Wichita eagle., 1889-05-10
THE Y. M. c. A. CONVENTION.

PHILADELPHIA, May 9.-The second day 9
session of the international convention OF
| the Y. N. C. A. was opened by the reading
of a passage of scripture and prayer by
Rev. J. a. Chapman, of Philadelphia.
President Chamberlain then announced
standing committees as follows:
On business-J L. Gordon. Connecticut;
G. n. Paden, Pittsburg; o. NJ. Campbell,
Sacramento: T. w. Watkins, Hamilton,
Ont, ID. r. Moves. st. Paul; ii. a. Myers.
Nashville: c. ii. Potter, Cleveland, Q.
On international report-T. Dew Taylor
Philadelphia; Z B. Barnum, Washington
W. w. Woods White, Atlanta; A -
Sweet, Topeka; O. f. Farnham, Provl-
dence: F. 4. Keller, German Branch, \.
Y; Robert A. Kilgore, Toronto, Ont.
On associations-B. c. English, NJ D..
New Brunswick, y. J.: 5. X thompson
Binghampton, y. Y; Gideon Hawiey,
Omaha; w \. Cunning, Natchez, Miss;
c B. Bears, Portland, Ore; Henry Heaks-
ton, Halifax; ". j. Patterson, San An
tonic, Tex.
Deyotional-J. ". Hansel, Kansas City;
J. w. Allen, Knoxville. Tenn; George
Scott, Philadelphia; w. j, Hendricks
Louisville, KY; j. w. Wilkins, Toronto;
I. B. Stephens, Elkhart, Ind; and Ralph
Weaver. Canton, O..
On Observation-Disclosures Burritt Smith,
Chicago; E Z. Yates, Gallatin, Mo-, and
d. Purnell, Frederick City, Nd.
The topic of the session Approved
methods of state work-how made more
effective" was then taken up and ad-
dresses on the subject were made by 1. j.
Gillespie of Cleveland, chairman Of the
state committee of Ohio; Charles Lough-
bridge of Chicago, chairman of the llli-
nois state committee, and Fl. j. Mccoy,
San Francisco, of the California COM
mittee
Matthew Hodden,a co-worker in London,
England, with George Williams was then
introduced. He is a white-haired and
bearded man, o. years old and has been
forty-two years in association work.
H. Hotter, general secretary of the asso-
citation at Zurick, Switzerland, a very
youthful appearing man, said his country
men thought the men of this country
were too fast, but he had seen that God
could 60 as fast as men can. John Wanna
maker started the work in his country
and town, and through his generosity
their first secretary was now addressing
the assem- bled delegates. He wished to
heartily thank Mr.. Wanamaker and ex-
prees his kindly feeling toward Philadel-
pha.
The topic of the afternoon was ''The en-
ployed officers of the association, the
class of men wanted, the train
ing they should receive, their relation
to the work. and it was fully
treated in paper read by II. B. Chamber
lain, of Denver, now president of the as
ISOLATION.
There was an animated fight over the
selection of place of the next convention in
1891. Invitations were received from Kan
sas City, Nashville. Tenn, and St. Paul.
Messrs. Hansel, of Kansas City; Parsons.
of ST. Louis, and Woodwork of Boston,
spoke earnestly in favor of Kansas City.
Messrs. Smith, of Chicago, and Mccoy. of
San Francisco, pleaded for Chicago; Mr..
Myers, of Nashville. for that city, and Mr..
Sedan, of ST. Paul, for that place. The
principal contest was between Kansas
City and Chicago. An informal vote was
taken which resulted: Chicago 30, Kan
sas City 248, Nashville Is, st. Paul IS. a
formal ballot resulted in Kansas City be
ing chosen as the place for the convention
in 1891, that city receiving 2S5 votes
against 2S3 in favor of Chicago