Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-20

The Seventh Annual Convention Of the
Tennessee Association at Murfrees-
bOro-Reports of Committees.
Fifty Associations in the State, and All
Doing Well-Interesting Speech.
es and Papers.
Officeas Elected for the Ensuing Year
and Standing Committees Appoint
ed-Genefal Business.

Nashville Banner of Sunday: The
Young Mems Christian Association o.
Tennessee met in Murfreesboro yesterday
NJ. L. Blantou presiding. Ro6ert Weiden
sail offered prayer, and the following tenn
porary business committee was appolnted d
II. B, Price, Southwestern Presbyterian
University A. ID. Scobey. Winchester; E
w. Winfield, Vanderbilt University.
Mr.. Blsnton appointed Committee oil
Permanent Organization, and the follow
ing Permanent Business Committee wa
appointed: E. NJ. Cook, Knoxville; /
B. Osborn, Union City, and j. W. Csld
we'll, Cumberland University.
The permanent officers of the conven
n-nsident, ii. B. Price, South
ton are: University; frs
western Presbyterian
vice president, W. B. Campbell,
nooga; second vice-president, L. 81. Estes
Memphis; secretary, A. B. Scobey, Win
field, Vanderbilt; assistant secretary fol
the press, A. I. Jamison, Murfreesboro.
The Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville
University OF Tennessee, McTyeire Insti
tute, South western Presbyterian Univer
sity, Winchester Normal, Fayetteville
Dayton, Masonic College, Hiawassee Col
lege, Pennington, Shelbyville, Union City
Maryville, Jackson, Cumberland Univer
sity, Culleoka, Brookside, Vanderbilt
Murfreesboro, Dyersburg and Dyer Asso
Citations reported their work during the
year.
The delegates present yesterday were
NJ. L. Blanton, r. A. Campbell, E. O
Wells, the Rev. ]. P. McFerrin, F. P
Hume, Nashville; +. B. Milligan, w. B
Campbell. Chattanooga: E. NJ. Cook, ]. H
n Do1- L
II. K. Bryson, Fayetteville; T d. Ramsey
]. H. Woods. G. c. Collins, s. T. Morton
Shelbyville; T. B. Osborn, VIM. Hughes
@. Chambers, Union City: Frank Avent
A. 7. Jamison, W. A. Wynne, Murfrees
boro; J. N. Parker, Dyersburg; c. o
Ewell, Dyer; ]. ii. Patton, G. P. Colmery
H. B. Price, Southwestern Presbyterian
University, Clarksville j. W. Caldwell, J
V. Stephens, Cumberland University, Leb
anon; E. W. Winfield, Vanderbilt Univer
sity; J. B. Smith, C. F. Nance, Manchester
Normal; A D. Scobey, II. A. Lochridge
G. NJ. Fulton, Dayton Masonic College
s. B. Rice, Maryville College; ii. l.
Barnes, Hiawassee College; ]. Fl. Pylant
Brookside; j. II. Kollmeyer, Lebanon; ]
zie; W. E Stokes, Charles FL. Wyche, Cul
leoka Institute.
In the afternoon Rev. ]. p. McFerrin
chairman of the State Committee, made &
report. There are fifty associations IL
Tennessee. The following standing com.
miltees were appointed:
Dsvotional-W. A. Wynne, Murfrees
boro; J. B. Milligan, Chattanooga; VIM
Hughes, Union City.
Resolutions-E. G. Wells, Nashville: J
H. Woods, shelbyville; J. N. Parker,
Dyersburg.
w. D. Black, jackson; ]. B. Rice, Mary
vile.
A paper on estate Work in Tennessee
Its Past, Present and Future"-wss read
by ]. Fl. Cowan, and the president ap
pointed the following committee on the
son, chairman; W. B. Campbell, E. M.
Cook, 7. B. Osborn, A. 7. Jamison, John
Parker, E. c. Wells and R. Weidensall,
advisory.
II. B. Price made an address on "Work
Among Students" and the subject was
discussed by G. NJ. Fulton, E. w. Win
field, G. II. Wyche, j. w. Caldwell, ]. V
Stephens, J. B. Rice and others. The
greetings Of the convention were sent te
the Wisconsin State Convention. w. A
Wynne read paper on individual Con
secrated Labor"
Nashville is represented by seventeen
delegates. Two topics were discussed q,
last nights session: Association Build
ings," introduced with paper prepared
and read by James Brown, Nashville, and
tf1e @rnternasfos-.i- =; iatroduced by
NJ. L. B anton, Nashville. The importance
of observing the week of prayer fol
young men, beginning November Stb
waa strongly emphasized and impressed
upon the delegates. A subscription in
small amounts as nucleus to building
fund for the Murfreesboro Association
was made by the delegates. The amount
was SIS. There will be three sessions O
the convention to-day, and adjournment
will take place tomorrow night after the
farewell meeting. The convention viii
probably meet in East Tennessee mex
year.