New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-17


II happy thing for us that kind Providence, Is
wheat and oats crops just harvested are geneIy ~
good Irish potatoes have done very well so iar' a 10
early varieties abundant in our miIhets S Int of
small owing to the late Spring and wet weather. Ius 20
good color and We believe VIII come up 10 LInG, GOOD
show We expec to sell s. worth here in Carksyle
the coming season Fruit VIII DOT DO Ee aT apples are
abundant The trees fun oflate ones but Peacnes MAKE
poor show owing TO an unusually late ana heavy lr3s
hose who have vines Of good sorts will have grapes but
they are the fewer number OF people @ 70
them The scarcity and high price OF corn mas stoppeu
most OF the disteries so that the hUtouuo "lSo % IN
Town and country Just il Tennessee were line state
sti and not that defuDet institution, OF whom tne
mourDers speak they so about the political Ia9rO"sm
fares She part and parcel Of our beloved country 9r
whom we fought and bled and Ged ana are ready " o
it. and we close, May God bless tennessee
CONVENTION OF CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AT
PORTLAND-ORIGIN AND PURPOSE OF THE
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
PORTLAND, Me-, July 14.-The title of Young
Mems Christian Association" belongs chiefly to societies
Of young members mot always restricted 10 one se1 o
tho evangelical churches In any given town. VINO nave
organized for the double purpose Of melting one anone
to active Christian work. and Of doing good to young men
in need Of religious advantages There are indeed soce
ties with this title in individual churches not rev OF
which flor example, in the Thirteenth-st ana Madson'
square Presbyterian Churches inNewYork City are well
known in their limited districts and modes OF effort
But the initials Y NJ. c. A., how quite familiar among
Evangelical Professionals have reference particularly 10
associations formed the plan of uniting all denomna
tons in Christian work. and Of uniting themselves TO-
eeher by General Convention, directed by On E1eou-
tive Committee 1t is the Fourteenth Annual meephgo
this Convention which now undertaking to report
The history Of the beginnings OF the INSTITUTION 10 u
voved I'm some obscurity 1t is claimed that the FIRST
look
m EberfeId Germany over thirty years ago; but the
sem IA usually conceded TO the one formed in
London. England, in 1874 That society grew Sut oi
that CITY TO enjoy special opportunities for mutual religious
acquaintance and advancement Their worthy ambition
onSV eysoped into something Ike the wecrgnzed
activity of the associations OF the present day Inc
novel undertaking Of seeking to reach with RELIGIOUS
teaching rregious young men by the special agency OF
united Christian young men specify became ana
Boston dispute the priority OF S be
earliest The New-York society was Iorned IN l9ol ana
- at present notably before the public on account OF the
ornar OF twenty ird.st and FOurth.ave Other
Citations have sprung up all over this continent and all
over Europe The number in America reported last year
was over co., representing membership Of 10000 young
men. The rate OF increased Is very rapid 70 1919, a,
ISOLATION the salvation Of young men, through the
agency of unedy active ChTlstlans Much discussion
yentOns concerning this question: ana dinerght ye%s
upon IL cause wide diversity OF pTaeee ~ nS
in every association Of this kind which may oe DTisnS
with library mot exclusively religious though largely
so newspapers magazines, De- place Tor converse,
OF place to spend their evenings may come 70 advan
tage OF both soul and bOdy courses OF free and OF paid
secular and religious lectures OF SundayevenlnR ser
nous meetings for prayer and devotional singing liter
ry classes and classes various studies, usually free 70
members only, but sometimes to oil young mem outside
work by the members divided up into working committees
and monthly meetings OF sOcOeraTy character Mhere
~ Is prarticabe the rooms kept open in all usual day
and evening hours, and secretary or librarian IS en-
t5s The modes Of actual work by the committees
formed by or fe n se are t5 S
quaintance Of young men strangers in the town. or y
and to invite them to md home in the rooms OF the
association a Membership" Committee to welcome
and entertain these guests when they Gomez Committee
70 Wait sIck members or young men known 10 be in need
of their sympathies; Committee TO suggest desirable
boardiDghouses 70 those wanting them, and another to
seek to help others to employment Co. &c These Com
mttees meet frequently TO consult ana upon
he PresdenS Of the kssOciato6 OF the Constitution Of
the General Convention In which all the associations
represented annually viii speak in my next lest run
| over my allotted space now.
! The fourteenth international Convention Of Young
Mems Christian Associations In tho United States and
British PROVINCES is the present OF the repre-
as far as 200 miles Of Omaha, Cape Breton Island,
Charleston and Orleans and Montreal IL was con-
yened at O'Clock this afternoon, and organized by the
nomination and election OF the following officers:
N.,s M RSsE IT, & St Eo SSs %1n,S
S PiS5 rII B ot ssH ISeoS AbDr & PsSd D. Lac
Wis; J. O. PIrlhuIt PrOydsnss J9ius GlS%.r D D. R.is
| DSton Il IL burgess Portland J. r. Dougllt Montreal
The election OF Mr. Dodge who is President OF the New
York association was received with very marked eI
pressoDs Of qualification by all present His hne ab
hes for the position universally known and recOg
Cincinnati made OF his characteristic happy speeches
ventions-to Mr. Dodge and feioitously answered
The organizing meeting was held at tho staest Congre
Ing" Mayor Putnam presiding. lled the spacious and
elegant asSembyrCom OF the new city Hal with nearly
and leading citizens and responded to On behalf Of the
Dodge and eIPresdent Miller. The attendance Is large,
and everything promises fine Convention.
NATL the retiring President, this afternoon contained
some highly Interesting facts and figures relative 70 the
ISOLATION in this country. According TO computation
made with how great labor any familiar with such
NewYork City not more than $4,000 Of the young men
In the United States between the ages OF IS and 40
members Of evangelical churches There are, according
to the Eighth 1850 National Census 100000 young men
within these limits Of IN the United States aud
Assocaon that this form Of effort is the only one which
DO directly and adequately put forth to the salvation
These figures may not be commonly known but the great
responsibility seems to be deeply felt as the steady in
may show II is necessary from this point TO include the
Canadian Dominion, as the associations there belong 10
The first International Convention Of Young Mems
Provinces held at Buffalo 1884 three years after
the first association this continent had been formed at
Montreal and two years previous to the beginning of
that at SewYork About 20 associations We're renr Vi
sented at Buffalo The increase IN numbers membership
and interest considerable up to 1866 but from that
time remarkable advance made. The Albany Con.
vent0D 1885, had $50 delegates representing assOca.
tons and 1900 members. At Montreal In 1867 these
numbers more than doubled 594 delegates 80 900
members, IA associations tof which, however only lO7
present by representations At Detroit, 1865
613 associations were known, with a total mem
bership Of 10000 This year the Executive Com.
mittee have been pruning down and rem.
dering more accurate the various figures and
may be briefly summed up thus $1,000 members Of all
graGes 6TS4 OF WHICH are active" $50 associations OF
which only SAT have reported The number OF delegates
present not ascertained at this writing The total amount
Of property owned by the various associations includnR
In many cases, building funds Is $75OOOO 10 assoeas
lions have shortly will have and 10 are getting ready