, 1880-06-13

THE GKSEKh SECRETARIES
OF the Young Mems Christian 4ssoclat'on U.
this country continued the work OF their aHnua'
conference yesterday in Lower FarWeA Hall
The sessions OF this Conference partake OF tne
practical nature which character1zes 1ne "o1h
OF these Associations The members Jestetoas
were seated around tables taking notes, etc
There were no speeches, but one topic after an
other was taken up, opened In care1 ulsy pre-
pared papcr By some Secretary who has had c1-
pcrience, and experience be must have, ana not
theory only, for he Is at once put on the witness
stand and questioned from all parts OF the mouse
on the points that have been brought out While
other Secretaries who have had experience are
called npon In ts way 'ne
..Thc Experience of a Beginner in the Secre-
taEs Work" opened IN PaRsa ass ~nHTh h. oy Rest
r c1 o Ns* brdI1ra hnys opeped by
Huntington. of Minneapolis: MINI. THE Care
and DescIopnent Of Bodily. Health" opened By
James MeConeugyE H. Ct anFsTs aTs fo1 oa tdv ano
and How are They Best Employcd: oy ~. n n.
Norris, Of Pouehkeepsie, \. Y. The papers on
all these topics were very PRACTICAL and elected
In the afternoon st1 topics were unoe1 con-
Secretary C. E. Dyer, of Detroit, read paper
fSs nesa espz Sared eo on He made valuable
lions as 70 the choice Of topics, the aualiiisa lia
The sccrciarv's Relation to His Church and
Other hsoss %9K 3de Of he
Impressed the fact that. while the Secretary Is
the servant of nli the churches, he should oe
loyal to the church Of which he is member, at
tending its Sabbath services, and. whenever
practicable, its weekly PRAYER meeting: He tIe
should urge every convert to connect himself
with some church. but should not guide their
II ffo1 al choice.
Mr. j. Howard LeaI, the wideawake Secretary
OF the Philadelphia Associations, opened the sub
Advantage in the Work Of the Association"
Social gatherings. the gymnasium. the cordial
Erecting Of young men. anu many olner agen.
cjcs, were described. and their importance and
the best way of using them were fully shown.
o. G. Morse, Secretary at Washington, treated
the same subject with reference to educadonal
s.The relation OF the Secretary, first to the
young. men who join the Association for the
benefit Of the secular agencies; and, second. 70
young men, not members who are engaged N
mercantile and manufacturing pursuits Was
presented BY two Of the New England Secreta-
ries, NJ T. Dcming, Of Boston, and Il. J. Mccoy
of Lowell.
The evening session WAS devoted to the busi-
ness and closing exercises Of the Conference
The following we're appointed the Executive
Ohio. v. E. 1i Binford Of Canada. ": i. Betss of
South Carolina c. ". Turner of Wisconsin; and
K a. orr, Of Pennsylvania. Secretary and
lTeASuFeI
The Committee on Resolutions presented the
following, which were heartily and unanimously
adopted:
EcsoIrsd, That we recognize the great oblga-
tons we are under to our Heavenly Father for
permitting SO many Of our Secretaries and
brethren TO meet In this our tenth annual Con
ference, and also for the blessings that have
come to US willie here.
Itesolrxd, That the thanks Of this Conference
nre due and are hereby extended to the Young
Mems Christian Association of Chicago for their
Irotherly reception and the liberal manner in
which they have provided for the delegates; to
the Christian families Of Chicago for the gener-
Gus and unboun,ted hospitality manifested by
them in their homes: and to the press for the
reports of the dotngs Of the Conference.
4 short memorial service was then held for
John Kothwcll. General Secretary at Guelph,
Ontario. who died during the year.
The closing moments were devoted to hearing
the impressions OF the new Secretaries. about
thirty Of whom were present al the Conference
for the first time-
The farewell session of the Conference will be
held in Lower Farweu Hull at o'clock this
evening.