The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
THEY NJ. C. A. CONVENTION.
ALAReE GATHERING AT KANSAS CITY.
Thomas MePheeters of 81. Louis Chosen
President-The Secretary Presents Long
and Interesting Report-The Mis-
sionary Movement.

vention, which was preceded by an hours
devotional exercises at the Central pres
byterian church, was called to order at IL
o'clock in the Calvary baptist church by
II. B. Chamberlain of Denver, Col, pres
ident of the twenty-cighth convention.
After the opening exercises, which con-
sisted of prayer, reading of the scriptures
and singing, the committee on permanent
organization was appointed. While the
committee was preparing its report
George A. Hall, state secretary of New
York, conducted short devotional exer-
else.
The committee reported the following
officers of the permanent organization:
Thomas H. McPheeters of St Louis, presi-
dent; vice-presidents, Charles A. Jewell
OF Connecticut, Thomas A. Wilkie Of On
tario, David Coleman of Alabama, Henry
A. Avery OF South Dakota, Thomas
ID. Foster of Iowa, Samuel p HARRISON of
Pennsylvania and John A. Schemerhorn
of Colorado; secretary, Herbert NJ Clark
OF Michigan; associate secretaries, Ralph
C.. Goodwin of Massachusetts, William
Mcbride of Alabama and William H.
Meade of California.
After the adoption of the committees
report the convention took a recess until
2:30 p. m.
The afternoon session of the convention
opened by an address of welcome by
William Mcdonald, president of the X an
sas City association, which was respond
ed to by President McPheeters.
very interesting paper was then read
by {. 5. Holt OF Chico on the "Snares
in the Path OF Young Men of Today;
Doubt, Licentiousness, Intemperance,
Gambling and Haste to Get Rich"
The balance of the session was devoted
to general discussion of Mr.. Hollis paper
and more especially OF the remedies for
and methods of dealing with these snares.
The hour for adjournment, 1870, having
arrived, the convention took recess until
O'Clock p. IN.
Upon the reassembling OF the conven-
ton this evening the report OF the inter-
national committee was read by the Sec
rotary, Mr.. P. \. Wieling. The report,
which is very exhaustive, among other
things contains the following subjects of
| interest: The association owns buildings
and other real estate to the value of over
81, 100000. The total Indebtedness is less
than S2,5O0,OO0. One thousand and
! eighty-three persons are engaged as gem
eral secretaries ard other paid officers.
| Seven hundred and seveDtv-nine reading
rooms and 649 libraries, containing almost
| 100000 books, are reported. The total
membership is Dds, 800
Great interest was manifested in that
| part of the report in regard TO the extern
sion of the work of the association to the
mission fields. On this point the report
considers that its field for work in mission
| lands is now open, and SO far as il has
| been attempted the results seem to estab-
lish its value and usefulness. The general
| foreign missionary work suggested by
| some of the associations is looked upon
with alarm. Upon this question the COM
mittee consulted with It's Kansas
state committee within whose jurisdiction
| efforts to promote general missionary work
| seems to be the most prevalent. At the
| conference held in Topeka Sept. II, 1890,
ii was generally agreed by the committee
that the association of the country ought
not, in technical and legal sense, be con-
nected with a general missionary move
ment. The committee does not oppose
missionary work, but advocates every
reasonable project looking to a better
knowledge of Christian missions and Sc
! curing support for them. 1t encourages
all young men who exhibit willingness to
accept the work of the church upon the
! foreign field.
The report makes many recommends
| tons, among which are: The observance
of the second Sunday in November and
the following week for prayer for associa-
ton work authority to prepare and pub
lish topics for prayer meetings and bible
classes for the next two years an increase
of the fund ut the disposal OF the COM
mittee TO $4,000; the establishment of
fund for the provision of those who
have given their lives to association work,
| have become incapacitated to earn a
livelihood. The report mentions the death
OF two persons who were the associations
warmest friends, viz DR.. Howard CrOs-
by of New York City and Henry Ii. Web
| ster, a member of the international COM
mittee.
After general discussion of the report
| the convention adjourned to the parlors
in the Y. NJ. C. A. building, where n re-
ception was rendered the delegates by the
citizens and members of the Kansas City
association.
KANSAS CRY, May THE three-quar-
tiers of an hour devotional exer-
cises at the Central presbyter-
ian church was led this morning
bv G. NJ. Copeland of Ontario and was
largely attended by the delegats to the
| Young mems Christian aSSo cation inter
| national convention. The morning ses-
sion of the convention was called to order
promptly at 10 o'clack in the Calvary bap-
list church.
After the opening religious exercises the
vice.presidents were introduced to the
convention and responded In short
speeches. A paper on "The Correct Re-
lation of the State Committee to the State
Secretary and the State Work" was then
read by Se!den Z. Spencer OF st. Louis.
A general discussion of the topic fol-
lowed. The next order of business was
the selection of a place for holding the
next convention. This matter was left TO
8 committee composed of one member
OF each state, province and territory rep
resented. instructed to report on the last
day OF the convention. A recess until 2
| o'clock p. m was taken.
After the usual devotional exercises,
which opened the afternoon session OF the
convention, an address was made by w.
X. Jennings of Pittsburg on bible Study
in the Association" This was followed by
an address on Leading Young Men to
| Christ, the Growing Work of the Asso-
ciation," by j. b. Mott. The subject was
to have been discussed by Bishop Bald
win, but he was unable to be present.
The evening session was devoted to
railroad work, and after the reading of
scripture and prayer. Mr.. w. Peabody of