The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-20
Y. NJ. c. A. Convention.

\. NJ. q. A. Conventions.
The State Convention of the Y. M.
e. A. was held at Knoxville last week
with about fifty delegates present. The
reports and proceedings revealed an
astonishing growth OF the order all over
the country and the immense good it is
doing Knoxviller ceived the delegates
very' cordially and they were richly
entertained. The qrestions discussed
covered the whole field cooperation and
the interchange of ideas ill result in
improved methods and more Jealous
effort toward the upbuilding of the
WORK IL was matter of gratifio alton
TO the writer, who was delegate, TO
know that Giles county is in the very
'front.' rank in this work in Tennessee in
Il the number of associations and mem ber-
ship, but we were forced to acknowl-
edge our deficiency in zeal and spiritual
progress. The results of the convention
will be made apparent in the work of
the associations and the topics discussed
are of interest mainly to those who d.
! -NSN NAO HOAh
with the management of the association
work. We feel warranted in one
general observation drawn from what
We heard and saw, that the Y. NJ. C. a.
IS the greatest power for good of this
age. We.do not mean to place it above
! the church, for its work is through the
church, but it is clearly evident that it
is the specially adapted means of Provi-
dence for the conversion of men of this
age and is the special agency, exactly
suited to the conditions of the times, to
bring men into the church. An idea
obtained for some time that the Y. NJ.
/ G. A. assumed the functions of the
church, and there were many Jealous
christians who opposed it. This opposi-
ton has yielded, however, as the work
progressed and il was seen that the i'm
mediate effect OF it was to bring multi
tudes into the church, besides quicken
ing those into activity who were al
ready professed christians. We deem it
useless to give any statistics or facts
brought out at Knoxville. Those who |
are interested can obtain them by attend |
ing the associations and making inquiry. |
We gather all we learned and heard into |
this narrow compass The Y. NJ. c.. a. |
in America is sweeping the country like |
an avalanche, saving and making better
men of thousands of young men, who in !
turn operate upon other thousands, and |
thus its work is upon the very root and |
heart of the age, saving those who are
the moving, active business men and !
society men and working men-the very
leaven of the earth. Could a greater |
work be done? Is there a better fieId |
for good work anywhere? There is no
exaggeration in this. We come back
from knoxville to tell the people of
Giles county that the line OF true pre-
gress lies in this direction, and that in
stead OF being a hindrance or substi-
tute for the church, the Y. II. c. a. is
clearly the specially appointed means of
Providence for the advancement of the
church, being its handmaiden and
reaching out into avenues and byways
otherwise inaccessible, No good citizen
Of Giles can Afford to neglect this in
terest.
The next annual convention will be
held in Pulaski, by the invitation of our
home association. In the meantime the
work OF organization should go on until
every vicinity has an association and
every young man and old man in Giles
county is surrounded by the influence.
A state secretary is to be appointed who
will visit and keep up the active interest
and we may look for greater results IN
than ever before. There are
fourteen college associations in our state
already, making Tennessee the banner
state in this important particular. The -.
custom used TO be that a boy was sub
ected to all kinds OF little cruelties
when he entered college, by hazing
process that always scared him badly
and frequently hurt him seriously, and
alter that he was initiated into all kinds :
of mischiefs and deyilments that only
boys know how to eOneoct. Bow differ
eat nowl The new student is met with
/ warm hand shake and kind words and
le is at once brought under religious :
nfluncs that cannot fail to have good :.
effect, and thus thousands are made :
Thus its work broadens and =
leepens. Giles county should not lag.
We believe that the fostering of such y
interests as this is OF more importance
han any local or political question, and :.
We make no excuse for consuming this :
pace in giving the impressions received
t Knoxville. The following consti- .
utes the executive committee for the :
ear:
NJ. L. Blanton, chairman, z. a.
James Thomas, jr., II. S. d
)owan, r. w. Brown, Nashville; j. I. Il
Jury, Vanderbilt University; j. b. W
j. II. Cowan, a. b. BiXby, II
knoxville; NJ. II. McCorkle, University
f Tennessee; j. Mueeke, Kingston; w.
\. Kite, Milligan College; W. Z. Bas
.ette, j. Z. Richardson, Murfreesboro
;. Il. Frenger, Tusculum College; L. e
}. McCozd, Pulaski; j. X. Bruner, $
1iwassee College; James BowrOn, %
'outh Pittsburg; Rev. j. w. Fitzgerald,
lebanon. -
A Wise Deacon. IL