Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-18
COLLEGE Y. NJ. G. A.
SECOND DAY OF THE SESSION AT RAN
DOLPE- MACON.
A Mos, Interesting Gathsfing-Variou'
Topics Diicusssd-A Lat OF
the Delegates, &C.
rcOrespOndenoo Of the Richmond DlsDatch.l
AsHLAND, Noyfmbcr Y, I p.

ASHLAND, November II, i s..
Ths College Young Mems Christian 1850
ci,t,ons held theIr very interesting snu ID
structiye sessions to-day. The one IN we
morntng was opened by a song-seIv vice Ioi.
lowed by a PRAYER. Mr. G. i. huder. 0.
Roanoke College, read paper on the Oss ~,
time snd place for meetings 81 cohese SUI
dents. lie showed the many sdVaniages OF
fered by toe institutions OF learning loi pOtu
the mental and religious training necss, ~
Tor man. urged The Young men OF tns oay 10
follow the path laid out by the saviour OF
the world. and II such was done tbeir nc
would be a success aud At the epd OF II gio'
rious crown would await them.
Mr. &. X. Ober followed, reading paper
on 1.-THE Workers Traniag-Ci'ss." Durlug
its readiag be brought out many Faluaoic
snqgestions as 10 The work all class-ieAueIs
had before thesn, for they we're tue ones
picked out By the Almighty 10 bring OUT 'ue
good fruits iDstlled ia the minds OF those
who were commIlted to their care.
Rev. DR.. McBryde next addressed tne
convention on the place aud Importance IN
college WORK. He was very iorchle IN DIS
remark ks, and clearly showed tnat II was III
important that the members should ue'o'e
All their energies 10 building up tse WORK
that God had so plainly mspped out Ior
them.
Between TIE dihereEt papers The entre IS
semblage sang songs OF praise IN fnahnei
that showed they arc all earnestly ana deeP-
" Interested in their WORK.
AFTERNOON.
A. the afternoon session Mr.. ". A. Chris
tiap. president Of the association 81 thh cot
/ leee, read a very interesting paper on " A.
socla,ion Rooms What Thew Are ana low
| They Helped You" II was ably written
ana well read. This gentleman Is one Of lhe
most enthusiastic workers IN the college a.
ISOLATION, aud has done excellent WORK heIe'
| having buit up the nemb6rssiP sfeauY
since he WAS elected TO the Chief position.
Mr. ~ :. :. Dovpmann, Of Washington
and Lee. spoke on Missionary Meetings"
Rev. Collins Denny read q letter he bad
received FROM Mr.. Bradbury. missionary 70
/ japan. In il he gave q graphic account OF
| the place ard BIS work. laying particular
/ ltress On tho ridiculous wsysoi the idolaNrs,
| how they worshipped, and the immente
who attended their temples. lie begged the
/ cooI oeople Of his bone to send missionaries
! out there 10 help and spread the Word oil
/ God. for the field offered unlimited scope.
/ TIE evening session was opened by song
service, then prayer was offered ny MI
/ Dadmun. who begged that the spirit OF lIe
Divine Being might be sent to pfesloe over
/ the deliberations abcut 10 take place AIter
/ this prayer msny OF those present gave theH
/ reasons Tor prdslng God. -..-
Mr.. John q. scott, Of the university OF
/ Virginia, who was delegate 10 the inteshl-
/ tonai Couirrcnce held at StocShohn' tuen
/ smoke. lie rave n SUMMARY from toe tine
/ be left virginia mil be arrived 81 olocN'
/ holm then he told about the way they were
I 4 49,.
| bounded. At the conference there we're CAS-
| DELEGATES from all parts Of the world, SUI IL
wos onened Nv he Lords Prayer sad by lhe
| eniire assemblage In unison IN ttcir different
| lanousees. They began their work ct @'ce'
and alter IN exchange OF views on TIE many
| different plaus Of work :tHy concluded tla'
the American was tba brst. The seSsens
lasted from ten TO twelve hours q cav ahu
/ were presided over by gentlemen lb'spop
SbaleV) who vas a master Of clEhJ lau-
priages Mr. Scott concluded 10y saying thil
tbe worlds conference was an entire sue
cess aud that God saOuld he praised TOT Tue
great good that would be derived nom w.
Dr. McBrvde, hiso n delegate, followed
and said tha biggest thing about the COME
renee was tbe conference. II was TemiIh",
! bio 10 SEE the great assemohse, cOmpO'eu u
DELEGATES from nineteen countries, for u was
D
.Jrsus CHRIST ,hst he ever bad the pleasure 10
see. lie sad that he had beard from sweden
| the other day tbst the eject OF the gathering
! wAsepreodpe al over that part OF The eoun-
trv and thsl he felt that il was doing tae
same every where, for he had seen the ELECT
lig1t at home. The great thing 10 be sure
Of lsto be .u-e thatthe Christian Association
isa Christian ASSOCIATION, Torn II II not, tnth
The work vii not be a SUCCESS. lie conc'u'
ded by rrsiug Az prescut 10 take the cross
and follow IN The footsteps OF Christ.
Mr.. Saunders the editor e. Tue inter-
Collegiate and \ gra1uaie % ave- then
snake on the necessity 81 spreading the
work in the colleges. lie compHe' the col
leses Of India and thSse OF our own COM
try. aud showed the way those people were
fa.t following the American idea lie nun
self had beea called 10 teach for Tour years
ip Que sf their universities, ana II w's 4 iohg
iirie before the Christian Work was esta ,
hshed. rs the missionaries out there were old
men and hsd not lcsrned tee new WORK Of
America. Now. be was glad and happy 10
say. they hid found ont their error ana were
enthusiastic in Their laeors.
After bis remarks The meeting was cioseu
with a PRAYER aud beucdiciiou.
The delee ates are beng well taken care OF
bv the hospitabie people N our lite village.
They are located among the different iani-
lies and seem 20 be- enjoying any 'p're time
they MAY have from tie convention. Inc
hours are quite long snd each session Is eX-
tended over he time allotted to II.
SUNDAY win be a big dsy, as many persons
from Richmond, Baltimore, Alexandra, and
Washington will be IN attendance.