The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-21
CHRISTIAN YOUNG MEN.
A large Namber Of Delegate. Pres
ens-oneers Elected for the Ensu-
lag Year Yesterday Exercise.
and To-d.y.s Programme.

1t>rtsa Tor the EDxu-
lag Year Yesterdays Exercises
and To-d.y-s Prsrr.mme.
Tbs nfzh annual esnx@nts0a of ire Toazz
Aen's G Tristan Ass0cszssoa 81 the Pseser
northwest beEau yesterday afternoon a.
the rooms d the seattle association Tks
following delegates were yTs~e.st.
Forflan1-H. i Eaipoie. general ssse-e.
t1TIs {. y ss4I. e. l. FAY. +. C. Frsss. q
ae<=sek. I. siElif. y. H Jenes. Z Il
stlot.srd 9 " Wentworth. n 9ssha.az.
ksY-rf- D. DrfFer.
Assosis-S. u. Hazser. eznszs! secretary.
E geusez
TacolaA-s. I. DIarsiek. grse-a. see-e-
sAFy l. = Hot. A. r. Fzsaser. r. n. rerYv.
= hoase. q ". TAgzapson. ,. BashesI,
Spokane FAlls-Fss!in Tenner. general
sersefarys Rev. Reg. D. awiEs, g. z Harfrg.
=; hoennEiEs A. .. Haasasl, Res q W
seaitie--g5. Garter. general seesesarv: }.
4. beauy. AEssa Ear@sli, Awszla BuFweM.
X. g. Graves, T. Erengzn. j. ssswArs, W. q.
bIeksnssn, ETereTs saith, T. c. E8lssearne.
J. 4, Eaeiesan. Ees. Ealiafs Hrowa. kev.
SiAFk Davis, keT. H. l. Bates. Professor
AAkAfANs .. N5-s--E. 4E4Zi4fs.
secretary; E. " R01er Hr Dee.
Vancouver. b e-ss- a. sshainoek. zsr-
eral secretary. y. q, Xebsna.d + &. Dry
dens K. Y. Palmer. II. A. MORGAN. Mr. La
point. Mr. Bunting. J. Rogers. Mr. Harri-
son. r. s. Gray, 4 J. 9rzat.
New Westminster, B. G.--NeSsrs Rand
ead Cunningham.
The Daisce-N c. Wilson
Ceasraii2--ts e Efsoa3eS
Wnissssa Collese-.- ". Cole.
C&iifo.alA--t5- : 4ssen, state secretary.
and Noel III. Jacks
Port Townseaa-i Laekhar., 4. Tbonp-
soa, ". T. Leonard. 6. q Harper.
Warrington. =. G.--The5. A Harding
WELCOME 10 sEkTTLE
AID the deieza;ss AT down 70 4 cold
collation. kindly provided BIZ the Ladies
Auxiliary society Of the foang Meas
Christian Association, zBa their wants we're
Heil looked after hy & star 81 ladies' under
the supervision Of Mrs- farkhursf and Nrs.
Hanson. After the rattle IT the knife Rad
somewhat ceased Mr.. r 4. Aitsrtson, is a
numerous but appropriate speech vel
coined the delegates on hthaIf Of the cffl-
zei1s Of Seattle. 10 which Mr. ". NadhafHs,
81 Portland. responded Rev Elliott
Brown extended cordial greeting On BE-
half OF ine clergy aud ehsirf hes % seattle,
TO which kgg. Z. 3. SBlft. % Spokane
Falls. replied. fos the Young Mems
Christian Association Of Seattle John b
Benny, the president, in happy speech I
gave the dciegafes a warm welcome. 10
which NJ. 7. A. Harding, ef Washington, /
y. G.. -spEsd "a suitable manner.
At g45 the meeting adjourned 70 the {
Congregational church 10 Asl0s the Young
Meas Christian Association ro0slas 20 be +
cleared. After singing gospel hymns the I
GsFutiaAai e1eraisss commenced. nearly +
every member taking psFt with short
prayers Gospel songs forlaed q Yery
pleasing feature Of the zleeting, and were
sung with 8 hearty ring.
