Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-11-10
WEEK OF PRAYER
TO be Observed by The Young Mems
Christian Association,


Christian Association,
The following notice from the Chair.
man of the international Committee,
will be of interest to ministers and the
! Churches, as we'll as TO the hundred
| thousand members of the Young
J Mems Christian Association:
The international Committee of
American Young Mems Christian AS
+ sociations, representing one thousand
/ Associatians with a membership of
one hundred thousand, in accordance
/ with the instructions of the Louisville
/ Convention, have issued 8 call for the
Observance of the second Lords day of
November, aud the week following as
a season of thanksgiving, and of spe-
cial prayer for Gods blessing upon
young men and work in their behalf
| The Worlds Convention of the Asso-
Citations held at Geneva, Switzerland,
August 1918, 1878, lin which eleven
nations were represented) Joined
heartily in this appointment, so that
in all parts of the world this season Of
prayer is being observed.
The American COMMITTEES suggest
The following topics for meetings each
day in the week:
Nov. 10, Sunday. Exhortation to
Young Men.-Titus ii, 6.S
Nov. IL, Monday. Young Men.
Their Power for Evil Kings xi, 2S;
xii, 26, so; xiii. 80, 81; Acts vii. 81; %;
viii. l, 3.
Nov. II, Tuesday. Young Men
Power for Good-Prov. XXX. %; l
John ii. Is. II; Eph. vi. 10 II,
Nov. Is, Wednesday. Something
Stronger than the strength of Young
Men.-Isaiah xl. %, 81.
Nov. IA, Thursday. How to Reach
Young Men.-John i 35, As.
Nov. 10. Friday. Young Men
Their Special Tens mptatiOns. .-Eccl zi. |
8, 10; 2 finn. ii. p.
Nov. 49, Saturday. The Pattern for |
Young Men.-Luke ii.42, 81; Acts q. |
So, 43.
The committee issue a circular TO |
pastors asSiug their cooperation, and |
request if practicable sermon to |
young men on the Lords Day and |
other UbserVaL Of the week as they !
deem desirable.
Last e2r the season was very gen
erai'y observed, a large number Of |
sermons were preached, many special !
were held, and the most eu~ |
reports were received from |
ministers and associations of good |
results. IN some cases the meetings |
were continued aud the work of grace |
mus begun was deepened and ex-
tended by the meetings of the usual !
week of prayer III January.
The committee accompany the cir
cular with a brief statement of the |
i'm pOrtant work in their charge among |
the 100000 railroad men, the |
$4,000 young men in colleges,
Z no .,k
and the 5000 German speaking
young men. Ia all but one Of those |
fields they have special visitor en-
ployed to organize and stimulate wise |
effort by Christian young men on be-
half of their uncOnverted mpaniOns. |
The workers in these organizations |
are mainly the young men in whom
the churches have the most con-
fdenCe, and their aim is to do such |
work as commends itself to the church,
TO parents, 10 business men, and to
young men themselves.
The workers are growing IN spirit,
uality and in knowledge of the Bible
and are thus becoming more useful IN
their own Church and Sabbath.sChOOl
and in all branches of Christian work.
AT THE UNIVERSITY
The East Tennessee University Y
NJ. G. A, have Issued the following
list of appointments for the week.
Sunday, Nov. 10.-UniOn meeting
IF the University classes in the Y. NJ.
Z. a. Rooms, at O'Clock p. m.
Topic: "ExhOrtatiOn to Young Men"
Titus ,; 6, s. Monday and each sue
,essive evening during the week in
he University Chapel, a Young Mems
prayer meeting at $50, with topics the
same as above, and the leaders for
each service will be as follows:
Sunday, d. 3. Johnson; Monday,
Rev. +. E Sturgis; Tuesday, Mr.. s. p.
AngeI; Wednesday, Mr.. J. B. Clot-
worthy; Thursday, Mr.. A. Mcdonald;
Friday, Mr.. J. A. Rayl; Saturday, Mr..
w. II. 6immonds. All Christians are
to remember in their
prayers, the $50 young men now in
attendance at the University.