Rev. Mr.. Brandt Of Indianapolis, was called
on and spoke briefly.F9nn ssss.ssk a 81
| what sbonld he done for the Chinese. land
inc ran;dlv- on the Pacific shore. to counterac
+he a,;, ;rt,,,a,,o r., hsav imam t1em,
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