Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-15
HOW TO SAVE YOUNG MEN
INTERESTING TOPICS DISCUSSED
AT ATLANTA.

The Association to meet at San Fran
cisco Next YeSr-IOO Buildings Worth
$4,000, 900 Now Owned-AnnOunce-
menu of the Chairmen of the stand
ing Committees.
ATLANTA, May lathe second day Of
the International Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association opened at 10
O'Clock this morning. President Hardee
announced the standing committees of
the convention, with the following as
chairmen:
BasinesS-John Wheat, of Louisville.
UeUOti0RS-H. f. Williams, of Mime
sofa.
Intelnqttonal Report-George L. Rodg-
ers, of Milwaukee.
AssocidttonS--W. P. Munford, of Rich
mond.
Resoluttons-M. S. Cross, of Grand
Rapids.
The minutes of yesterdays meeting
were read and approved, after which me-
MORALS on resolutions were presented.
George Warburtoon, of New York, read a
paper on the kind of State work needed
| by the associations, prepared by n. +.
Platt, of POughkeepsie, Chairman OF the
New York State Committee.
IMPORTANT REcoMMENDAT ATOMS.
ne recommended Tue employment VI
State secretaries. the holding of State and
district conventions, opening a field for
local secretaries, and the securing and
training of young men for such positions,
stimulating work by associations for dis
trict classes fOryOung men, strengthening
existing associations and organizing new
ones, and the printing and clrcuia-
ton of association literature. After the
paper had been read, W. E. Lewis, State
4 NIs.sNN
chair, and an opportunity was given for
| asking questions, which were answered
by State Secretaries Hall &C New York,
Brown of Illinois, Williams Of Minnesota,
Taggart of Pennsylvania, Munhal Of In
diana, and others.
WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
Right Rev. NJ 5. Baldwin, Bishop of
the Diocese of Huron, Canada, gave n
mOstinstruCtiye and spirited Bible reading
on the work of the Holy Spirit, taking as
his text: II. Corinthians j.. 20. 2l, %. He
said that the church, while lingering about
! Calvary, had almost forgotten the
PeutecOst. The work Of the Holy
Spirit is to heal the believer. 1t is given
"a unction. 1t produces love, joy, peace,
long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
meekness and self-restraint. The be-
lever Is anointed as king, priest and
prophet.
Deep spiritual feeling was manifested
during the whole morning session.
| GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO NEXT YEAR.
! After the afternoon devotional exercises
a vote was taken on the place of holding
the next convention, to assemble in 1887,
and san Francisco was selected by a
unanimous vote, with the prOyisO that
should the committee fail to secure fa-
vOrable rates from railway companies.
] oh fl,a t,1o ~
meeting. The next topic was the first
| years experience in the new association
/ building, opened in paper by Il. A. Orr,
of Plttsburg, Pa. The paper gave full
| report of how the Pttsburg association
received its building, costing 100000.
| 100 BUILDINGS OWNED BY THE AssO-
CITATION.
The questions elected a most interest
| ing discussion, as most Of the associations
/ expect to own buildings. The associa-
| tiOns now own nearly 100 buildings, worth
over $4,000,000.
In the evening the question, "What Is
| Being Done for Railway Men by the As
sOciationY' was given by +. d. lngersoll.
Railway Secretary of the International
| Committee, who presided, and made an
/ interesting statement Of what the railway
work of the Y. NJ. g. A. was. "The Per
sonal Work of the Railway Secretary
was presented by G. W. Cobb,
Railway Secretary at indianapolis /;
'Our Railway Building" by A.
Munro, Railway Secretary at Troy;
Railway Committees" by F. L. Wilcox,
Railway Secretary at Elmira; Hospital
Work." by J. G.. jenkins, Railway Secre-
tary at Detroit, and "Classes for Instruc-
tions," by G. A. Warburton, Railway
Secretary at New York. The discussion
was most interesting. Over 80 railway
secretaries are employed, and about 100
railway organizations are doing work for
railway men, while $1,000 annually is
contributed by railway companies for the
support Of the work.