The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-10-03
Y. M. c. A. CONVENTION.
A Successful and Profitable Session.
Notes and Echoes

| sion, argues we'll for Christian effort
| for young men in the Winston
! Salem district. While only six Young
Mems Christian Associations exist in
the fourteen northwestern counties,
composing District No. 2, yet the
Convention secured the attendance of
sixty-four visiting delegates from
these Associations and from points
| vet uno-ganized. The morning and
afternoon sessions were held in our
own comfortable Association hall,
and attracted the presence of many
citizens as well as home delegates.
The night sessions were held in the
Baptist, Moravian and Methodist
churches, respectively, and attracted
| large audiences, the buildings each
night being packed to overlooking.
Nothing has so completely brought
our people together since the Pearson
meetings.
Opening Friday morning with fully
two-thirds of the number of dele
gates named present, the program
as printed last week was closely fol-
lowed. Never was a program more
| strictly adhered to, with the excep-
ton Of two changes on Friday night.
The opening session was profitably
occupied with a Bible-reading by
State Secretary L. A. Coulter, on
| ''Soul Winning" and thus gave a
| keynote to the Convention. Indeed
| a prominence of the word of God
and pointed and numerous prayers
| and spirited singing characterized
the Convention all through. Mr.. r.
B. Glenn, chairman of the District
Committee. called the Convention to
order, and the following permanent
officers were elected: President, Geo.
S. Wills, Oak Ridge; Vice-President.
E. A. Ebert, Winston-Salem; Second
Vice-President, H. W. Reynolds,
Guilford College; Secretary, r. H.
Mitchell, Trinity College; Assistant
Secretary and Stenographer, T. E.
Whitaker, Oak Ridge.
| Reports from Associations were
made, showing zeal in the work for
young men. Oak Ridge had 81 900
pledged on a building fund; Green's
boro $4,000 for the years work,
rooms open and a General Secretary
wanted; the work at Trinity College
is rapidly growing Reidsville,
though small, is yet not discourage
ed !; Guilford College is systematically
organized, and has also a Young
| Women s Christian Association; Win
ston-Salem's report was to give some
figures in the growth and progress of
the work and to express thanks for
the generous support and for the
presence of the Convention.
George Worth's paper showed the
vital Importance of hand to hand
work in sOul-saving.
-. Il
ken over Winston-Salem in carriages
kindly furnished by our citizens, and
was much enjoyed. While the dele
gates were out, the Ladies Auxiliary
transformed the rooms into festive
apartments, and at six O'Clock an
elegant repast was served in the
hall The vote of thanks might
have been heard a long way.
DR.. J. F. CrOwell's paper at the
Baptist church was an earnest plea
for the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation to occupy some forgotten
fields-the rural districts, the factory
communities, and among railroad
men. A hearty welcome by Rev. Mr..
Norman, in which, as Il pastor, he
highly endorsed the work, was re-
sponded to by President Wills.
Saturday was busy day, and all
were interested in the practical pa
pers and discussions. Especially fine
were the papers by j. J. Stowe, Gen
eral Secretary at Durham, on Com
mittee Work." by Prof. l.. l.. Hobbs,
Of Guilford College, on ''Christian
Efforts in Institutions of Learning"
and Geo. S. Wills, of Oak Ridge, on
"Practical Bible Study"
State Secretary Coulter's paper on
"Work for Young Men in morgan
lied Towns" was especially valuable,
as many of the college delegates
were from points where no Associa-
ton exists. The conversationals, led
by Prof. w. A. Blair and E. L. Har-
ris were pointed and practical, and
verified the fact that fun was not in
consistent with religious life.
The audience that gathered in the
Moravisn church testified to the
popularity of DR.. Thos. Hume. His
address was replete with learning,
and the wonderful enthusiasm of the
man showed the Christian scholar.
At each of the night sessions fine
quartette was rendered, by Messrs.
Vogler, Lichtenthaler, Spaugh and
Ebert The music all through was
well directed by Mr.. E. A. Ebert.
At 4 o'clock Sunday, some three
hundred men assembled at the Opera
House to hear an earnest, plain Cos
pei talk by that consecrated young
worker, Mr.. George Worth, of Viii
mington. The seed of Gods work
was faithfully sown, and will bear
fruit. One young man decided for
Christ.
At the same hour two other meet
ings were held Mr. W. B. Lee, pros
pective missionary, from Trinity
College, talked earnestly with 81
bright boys at the Association hall
while Professors Martin Holt and L.
l.. Hobbs addressed a large ladies
meeting at the Baptist church. Mr.
Hollis address on 'sWoman's Influ.
ence" was very fine.
Y Such an audience as gathered Sun
day night at the NJ E. church has
not been seen here since the nights o.
the Pearson meetings. Numbers
were turned away for want of ever
standing room. After devotional
exercises, led by Prof w. A. Blair
DIR. Edward Rondthaler's address
was listened to with the deepest at
tention> He took for his theme: ''Is
the young man Absalom safe?"
The farewell services, peculiar to
Young Mems Christian Association
Conventions, was led by Mr.. L. A
Coulter. DR.. Hume presented thu
work of the State Committee in or
ganizing and fostering special worl
for young men in North Carolina
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