Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-20

ClOsin. Session Of the state Comven.
tiOn.


The closing exercises of the y. NJ. C. A.
convention opcned Thursday morning at q
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prayer were for personal preparation in the
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by modification of the printed programme,
Mr.. Il. W. Watkins OF New J DIX gave an
account OF the nature ana work OF the Inter
national committee from winch we make
the following extracts;
would IKE TO tell you how a member OF
your burlington association could, with a
cara ni introduction, ltaRe Trip found the
Woild, ana IN every town ma companies OF
Christian young men, and Christian as
soclatlons, aOle TO sympathlzc with him
III christian work. But time does not per-
mt. Il VIII only say IN general thai
thcre are some 24uO Dung Mems CHRIS
llan assoclatlous IN the world, OIL which
there are more in the United States than in
any othcr country. Ana this Tor two prlncl-
pal reasons; first, because we have studied
young men more thoroughly than they have
Dcch stuuied elsewhere; second because we
have used more and better instrumcnlalities
Tor their conversion; One factor in especial
oil help, Is The work OF the ladies'. Another
Is the work OF the international Committee,
Inc Trst international committee was or
ganized at Buffalo in 1854, for the purpose
of representing the associations Of the United
States and Canada in Convention from year
to year. and through visitation and printing
OF documents to suggest some regular line OF
work The present international Committee
was organized at Albany in 1866, aud now
has lis headquarters in New York city. 1t
consists of thirty members, all consecrated
business men, in different parts of the coun-
try. They all meet once II month in New
York, to lay plans for the seven travelling
Secretaries Of the General Associations.
Another factor in our success is due to the
fact that local associations have followed the
suggestion Of the International committee to
work by classes. Thus, college students work
for college students, Germans for Germans,
colored people for colored people, CONNER.
cial travellers for commercial travellers and
railroad men for railroad men. One of tho
strongest endorsements of our association
work is that of railroad officials, who give
their money to sustain the work at railroad
centres. Fifty thousand dollars has been ap
propriated by railroads this year for this pur
pose. Should you wish to know more OF
this subject You will find it all given in full
in the present year book published by tn,
International committee.
Mr.. James Mccormick of Harrisburg Pa.
then addressed the convention upon the topic
The Bible and our Work, Association Meet
ings for Bible Study:
OF course, it goes without saving that We
must know the Bible. Association work i,
laid in the Bible If there is an untred steT
) to take, we must know our Bibles in ordcI
to be able to take it Alright The Bible il
open to all any wayfaring man may know
it. 1t is the place to go for our strength
comfort, wisdom, authority. 1t is the Boob
that the young men of our Association ought
to study And they need to study il to
g6ther in Bible class. | wish tina
every Young Mems Christian Association
hol an onnoin,od hour o,l ,,,oa ,o Co.,,