Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-07
THE Y. M. c. A.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION IN
SESSION IN MISSOURI.
The Financial Condition of the orsaniza-
ton, Mission Work and Its Chari-
ties-After an Extensive Session
Banquet is Held.

| KANSAS CITT. Mo, May a6-The twenty
ninth international convention of Tho
Young Mems Christian association con
vened in this city this morning. The con
Fentlon was called TO order at II O'Clock IL
| the Calvary Baptist church by II. B
| Chamberlain of Denver, Col. president OF
| the tWenty-elghth convention. After the
| opening OF the exercises, which consisted OF
| prayer, reading of scriptures and singing,
| the committee on permanent organization
was appointed
The afternoon session of the convention
| was opened by an address of welcome by
William Mcdonald, president of the Kansas
| City association, which was responded TO
| By President McPhieters.
A very interesting paper was then read
by Q. 5. Holt of Chicago on "Suares in the
Path of the Young Men of To-Day-Doubt,
Licentiousness, Intemperance, Gambling
and Haste to Get Rich
The balance of the session was devoted to
general discussion Of the Holt paper, and
more especially of the remedies for and
methods of dealing with these snares.
The hour for adjournment, 4:30, having
arrived, the convention took recess until :
O'Clock.
This evening upon the reassembling OF
the convention the report of the interna-
tional committee was received and read by
the secretary, Mr.. p. A Wieling. The re-
other things contains the,following subjects
of interest:
The association owns buildings and
other real estate to the value of over S12-
25O.0OO. The total Indebtedness is less than
S2,500,000. There are 1888 persons engaged as
general secretaries and other paid officers
There are 40 reading rooms and 649 libra
rics, containing almost 100,0 900 books. The
total membership is pa, 500''
Great interest was manifested in that
part Of the report in regard TO the. extern
sion of the work of the association TO mis-
sion fields. On this point the report con-
ssiders that its field for work
and so far as it has been attempted,
the results seem to establish its value
and usefulness. The general foreign mis-
sionary work, suggested by some of the
associations, is looked upon with alarm.
Upon this question the committee con-
suited with its Kansas state committee, in
whose jurisdiction efforts to promote the
general missionary work seems to be most
prevalent.
AT the conference held in Topeka, Sep
TENDER II, 1890, it was generally agreed by
the committee that the associations of the
country ought not in 4 technical and legal
sense be connected with general mission
airy work; but should advocate every rea-
sonable project looking to the better knowl-
ScCuIllg
support for them.
1t encourages all young men who exhibit a
willingness to accept the work Of the
church upon the foreign field
The report makes many recommended
tions, among which are the observance of
the second Sunday in November and the
following week for prayer for the associa-
ton work
The authority to prepare and publish
topics for prayer meetings and Bible classes
We're discussed. The next two years in
crease of fund at the disposal of the COM
mittee, $4,000, will be used for
the establishment of fund for
the provision of lthose who have
given their lives to the association
work and have become incapacitated from
obtaining a livelihood.
The report mentions the death of two
persons who were the associations warm
est friends, viz, Dr. Howard Crosby of
New York city and Henry H. Webster,
member of the international committee.
After general discussion of the report
the convention adjourned to the parlors in
the Young Mems Christian association
building, where reception was tendered the
delegates by the citizens and members of
the Kansas City association.