The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-28

made Dy communication VIII our cor
members in that section to
bring the strong Association States-Massa-
chusetrs and New Hampshire-into cc0oera-
ton with ueighboriDg States where the cause
was feeble. Messrs. r. K. Remington and
81. Nj. Moore, of Massachusetts. and N. B,
Critchett and Allan Folger, Of New Hamp-
shire, generously responded, and were pre-.
sent at the Vermont convention last Octo-
Der. The State Committee then appointed
were informed and stimulated by these breth-
reu, and a wonderful blessing has attended
their visitation in Vermont. The chairman
of the State Committee writes thus, two
months ago: October, 1874, not u warm
spot in Vermont. March, 1875, one thousand
And since that time hun
dreds have been added to the number.
The general result of all the seventeen
State and provincial conventions the past
season is full of encouragement. Five of
the committees Of these conventions penn
sylvania, Ontario, Massachusetts, New Hamp.
shire, and Ohio,) mploy secretaries, and each
is organizing and carrying on work having
exeellencies peculiar to itself. Fraternal in.
tercourse and better knowledge of one an
others work could not fail to be of great
benefit in these leading States.
In New York, New jersey, Indiana, and
Illinois the call for a State secretary Is im-
peratiye, and those most conyersant with the
work there are persuaded that such an officer
is indispensable to further development OF
the associations in numbers and activity.
After representing the committee at the
Convention OF the Maritime Provinces Mr..
H. Thane Miller visited the five leading
cities of that section, and in each instance
his words and works were blessed in giving
an impulse to the cause.
Rev. S. A. Taggart, the Pennsylvania
secretary, performed a similar service for
the committee in Ontario, visiting Port
Hope, Colbourg, Peterboro', Lindsay, and
Whitby.
The correspondence Of the office has also
embraced the following important matters ::
Q). Arrangements for the tour of Messrs.
T. K. Cree and G. A. Hall. The money
necessary for the prosecution Of this tour
was received chiefly By written appeal to the
friends of the cause. It's blessed results have
made necessary an extensive and important
correspondence with brethren seeking in
formation about the associations and their
work.
(2). Similar effort has accompanied and fol-
lowed the tour among our German brethren
by Rev. F. Won Schlucmbach, but the
greater portion OF this CORES pondcnce has
been transacted by him in the German Ian
guage.
f3). The conference of the committee and
its corresponding members at Harrisburg,
January 2G and ~, was prepared for, and its
results followed up by, a large correspond
ence, A similar work in connection with
the similar conference at Fort Wayne, April
6 and 7, was very kindly volunteered and
admirably performed by DR.. l.. w. Munhall,
the corresponding member for Indiana.
(4). Immediately after the Dayton conyen.
ton all the associations not represented were
promptly informed by letter of the action
there taken, and were invited to cooperate in
the general work.
t5). Finally, the correspondence relating to
the calling Of this convention, and the secur.
ing of reports, has been more extended than
in any previous year. BY request and circu.
lars, often repeated, reports have been Sc
cured from $40 associations on this continent.
Reports have also been sought and secured
rs follows: From Great Britain. 2G3 from
Germany, 104; from Switzerland, 80; from
Frauce, Is !; from Japan, 1-1total, 4l9.
These reports haveall been circfully tabu-
lated, with the names Of the officers of each
association, and will appear in the appendix
to the proceedings Of this Convention.
But while the work Of correspondence has
thus been greatly enlarged. personal UiSitd
ton has not been neglected. Twenty
visits less than half the number OF the year
preyious have been made by the secretary
10 tWenty>seven different places, the most
distant being Norwich, VT. Louisville, KY;
and Richmond, Va. As many rs three hun.
dred persons, whose names and addresses
are carefully preserved, have been conyersed
with personally about the Association, is
general interests, and local claims and deyel-
opment.
The report gives list Of the places and
dates of the personal visits of The secretary,
and concludes as follows:
In four instances, including Louisville. the
visits were made in connection with pro-
posal to organize an association; and in every
case but the last (only two weeks ago) an or.
ganiZation has resulted.
Anniversaries OF associations were attend
ed in six places.
The first of series Of district conventions
in Mary land, at Frederick; conference ol
the associations and Sunday schools in Bur-
lipg,on, n. j.; meetings OF the State Commit
tees of New York and New Jersey, and oil
the Executive Committee of the General Sec.
retaries, have also been attended in answer to
urgent invitation.
Five visits were undertaken to attend, on
behalf of the committee, the State conyen-
tions of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Connecti-
cut, Vermont, aud Virginia.
Pubication.-All along. the line OF this
visitation and correspondence the pamphlets
published by the convention have been
iiberally scattered, and abundant evidence
has been received of the good service to the
cause thus rendered.
A new and enlarged edition Of the pam
phlet "The Young Mems Christian Asso-
cation AS 1t Is" has been prepared and pub
lished.
The report of the secretaries conference
was, at their request, prepared anu issued
from our office.
Within month from the adjournment OF
the Dayton convention the proceedings
were promptly published; and, owing to
this circumstance, the demand for them was
greater than in any previous year. Prepira'
lions have been made for an equally prompt
publication of the report of this conyen-
ton.
As many as ten thousand circulars, tiVe
thousand pamphlets, and a score of written
letters daily have been issued from the office
of the secretary, in addition to the visitation
above reported, and yet the demand every
month is for enlargement in every depart.
ment.
After singing, and prayer by S. B. Brewer,
of Montgomery, Ala, the President an
nounced that The next topic Tor discussion
was
6. THE WORK OF TIE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES OF
STATE AND PROVINCIAL CONVENTIONS"
Rev. DR.. Remington, Of Massachusetts,
opened the discussion by an excellent ad'
dress, in which he detailed the woik in New
England, its difficulties and successes.
Mr. NJ. B. CritcheH, of New Hampshire
newt made an address Of interest, in which he