The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-29

scriptioD.
Mr.. Weideusall said that he felt deep In.
terest in the Association ut Washington and
Lee, induced by courteous letter he had
received from General Custis Lee. and he
desired to add IS to the subscription for that
association.
1t was announced that the train for Gran.
ite station would leave the Dinville derot at
P. M. to-day.
Notice was given that delegates and visi.
tors would be received at any hour at Val
entine's studio, SG9 Leigh street, where they
could see his model of the recumbent figure
Of Lee.
The place of holding the next meeting was
then considered. Newark, n. j., Chicago,
and Toronto, Canada, were put In nomina.
ton and vigorously urged by their friends.
After the Chair bad announced that no fur
ther discussion would be III order Mr.. Il. A.
Burnell, Of Illinois, proposed to pray over
the question, and then proceeded TO lay be.
fore the Lord the needs of the Great West,
and the advantages of Chicago as the place
of meeting, and to impart 10 Him such TO-
formation as would cause Him te constrain
the brethren to vote for Chicago.
But t5i' ingenious argument failed of irs
purpose, for the vote stood Il for Newark,
SO for Chicago, and o. for Toroeto.
The latter was declared the place selected,
and the vote made unanimous.
Afternoon Session.
The devotional exercises were led by Rev.
DIR. j L. 81. Curry, of Richmond latter which
Mr.. W. r. Daven port, of Erie. Pa, made an
earnest and very effective speech on the work
among " Railroad Employees" He said that
the men who run the S0,0O0 miles of railroad
in the country were mighty power for good
or evil, which should not be neglected. They
are so constantly on the wing that tney can.
not be reached by any settled pastor. He
spoke of their peculiar peril: Of the ir6u-
ence they exert because of the large
number OF persons with whom they come ia
contact, gave some striking statistics to show
how much more valuable Christian railroad
men are, and earnestly insisted that work
among them pays so handsomely in this
direction that the railroads could well afford
to meet tue full expense Of the work. he
earnestly insisted that as these men can
rarely enter O church the workers Of the
Young Mems Christian Association must go
after them, and gave some touching incl
dents Of the success of laborS amorg them.
e.. ". Stdger, of Cleveland, followed in a
telling little speech, in which be insisted that
the work should begin among the operatives
and not among the officers. He read very
interesting monthly report of successful
labors on the part of his association among
railroad men.
G. ". CoJb. of Cleveland, secretary of the
railroad branch of his association, gave some
striking incidents of hcroiSm on the part of
railroad men, and insisted that men made Of
such metal are needed to work for Christ.
He also insisted that the Sunday work OF
al road men was due TO the fuct that busi.
ue.s-meu (some of them professors Of reli.
gion) are not willing to let their freight lie
over on Sunday.
The discussion was further participated in
by o. r. Stockwell. of Eric, and X. A. Bur.
nell, of Illinois and special pray er for this
class was offered b. Hon. Mr.. Hill, Of New
Jersey.
The President (Msjor Hardie) and Mr.. A..
j. Dodamead (of Columbia) made stirring
appeals for railroad men.
MIR. Littlapage sung very sWeet'y Ninety
and Nine"-th song with which Sankey
stirred Scotland.
The next topic was
WORK AMONG YOUNG MEN IL COLLEGE,
and was opened by Rev. DR.. Curry, OF Rich.
mopd College, who in eloquent strain insist
ed that this class was very hopeful one !;
that they can be reached by laboring for
them as boys, and by talking TO, not at,
them-not by college churches, but through
the warm sympathics OF Christian professors
and Christian comrades. He insisted that
Young men in colleges should be reached
bv active, efficient, and voluntary agencies.
students should not be compelled to attend
PRAYERS or worship. Compulsory religion is
an abominaton in the sight Of God. The
forced reading of the Scriptures in cduca-
tional Institutions by legal requirements and
punitive penalties is at variance with the &C.
MUS and spirit Of our institutions, and an
tagonslic to every precept and principle OF
tine New Testament. He eloquently urged
that we should seek to consecrate to Christ
the q, 900 young men now in our colleges.
Professor Hostetter, of the University OF
Michigan, made an admirable speech, in
which ne insisted that as cultured intellect
rules the world it should be laid on the altar
of the Lord. He wanted an evangelist TO de-
vote his whole time to the colleges.
GREETINGS.
The following kilograms were received:
NEW YORK, May %.
"Y. NJ. C. a. Convention
"Phllipians w., 19-JoHS D. JAMES, 7G
Clinton Place, sends greeting"
"WoRcEs TER, ONO. May %.
"The General Assembly of the United
PRESBYTERIAN Church return fraternal greet
ing to the international Convention of the
Y. NJ. C. A.'s. Read First Thes:alonians,
V. chapter. 2lst, 22d, aud 23d verses.
"W. w. BARR, Moderator"
PHILADELPHIA, Nav 2S 1915.
/" Joseph Hardie. President Of International
Convention Y. N. G. a:
"The American Baptist Publication Socl'
ETY. in convention assembled gladly reclpro-
cate your fraternal greeting. Read Hebrews
xxx. chapter, 20lh and 21st verses.
JAMES L. HOWARD, President"
"BALrIMoRE. May %, 1873.
"The General Synod Of the Evanselical
Lutheran Church in the United States. 10
session at Baltimore, sends cordial greeting
to the international Convention OF Young
Mems Christian Associations, in session at
Richmond, Va. Read Epistle of Judah, verses
1923. G. f. STELLING, PRESIDENT"
The Business Committee presented reso-
luton that tue next meeting begin at Z. M.
Referred to the Executive Committee.
Night Session.
After the singing of some of the most stir.
ring of the "battle songs" the Convention
was opened with prayer by Rev. Z. Mix:
and the President announced as the first
topic for the evening: "How can assocla-
tions best reach young men of the CONNER
cial and artisan classes!"
The discussion was opened by Dir. J. B.
MorrcIl, of Halifax, n. S., who read an adj
mirabe paper. >,
Morris &. Jessup, of New York city, made
stirring speech, full of facts and telling ID
cidents.
K.A. Burne!l, of Illinois, presented seVe-
ral special subjects OF prayer.