The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-19
THE CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL.

He's goneto find Bob Ingersell
THE CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL.
The present season is full of interest to
the friends Of Young Mems Christian AS
sociations and the important work they are
doing not in this country only, but also on
the other side of the sea. For this month
May % 29-wil assemble at Cleveland
the representatives of the American Y. NJ.
G. A., and later-July 3d. Aug Cat Lon
don, at Exeter hail. delegates from the as
sociations of all lands will hold their ninth
triennial meeting. Both conventions will
receive reports of rapid progress IN all de
partments since their last meeting, two
years ago, at Baltimore, and three years
ago at Geneva, Swift. The conference at
London will be attended by large Amer
lean delegation, which is to sail from New
York on July lG. The convention at
Cleveland will be one of extraordinary in
terest for several reasons.
The associations in the United States
and Canada now number about 1000, with
100000 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
competent young man as managing secre
tary, to organize and dcvelope an aggrcs-
sive work for young mtn. About 100 of
| these cities are maintaining this important
branch of christian work. To place the
International committee, in a condition to
extend IT to Others, will be one of the OBJ
ects of the convention.
Delegates will be present from not few
Of the l07 college associations representing
many thousand college students.
From thirty railroad centers delegates
will come to report progress in the work
among railroad men, and TO cooperate in
the extension of this work to many other
points along the $4,000 miles of American
railroads and among the 100000 employees
on the pay.folls of American railroad com
panies.
German-speaking delegates from score
of German. speaking centers of population
will be there to report progress UMPIRE
cedented in this branch of work for
young men, and to take means to still
further extend 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 travel
ers, who have been organizing of late years
an efficient work among young men OF this
class, IN connection with the Y. Nj. 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 a
the south, full of interest and promise, vii
be reported.
The international committee has alsC
received word that the associations OF
the other side of the Atlantic will be rep
sented.
Among all the classes of American young
men above enumerated the international
committee under instructions from TIT
convention, is conducting a vigorous ant
aggressive work, a visiting secretary bein9
in charge of each department. The repor
of the committee will bring the whole sub
ect before the convention and leadin:
christian young men from all parts o
the country will be there to deliberate up
on the good results already secured and t
devise how this interesting work in all ii
departments may be extended so as to reac
the vast and growing multitude OF youn
men who need the fellowship and sympath
and mutual cooperation and help whicI
have made these associations, wherever the
have been wisely administcred,a blessing t
the communities among which they hav
been organized.
Mrs. Il. A. GrsT 1904 Walnut stree
Philadelphia, writes: 81 had inllamma
tory rheumatism very badly, and in on
foot and ankle it seemed to have take
hold with the determination to stay som
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