Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-03-23
Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEET
ING AT DURHAM.

ING AT DURHAM.
AsllevilIe Not the Next Place of
Meeting, Greensboro Being Pre-
pared-Re vision of the COnstitu-
ton.
DURHAM, March 22.-(Special. III. O.
Williams, state secretary of the Virginia,
associations, addressed the Y. M. c. A..
convention on Friday night on "Thc
Association"
DR.. Thos.' Hume, d. D., chairman OF
the state executive committee, then pre-
sented his report for the year. He
thought that an assistant state sccre-
tary should be employed. Fiftv-four OF
the associations, he said, had responded
during the year in the matter of helpers,
and two new builings had been erected.
+ l.. Harris, state treasurer, then re-
ported, showing that while much money
had been received there was not much of
it on hand. The total collections for
state work had amounted to So, 191 .SS
and but $7l.20 now rcmiiSed in the
treasury.
State Secretary l.. A. Coulter made his
report. This showed the total member
ships for the state to be $40. Mr..
Coulter also said that there had been
l91 prolcsscd conversions during the
year.
An appeal FOR money to pay for the
state work this year was then made.
The church was filed to ovcrhowing and
about $4,000 was raised. Ashcyille
gave the largest amount as an associa-
ton, her subscription being $3.50.
After the subscription list was COM
pctcd the members were given a rcccp-
ton at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms by the
ladies of Durham, and right crcditably
did the banquet do honor to the hospita-
bic ladies of this city.
SATURDAY MORNING.
The convention was opened by a
praise service led by +. H. Gotta, general
secretary OF the Greensboro associa-
ton, and was called to order by p. b.
Manning, second yicc-p president. J. T.
Watts, of Statcsyile. made Il short adj
dress on the Young Mems Monthly
official organ OF the state, and advocated
more interest IN and support tor it. II.
Z. Andersen, of Ashcvillc, introduced a
resolution looking to this and it was
adopted.
a committee OF five was appointed to
prepare revised form of the constitution
and to bring it into accord with the
best methods of organizations II. T.
Andersen, OF Ashevllie; VIM. Black, Max
ton, and ". L. Rollins, OF the State uni
vcrsity, were appointed.
PLACE FOR MEETING.
The consideration OF a place for the
holding of the next meeting was then
taken up. j. r. Young, of Henderson,
and ]. Norman Wills, oIGrcenSboro, gave
invitations to meet at their respective
places.
Fitch Tayor, of Asheville, then ex-
tended a cordial invitationto meet there,
referring to the warm hearted hospitality
with which he, a stranger, had met there
and which the convention would also re-.
ccive. Mr. Andersen, as a reason that
Ashcvile should have the convention,
said that for three years the convention
had been held east of central North Caro-
lima and that meeting in Asheville
would stimulate the association work
which was not well developed in the
section OF the state surrounding the
place. =. b. Manning OF Wilmington,
seconded the nomination Of Ashevile.
Rev. W. Z. Fife seconded the nomina-
ton of Greensboro. A vote was then
: taken and resulted as follows: Asle-
vile, 70; Greensboro, 50; Henderson, II.
On motion OF Mr.. Taylor Of Ashcvlle,
the selection OF Greensboro was made
unanimous.
A collection was raised for the South
Carolina work, $3.50 having been pledged
when that state released l.. A. Coulter
to North Carolina. Mr.. Coulter was
previously OF the two states.
G. w. Sardcrler, state auditor, made a
short talk.
ii. ID. Williams, Virginia's state sccrc-
tary, spoke on "thc mems meeting, its
Importance, how conducted and its best
results
The report of the committee on the
states executive committees report was
presented by e. w. Watts, the chair
man. The report approved the work
done by the state committee.
State Secretary l.. a. Coulter's faithful
ness and efficiency were also commended
State Treasurer L. l.. Harris report was
pronounced correct and he was thanked
for his attention to the work.
The committee made several sensible
suggestions. That the following bt
elected members of the state cxecutiv,
committee with terms to expire in 1894
Prof. Thos. Hume, ID. d., University o
N. c.; p. b. Manning, Wilmington; vii
liam Black, Maxton; c. W. Telletts, W
[. Dowd, Charlotte.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Devotional exercises were conducted b,
w. w. Mendcnhall, of Guiliord colleg
' and "the work for new students" was pre-
sented by A. II. Patterson, of the stat
v university; "the work tor unconvertel
students" by W. b. Lee, of Trinity col
lege; "Student' volunteer movement" ,"b'
K. l.. McNair, of Davidson college, and ;
conference on college work was conducted
by Rev. Thos. Hume, DID.
NIGHT SESSION.
A song service was conducted by S. |.
Alderman, of Greensboro, and 9TH
work for college men" was discussed il
two very able addresses otfiitecn minute
each by !. l.. Kesslev, from Wake Fores
college, and W. E. Rollins, of Ashcville
from the State university. c. X. Ober
international secretary, addressed tn
: convention and an adjournment wa
y taken.
There was conservative meeting a