Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-11

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 Resolution Opposing Divorees -
 Other ResoIuttOnS Ree ommeRde0.
 PHILADELPHIA, May 10.-The morning ses- sion of the third day of the Young Mems Christian association convention started promptly at ten o'clock. The report of the committee on the general report of the inter- national committee was read and taken up for debate. The Rev. H. Grammar Guinnis spoke of the Bible, quoting Sir Walter Scott, who, having written fifty books, said there was but one book and that the Bible. MT. Guinnis has charge of mission work in Eng land, ond has sent out 500 missionaries to foreig gn lands. A telegram was read from E. W. Halford, private secretary of President Harrison, expressing his congratulations and regrets that he could not be present.
 A resolution by MT. Field of Philadelphia that the convention put itself on record as opposed to divorces in this country was re- ferred to the committee on resolutions.
 MT. T. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of the special committee on international commit tee report read the report of his committee. He began by stating that the work of the inter national committee during the past two years since the San Francisco meeting speaks for itself. It was quite evident that the conven- tion could congratulate itself upon not only the prosperous condition but rapid growth of the work It was evident that the work should not be confined to the organization of associations but to the adoption of wise rules for the government of those in existence. The special committoe- reoomrnenaea the adoption of series of resolutions.
 The first that the thanks of the convention and various associations represented in it be rendered the International committee, it's officers and employees for the faithful labori ous and untiring zeal given to the work dur ing the past two years. The next reeom-
 al.- kkt.. r ember and the week following be set apart az 8 season of prayer for the blessings of God upon the associations and their work. The next recommending to the committee the continued issuing of life membership tickets and granting the usual authority to hold parlor conferences and other meetings. The next, authorizing the committee to prepare and issue annually a year book containing statistics of the asso- citation and make other publica- tions necessary for the work. The next that the sum of $65, 900 be placed annually at the disposal of the committee for the advance ment ot the work in various fields. The next that the principal of representation in the international convention of associations now prev aiiing shall be extended 80 to apply to and include all departments or branches of the association work organized after date, provided also that in all such branches or departments the committee of management
 
 standing in evangelical churches. The next that authority be granted the committee to examine the call for league of the athletic departments of the association and to carry into effect such an arrangement as may be deemed practicable. The last that in place of the Il members of the interna- tional committee, whose term of office now expires, we recommend the following gen. tlemen as successors for the term of six years: J. E. Irving, St. John, N. B.; c. B. Brainard, Benjamin c. Wetmore, James Stokes, and Russell Sturgis, New York; Henry M. Moore, Boston; James McComick, Harrisburg; H. Kirk Potter, Pittsburg; H. Chicago and Charles I. Colby of Milwau- kee The names of Wm. E. Dodge, Frank lin Fairbanks and T. W. Harvey were rec- commended as advisory members of the board. The committee recommended that the inter national committee be authorized to establish such stations in foreign mission fields as may be deemed proper and expedient and to receive such contributions for this work as associations or individuals may contribute to it. The report was adopted and the task of raising $65, 1000 was undertaken at once. Thirty thousand dollars was raised.
 President Chamberlain of Denver spoke of the class wanted as officers of the association. He recommended the training school at SprinQfield, Mass, the only institution of it's kind, and introduced Oliver 0. Morse, secretary and instructor at the school. MT. Morse said his school had forty- nine representatives in the convention Its object is to train Christian physical in- struotors at a summer school, and also train young men in the work of a general secre- tary. One physical trainer, he said, had converted thirty nine of his gymnastic pu- pills. Rev. Dr. Allen Read followed. The work of secretaries, he said, was more diff cult than that of pastors, hence need of train ing. In the afternoon very interesting pa- per by Prof. Gilmore of Rochester, N. Y., | university was read upon "The association | librarian and library-The relation they | should sustain to young men."-
 l Walter c. Douglass, secretary of the Bos-
 ton association, spoke in favor of building mp association libraries.
 The regular topic for discussion this after noon was "The growth of secular agencies in
 our work; opportunities, advantages, dan- gers"
 The opening address was delivered by
 Thomas Cochrane, jr., of St. Paul. He was
 followed by T. s. McPheeters or St. Louis The evening session was held in the Academy ! of Music Rev. s. P. Raymond, president oi Lawrence university, spoke on Successful college work" which was the topic of tht evening. A number of college students made
 short addresses. The convention adjourned
 at 10 o'clock.
 | Business Failures.