Telegram-herald., 1888-05-31
THE SECRETARIES
rrs y ~ c. \ TRAINING SCHOOL


-
rived Tuesday aigst and yesterday morning
sad, nearly 800 dslsxa1es were present a.
the opening of conference yesterday morn-
ing. The morning session Was opened with
= Bible reading conducted sy Secretary K
A. Orr. Of Pilfsburg. Pa. Mr.. Orr Rad
part Of the twenty first chapter Of John.
and the Bible sisdy that followed Was con-
Gacted n a conversation. bringing out the
supreme value of love 70 God and rnen. ss q
prep4rstion and qualification for ChristiAn
work
The singing 10 one OF the strong features
CT The confefence. Most Of the secretaries
have good voices. and. under the leadership
Of Prof. Sickie, they I'll the room with
souisEirrrinz melody. This was paruca-
larry noticeable as the grand harmony OF
America" vas sung with full hearts
and voices at the morning session.
The business session was IN charge OF 1:
s. Cole, Provincial Secretary for Canada and
me Nzratims Provinces Mr.. Cole has
held front rank In the work OF the Asso-
citation for the past ten or twelve years. and
|. Is thorosghly conversant with the most sd-
vsneed IDEAS. The frst paper was read BY
Secretary l.. w. Messer. OF Chicago, his
| subject being, securing and Training Sec
| Local Wsrk" The writer made valuable
Suggestions as TO the opportunities pos
sesssd by General Secretaries for nnding out
| men and giving them training that viii
1 ft them for these positions In the dis
| cussion that followed Luther Quick. OF the
/ Training school at Springfield. Mass. gave
| the results Of bis experience as 10 the KIND
1 Of msn demanded for gymnasium instruc-
tors. He thought they should De men OF
| iervent piety as we'll as good athletes. After
| brief discussion the conference adjourned
| 10 allow the members an opportunity 70
| show their patriotism py attendance on the
Memorial Day exercises at the park.
| The Secretaries visited tks Park in q
body. and participated in the celebration
| hy singing two or three appropriate hymns
| The afternoon session was opened at
| O'Clock. Geo. T. Coxhead, OF st. Louis. in
| the chair. Devotional exercises were con-
| Quoted by Sumner +. Dudley, OF Orange,
n. j. Prof. Nickls sang beautiful solo:
Building for Eternity" The trst topic
1 discussed vas that of the training General
Secretaries and Hymn Instructors al the
Springfield Training School; opened by Mr..
J. /. Bovine, Superintendent OF the School.
Mr.. Bovine gave az some length the
| means used to secure the most promising
men for the course, and the minutse OF the
school life. The following facts regarding
the school will De Of interest 30 the readers
Of the TELEesAa- HERALD:
For wears the leaders in the branches oi
Christian work represented by this school,
have felt the need Of such an institution
The rapid development of Association work
the multiplication Of farge aud finely
equipped Association buildings; the grea
increase ia the Secrefzrial force Of thes'
Associations, $50 per cent IN two years.; al
have suggested. with growins emphasis, the
indispensable need of such a school, Ih'
| rapid increase in the number Of student
attending the school points in the same
direction. In 1855, the school opened with
IL students; in 1856, with %; last Septem
Der, With AZ, to which have been sdde,
during the year. Last July. the openin
term OF the Summer school for Christian
gymnasium instruction was attended by 2S
The Relation of the Secretary to the Stu
| dents and Recent College Men in bis Field
was Ihe next paper, read by +. ). Good
| man, of Cleveland, Ohio. The paper wa
| carefully prepared IL was suggested tha
associations provide students receptions an
! meetings of various kinds and thus identit,
them with the local work IL was found il
the discussion that many secretaries wer
doing this kind OF work.
The next paper wns read by s. @. Child
Of Independence, Mo-, subject, In wha
way can . secretary work to better adyar
tage in q small field than q large one?
Many practical suggest ons were made.
The evening session was opened with
brief service Of song led BY Professc
Nickie.
} The first paper was read by T. T. Dod
man. OF Omaha, Neb.. on the developmer
OF the active membership. The paper W
a clear. forcibls presentation Of an impo
tznt subject.
Special Evsugelistic Meeting for Youn
Men. What Contributes Most to Their SUE
cess and What TO Their Fsilure'" Th
Was next considered in thoughtful pap'
by J. ". HAnsel. Of Kansas City, No.
The following programme was announcs
for this morning. commencing at o clocl
First, Bible class. conducted by r Z. MOrs
Of New York, second. topic No. %. "whi
Shozid Be the Relation OF the General Sc
retary 20 the Gymnasium" by q. b. Tow
send. CHICAGO; third, topic No. II. IT
. Real Work Of Association Gymnasium II
} structors. By Luther Gulick. OF the SPrin
Geld Training school. fourth. topic No
The Physical Department IN summer
1 nv 81 n Houfard