Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-05-27
Stauntott Spectator,
TUESDAY, MAY %, 1879.
International Convention OF \. MI. u
Associations.

The twenty-third International Con-
vention of the Young Mems christian
Association of the United States OF
America and the British Provinces, be-
ing also the first biennial convention,
met in Baltimore last Wednesday. The
convention was very intelligent-look-
ing body, and was composed of men of
every profession in life. The number
of young men in the convention was
also a noticeable feature.
Ma. D. L. Moody was elected perma-
nent President.
The following delegates from this
State were present: Agricultural and
Mechanical College, J. G. Tanner; Ber-
ryville, D. G. Helvenstine; Salem,
Roanoke College, L. L. Smith; Staun-
ton, T. G. Morton, H. M. McIlhany;
Woodstock, w. G. Fleming, r. H.
Fleming; Mt. Meridian, C. S. Patter-
son, J. R. Mohler.
Mr.. Richard d. Morse, general secre-
tary, reported the extent of the work at
the home office, which was a summary
of the previous reports. The treasurer's
report shows the receipts for the year
ending June 5, 1873, to be SIG, S75.9S, and
the expenditures $16S73S SO. From jan
uary to May Is, 1879, the receipts have
been S6,7SS.41, and the expenditures
s6,687. Since the Louisville convention
S3O,661.49 have been expended in the
various departments of the work.
Twenty eight State and provincial con-
ventions have been held since last
June, and State associations have been
formed in Alabama, New York, Ohio,
North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Texas, Louisiana, Virginia and Mary
land. A summary of the statistical re
ports of associations shows that $50
have reported IS own buildings valued
at 81 ,92S, 40, and the total property be-
longing or due to them amounts to
S2,297 $50; 480 associations report aD
aggregate membership Of 65 APO; en-
ployment has been found for 9,420 per.
sons, and numerous prayer, open air,
temperance, cottage, business, railroad,
almshouse, jail, hospital and other meet
ings have been held. There are lis per-
sons acting as general secretaries and
agents Of the various associations, and
work is being done for railroad men at
seventy points. Reports of Young
Mems Christian Associations have been
received from Cairo, Beyrout, Damas-
Gus, Smyrna, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Cal
cutta. Hong Kong and Yokohama.
Individual members of the ossocia-
ton have given much thought to the
needs of commercial travellers, COM
munity which now numbers 100000,
and is mostly composed of young men,
and some early and permanent provis-
ion should be made for the prosecution
of the work in this direction.
THE MOORE CENTENARY.-The one
hundredth anniversary of the birthday
of Thomas Moore, the Irish poet, cpl
grammatist and political writer, will &C.
cur on Wednesday, 2Sth instant, Ito.
morrow and will be very generally
celebrated in ireland and this country.
He deserves, says the Bait. San, to have
his memory kept green, for there is not
an Irishman in the world whose heart
does not warm towards Moore. Musi-
clan as well as poet, Moore took the
sweet melodies of his native land, we'd
ded them 10 tender verse, and gave them
to the world to enjoy. The Irish are
proud of him in the same way and for
the same reasons that the Scotch take
pride in Walter Scott. He dignified and
nationaliZed literature, which, before
he took it up, was provincial and OBJ
scure. He taught the surprised and de-
lighted world that the beauties of pure
Irish II elody and ballad were as promi-
Hent in their kind as the natural beau
ties Of Killarney and other places in
ireland celebrated for their lovely seem
cry Moore was an indefatigable writer,
and wrote well in several distinct lines.
His squibs and satires are pointed and
full of wit; his melodies seem to sing
tUtiESelFeSj his htlla ISoOhu Is the UeSt
and most popular imitation of the East
err tale which we have, while his life
of Byron is an elaborate, symmetrical
and important contribution to literary
history Moore was born in Dublin,
May %, 1779, and died at Superior Col.
lege, on Lord Landowners estate in
Wiltshire, England, Feb. 25, 1852. He
was man Of domestic life, strong affec-
tions, great industry, and fastidious
tastes that interfered with his money
getting, and his last years were clouded
by the death of his children and by a
brain disease which deprived him of the
compensations and consolation of liter
airy eXertion.
SUDDEN DEATH OF a VENERABLE
LADY.-We learn from the Charlottes-