Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-14

Convention of the V. w. g. a. ut Lowell
LOWELL, June 18-The second day of tn
session of the intenatiOna convention of tn
young mems christian association ELECTS full
attendance, including good proportion o.
ladies. Spirited prayer meetings were held il
the morning at the rooms of the association
and in the church previous to the opening bust
| ness session. Every moment of time is
| Utilized and both devotional and business
meetings are conducted with admirable prompt.
| ness
The business session was opened punctually
at $3.50 and the devotional exercises were con-
| Quoted by Rev L. Is Smith and Rev Dr. E. b
Foster of Lowell. The several p permanent com
| mittees were announced and the discussion of
| the effective organization and sue cessfu prose-
cution OF the association work in states and
| provinces was commenced with fifteen minute
address by J. $. McLanc of Halifax, N. S.
The discussion of the subject was continued
by several five minute speakers, among them til e
only colored delegate, Mr. w. G. Roane of How
ard university. The general tenor of the dis
cussion favored the employment of visiting
agent in every state and province, and dwelt on
the importance of individual selfcOnsecration,
The next subject considered was the object and
method of conducting Bible classes in the asso-
citation. Z. A. Nelson of Toledo, o.. was the
leading speaker, and suggested that the work of
the association Bible classes should be the in
structon OF teachers, and IL full discussion fol-
lowed, which occupied the remainder of the
morning session.
An open air noon day prayer meeting was held
and three open air meetings will be held this eve
ming. One of these Will beconducted in French.
Inc convention accepted an invention to wish
the Boot cotton mills at one O'clock.
PRAYER meeting was held at ST. Paul's
church at two 2. and at three the afternoon
session opened. The attendance was better
than at the previous business meetings After
preliminary exercises, r. K. McBuney opened
ON the consideration of the question, "Drect
religious work among young men, the first great
work of the young mems Christian association"
He was followed by J. W. Willett of Rhode Isl.
and, 5. b. Almy OF New York, James Baylies
OF Montreal, John Wedensall of Nebraska, J.
Anderson Of Connecticut, T. C. Jerome of New
York, A. A. Brastow, j., Of Rhode Island, G..
A. Hall of Washington, W. Anderson of Rhode
Island, and VIM. Martin
An invitation was extended to delegates from
small towns to address the convention on IN is
cellaneous topics, and responses were made by
about twenty-five from various states.
invitations were received from the Hamilton
Suffolk, fremont and other mills, for dele
gates to visit them.
The evening session was held at Huntington
nail, opening by the singing of a hymn. Rev.
Or: Rankin of Washington read selections of
scriptures and offered prayer. Two representa-
tives of the Scotch church were announced
Prof. VIM. MIlligan d. D., of the university
of Aberdeen, Scotland, and Prof John Mar
shall Lang, OF Edinburg. Prot. Migan gave
an interesting address on the condition Of Scot
fish society," At Aberdeen, they had two differ
ent societies to while away the long winter eve.
nlngs one mechanics institute, the other the
Christian association Of Aberdeen. While the
former was comparatively failure, the other
had grown from a small beginner to two or
three thousand interested and instructed atten.
dants. He was glad that he had been able to be
here tonight, and he recommended earnest and
combined efforts that the youth of this great
continent might be made TO feel that the idea is
to save. He was followed by Rev John Mar
shall Lang, who made the most able and inter
esting address yet delivered. In closing, he
said; with the old Scottish chieltaln, Shook
out of my lap every one who kept not his
promise. II was one Of the peaSantest mo-
mentS of his life and he would 90 home and
tell to old Scotland, from which he had been
absent yet constantly at home in the cheerful
greetings of this great people, The question
OF the evening was, chow can the association
help young men to resist temptation2" Mr.
Winsow, superintendent of the Lowell and
Boston railroad, Offered flee pass to mem hers
to Boston on Monday. MIR. Lathrop, of New
Jersey, made Il short address in favor of omen
ing public libraries on the Sabbath, He was-in
favor Of banding together to suppress lianor
selling, houses of i-lame, and gamblmg
houses.