Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-16

Ing with the greatest ssaVor at many rail-
road centres The offer OF the Union
Pacific 10 furnish halls, and to par the
salaries of secretaries. has given great sat
isfaction to those who have the manage
ment of this work and is a sample of what
many companies are doing. When the
world cane 70 see that an organization is
beneficial and necessary they are not slow
in assisting it. Then there is another
branch Of your work that is becoming
increasingly interesting to us-namely,
the College work A few years ago there
was very little religion in our Colleges.
and christian parents feared to send their
sons TO them Now colleges, except in
rare instances, are the safest places for
the youth of the land
Early in the century infideIity was SO
prevalent in Harvard that the students
called each other by the names and titles
of noted freethinkers. Harvard now
has provision for religious exercises be-
yond most colleges. There is fund of
$500 for the salary of Chaplain.
They have fiourishing Young Mems
Christian Association, and are now plan
ming TO have secretary who will give
his whole time to this work. Infidelity
expected TO gain its largest triumph in the
University of Virginia But the oldest
college association in the land is in this
institution. 1t is not only said to be the
Oldest, but also one OF the most efficient,
for it raises the salary of the chaplain,
supports two or three mission Sabhat b
schools and furnishes teachers for them.
When the elder Dwight became Presi
dent of Yale College only one student,
participated in celebrating the Lords
Supper. Now there are many religious
students, and $50. 900 have recently been
left to endow chair in Biblical Study.
In 1913, Princeton had only two or three
professed Christians among its students,
but in January 1899, sixty eight per cent
were membe of the Church. When
Bishop McIlYaine became Chaplain at
West Point, not one protesting disciple
of Jesus was to be found either among
the Cadets or the faculty To-day Ielig-
lon has prominent position in that in
stitution, and If it be like the Naval
Academy, it has many earnest, devoted
Christians among its students In 1888,
eleven-twelfths of Rutgers College
were professed Christians Seventy per
cent. of the students at Amherst, this
winter, are members of the Church. In
most of the colleges under denomination
al control one half of the students are
professors of religion. In most of these
colleges provision is made for the teach
ing of the Bible. Nearly three-hundred
colleges have Young Mems Christian
Associations. Christian men, like Mr..
lowering, of Baltimore, are erecting halls
for these associations,as he has done for
Johns Hopkins University In invitingthe
representatives of such work as this in
which you are engaged, we feel that we
are benefting ourselves. Again we wei
come you, and pray that you may have
successful convention, coming to such
conclusions in the discussion of the greal
themes that come before you, that good
may be seured by your whole district.
The remainder of the evening session
was taken up with Association work
among railroad men. F" in which Mr.. A.
S. Baiey, secretary of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Branch of Baltimore, spoke fol-
lowed by Messrs f. f Sheldon, secretary
of the Baltimore and Ohio Branch, r. A.
Harding, president OF the convention
and chairman of the State convention,
and VIM. III. Morris, general secretary of
the Baltimore " NJ G. A., all OF whom
made some excellent remarks on the work
being done by these great corporations.
The exercises were interspersed by sing
lug and prayer. At $50 o'clock the bene-
diction was pronounced by the Rev. S.
Shannon. and the congregation dispurs-
ed to their homes.
ORGANIZING FOR WORK.
The afternoon session was principally
for organization, the enrolment of dele
gates, appointment of committees and
kindred work. Theodore A Harding, of
Washington, was elected president; r.
r. Lewis, of Frederick. G. G. Feldmey-
err, of Annapolis, and p W. Yeager, of
Wilmington, vice president; c. A Hol-
ton. of Baltimore, secretary. and W F.
Ohrum, of Westminster, assistant.
Mr.. Zimmerman, State secretary, re-
ported that the condition of the work
when taken up by him was remarkable,
considering that NO active supervisor had
been in the field for several months. He
had been very busy since his engagement
having accomplished in six weeks what
ought TO have been gradually done in
three months. The general outlook al
along the line of the work. he said, is
very encouraging, and he would advise
that immediate attention of the commit
tee be given to the work at Hagerst0wn
The field 10 promising and has been left
open by the resignation ofPaul McKnight
During his six weeks of work he visited
twelve association, made nine addresses,
preached five sermons, organized an as
sociation At st. Johns College and tray
eled ,O62 miles.
Mr.. T. r. Harding, of Washington,
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