Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-17
Young Mems Christian Association.

We have received from the International
Commute of Young Mems Christian Associ-
atoms notice of the convention to be held
at Cleveland, Ohio, from May 25th to Goth,
to which we are requested to call attention,
and also the following statement of the
strength and work of the association in this
country:
The associations in the United States and
Canada now number about 1000, with 1O0,-
900 members. The late census shows that
IN this country there are 800 cities, each of
| which should have an association vigorous
! and active enough to employ a competent
young man as managing secretary to Or
ganize and develop an aggressive work for
| young men. About 100 of these cities are
maintaining this important branch of Chris
tan word. To place the international COM
| mittee in condition to extend it to others
will be one of the objects of the convention.
Delegates will be present from not a few
of the 1O7 college associations representing
many thousand college students.
From 30 railroad centers delegates will
! come to report progress In the work among
| railroad men and to cooperate in the extern
| sion of this work to many other points along
! the 80, miles of American railroads and
! among the 10000 employees on the pay
rolls of American railroad companies
German-speaking delegates from a score
| of German-speaking centers of population
| will be there to report progress unprece-
| denied in this branch of work for young
men, and to take means to still further e1-
| tend it under the leadership of the German
| secretary of the committee.
The associations in Canada will also send
a large delegation across the lakes.
| Another interesting group of delegates
will consist of Christian commercial tray
| elers, who have been organizing of late
| years an efficient work among young men of
| this class in connection with the Y. M. c. A.
A few such delegates attended the Balti-
| more convention two years ago, but since
then the work has widely extended, and
measures will be taken at Cleveland to give
it new impulse.
A work among colored young men at the
South, full of interest and promise, will be
| reported.
The international committee has also re-
ceived word that the associations on the
other side of the Atlantic will be repre-
i scented.
| Among all the classes of American young
men above enumerated the international
committee, under instructions from the con-
| 'Oi'AoAA, ID OOhNtUCeIus1 F11olOuo dlIO
gressive work, a visiting secretary being in
charge of each department. The report of
the committee will bring the whole sub
ject before the convention and leading
Christian young men from all parts of
| the country will be there to deliberate upon
| the good results already secured and to de-
wise how this interesting work in all its de-
partments may be extended SO as to reach
the vast and growing multitude of young
men who need the fellowship and sympathy
and mutual cooperation and help which
have made these associations, wherever
they have been wisely administered bless
ing to the communities among which they
have been organized.
DR.. Elliott. the Indian Doctor, is staying
at the Lamar House, where he treats all
Chronic and Nervous Diseases Examina-
ton free of charge. Office, Room No. l.
Office hours from II m. to p. m. v11d1w