OFFICERS gLEcFgD AID REPORTS AADE
Atss0 the meeting was called to order
aud the following officers elected for the
ensuing year; President, Aestia BgrweIi,
u Seattle: vice presidents. r. c. Frost, Of
Portland, aud 6. ". Thompson. Of Tacoma
secretary, FeliHere Tanner, Of Spokane
Falls, As Mr.. BErseii was not present :
Ar. +. {. Frost took the chair and the r.
Urls al the associations we're head As
fSr;s s..rc-..AA eaei .sask 1zith A member I
ship OF "A. Mr.. :. IT. Hauser. The general
secretary. was assistant IN Seattle. Cen 4
tralia is also doing good wo1k aHJ has
- members. East Portland has g mem
beFs. but was net faisiF psESuizef1- New
Westminster organized IN lss5 and
has a membership Of lie. TIE association
hopes 20 do good work vhea the general
secretary sets 20 work Portland organized
In Is8l and has 81 members. They hope
10 a0NlHtu 2 k<ALsAA tTlENtzIt . ~ v "a E
give al impetus - the influence o. the
assoc cation. seattle had very encoisFag
ting report vita a membership Of over ata.
Macy conversions have taken place, while
the educational and social work has seen
attended % with great success. Port
Townsend association Is progressing ald
has - members. Tacoma Organized ID
las3 and has q membership Of 40. Since
the general secretary took bold, the results
have bern very gratifying
spokane Falls has 10 members and has
done good warg- TIE general secretary
has attacked vice aud crime in that city
vigorously.
The general secretary OF the Vancouver
association has been ~ work t.0 months
ia organizing successful society. lie re-
ports membership 81 70.
Victoria HAD not very encouraging re-
port in work done. on account OF not hay-
Ing general secretary until recently, but
he Is working hard and hopes 10 report
more fayosably 81 the next convention
The membership IS lis. Whitman college
reported doing steady work. Waila Haiia
aud other associations have yet 70 report.
After the reports Of the associations had
been read, prayer was offered b. Mr.. Nad.
hans, and the meeting adjourned until 10
y. N.
Grated with flags. flowers, etc. and pre-
sented e very pleasing appearance. Il isio
be hoped that the good people Of the Queen
city viii extend open arms 10 the delegates
and impress them with tie hospitality for
which the city is becoming famous.
INTERESTING gyESISG SESSION.
fairly large audience assembled in the
evening NJ Frye's opera house. asd Al 80
Prot. Get!sies led BE- faeeiing with gospel
song service. Ar. " 8. Dickinson presia-
ing at the piano. After Il pleasant hail
hours singing. the charge Of the meeting
was passed II the Rev. tlaFk Davis. who
made short address, taking lis text
from ! samuel, Il g short prayers aud
personal testimonials, interspessed with
hymns, then followed, and 80 enthusiastic
aud earnest were the proceedings that
three Young men stood up Ia the audience
aud declared themselves converted,
The remainder OF the evening was de-
Z voted 10 an eloquent address hy the Rev.
Dr Reid 81 Portland, who took the place
81 the Rev J. e. starr who was GUay0id-
ably atseat. lie dwelt upon the promise
% the Haiy spirit which came - the Ia.
iriarrhs descended spon Christ, and
would come IN al those who ask for Il
With the spirit az Cod within them no one
need fear. Tie mentioned a the rcsult Of
PRAYER by missionary for aa East
ladian idola'er. that the spirit Of God
descended UPON the Ignorant man and he
was converted ia an instant 80 the
speaker advised these whe wished % work
+ e. DO So by The spirit. aS without that no
work can be accomplished. 4 choir SC
iecfed from the delegates rendered some
sacred glees. which were heartily sppreei-
ated The meeting adjourned a. 9-5li, after
f.enessicfion by Rev pr Reid.
TODAY the convention vii meet a.
the y NJ a. 4. ToognS. AZ q. m, and
the evening session wiil be held in the
Methodist Episcopal church n 2 ociock.
The latter session VIII consist of praise
service ty Mr. Waihsms, a half hour, All
dress bv Mr. Msssn cf California 90 I'm
parfance Of baildiaE, and q trqAt In the
share of a Biblical teetufe By Rev. J. y.
Driver II Oregon
THE PACIFIC MILLS.