The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-01
Y. M, G. A. state Convention

the Young Mems Christian Associations O
South Caroline met in Anderson April q
A devotional meeting was held Thursda,
evening in the Association Room, at {
o'clock, led by Mr. Cree. Of New York. q
which all the delegates were present. Th,
subject of the meeting was prayer FOR til,
guidance of the Holy Spirit The Welcom,
;aeeting was neid in the Methodist Chnrcl
at O'Clock, large audience being present
After the opening devotional exercises, ail
address Of welcome, in behalf Of the An
derson Association, was delivered by Mr.
J.. +. Smith. He said: If my own heart is
!rue index to The feelings or cur Associa-
tion, you are truly welcome. We welcome
you as members of ii 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 tic
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: l know you to be true,
earnest and faitLiul Christian workers, and
as such welcome you to our town. re-
me .nber the former State Conventions and
the work that was done at them, and /
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
freignted with valuable information, which
We want to get, and we trust the meeting
mny be blessed to you as well as to us.
Mr.. Il. Is. Murray spoke, representing
the press. lie 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
Oh the press of the country are to elevate
and moralize mankind and therefore it was
recognized as in sympathy with the exalted
purposes of the Young Mems Christian AS
socation. He said that oil Christians, yes
oil well-wishers of humanity, welcome this
Convention, and appreciate the noble work
III 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 rs workers in the same
cause. as fellow-soldiers fighting against
evil, against intemperance and profanity,
aGa:net greed and co';ness. against crime
and sin; as those working to build up the
Kingdom of God. Diversified work 6e.
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-.help. Remember, thousand thco-
| logical eyes are watching your work. too
keenly perhaps. Possibly their criticisms
have been too outspoken, but it warns you
to be careful. Re true to your Churches,
iii ranks. and the ministry will recognize
you as fellow-workers.
Rev. Mr.. Carlisle, of the Methodist
Church, said: 1 greet you as pastor OF the
Methodist Church, rs 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 rs first--it is divine in its founding
and mssion-but we recognize and wei.
come you as the handmade of the Church,
paving the way for it. 10 the work of your
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
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union more strongly marked.
Rev. w. H. Strickland, of the Baptist
| Church, said AS pastor am glad YOU
have come, and wish yoil hearty God
speed in your noble work. May you be
blessed in coming and we in receiving you.
May the Church be quickenod and the com
munitJ aroused. When Paul, OH his way
to Rome, came to the Three Taverns, friends
met him and they thanked God and took
courage. So We trust yo1r coming may
cheer and enc urage us. He closed with an
exhortation to the delegates to be active IL,
| Christian effort in the homes as well q. N
the meetings.
| In response OH the part of the Conven-
tion, Mr.. L. N. Zealy, of Columbia, said (:
The warmth of your welcome does not sur
prise me. expected il. have one regret
One who used to be with us in the work
is not here tonight. 1 refer to Bro. H. 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 a hess
Ing to us and our work.
Mr.. Cree, of New York, said, in response
that the criticism, while some of it NAV
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 persord effort
and closed by saying that we wer> ,ere no,
simply as representatives of the Associa
tions, bnt as ambassadors for Christ, to dc
what we can, and, above all, as ".hc con!
OF God" and we should bear well the dig
nity OF our position, and our lives should
be such as become the members of tht
family to which we belonged.
The meeting was very pleasant one ant
delegates and people were deeply interested
in it.
| PIRSr DAY-FgIDAY.
The morning session opened Mt 0 o'clock
with devotional exercises conducted by Mr.
Z. ". ~ kiii5, oi Charleston, alter which
Mr.. @. f. Tolly, Vice President of the las