The Portland daily press., 1889-03-08
Y. M. c. A. CONFERENCE.
The Welcome Meeting Held In state
Street Church.
The Names of Those Who We're
Present at the Opening Session.


The fifth annual conference of the New
England secretaries of the Young Mems
Christian Association commenced with a
public welcome meeting at State street
church last night. Besides the secretaries,
Rev. Mr.. Bayley, pastor of the church 4 Rev.
l.. ii. Hallock, Rev. Mr.. Frost. Rev. A. K P.
Small and Rev. A. T. Dunn were present.
The audience assembled was very small
one, less than seventy-fye persons besides
the secretaries being present. The exercises
of the evening opened with singing by the
choir, followed by scripture reading by Rev.
Mr.. Frost Prayer was then offered by Rev.
l.. III. Hallock. Mr.. W. S. Corey then said:
Fellow workers In the Young Mems Chris
tian Association; l extend to you in behalf
OF the Portland association most cordial
and hearty welcome to our midst You have
come from all parts of New England, but
we cannot If we would regard you as stran-
gers for we are engaged with you in the
work for the Master. You are most nobly
doing the work to which God has called you.
l am glad to be counted as member of the
Young Mems Christian Association. You
have done us an honor in accepting our in
vitation to hold your fifth annual conference
with us. Many have been the prayers that
this meeting might be success. Now that
you have come here we are glad you are
here. We can speak for you most cordial
welcome in the homes in which Won may
stay. and we hope You will carry away
pleasant reminders of your visit to the Pine
Tree State. The associations of the State
extend to you hearty welcome. | can
bespeak for you hearty welcome of all the
people of the city. think Portland enjoys
the distinction of being hospitable place."
Rev. Mr.:Bayley was called upon and spoke
briefly. He said he counted 1t great pleas
are to look into the faces of those present
and bid the secretaries welcome to this city
and to the church. He spoke of the time
when he was clerk in store in one of the
large cities of New England, and how Kindly
he was then received by the secretary of the
Young Mems Christian Association of that
city. In behalf of the clergymen of the city
he welcomed the delegates to the city, and
regretted that the.audience assembled was so
small He said he was sure they would find
a very cordial welcome in the hearts and
Mr.. 81. S. Conant of Providence, r. l.,
chairman OF the executive committee of the
conference. responded briefly to the words
OF welcome in behalf of the conference. He
also responded in behal of the association
of Rhode Island. Mr.. w. b. Abbott of New
Hampshire, responded for that State; Mr..
E. N Folsom for Vermont; Mr.. Andrew
Case for Massachusetts; Mr.. C. K. Flanders
for Connecticut and Mr.. A. H. Whiteford of
Rockland, for the secretaries of Maine. The
exercises closed with aibenedctlon by Rev.
Mr.. Frost and then social hour was en-
joyed In the church vestry.
The forenoon session will begin at $50, the
afternoon at 1.3O and the evening at 7
o'clock. The days sessions are strictly pri-
vate, but the evening and Sunday services
are public. The visiting secretaries will be
the guests of the local Y. M. C. A., and will
be entertained in private families.
The following is list of the delegates who
were present:
sherman Isham, Burlington VT.
J. H. Mcturdy, Auburn, Me.
A. q. Todd, Lawrence, Mass.
Geo; II. Hinchclif Stoneham, Mass.
E. 7. Bates, Holyoke, Mass.
A. A. Jordan, Bangor, Me.
a. n WnltIOr0, h0ckland, Me.
T.. N. Folsom, st. Johnsbury VT.
w. II. Fuller, Brattelboro, Vt.
w. s. Avery, Boston.
w. K. L0ugee, New Bedford.
Z. Z. Hall, Lowell.
Q. Q. Kenyon, Springfield, Mass.
W. ii. MCGEE, Cambridgeport Mass
j. M. l.. Bates, Gardiner, Me.
ID. A. Packard, Rockland Me.
w. q. Tyzzer, Gloucester, Mass.
X. Q. Goodwin, Lynn.
A. G. Lund, Pittsfeld.
d. s. COnant, Providence, X. l.
w. II. Carver, Maiden, Mass.
III. Q. Wilson, Auburn, Me.
A. l.. Stratton, Dover, N. III.
M. III. burlington, Portsmouth.
Jas. ID. Norris, Marblehead.
7. II. Hazelwood, Haverhill.
O. ii. Scolefeld, Hyde Park.
H. L. Peabody, Watertown, Mass.
john Allan, Waltham, Mass.
Wilbur Il. Alton, Merrimac Mass
Walter b. Abbott, Concord, N. H,
A. NJ. Wright, Somervle, Mass
". q: Lots, Springfield, Mass.
J. z. Pulsfer. Salem.
@. j. Flanders Norwich Conn.,
w. III. Merton, Danbury Conn.
>. q. McCoraughy, Springfield Mass
Z. +. Mcintosh, New Haven
Geo. M. Hersey, Hartford
+. l: Willis, Waterbury, Conn.
E. M. Aiken, Greenfield, Mass.