The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-12-11
Y. N. g. 4.
The Convention Held at Law.
renee.
From the Lawrence Journal. !

| The convention called to organize
| Young Mems Christian Association for Kan
sAs and Western Missouri met in the NJ. L.
Church in this city yesterday at 81 o'clocI
| p. m.
After q season of devotional exercises, lee
BY Rev. A. N. Richardson, the convention
was called to order BY Hon. ID. {. Haskell
and Mr.. Downs, of Atchison, was made tenn
porary chairman, and Mr.. L. L. Lewis, O
Lawrence, temporary secretary.
On taking the chair Mr. Downs spoke
briefly in regard to the object of The meet
| ing, ''the field is the world and the work
~ great - the needs of humanity. While
We are known a. ''young mems conven.
ton" We would not restrict our work O:
membership to any one class. He though,
it peculiarly appropriate that the first meet.
ing for organizing this branch of Christian
work should be held in Lawrence, "the city
of churches" and religious center of the
State.
A committee was then appointed, X. B.
Gemmell, chairman, to nominate permanent
officers for the convention, Who reported:
President. w. F. Dennis, Atchison.
Treasurer, George W. Richardson, Law
reace.
AUG vi CICucutldIS ItpDEteu the
names Of between forty and fifty delegates
in attendance.
Secretary Morse of New York gave a very
interesting account of the young mems Bible
claas, taught BY DIR. Thompson in the hall
Of the Christian association in that city,
now numbering twelve hundred and fuy
members.
The class meets FROM five to six O'Clock
every Sabbath afternoon.
The chair announced the following COM
mittees:
On Business B. GemmelI, ii. Clark
son, T. J. White.
On Devotional Exercises-D. e. Haskell,
g. B. Sweet, G. w. Richardson.
After arrangements had been made for the
evening session the convention took re-
cess until o'clock.
Although the attendance as yet is small,
an excellent spirit prevails, and the menu
bers present evidently came prepared for
work.
The evening session was opened BY a de-
votional meeting Of half an hour, led BY
Mr.. J. s. Crew.
Mr.. Downs then took the chair and called
for reports from the association.
A written report from the president of the
Y. NJ. c. A. in Fort Scott, Mr.. w. s.
Chapman, was read, detailing the excellent
work done since lis organization in MAY,
1872. Interesting lectures, good relief
work among the poor, progressive mission
enterprise we're reported.
From Atchison Mr.. Downs reported
good reading room and association hall on
the second floor, benevolent relief work and
profitable social meeting..
Leavenworth, through its frcretary, Mr..
o. c. McNary. reported . reading room on
the ground floor, daily prayer meeting and
relief work among the poor.
Kansas City was represented by Mr.. E. NJ.
Wright, who stated that the association
there had lately succumbed for a season,
after struggling exlstence Of Eve yearr,
during which some good work had been !
done for young men - we'll a. in Sunday |
.chool mission enterprises and the securing |
Of employment for the needy.
The Young Peoples Christian Association
If Lawrence, reported through Mr.. G. W
their weekly meeting, the vista |
ion Of the jail and other mission work, a.
veil - their excellent influence upon the
Students of the University Who compose half
heir membership.
The report Of the Lawrence Christian
Union vas read BY Mr.. ]. s. Crew. Tie
laily prayer meeting sustained since April
Il, 1871, and fruitful in good results, relief
york among FIVE hundred poor per.ons. the
occurring Of money and employment for those
q want of them. were among the items Of
,leased work enumerated. Present need of
Necessary funds for the further support of
he organization vas mentioned.
The meeting closed with the discussion of
he topic, How can social and religious
york in behalf of young men be most sue
sufulIy carried on?' Mr.. r. G. Moore, Of
lev York. Mr.. Sweet, Of Topeka. and Mr..
i. ]. Caldwell, of Lawrence, tooE part in
be discussion. which proved to be one Of
eep Interest,
The programme for to-day was read by
resident Downs.
Morning sesion, 9 to 12 o'clock. From
10 $50, . devotional meeting, led by L. X.
Elliott. OF Manhattan, followed by discussion
"--s"s topiS:
1.-THE business Affairs Of the assoc,....-
on they can be best conductedr' Opened
, Hon. D. C. Haskell of Lawrence.
''The importance Of united efforts by our
cieties 10 advance the cause in the Staie.' ;
pen-d BY r. C. Mosssf of New York.
Afternoon seaion, to p. M, opened by
devosioaal meeting, led By E. u. Wright n
Kansas City, and followed By discussion il
'sThs work amoag sailroad men and how o
q. b prosecuted" led By r. b Gem ?