The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-16
7. N. c. A.
Interesting Session Of The
Eleventh State Convention.
Committees Announced and Officers Elected
for The Ensuing Year.
Pertinent Papers Read and Suggestions Dis
cussed-ConYerSation on The Posi-
bilideS of Boys Work.


SACRAMENTO Oct. 15.-The eleventh
State Convention Of the Young Mems
Christian Association opened in the Assem-
bly, chamber Of the State Capitol this morn
ing. The Speakers stand was handsomely
decorated for the occasion with flowers and
palm-pIanls. About seYenty-fye delegates
were present as were also many ladies and
non-members. After prayer service and
singing. which lasted about half an hour.
the convention was raped 70 order by r.
NJ. Porter Of Los Angeles. NJ. 5. Wood
hams Of the University of California,
Berkeley, was chosen temporary Secretary.
and tire organization of the body was au-
nonnced as the first order of business.
The temporary Chairman announced the
following committees:
On N1mnatou-R V. Watt of San Fran
cisco, George Taylor Of Pasadena, G. w.
Marston Of san Diego, Frank Clark of
Napa, l. ". Watson Of Oakland.
On Business. 2. Fay of San Jose, NJ.
s. Woodlands of Berkeley, f. S Field of
Los Angeles, w. L. Hracock of Redlands.
On Credentials-R. ) BavnS Of san Fran
cisco, NJ. HeSkwith Of Riverside, y. Z.
Alexander of Oakland.
While the committees were celebrating,
Evangelist o. B. Reed5 of Alhambra cOu-
Quoted Bible training.
Tie Committee on Nominations made the
following report, and it was unanimously
adopted: President, Giles kellogg OF San
Diego; Nice-P Presidents, l. j. Norton OF
Napa, George RUshford Of Stockton, f l..
Heath Of Santa Cruz, @. I. Hawley OF Oak
land, NJ. NJ. Sheldon OF Los Angeles; Sec
retarv, n. 5. Woodlands Of Berkeley; As
sistaut Secretaries. L. 5. Gilen Of San Di-
ego Dir. BarrOwS Of Pomona; Transports
ton Secretary, j. II. Mccoy Of San Fran
cisco.
The gentlemen named were then declared
elected officers for the ensuing year.
The report Of the Committee on Creden-
tialS was read. 1t showed that of the La
dies Central Committee there were present
4. representatives ,, junior representatives,
. regular delegates rs, college delegates 5;
total in attendance, lQA
a paper. which was closely listened to by
the delegates, was read by J. \. Dummeit,
travelling Secretary of the Pacific North
west
State Secretary Mead read paper pre-
pared by X. r. MCBuTney Of New ork on
Suggestive Facts and Hints Regarding
Bible Study in the Association" The read
ing was followed by singing at the con-
elusion of which vote Of thanks was ten
dered Mr.. McBurney,
Ten minutes Tor general discussion were
then allowed the members, and brief re-
marks on various matters OF Interest to the
convention were made
O. b. Reed recommended a number of
books that would be helpful for the use Of
the Bible classes.
After remarks by other members recess
was taken till this afternoon.
When the afternoon session opened a
paper was read by Isaiah BRAY of Oakland
on the subject OF District Work; how it
can he maze more effective in California;
its relation To State work" a lively dis
cusSiOa Of the pauer followed, in which
most of the prominent workers took part.
Irving 7. Watts of Oakland conducted
the nyersatiUu on The Limit and Posi-
biities OF Boys Work" He said We
must never eucTOaCh upon the time, the
place or the room Of our special specific
work for young men," a discussion en-
sued as to the ACCESSIBILITY Of having a boys
brigade in connection with the \. NJ. c. A.
work. DR.. MuCHsh Of san Francisco
said there we're 10000 boys enrolled in bri-
gades in Great Britain, and the time would
come Wleu We can 20 to a baseball game
where there viii be no drinking, no swear
ing and no gambling.
c. II. Dunn Of Sacramento read an excel
lent and practical paper on the relation Of
the Board OF Directors to tile raising, col
lectng and discussing Of funds for the gen.
eral work OF the association. Mr. Dunn's
paper evoked a spirited discussion, after
which il was resolved to have it printed in
pamphlet torn.
The evening session was devoted to an
address by DR.. McCHsh on 'St. Paul in
the Nineteenth Century"