The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-24
THE FAREWELL SCENES.
THE CLOSING HOURS OF THE
Y. Nj. G.. A CONVENTION AT
DURHAM.
Addresses Sunday Afternoon and Night
--They Talk OF the Good Impressions
Received.

Addresses Sunday Afternoon and Night
--They Talk OF the Good Impressions
Received.
DURHAM, N. c., March %, '91.-
1t rainei, as it has done almost the
entire session of the Convention, but
this did not prevent the delegates from
assembling in large number at the
night session and engaging in the en-
joyable song service, led by Prof. E E.
Britton, of Mt. Olive.
After the conclusion of the half hour
song service the Convention was ad-
dressed by three leading college Y. M.
9. A. men on the subject of "Work for
College Men" Messrs J. L. Kessler,
Wake Forest College; w. Rollins,
State University; and o. X. Ober, New
York City, Secretary of the international
Committee.
The above named gentlemen entertain
cd theConvention with the most interest
ing and practical addresses on this sub
ject, which consumed the whole time of
the night ). ssiuu y iiuablr' 4 uls anu oug-
gestions were given To u, College y NJ
q. A. boys present as to their duty to
their fellow students. 1t was suggested
that the y. NJ. g. a. of the colleges
might in a great measure, and in time,
completely put an end to the hazing
which is SO prevalent among the colleges
OF to-day. And instead of making the
"newy" quake and tremble by rough
treatment, TO take him by the hand and
welcome him and make him teel that
YOU are his friend.
Sunday Morning.
Sunday morning, at $50 o'clock,
Stokes aall was crowded with men of all
ages to attend the conservation service
led by Evangelist Fife.
Mr.. Fife gave most profound and
impressive Bible reading on 'Oonsecra,
ton reading various passages from the
Bible bearing upon this subject, after
which the meeting was thrown open for
those present to reconsecrate themselves
TO the service of God.
Long will that meeting be remem-
bered by those who were present Old
men wept, as they had never wept be-
fore, as they listened to the burning
words as they fell from the lips of those
young men as they, in their youth, con
secrated themselves to the service of the
Lord, and gave their lives, as some o
those did, to the work of carrying the
gospel TO foreign lands; young mer
wept as they beheld old grayheaded
men, who had lived far from Christ, bu
who now reconsecrated themselves to The
service OF God.
1t was indeed grand meeting, and al
felt the Influence of the ioly Spirit.
After the conservation meeting, th'
delegates attended the various church
services held in the city, the pulpit
being supplied by the visiting ministers
Afternoon s rvices.
At 4 o'clock there were two men,
meetings held-one in Trinity M. E
Church, led by Mr.. Anderson, OF Ashe
vile, and the other in the Second Bap
tist church, led by Mr.. Wynne, Genera
Secretary of South Carolina.
Both of these meetings were largel
attended. Several stood up for prayer
There was also boys meeting he'll
at the Association rooms, in the inter
est of the junior branch of the Assocla
ton work, led by E. l.. Harris. Of Wins
ton, and Mr.. 7. U. Diggs, of Henderson
which was also largely attended.
The Closing Services.
At $50 o'clock, Trinity church wa
hacked to overiowing with the delegate
and citizens of Durham, to witness th
closing exercises of the Convention. MI
l.. A. Coulter presided.
After the Convention had rendere
several hymns, and prayer had been o
fered, Mr.. Coulter stated the object {
the meeting and said that he desired
word from each delegate as to what IN
pressions the Convention had made upo
them, and what benefit had been derive
from attending the Convention. In r
sponse to this invitation many OF IL
delegates spoke of the various blessing
and the numerous impressions mat
upon them by the Convention. Mar
believed that they had BET
made better men, and had been lifted |
and drawn closer to God by having o
tended the Convention, and by comil
in close contact with such godly you:
men. Mr.. L. O. Shuey, of New Yor
II. O. Williams, Virginia; and M
Wynne, South Carolina, spoke at sor
length upon the Impressions that h
been made upon them by the conventlo
At last Mr.. Coulter arose and spo
with much feeling to the Conventlo
reading several passages OF Scriptu
for the encouragement Of the membe
of the Convention. He said that the
was always tinge of sadness in the
farewell services to him, but it impre
ed him more with the fact that the
was nothing permanent this side
eternity; we form new friendships
have them suddenly broken, but it "
source of JOY and comfort to him
know that before many years shall hs
passed, that we all should meet in G
everlasting convention around the thro
OF God, where we would part no mo
-. After Nj, Coulter had finished spe
: : Ina ~ ~ members of the Convent % M,
ioimed in o1',s ssng M that ths beautiful S'
touching hymn After which ,ss onnvsns; Mr. Js;
Puthgste,o e,o1Tard and in .Sonosnced words snas
lysd y much { Convention Of 1881 as
Snsd; PR~s adjourned the egsr geanasssaem