New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-14
ASSOCIATED CHRISTIAN WORK.

RESULTS OF THE RICHMOND CONVENTION OF YOUNG
MEMS CHRISTIAN ACCOMMODATIONS OF
DELEGATES FROM NETWORK.
A large audience met last night at AssOcia
ton Hail. at Fourthave. and Twenty hird-st, 10 hear
reports from the delegates sent by the Young Mems
Christian Association of this city to the international
Convention held in Richmond last month Enthusiastic
addresses were made by NJ X Jcsup, James Stokes, r
H. c. Wetmore, g. A. Pinkney, T. :. Bussing, W. H. Sage
H. NJ. vermilye, John DoOly ]. b. Morrow, aud Wm
Taylor. r. c. Morse, one of the delegates, made the
following report:
II 3l6 delegates from 20 States and Provinces had
simply come together 10 discover and report large in
In the number and strength Of the individual asO
resulting in hundreds Of conversions, through the efforts
Of the state Committees in pennsylvania with It's ia
Ohio Indiana and Minnesota If only these results had
been reported, the Convention would have given uncx
Along the 900 miles Of railroad interlacng this
try 100000 employees are at work, most Of them young
Chicago, Erie Meadvile, and few other points, the
associations have done good work among these men
AT Richmond the Cleveland association offered to the
Committee Of tie Convention the services of two
perienced salared men TO extend this work among the
railroad men.
over TWO million Germans with their families dwell in
this country. rapid visitation Of German CHRISTIANS IN
80 cities undertaken the past Winter through the
efforts Of the Committee Of the Convention The visitor
was the Rev r. ven sehia moAe ,, Itp1Ih al Ge
authorizing the Executive committee 10 enlarge their
efforts behalf of the German young men OF the land
would alonc have caused the Richmond Convention TO
have be, a signal blessing But this Convention met,
o. q Southern delegate said in 60 the old Kcb Capital"
II followed d visitation at the South III aid OF the
Association cause conducted By G.. A. Hall and
I. X. Cree behalf of the Committee OF the Con
yent.ii This had extended over 5000 miles from Nr
gina Texas reaching 50 cities and everywhere meet
ing with such welcome and such results thai 30 South
ern dpegates from along its track To the Con
ventiOn From their number the President of the Con-
veutiOn, Major Joseph Hafdic of Selma, Alabama
elected This work Of Christian alnty. The effect
OF the Convention the city and Association OF
Richmond would alone have given complete satisfaction
u delegate and friend OF the The delegates
received with the most hospitality. Great
interest shown in attending the convention. The
voices OF these 800 active Christian workers we've heard
IN six daily OF, nair meetings. IL Bible readings
services OF song, aud meetings for prayer both IN public
and In the houses If Christian people The city
stirred and many conversions resulted.
Toward the close of the meeting President Hardc made
and eloquent appeal In behalf Of Association
work among the coOrcd young men OF the South. The
peculiar Nesettilg these young and the
promise of Christian effort among them wildly
sented The appeal met with hearty RESPONSE and the
result ID to be visitation among these Young under
the supervision of the Executive Committee, especially
the Southern members Of that Committee Thus Chris
tan OF the North and South 10 be united in this
work for the OF Christ among the COlOed people
To carry enlarged and extensive work at the West
the South, among the Germans aud along the lines
the railways tue Executive Committee Increased
nine members resident In this city, aud to their number
added 10 brethren from the various SECTIONS OF this
country and from Canada II voted 10 raise S20OO0
for the Of the enlarged work and nearly half
This sum was subscribed on the spot by delegates