The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-27
The International Convention of Young
Mems ChrlntiaM Associations.
-. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June %, 1870.

To the Editor Of the Press: ..- tt
The Eastern delegation to the International
Convention of Young Mems Christian Associa-
tons arrived here this morning at 3 o'clock.
ten hours late from New York, having been
detained that length of time by railroad &C.
cident which occurred just after crossing the
Alleghanies and before the train had got at
full speed on the down grade. Although three
passenger and one sleeping car were quite bad
ly smashed, only few passengers were in
jured, and those slightly, while the delegates
escaped unipjured. During the four hours we
were waiting for special train to take us fol-
ward prayer meetings were held in the several
cars, all with special reference to the providen-
tial deliverance from most fearful disaster.
The reception Of the. large number of dele
gates who have come to this Convention by the
citizens and members of the Association here
has been most cordial in its character.
Hon. VIM. E. Dodge, Jr., President of the
sspvention at Portland, is detained at home
po IN injury received while at the South, and
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. TX this mnrning by 1sG vice President
Jaags MacLain, Of HALIFAX, who conducted
~ pening exercises with much credit The
des gtional services after opening were very in
teresiing, and the Convention has started with
promises of real success. There is determin-
atien on the part of all to confne the work of
the Associations to the objects for which they
were instituted, yet no practical christian work
which they can do, and which is not attempted
by other agencies, will be neglected because
their constitutions do not cover all the fields of
labor in which Christians are called to work.
The following are elected officers for the
year 1870 1:-President, Hon. j. s. MacLain,
of Halifax; Vice Presidents Hon. s. S. Fish
er, of Washington, Hon. George h. Stuart, of
Philadelphia. Rev. s. H. Spaulding, of Provi-
dence, Rev. George Douglass, of Montreal,
Messrs. II. j. COwles, of Wisconsin, j. w
Ray, of Indiana, j. Fl. Cheever, OF Ohio, c. E.
Colchester, of South Carolina, Andrew j.
Chase, of Maine, A. Whitney, OF California, B.
F. Jacobs, of Illinois, j. c. Battram, of Mo-
bile, George Hague, of Toronto; Secretaries,
R. 81. Hinckley, Of PHILADELPHIA, d. G. Bell,
of Wisconsin, 9. G. Swensburg, of Michigan
The announcement by the Nominating Com
mittee that the selection of the gentleman
from Halifax to preside was made not only be-
cause courtesy required it, but to show our
neighbors across the line that we had no sym.
pathy with, and frowned upon all attempts tc
ALLEVIATE us, come from whatever source they
may, was received with rounds of applause.
The business of the Convention has pro
crossed finely to-day. More delegates are ex
pected on the evening trains, and this evening
at the Academy of Music, where the Conven
ton holds its sessions, the Welcome festiva
will DO held and Gov. Baker will preside. The
weather is beautiful, and indianapolis with it,
broad avenues and shady streets, its splendid
mansions and public institutions never looked
more inviting to the eye of the stranger thai
at this season of the wear