The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-23
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10 "olopk ~ NJ rhlFly minnifs we're
spent Ia devotional exercises, led Wy
MI Preston, VI the Methodist lfpiaoo.
pal Vabernacle, Mr., cfeo lhon called
The convention 10 order
On motion of Mr. Reed, OF Dallas, q
committee OF Ave on permanent or.
sAnl1a'ioa was appointed, the CONS
ml'lee, consisting Of Measrs. Reed, u
Dallas Dunn Of Fort Worth bryce,
OF Georgetown Dean, OF parlai Daw.
uon, Loagvlew, retired aud while
they were deliberallng Meaars' Tag
CART and Rowland spoke on tho Young
Mems Christian association work,
lhe COMMITTEES reported thu follow
my officers, VINO were, on motion,
elected President, A. ~ hardle, ot
Dallas hne'preSidenls, H. u, Dean,
OF faflp i. H. Martin, Agricultural
anu Mechanical college, bryan 500
fetaflehi W. ~ Preston, trinity Univer-
blty ana howlH MARKHAM, lonaVlow'
ga mpuohiA committee OF ilvo on
business and DEVOTIONAL meetings wan
appointed consisting OF H. u lteeu,
p"llaS " " puhn' foft worm D.
H. p9"rohl iohRVlew u u bfycel
ueorgelown' ana MI Jones, Dallas
On motion, u committee ol lhree on
RESOLUTIONS was appoih'eui conrhlihK
OF MeSHfs' Haynes waco Martin
Bryan ana j. Wufs'or, Dallns'
On motion ~ Mr. Markh1'n, ovang'
elica' minister of the oi'y' ana others
a''ohuihs on INC convention, snd uel'
ega'es from places III which There ARE
no ASSOCIATIONS, ana MENTORS OF asSo'
Citations elsewhere, III attendance were
Invited 10 enroll themselves M CORES
pohdlng members
On motion of Mr.. Dawson the rules
OF the international convention were
adopted ~ the rulos FOR this oonven'
tion'
After the routine business the con-
veution resolved Itself into commit
tee of inquiry and called Mr.. Taggart
TO the stand, who answered such quea'
lions pertaining 10 the work as the
delegates asked him.
Convention adjourned at II O'clock.
Afternoon session--Convention met
ut three O'clock.
Mr., Cree gave bible reading on the
Holy Spirit.
At 1880 o'clock the topic, Glow can
We best reach young men;p First,
"By our secular appliances, social, llt-
ersry and musical agencies" wab open
ed by Mr., Williams
Mr.. Taggart followed.
The discussion was continued by
Messrs. Cree, Martin, Preston, Haynes
and others.
Second, "By our spiritual hppli-
ances, prayer meetings, bible classes
aud gospel meetings." was opened by
Mr.. Dean, OF Paris. The discussion
was continued by Messrs. Dunn, OF
Fort Worth, Dawson, OF Longvlew,
Williams, Taggart aud Others, Mr..
Cree summing up the result OF the dis
cussion.
Convention closed at five o'clock.
AtTl5 o'clock an open air meeting
was held at the corner OF Main and
Commerce streets, u large crowd being
in attendance; short addresses were
delivered by Mr.. Taggart and Mr..
Dean.
Az eight o'clock large audience
was present for the evening meeting.
President Hardie read III Timothy,
chapter II.
Alter singing and prayer, Mr.. Cree
spoke on the objects, aims and pur
poses OF the Young Mems Christian
associations. He briefly detailed the or
ganization and growth of the associa-
ton. The fret one was organized in
1874. In 1866, there was less than one
hundred In this country, now there are
one thousand organizations, with
membership OF one hundred thousand.
They own property to the value of two
and u half million dollars, and one
hundred and twenty.uhree general Sec
retaries are employed, who give all
their time to the work. He gave
r.,ort ftha work nj the international
~ '', =. 80. .n,.,, .a,,road mon !,
committee h'ho"S '"''ioau men,
colleges, among commercial travellers,
among Germans in the west, aud in
Tho south He related some interest.