Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-12-03
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THE CHRISTIAN JoURNEYMBN.

THE CHRISTIAN J0URNEYMBN.
LARGER ATTENDANCE THAN LAST YEAR
ENTERTAINING DEBATEs-ELECTIoN
OF OFFICERS,
&C., &C., NC.
Last Friday the sixth annual gathering
of the convention of the Young Mems
Christian Associations of the State, was
held at the rooms of the Association here,
and continued until Saturday night. The
body was noticeable one in many respects
and chiefly for it's business like manner of
doing what it had to do. The streets were
covered with snow but the weather while
it prevented large attendance did its du-
ty iu keeping the members in doors and at
work.
Capt. H. l.. Hoover, the President Of
the body made brief address to the men,
bers. He said there were three causes for
congratuation at this meeting. One, that
the first effort in behalf Of Ct tting Cen
eral Secretary DIR. Hoge's lecture) had
been a success; another, that there was a
larger attendance at this convention than
at the last, and the third. that even the
bad weather was favorable inasmuch as it
kept all together in the Association and
gave them the feeling of a band of broth
ers. And this feeling of brotherhood was
necessary now, for acloud OF inhdellty was
threatening the land and it was the duty
of the laymen as well as the clergy to
band together to resist it. Mr.. Hoover
welcomed the delegates from abroad most
cordially.
Mr.. r. G. Osborne, of Petersburg. was
appointed temporary Secretary and the
following was ascertained to be the repre-
sentation present:
| Richmond.-James Lyons, jr.
Washington and Lee University.-F. E.
Bear, L. H. Paul and 7. G. Figgatt.
Roanoke Colleges. Z. Keller, of Shen-
| andoah.
Petersburg-R. G. Osborne and J. D.
Brown.
Greenville.-J. W. Miller, W. H. Fix,
w. A. Abney and G. W. Fitch.
Antloch.-G. M. Murray, Jos. East and
John East.
Shenandoah. w. Henry.
New Hope.-H. G. Barnhart and Joseph
Phillips.
Mt. Meridian.-D. M. Layton, w. s.
Harnsberger and W. S. Craig.
Middlebrooke Rev. l.. Smith, G. T: Jor-
dan and j. w. Calhoun. fs
Observation-Disclosures Slower.
University OF Vlrginia.-R. A. Robin
son and Elliston Mason.
Staunton.-G. e. Gooch, Hugh M. Nc
Ilhany and JOS A. Waddeli.
THE PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The following permanent organizatinn
was repo rted and adopted:
President Hugh M. McIlhany, Staunton;
Vice Presidents, James Lyons, jr., Rich
mond; J. D. Brown Petersburg; s. l.. Kel-
.er, Roanoke College; Secretaries, R. c.
Osborne, Petersburg, Geo. M. Murray.
Augusta county.
Mr.. Hoover, in retiring from the Presi-
dency, said that he had told them last
Spring when the position was forced on
him that he was not the man for the place
it didn't suit him and he didn't suit it.
The past summer had been hard one for
the advancement of the cause of the Asso-
citation, the people were not thinking Of
religious matters during the political ex-
element attending the Presidential cleo
ton. Since the election four Associations
had been organized in Augusta, but their
organization was not due to him. Capt.
H. W. Henry had organized two Of them.
Capt. Il. c. Morton had organized one,
and it took both him and Capt. McIlhany to
organize the other. daughter The new
President he said was exactly the man for
| the place, full of love for the work and full
| of energy.
| Mr.. Hugh M. McIlhany, the new Presi-
| dent, accepted the Office in very graceful
| speech. He said Capt. Hoover had thought
they made a mistake in selecting him as
| President, but he was sure they had made
one in selecting him 1.-THE speaker) to that
position. Laughter), AS for himself he
was fond of the Christian Association es-
peclally as it was the child of the Church;
the children Of the Church could not be in
opposition to their mother. 1t had been
said that they could work better separate
~ Uoo AC o1ouSAo AoC, Ut1O oOuCl1uk ClUOWo
of the denominations was great thing for
the work. Work in the Association walked
up men for work in the Church. As for
himself, he felt that he had been asleep be-
fore he engaged in this work.
The following resolution offered by Mr..
James Lyons, of Richmond, was adopted:
Resolued, That we, the delegates of the
Y. M. q. Associations of Virginia, in
council assembled, do hereby tender our
thanks to our retiring President, H. L.
Hoover, for his prompt, courteous and
efficient discharge of the duties of the
office lately held by him.
Capt. H. w. Henry disclaimed the hon.
or attributed to him by Capt. Hoover. He
said he had not been the means of organic.
ing three or four associations but had
merely worked with others who had done
as much as he, perhaps more.
REPORTS OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Mr.. James Lyons, jr., of Richmond AS
soclation, reported 712 members, of whom
$50 were active, a good library, hall
fronting and on a level with the street, not
dollar of debt and with $4,000 pledged by
citizens to the erection of Y. M. G. A.
building.