Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-09
". NJ. C. A. CONVENTION.
Opening Sessions i'm Philadelphia Yes.
terday.

Gen. o. o. Howard called the twenty-eighth
international convention of the Young Mems
Christian association to order yesterday at As
ISOLATION hall, Philadelphia, in the presence OF
the most prominent laymen of the evangelical
churches, not only of the United States and
Canada, but from England, Germany, Sweden,
Switzerland, and other countries. About one
thousand delegates were present. Among those
| from foreign countries were NJ. H. Holder,
London; Baron Won Starck, of Berlin: Karl
Fries. Stockholm; E. Hoffer, secretary of the
Zurich associations Robert Burns, secretary OF
the Aldersgate branch of the London associa-
ton; Robert Mccain. national secretary for
Ireland; Viscount Michima, Japanese noble
man of Toxic, Japan, and John I. Swift, cor
responding member of the international COM
mittee of the association in japan.
Robert Byrne, of London, general secretary
of the association there; Robt. Mccain, trav-
cling secretary for Ireland; Baron Won Starck,
of Berlin; Carl Fries. of Stockholm, and Ira d.
Sanky, all spoke briefly, and then
OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION
were elected as follows: President, Humphrey
B. Chamberlain, Denver, COL; Independents,
John E. Irvine, st. John, n. B.; DR.. Frederick
W. Kelly, Montreal; A. s. Woodwork. Boston;
Chas. B. Alexander, San Francisco; Prof. Chas
W. Dabney, j., Knoxville, Tenn; VIM. E. Hig-
Indianapolis; Walter Mcdonald, Kansas City;
Francis W. Kennedy, Philadelphia; secretary,
Geo. B. Townsend. Chicago; assistant secreta-
ries, Harry kinpotts, Minneapolis, and H. o.
Williams, Richmond, Va. President Chamber
lain was escorted to the chair and warmly
greeted, not only by Gen. Howard, but by the
delegates.
Francis v Kennedy, president Of the Phila-
delphia association. then delivered an address
of welcome to the delegates to which President
Chamberlain responded.
BUSINESS PROCEEDINGS.
The report of the international committee
was read by Mr.. Cephas Brainerd, of New York,
the chairman. Papers upon the Responsible
ties of members of American associations to
young men in foreign mission lands" were read
by Robt. b. Monroe, of New York and John T.
Swift, of Toxic, Japan, and upon Association
work among colored young men," by W. A.
Hunton, Norfolk. Va.
There are 1,24O associations in the United
States, with a membership of 175,OOO; re-
ceipts OF 81 900, and property valued at
S7,000,0OO.
The statistics in the international committees
report show total number of associations, /, 273:
reports received from /, 141, of which 10 show
an aggregate membership of 195, 456, a large
increase In every particular over the last bien-
NAL report. The total net property of the as
aociations reporting is IS, $685. as against
S6.O52, 259 at the last report Building funds
are pledged amounting to ,2S5 by 12O as
soelations. General secretaries and other paid
officials number 500.
Volumes in the libraries of 500 associations
number 3S5, 72S. The international committees
receipts since the last convention, which was
held IN San Francisco in 1887, were S48 PSI. 70;
expenses, S48,24SS3, and the publication ex-
penses for the same period were 1858. &c. the
cost exceeding receipts by S4i5.05 The sum
needed between now and the next convention,
the report says, is S141,0OO
The evening session was opened by prayer by
Bishop Foss, of the Methodist Episcopal church,
after which President Francis l.. Patton, of
Princeton college, discussed the topic, "Mod-
ern unbelief among young men and its antidote."
reception rendered to the visiting dele
gates was held from 9 to II o'clock last light at
the Academy of Fine Arts. Mayor Filter was
present and all the delegates were introduced
TO him.