Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-27
Y. N. c. 4.
Return OF Secretary Mccoy from His Eu-
ropean Trim,

ropean Trip.
II. J. Mccoy, Secretary of the Y. ". c.
\, returned yesterday from his visit to
Europe where he went To attend the meet
ing OF the Worlds Convention Of Young
Mems Christian Associations ut Berlin. In
response to the inquiry Of a CAL reporter,
he stated that his trip had been a very en-
ioyabic one and he had returned in good
nealth With regard to the conference at
Berlin he said it was 4 most interesting
meeting, and the delegates, of whom there
were 500 from seventeen couutrieS-forty-
four from this Country-were most hospit-
ably received and entertained. The En-
peror William cordially welcomed the
associations, and fully recognized the i'm
portance of their evangelical work, and
Count Bernstoh, who was President Of the
Berlin Association, took an active part in
the meetings The Berlin Association,
organized eighteen months ago, had now
900 members and was about TO build q fine
hall Among the notab!es present was
George Williams, q wealthy merchant
draper of London, who organized the
first Y. VI. c. 4. in that city
forty-four years ago. lie had given
800. 900 toward the new Association Hall
in London, which would cost, when
finished. half million. lie had 100 Young
men III HIS CilttiIuN, tiiclIbt4S VI ltIS
y NJ c. A. In answer tothcquestion how
the work of the European associations
compared with that of the American, Mr..
Mccoy said, Very favorably" They com
bined intellectual, social and physical ex-
crcises with their evangelical work, at the
associations here did. and were making
gratifying progress The headquarters Of
the European work was in Geneva There
were 327 associations i'll Germany alone
The delegates from the United States had q
fine reception in Paris, where there are
two tiourishing associations.
What was your observation OF the way
in which Sunday is observed in Europe?n
In England and IN Geneva much better
than in San Francisco, but not in Berlin,
Munich or Paris-in those cities about the
one-iifth of the people 90 to church al all,
AID many of those who attend church regu-
larry in the morning devote the afternoon
to recreation and amusement"
" As you have perhaps heard one of the
members Of the Ministerial Union ri 4 re-
cent meeting, spoke with regret and CEN
sure of the American delegates taking the
ears at Plymouth on Sunday, and proceed
ing on their journey to London, instead of
stopping over until Monday in Plymouth"
Yes, | heard that DIR. Briggs thought
that was not rght, mt the fact was we did
not disemhark at Plymouth until $50
O'Clock P NJ, and we all agreed that the
proper thing 20 do was to take the cars for
London at once, as we had through tickets
Under such circumstances every one must
be his own judge of what is right. Ny
conscience was clear, though | do not APP
Prove Of unnecessary Sunday travel and
certainly should not begin a journey on
Sunday unless necessary. There are some
now, as in oidentime, who are perhaps too
punctiiiouS about Sabbath observance. and
morbidiy sensitive concerning inlractions
OF the exact letter Of the law"
In closing the brief interview Nh Mccoy
observed that public reception had been
rendered him al Association Hall, on Tues
day evening next. when he would take oc-
casion TO speak 81 some length Of his Euro-
pean trip and observations.-[San Francis
co Call, October 10Th.