The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-22
THE Y. N. C. A.
FrLL KKPekT ov TIE sEcosp p.Yx
PRoCsxpfsGs.
Papers Read. Addresses Made and
Song Services and Discussion. Par
tieipated ina Biblical Lecture Of
Unusual Interest.

The second days proceedings easu-
zenced 81 o'clock YESTERDAY, as the Y. "
G A roorHs- Frpnt street. Hr. Austin Bur
well IN the chair. After prayer. Mr..
Therefore 4. Harding. Of Washington. d.
- gaze an address On EshIe Reading
NesErx. Wyning and IaTegrnare. az wa1la
Waila. Mr.. Bahcuck, Of spokane college.
r. q. bensoa and A. c. Warner, Of seattle.
reported 70 the secretary as delegates.
AtsiS9 M Fillmore Tanner, Of spokane
Falls. read a paper on ..The Definite Work
q the Young Mems t,hFisffaa Association. p
ne sa4n thAt the wofk sbould b. doae by
Young men 10 convert yourx men. and
when every Young man IN the World was
converted, fhen the mission q the assoeie-
A lively discussion sook place a. 10
whether the work should BE carried 0a for
youBS men OILY or for bs1h eezes Young
and old. aud the result WIS greatly ID
favor Of for young men only Mr. t. 4
Mason stated that The eopsFitutionof the
hssocfafSon defined that the work WES To
convert young men, aud If Il was required
70 reach both sexes. thea the association
should = called under some other narne.
NJ. J. II. Rouse, Of Tacoma. reed paper
on Association Reading Rooms and their
Management" His idea was 20 make the
readiHS rooms comfortable and inviting
for young men 70 spend thelT Leisure
hours. and they should be ven supplied
with reading matter
Mr.; Noel Jacks OF sau Francisco il an
excellent address on social Work. aid
that amusement must be provided IN many
forms % attract the young men TO eosae
under the influences % the association.
lie pointed cut the need NJ such wosk, a.
our cities are full Of young men without
MONIES % social ties. Much can be made
Of music. games. friendly greetsuEz etc
The session adjourned a, noon.
On assembling AZ 2 p. IA AF. 6. A. Char
mock OF vancouver. Il. G.. gave 8 paper on
Personal Work. Value and Methods aud
stated that the great secret of personal work
was love discussion followed regard
Ing the class Of men to be invited 70 the
gospel services. the majority u the speak
ers expressing an opinion that no distinct
ion ssould be made except those intox-
icaied or Of bad 0dor
Mr.. +. ". Cole OF whitman college gave
an account Of college work. its needs and
methods.
The afternoon session concluded BIZ az
excellent lecture ca "WorkarsF Training
Class. b George Carter OF Seattle. which
was greatly appreciated by those present.
Ne illustrated his Ideas by the use Of chalk
and blackboard. aud those who had not
seen the Bible Illustrations In ihst way
vxer,. refreshed by the energetic thoughts
~ Inc r,.--sl secretary OF our Y. N. &. A.
The eonventio.-. adjourned at 2. m.
THE EVENING s9sslog.
The Methodist Protestant church was
well hlled asst evening, aud the r-5eead-
ings Commenced with praise song service
led By Mr.. y IN. Waahams OF Portland Mr.
Dickinson acted as orvanist. MF. G.. 8 Ma
SOD, State secretary OF California. delivered
an earnest and eloquent appeal on the I'M
portauce of a building. He spoke Of the
advantages OF having a building, how II
Increases the moral welfare Of city and
has a commercial Value in the cities OF the
Northwest He gave incidents OF people
who. when they found the good the
Young Mems Christian Association was
doing, gave handsome subscriptions 10
carry on the work. II ~ imperative that
the Headquarters In every city should be In
4 building made for the purpose. as rooms
ere needed for committees, gymnasium.
baths, etc, and II an association Is eramped
for room, the work is retarded. The speaker
appealed to the people OF seattle 70 do their
duty aud erect tine building upon the lot
so readily subscribed for.
BIBLICAL LECTURE
The treat OF the evening was the bIbii-
cal lecture hy Rev. I. d. Driver OF Oregon,
who spoke on the existence of God aud
natural necessity Of n revelation from Hin.
Tie demonstrated that the Bible was reye-
latiOn from Him. Motion, matter and
thought were either eternal or created; ii
the former, then there is an eternal think
ing being II the latter, there Is personal
creator. and either one is God. There must
be a supreme Intelligent being. OF else how
DO we possess intelligence. Whatever else
God could make lie could not make him
self for this would make him act before he
existed. He refuted Paine, Ingersoll, and
all skepties who offered their own inter
pretatiOns that God Is not the author Of the
Bible. lie stated that the constitution OF
the United States was founded upon the
laws in the Bible The lecture was listened
70 with eager attention and the various
points were loudly cheered. Al GAS the
convention adjourned until to day at a.
m. The evening session viii be held in
the Methodist Protestant church az 80.