Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-20

meetings held during the day: One IN En-
glish hall at 10 q. M, conducted by G. x.
Flanders of Norwich, Fred Willis of Wa
terbury, N. B. Prindle of Birmingham and
F. B. Phillips of Winsted.
1890. Calvary Baptist church, Dr.. Mum
hall of Philadelphia.
St. Johns N. E. church, Joseph L. Cor
don of Boston.
! Platform meetings were held in the fol-
lowing churches in the evening:
First Methodist Episcopal church, DR..
Munchall.
Calvary Baptist church, E. W. Watkins,
New York.
Davenport Congregational church, J. L.
Gordon, Boston.
Dwight Place Congregational church, w.
e. Colley, Connecticut state secretary, and
II. L. Gale, Middletown
Ferry street Congregational church, Fred
Willis, Waterbury, and George D. Baker,
Danbury.
Grace M. E. church, VIII. Hooper, F. E.
Elmendorf, w. E. Freeman and Charles
Rustin, jr., Of the Brooklyn Y.M.C.A.
SATURDAYS Do1Nas.
The third day of the convention was
| opened Saturday morning in the First M.
E. church. After the service of song by
Mr.. and Mrs. Towner, Mr.. J. T. Browne
| of Springfield spent half hour in answer
| ing questions put to him by the audience
in regard to the work and benefits OF the
| association. At the parlor conference,
which took place at 11:15 o'clock, E. w.
Marsh of Bridgeport presided. A paper
| on ssThe Claims of the Association on
Business Men," by E. w. Watkins of New
York was read, followed by E. S. Swift of
| New Haven, on Associated Finances
When and How Secured"
A conference of presidents and board of
directors followed, at which N. L. Bishop
presided. These papers were read: "The
Relation of the President to the Associa-
ton, the General Secretary and the Com
mittees," by J. T. Manson of this city, and
| Systematic and Businesslike Management
of the Association" by Mr.. H. o. Williams
| of Richmond, Va.
The morning session closed with con-
| ference of association committees, DR.. ".
| Ketcham presiding. Ell. Burkett of
| Brooklyn delivered an address on fWhat
| the Reception Committee can Accomplish
| for the Association" Lewis f. Reid Of
| Hartford followed with talk on 'Individ-
ual Responsibility Of Committees"
In the afternoon Professor w. r. Harper
| will make an address on 'fBible Study"
In the evening, Saturday, session was
held at Center church, John T. Manson,
presiding. First half hours song service
was had, given by Mr.. and Mrs. Towner
| and male chorus President John T..
Manson presided over the meeting. The
first exercise was paper read by William
B. Jones of Albany, N. Y, on "District
Work" The speaker described the system
| used in New York state, but which could
equally well be applied to Connecticut.
F. K. Sanders of Yale university, con-
Quoted the college exercises, which lasted
half an hour, and during which represent
atives from Yale, Wesleyan and Storrs
Agricultural school told Of the Y. M. G.
A. work in their respective educational
| institutions III. o. Williams of Rich.
mond, Va, also spoke of the work of the
Y. M. G. A. in that city.
Rev. William Burnets Wright, D. D., OF
New Britain gave stirring address or
''Brebeuf, Athlete and Christian" The
address was the story Of the life of Brebeuf
| Christian monk, who came in the seven
teenth Gentry as missionary to the
Hurons, a North American tribe of In
| dams. It was the story of strong brave
man who faced dangers and hardships tx
| implant the banner of Christianity in
new land and among q savage aud ierc
people. 1t was the story of noble, self
sacrificing life, but one who was stronl
and manly through all and had the physi
cal strength to carry him through hard
ships and perils where even great will
| power and mental force must alone hav
| succumed.
After the exercises President Manson an
nounced that $500 was needed for the ex
penses of the meeting. A collection
was taken up, and the responses wer