Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-16
y. NJ. C. A.
Second Days session OF the International
Convention.

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y. N. C. A.
second Days session OF the International
Convention.
lBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l
ATLANTA, GA, May l5.-The Sc
cond DAYS session Of the international
Convention Of the Young Mems Chris
tisn Association met at 10 o'clock this
morning. i. J. Kennedy, Secretary OF
the London (England) Association, con-
Quoted the devotional exercises. After
the routine business was disposed OF,
the topic "What Benefit has the
international Committee Been to
You?" was discussed. Colonel Estes,
of Memphis, Tenn, said: "The
International Committee sent to our
griefstricken city its noblest and best
work. Secretary Cree, who organized
our Association, raised money for its
support, got our best men to serve on
its Board, and by his example stlmu-
lated our Christian young men to take
hold of the active Christian work. Our
people feel deeply grateful TO the COM
mittee for what it has done for u.s."
Provincial-Secretary Cole, Of Canada,
said "The success that has attended
the work in the Dominion Of Canada is
due entirely to the supervision and
assistance Of the international Commit
tee"
Mr.. Hemphill, Of Atlanta, said "0ur
people thank the committee for sending
Mr.. Cree, who found us disorganized,
in debt, and doing nothing. lie re-
organized our work, raised money to
carry it on for n year, and by his ear
nestness stimulated our workers.
What we are to-day is due to the COM
mittee.'
Mr.. Scuddy. of Anderson, S. c.,
spoke in complimentary terms of the
working Of Mr.. Watkins in the reorgan-
izing of their State work and the placing
of secretary at Charleston.
Similar testimony as to the work Of
the committee and its secretaries has
been given by Messrs. Lock, of Mobile ;
Hume. OF Nashville Munford, of Rich
mond Sherrard, Of New Orleans /;
Harle, of Atlanta. and many others.
The report of the Committee on the
International Committees Report was
then presented by Colonel c. W. Love
lace, Of Marion, Ala. 1t recommended
the holding of parlor conferences, the
continued observance Of the second
Sunday in November and the follow
ing week as season OF prayer
for the Association and for young
men, the endowment Of departments
of work. and the collection Of Assocla-
ton statistics and history. 1t recon-
mended the raising Of $40, 600 for the
work of the present year, an increase of
nearly 10000 over that Of last year.
Following this recommendation sub
scriptiOns were received for work. The
total amount pledged was s2S,70O.
In the afternoon Colonel McPheeterS,
of st. Louis, presided. The topic As
ISOLATION Secretaries. Local. State, and
International-Their Relation to One
Another and the Spirit that Should
Actuate Them" was opened in an ex-
haustiye and able paper prepared by IL.
Thane Miller, Of Cincinnati. and read
by George Houser. of Cincinnati, and a
spirited discussion followed. rhe topic
=. Bows Work ut State Conventions,
and How Can Ii Best be Vltalized
and Developed, was opened by paper
prepared by S. +. Dudley, of New York,
and read by Mr.. Durster, Of Syracuse.
Half an hour was given at the close to
delegates who had not previously at
tended an international convention, in
which they told what their associations
were doing for young men and boys.
In the evening l.. d. WiShard, the
international college secretary, pre-
sided. The evening was given up to
the discussion Of Association work
among college students. The discus
sion was opened by Rev. W. II. Mar
quiss, of Missouri, in forcible and elo-
Quent presentation of the various OPP
portunities afforded for well-organized
Christian effort. From thirty to forty
college students briefly and earnestly
testified concerning the work of their
college associations.
c. X. Ober, international secretary
for college work, reported the results
and condition of the work. He said
There are about two hundred college
associations. embracing a membership
Of over ten thousand students. Nearly
two thousands students have prOfcsscd
conversion during the past year In
connection with the work Of college as
socations, many of these have decided
1 to enter the ministry
Mr.. Wishard closed the discussion
with an earnest appeal to students to dc
more definite work for the conversion
( of their fellow-Studcnts.