Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-16
Y. N. c. A. CONVENTION.
An Interesting Days Session Of the
Inter State Meeting.
REPORTS OF THE INDIVIDUALS
That Go TO Make Up the District-All the Reports
are Very Encouraging and BeSpeak In
portant Work for Next Year-Ful
Report of the Meeting.
Special 7sIsgram to the Register.

PARKERsBURG, w. VA, January IS.
The morning session opened with
| song service and prayar by Rev. Davis,
| brief prayers by volunteers, reading OF
the Scripture by the presiding officer,
j. E. Pugh, OF Washington, ID. C., and
a short talk by the chairman on the i'm
portance Of being prompt in all duties.
| He earnestly requested all of the dele
gates to be on time at all Of the sessions.
This was followed by prayer by h. Il.
Mathews, Assistant Secretary, OF Balti-
more, Md.
Written reports from the Associations
| followed. The Central Building Asso-
| citation OF Baltimore reported the past
| year as having been the most successful
/ one in the existence of the Association.
| East Branch Baltimore reported total
| membership, 451; religious meetings.
200; physical and spiritual department
| greatly increasing in interest and I'M
| portanCe.
Baltimore and College reported ninety
students, all Of whom were members,
and about fifteen of whom were not
Christians. A most excellent report.
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Branch reported
membership 1875, railroad meetings eX-
! cellent in numbers, interest and work
accomplished Washington, d. o., re-
ported most prosperous year. Member
| ship l243; daily attendance average 400;
many conversions; number enrolled
| last year 400; twenty-three lectures;
! literary society very Successful; relig-
ious work most successful Of the entire
year; seventy-five sessions Of training
| classes; conversions siXty-two.
st. Johns College, Annapolis, reported
the spiritual condition improving: a
very encouraging report. Frederick
| CITY, Md, has a membership OF lO9.
Cumberland, Nd, has just closed itS
most successful year; membership 5O2,
] all departments in encouraging condl-
| tion.
Wheeling, W. Va, shows many
! features of encouragement, twenty
three social gatherings, with 5,523 in at
| tendance. Encouraging in all depart
| mentS. Aggregate attendance atyoung
mems meetings over 5000. Member
ship 436.
Charleston has closed the first year
with good results, with membership OF
| -UO, anu tA ptNbo " NlN AAN' oN>~~
| amount aud Importance OF work.
The West Branch, b. & o., reported
its attendance at fifty-One religious
meetings 735; gospel meetings. attend
ance, 3, ,7O5; visits TO the sick, 250; draw
! ing, photograph, and other classes very
| large; attendance at reading room
nearly 1,5OO. This Association is for
the benefit of railroad men.
Railroad work at Riverside, Baltimore
| and Ohio Railroad, a new work, reports
excellent success and great promise FOR
the future. Mr.. James +. Tyler, Of Bal
timore, one OF the Vice Presidents, who
was called TO the chair, made brief
and appropriate speech OF acceptance.
Wilmington, Del, reports its growth
so great that that the building now oc-
cupied is too small Tor the Association.
| Classes In vocal music, German, Biblical,
physical and social work are doing prof
| table work. 1t is in the best condition
! the Association has ever been in.
For Bethany College, Prof. Darling
reports that the Association was but one
wear old, but that its prospects were
/ excellent. The Professor believed that
all of the students would become mem
hers. Sparrow Point, Baltimore, Nd,
is a new place, with splendid opening
for work.
Johns Hopkins University has 194
members. The report was most en-
couraging. Parkersburg Association
report, by the Vice President, Levi
| Smith, shows a membership Of so. The
association is devoted to its work with
encouraging prospects. All the other
| associations reported, all OF which re-
ports were encouraging.
Ouite number OF associations were
not represented at the morning session,
! but a number of delegates arrived dur
ing the day and more will come to-mor-
row. when the work will be made COM
plete.
The Business Committee presented
the following committees, all Of which
were adopted: Permanent Business
! Committee-JaS. +. Pugh, Washington,
d. c.: f. L. Mathews, Baltimore, Md;
! f. T. Fleming, Cumberland, Md. Com
mittee on Credentials-C. G. Slocum,
/ Washington, ID. c.; w. s. Specie, Par
kersburg, w. Va; w. X. Sage, Charles
| tom. w. Va. Devotional Committee
James A. Dorrity, Baltimore, Md; w.
s. Macarthur, Parkersburg, w. Va; J.
G Lynch, Wheeling, w. Va. State
Executive Committee-E. T. Randolph,
Johns Hopkins College; VIM. Nerriden,
Baltimore, Nd; A. 5. Betty, PennSyl-
vapia L. R., Baltimore, Md. Commit
tee ON Resolutions-J. r. King, Will
mipgton, Del; w. T. Miller, Baltimore,
Md: Prof. f. NJ. Bowling, Bethany
College.
The State Executive Committees re-
por, was read by Chairman I. A. Hard
ing. of Annapolis, Md. The commit
tees report was full and complete and
showed very satisfactory condition Of
/ affairs.
, The report of State Secretary ]. C.
| Sims was also good document. Rail-
road work in particular showed won
derful degree of advancement. This,
however, did not detract from work in
other departments, all Of which was
most gratifying.
The State Treasurer, Mr.. Mathews,
reported the condition OF financial mat
ters, showing that at the end Of the
wear the Association was not only out OF
! debt, but had small balance on hand.
! All of these reports were referred to
the proper committees.
The auditing committee named is
composed OF Messrs. j. c. Lynch, j. R.
King and j. w. Dyer.