St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-09
Y. Nj. G. A. CONVENTION.
Yesterdays Session Given Up to
Miscellaneous Business Matters

Yesterdays Session Given Up to
Miscellaneous Business Matters.
1KANsAs CITY, May y8.-This mornings
session of the Young Mems Christian
association international convention
was almost entirely given up to the
transaction Of business. After the
usual preliminary devotional exercises
the committee on the selection of
place for the next biennial convention
presented its report. 1t was the short
est report on record, ,and was as follows:
1--WE have selected indianapolis as the
place of our next meeting" Charles S.
Holt, of Chicago, publisher of the
Young Mems Era, spoke on
the question of the necessity
of supporting an organization.
E. E. Dyer, of Minnesota, chairman of
the committee to which was referred
committee, presented his committees
report. 1t recommended the adoption
of the international committees report,
with several amendments. One of the
amendments provides for the obsefva-
ton of the second Sabbath of Novem-
Der as day of praise and thanksgiv-
ing and of prayer for the blessing of
God upon the work of the association.
One of the resolutions calls for the APP
preparation of $4,000 yearly for the in
ternational work. The entire report of
MIR. Dyer was approved, with the eX-
ception of resolution providing for the
work of the nominating COM
mittee, which was referred back
to the international committee.
Mr.. March, of Denver, suggested that
he understood that the famous Portland
test for membership had been modined
in India. This brought up lengthy
discussion in which several overly en-
thusiastic delegates wanted to denOunce
the Eastern brothers for daring to make
the change. GoodfelloWShip finally pre-
vailed, and the following was substi-
tuted for all motions: THAT the test of
active membership in all foreign asso-
Citations organized under the national
committee be the same as the Portland
test, under which American associa-
tions are organized" President Nc
Pheeters stepped down from the chair
for the purpose of making an appeal for
funds to provide for the approprla-
tion OF $4,000 for the interna-
tional work. At the close of
his remarks subscriptions were
called for and in few minutes $4,000
had been pledged. In the places of the
eleven members of the international
committee whose terms now expire, the
iOllONiliS MClC
for the place and elected for term of
SIX months: B. NJ. Colgate, New York;
S. NJ. Constant, New York; S. II. Black,
Toronto; NJ. E. Dates, Amherst. Mass.
J. P. Converse, Philadelphia; P. M.
Hubbard, Chicago: w. D. Gilbert, Sag
inaw, Mich: H. H. Chamberlain, Den
yer; Walter Hudson, Spokane FaIlsl
and James Bowran. Tennessee. The
convention then adjourned until this
evening. The afternoon was spent at
the parlor conferences, where the dele
gates met in groups and talked over
the association2work. At the evening
session, paper on Difficulties and
Dangers In Association Work." by
William Griffith, of Utica. N. Y, was
read by F. X. Shurtleff, of Denver.
Then followed what was called "Busi-
ness Mems Symposium" conducted by
President McPheeters. The topics of
the symposium were RE lations of Bus
mess Men to the Y. NJ. G. A., and Ways
in Which They May Advance its Inter
ests." The speakers, limited to six
minutes, were as follows: Charles A
| Jewell, Connecticut; II. B. Chamber
lain. Denver, COL; Russell Sturgis,
Boston; j. j. Freeman, Toledo. o.: h.
K. Porter, Pittsburg; c. E. Dyer, of
Minneapolis, Mimi. The convention
then adjourned till tomorrow morning.