Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-16
Y. NJ. C. A. WORK.
Third Annual Convention of the Associa-
ton of Tennessee,

ton of Tennessee,
Organization and Proceedings Yesterday |
Lunch at Rooms.
The welcome meeting of the third annual !
convention of the Young Mems Christian |
Associations of Tennessee was held Thurs !
day night in the First Presbyterian Church, |
and the meetings are continued in that
church.
At about half past 8 o'clock yesterday
morning devotional meeting was held, led
by DIR. L. w. Munhall, of Indiana. Dr..
Munhan urged that the delegates present
themselves aliving sacrifice, holy, acceptable
to God; to give themselves entirely to Him,
and to be in Gods hands as clay in the,
hands of the potter. God, he said, could
use the weakest instruments to accomplish
grand results. The services were inter-
spersed with song and prayer.
At 9 o'clock the convention was called to
order by Mr.. NJ L. Blanton, of Nashville,
chairman of the State committee.
| After reading of the Scripture and prayer
by Mr. f. X. Cree, of New York, Mr. Leas
moved that Mr.. Hume, of Nashville, be
! temporary secretary, and that committee
of one from each association represented be
appointed as a committee on organization.
A recess of five minutes was then taken,
ON motion of Dir. Cowan, to give delegates
an opportunity of handing in their names
to the secretary.
The following names of delegates were
bon1cd
Tusculum Cellege.-A. j.. Cole, G. S.
Doak, G. w. Baxter, H. E. Caul, G. R.
Frenger.
Maryville Conege,--N. J. Arbeely, J. W.
Culton, W. c. Clemens, j. E. Sawtell, X. K.
Wolfe, H. A. Golf, d. A. Heron.
Milligan College.-Prof w. A. Kite, G. B.
Armentrant
Hiwassee College J. X. Bruner,
s. W. Shannon, Henry Meyers w. w.
Scott, J. NJ. Williams.
Sweetwater S. Roberts, J. E. Will
Jams.
| University Of Tennessee. -Rich w. Lewis
w. II. McCorkle, S. w. Pruit, J. Fl. Din
widdie, Geo. Weigand
East Tennessee Wesleyan University, Of
I Athens.-R. B. Burchfeld, r. G.. Bramlett
| j. Wiley P. Massey, Ed. L. Patterson.
) Vanderbilt University, of Nashville
L. Curry, Nj. u. Gray.
, Cumberland University, of Lebanon
Taylor Bernard.
Culleoka Institute. -Sam1 A. Putnam.
Nashville.-F. P. Hume, P. r. Calvert
p B. Leas.
Spain.
Pulaski. D. Scott, W.. J. King, J. H
. Keeling, L. D. McCord.
Winchester.-J. s. Carter, w. w. Pinson
Chattanooga Orville Ewing.
Knoxville. w. McBryde, j. A. Rayl
/ j. Fl. Cowan, Joseph A. Porter, Samue
Henseli, T. M. Michaels, Chas. Fl. Gof
y Rev. F. E. Sturgis, Jno. A. Silsby, Jno. B
i. Clotworthy, Angus Mcdonald, P. ". Craw
ley, Asa B. Bixby, J. NJ Thornton, E
Granger, Frank Marshall
The following are delegates from othe
States
Walter c. Douglass, general secretary .
!, st. Louis, No.
:. Thos. X. Cree, travelling secretary of Ii
ternational committee, New York.
Dr. L. w. Munhall; general State secrt
IT tary of Indiana.
- w. Woods White, of Atlanta, Ga.
70 J. NJ. Phillips, v. w. Harrison C.
c. Hillenbury, r. w. Kite, Emory and Henri
College, Virginia.
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present.
After the convention had again been Gale
to order, q committee on organization wa
appointed, and while the committee wer
l. consulting, it was suggested that the deli
gates make short reports of their respect,
associations.
Mr. Boehms, of Murfreesboro, reporte
that they had an average of fifty or sixty {
their Monday night meetings, and that the
Sunday Bible class was well attended. III
association is doing grand work.
J. s. Carter, of Winchester, reported tn.
the association there was organized Ia!
May, and now has forty members. 1t SUI
N ports three mission Sunday schools and
doing good work.
J. B. Scott, of Wartrace, a town of I'll
inhabitants, said that their weekly meeting
q were well attended. They held a publ
q meeting once a month, had three missile
Sunday schools, a reading room, aud Il
association was in prosperous condition.
Of Mr.. Meyers, of Hiwassee College, said ii
:. association there was small-had only twe1
ty-three members-but was well sustaint
IS and had the sympathy of the surroundir
community. Weekly devotional meetin.
were held and some missionary work W,
done.
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association, but it is doing good wor
They hold weekly devotional meetings al
a monthly business meeting.
ef MIR. Massey, of the E. Il. Wesleyan u
hit versity. of Athens, said that their assoc
ton had recently been reorganized, a
though it has labored under some discOt
agements, has now so members, IS of who
are active, and has encouraging prospects
The Milligan College Association, said
O. Armentrant, was organized this month, O
has weekly prayer meetings.
MIR. McCorkle reported that the work
the University of Tennessee was getti
along finely with membership of about
half of whom were active. Two weel
meetings and monthly business meeti
are well sustained, and the moral tone of
college has been greatly elevated throu
at the associations influence.
The committee on organization was NJ
ready to report, and handed in the foilowi
nominations, which the convention una
mously confirmed:
President J.. X. Bruner, OF Hiawasse
l. first vice-president, F. L. Spain, of NJ
freesboro; second vice-president, j.. A. Ra
of Knoxville; secretary, F. P. Hume,
Nashville; assistant secretary, 6. w. Baxt
of Tusculum.
The president was then conducted to
stand, when he was introduced by
-. Blanton and in few appropriate rema
a' thanked the convention for the honor c.
4 ferred
Upon motion, Messrs Boehms, Gov
and Massey were appointed tempor