The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-01
Y. NJ. c. A. State Convention.

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South Carolina met in Anderson April "a.
A devotional meeting was held Thursday
evening in the Association Room, at 6
o'clock, led by Mr.. Cree, Of New York. at
which all the delegates were present. The
subject of the meeting was prayer for the
guidance of the Holy Spirit. The welcome
meeting was held in the Methodist Church
at o'clock, q large audience being present.
After the opening devotional exercises, an
address of welcome, in behalf of the An
derson Association, was delivered by Mr..
L. P. Smith. He said: If my own heart is
a true index to the feelings Of our Associa-
ton, you are truly welcome. We welcome
you as members of common brotherhood.
and as workers in the same cause. We are
all trying 10 reach out after young men.
AS the sentiment with which We would
greet you, let US all sing "Blest be the tie
that binds" and, as we sing, let us pray
that, while bound by kindred ties, we may
be united in common love to our Heavenly
Father.
Mr.. G. F. Tolly followed in behalf of the
town, and said: know you to be true,
earnest and faithful Christian workers, and
as such welcomeyou to our town. re-
member the former State Conventions and
the work that was done at them, and l
tender the delegates to this Convention, in
behalf of our citizens, warm and cordial
welcome. We appreciate the catholic spirit
of the Association; the broad and noble
platform on which you stand, and the pious
zeal of your active workers. You come
freighted with valuable information, which
we want to get, and we trust the meeting
may be blessed to you as well as to US.
Mr.. e. B. Murray spoke, representing
the press. He said that he had been as
signed the pleasant duty of welcoming the
Association on the part of the Press, he sup
posed because the highest and noblcst aims
of the press of the country are to elevate
and moralize mankind, and therefore twas
recognized as in sympathy with theexalted
purposes of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation. He said that all Christians, yes
all well-wishers of humanity, welcome this
Convention, and appreciate the noble work
in which it is engaged. He trusted the
meeting would be pleasant, and that with
each revolving year it would grow more in
teresting and more useful to mankind.
Rev. DR.. Frierson, of the Presbyterian
Church, representative Of the Churches,
said: We greet you as workers in the same
cause, as fellow soldiers fighting against
evil, against intemperance and profanity,
against greed and coldness, against crime
and sin; as those working to build up the
kingdom of God. Diversified work de-
velops diversified forces. All evil that in
fects the world has one common animus,
polarizes against one object-against Jesus
Christ. Our enemy is strongly intrenched,
ably handled, and we of the ministry re-
joice to welcome any new forces coming to
our-belp. Remember, thousand theo-
logical eyes are watching your work, too
keenly perhaps. Possibly their criticisms
have been too outspoken, but it warns you
to be careful. Be true to your Churches,
in ranks and the ministry will recognize
you as fellow-workers.
Rev. Mr.. Carlisle of the Methodist
Church, said: greet you as pastor of the
Methodist Church, as minister, but above
all, as Christian. The earnest wish of
my heart is that you may be successful in
your noble work. We all recognize the
Church as first-it is divine in its founding
and nlission-but We recognize and well
come you as the handmade of the Church,
paving the way for it. To the work ofyour
organizations largely belongs the credit for
the oneness of spirit that marks the Church
of the present day, and when new genera
ton, trained in the Associations, come to
be the Church, we shall see that bond of
union more strongly marked.
Rev. w. H. Strickland, of the Baptist
Church, said: As pastor I am glad you
have come, and l wish you hearty God.
speed in your noble work. May you be
blessed in coming and we in receiving you.
May the Church be quickened and the COM
munitJ aroused. When Paul, on his way
to Rome, cameto the Three Taverns, friends
met him and they thanked God and took
courage. So we trust your coming may
cheer and encourage US. He closed with an
exhortation to the delegates to be active in
Christian effort in the homes us well as in
the meetings.
In response OH the part of the Conyen-
ton, Mr.. L. N. Zealy, of Columbia, said:
The warmth ofyour welcome does not sur
prise ME. Iexpected it. have one regret
one who used to be with us in the work
is not here tonight. 1 refer to Bro. Il. F.
Chrietzberg. Let US pray for those who
have so kindly opened their homes to us
that God may bless them. We have been
blessed in previous Conventions. Let us
pray for blessing here. Let us pray for
the presence and guidance of the Holy
Spirit, and our Convention will be bless
ing to US and our work.
Mr.. Cree, of New York, said, in response,
that the criticism, while some of it may
have been unjust, had been beneficial.
That the Associations had made mistakes,
but they were learning wisdom, and the ro-
suit was they were stronger now through
out the South-standing better with pastors
and business communities than ever before
He spoke of the need for personal effort,
and closed by saying that we were here not
simply US representatives of the Associa-
tions, but as ambassador, for Christ, to do
what we can, and, above all, as "the sons
of God" and we should bear we'll the dig
nifty Of our position, and our lives should
be such as become the members of the
family to which we belonged.
The meeting was very pleasant one, and
delegates and people were deeply interested
in it.
| FIRST DAY-FRIDAY.
The morning session opened at 9 o'clock,
with devotional exercises conducted by Mr.