Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-09
Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION.

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PHILADELPHIA, May 8-The twenty
eighth international convention of the
Young Mems Christian association was
called to order at IL o'clock this morning
| in the association hall by General O. O..
Howard, of New York, vice president of
the last convention, 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.
| There are about 1000 delegates present.
Among those from foreign countries are
w. II. Holder, London; Baron Won
Starck, of Berlin; Karl Fries, Stockholm:
4. H0G, secretary of the Zunich associa-
ton; Robert Burns, secretary of the Al
dersgate branch of the London association;
Robert Mccain, national secretary for
Ireland; Viscount Michima, a japanese
nobleman of Toxic, Japan, and John Il.
Swift, corresponding member of the inter
national committee of the association IN
Japan.
The convention was opened by singing,
led by Ira ID. Sankey, the evangelist, of
Cincinnati. General Howard, after a brief
speech introduced Robert Byrne, of Lon
don, general secretary of the association
there. Mr.. Byrne congratulated the men,
bers upon the occasion and then read a
letter from George Williams, president of
the London society, regrettlng his inabil-
ity to be present.
Robert Mccain, travelling secretary for
Ireland, was next introduced and ex-
pressed his pleasure at the opportunity of
attending this meeting, and said he bore
with him the warm greetings of 5000
IriShmen, members of the association
there.
Baron Van Starck, of Berlin, Germany,
who spoke English with a very strong &C
hpt oil To f
ing of the associations in Berlin to them.
Cartfries of Stockholm, Sweden, secre-
tary of the national association there,
spoke of the work and read a letter of con-
graduation upon this event from his aSso-
citation.
H. T. Miller, of Cincinnati, prayed
A committee on permanent organization
was appointed. The committee retired at
once and after a brief consultation came
in with its report which was unanimously
confirmed.
The officers selected were: President
Humphrey B. Chamberlain, Denver, Col;
vice presidents-J ohm E. Irvine, ST John,
n. B.; Dr. f. w. Kelley, Montreal; A. s.
Woodward, Boston. Charles ID. Alexander,
San Francisco; Prof. Charles W. Dabney,
Jr., Knoxville, Tenn: William E. Hig-
man, Sioux City, Ia; Charles D. Meigs,
Jr., Indianapolis; Walter Mcdonald, Kan
sas City; Francis W. Kennedy. Philadel-
phia; secretary-George b. Townsend,
Chicago; assistant secretaries-Harry Kin
potts, Minneapolis, and H. o. Williams,
Richmond, Va.
President-elect Chamberlain was then
presented and f. F. Kennedy, president
of the Philadelphia association,
welcomed the delegates and President
Chamberlain reported. The report of the
international committee was next submit
ted and read by Mr.. Cephas Brainerd, of
New York, the chairman. Papers upon
the responsibilities of members of the
American sassociation to young men in
foreign mission lands were read by Elben
B. Monroe, of New York. and John S.
Swift, of Toxic, Japan, and upon associa-
ton work among colored young men by
w. A. Hunton, Of Richmond, Va.