Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-05
Y. NJ. G. A.
ASCEND ANNUAL MEETING OF fHE
VIRGINIA CULLHGx BRANCH.
A Good Attendance Speeches OF Colonel
venabls and 0,hers-The Associa-
ton Abroad.
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,f,osrespoudence Of the Richmorf "a Dispatchl
tHARi.oTTysvnIr December 4, 1856.
Last nipht. IN the chapel Of the University
81 yirgipia, assembled the second Annual
conference OF The College Young Mems
Chr,stian Associ .tion, with Mr.. l.. NJ.
efircs. OF Norfolk, In the char. There
were ffiy delegates on the ground, and
tweuiy.fye more are sure 90 reach here this
morning, which viii insure very large
convention much larger than was expect
cd. As FAR as could he calculated nj the
first assembling the delegations will he
abont as follows: Emory and Henry, g;
Randolph. Macon, -; Roanoke, @; Wash
,nclon and Lee. &; Virginia Military In.
sttute. 5; Richmond College, o; Pantops
Academy, s; Bethel Academy, O; Blacks
burg College, >.
There arc a number Of well.known Chris
tlan workers bere-among them Rev. DIR.
II, ]. McBrydc, OF Lexington, at Professor
Nnak X. Dayis's; Mr.. l.. ID. Wishard, 81
New York. national secretary Of the Col
lcce Young Mons Chris,ian Association, at
Professor DAVIS; III. o. Williams, OF
Richmond. Va, secretary OF the College
Young Mcn's Christian Association, at
Professor DunnincioE's; - Douglas, OF
Boston, at Professor Dunnington's; Pro.
lessor W. W. Smith, president OF Ran
dolph- Macon, at Professor smiths: Pro-
fc>sor III. II. Harris, OF Richmond College,
At Professor Dayis's.
COLONEL vENABLE
made the address o; welcome in a happy
VEN. lie said the assembling OF such
number Of workers IN su u cause was no
ordinary event. II j. a convention OF
Young men seeking useful lives through
higher education. He would not disparage
The efforts or performances OF The Young
Mems Christian Association outside OF col
Iegc life. but he could not magnify too
much the worth OF young men al the vari-
Gus seats Of learning who were squaring
their lives hy the rule Of good to others.
They are the very flower and fruit Of
nineteen centuries. lie. recalled the far
reaching influence Of the work done by the
Young Mems Christian Association. Du-
ring his connection with the University seve-
raj Young men had gone out from this Associ-
alton ~ workers for Christ in foreign lands.
He recalled one who had gone 10 Athens
and i now walking In the very footsteps of
-. Paul: another was labOrlng In China,
another in japan. and Others are carrying
the light into the heart OF South America.
n Is A Grand sight 20 see an army, with BAN
uers. fighting for health and home under
grcq, human leader; but after all what is
the cry % history but the voice OF woe
caused bv war? II is grander aud bet
Ter thing 10 see even small battalion OF
Christian workers floating o banner for
Christ-doiDg work for Christ. "Gentle.
men oi that battalion, bid you welcome,
a thousand times, TO our halls and homes"
MR.. wIsHARD
was called TO the chair, and referred to the
reasons which had led him TO select Wash.
ington and Lee University as the place for
the first annual conference OF the Associa-
ton. While, naturally, the University OF
Virginia, The seat OF the first College Ass0-
cation in America, had strong claims, he
could not help thinking, when he saw in
the chapel at Lexington the letter 10 which
General Il. +. Lee had written in ac-
ceptance OF honorary membership in
the Association; when he remembered
his hearty welcome 10 the AssOcii-
ton; when he remembered that place
~ the last resting place OF that royal
Christian characler-that he bad done well
to select Washington and Lee. Mr..
Wishard gave running account OF the
almost phenomenal growth OF the Assocla-
ton, starting In "A small room in London
and spreading over Scotland, Germany
I'll Europe. When n great convention Of
this Association met in Germany the vene-
rable Emperor William had asked to be
presented that he might thank them for
the noble work they were doing for the
young men Of Germany. The Emperor
emphatically expressed the belief that from
this association atone was II be expected |
the emancipation OF his people from the |
beer.hOuSes Of Germany. The Car OF |
NJ 4. l. xfs.e fltvst
work, and would be glad TO see |
about one hundred thousand such as. |
sociaiiOns there TO take the place Of less
desirable societies. which are largely made |
up Of students. eli" said Mr.. Wishard, |
" you were 10 20 to Jerusalem tonight you
would lind in the narrow streets Of that old |
city group OF Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION workers. You would find an as
ISOLATION at Joppa. another in despised
Nazareth, another at Beyrout, another at
old Damascus-in very truth, their out 4
posts girdle the world"
II. WILLIAMS,
OF Richmond College, spoke Of the remark
able growth Of the work in Virginia in the
past five years. To-day there are twenty
eight associations In the State, eighteen Of
them flouri-hing and all OF them doing q
special work. TO dav $4,000 are devoted
10 ss>OciatOnal building five years ago not
one cent. A handsome building, 10 cost
$4,000, is being built in Richmond, an.
other in Norfolk, and one has just been
finished in Lynchburg.
DR.. M'BRTDR
,poke OF the specific work being done by
college associations, which reached men
entirely hey Ond the Church's touch, and OF
work conducted by young men
from these associations, who went toto the
destitute mountain regions. In this way
100 students were doing sunday school
work ia TWENTY-FIVE schools.
After these addresses a cOnsccrailOn meet