, 1892-03-26
Y. M. G. A. DELEGATES
NOW In CONVENTION AT THE PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH.

An Interesting lesson Held To-day
List of Delegates Present -Spe
cial Exercises Tonight for Busi
mess mens
The district convention of the YounI
Mems Christian Association, held its open
ing exercises at the Presbyterian churcE
last evening. Most Of the delegates ex
pected were in attendance, about thirty be-
ing present.
o. "a. Byers5 opened the meeting, and an
nounced the following gentlemen as a com.
mittee on nominations: Mr.. Johnston d
Port Townsend. Adams Of Seattle, Myers
of snohomish, Swan Of New Whatconl and
Meays of Olympia, The committee al
once retired, and returned with the follow
ing nominees, which were chosen officers
for the ensuing year: President, A. n.
Bell, of Seattle; first vice president M. M.
Myers, of Tacoma; second vice president,
o. It. Swan, of New Whatcom; secretary,
ID. E. Frisbee, Port Angeles; assistant sec
retary, 6. McCurdy, Port Townsend. Hon.
Allen Weir, president of the Olympia asso-
citation, made the address of welcome on
behalf of the citizens of Olympia and Rev.
~. s. MeCallum on behalf of the churches
of the city. Responses were made BY o. a
Byers Of the district committee and J. a.
Dummett spoke in behalf of the assoeia-
tions of the Pacific northwest.
THIS MORNING
the convention opened promptly on time
at the Presbyterian church in spite of the
rain. All the delegates were present. Rev.
T. J. Lamont conducted the devotional ex-
ercies, after which President Bell took
charge of the meeting and called forreports
from the various associations represented
Reports were submitted from Seattle, Ia
coma, Snohomish, Port Angeles, Ballard,
New Whatcom, Olympia and Port Town
send. The general condition of the asso-
Citations was good. Detailed reports will
be given later.
Following this was paper by Levi John
son of Port Townsend, upon @HoW can
Christian Work for Young Men be Ad-
vanced When There is no Association"
Among other things he read that the
first point was to find out whether there
were enough consecrated young men to
carry on the work and whether enough
money could be secured to meet the ex-
penses. He advised the organization of
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could be carried on without interference
with other religious work. AS to the size
OF place where an association should be
formed, he thought a place big enough to
support saloon was. large enough to main
tain a Young Mep's Christian Association.
During the discussion that followed
James A. Dummett, the travel
ing secretary, took occasion to
speak at some length upon the relation
ship of the association to the church. He
warned the delegates against conveying the
thought to others that the Y M. @. A. was
the only organization that was at work in
the interest of young men. The pastors
were at work and the church was at work
throughzthe association. The association
was really the great right arm of the church
and had no right to claim an independent
existence. Touching the question of FORM
ing an organization before the city was
ready to support it MT. Dummett thought
some grave errors had been committed in
times past by organizing an association
with nothing to back it. 1t should depend
upon the vital Christian spirit Of the young
men and not upon the mere name Of the
organization. The speaker attributed the
failure of certain associations to ignorance
of association methods on the part of those
who had assumed the management. The
dissemination OF more knowledge upon the
subject would permit failures in the future.
Hence in organizing for Christian
work in the future he advised
those undertaking anything of the kind
to consider the conditions carefully before
going ahead. 1t was better to go slow and
be successful than to be in hurry and
make a failure. Geo. Carter and M, A.
Root We're among other speakers on this
subject.
Following this was reconsideration of the
A O'Clock service of the association, which
corresponds to the service held at 3 80 Sum
day afternoon by the Olympia association.
The question Of securing attendance, quail
i6cations of the leader, collection and how
to conduct the service were considered by
members of the different associations.
Those who participated in this part Of the
programme were p. p. Frisbie, Of Port An
geles; #. Campbell, Port Townsend; a. s.
Gregg, Olympia; @. F. Swan, New What
com. The discussions that followed brought
out many points of great interest to asso-
ciation workers. The convention adjourned
at IL O'Clock for dinner. Deliberations were
resumed at 2. The programme for the af-
ternoon was carried out as published i'll
The TRIBUNE yesterday.
Tonight there will be special exercises at
the church for the particular benefit Of busl-
ness men.
Following is the list of delegates present:
Portland-Mr. and Mrs. James A. Dunn
NETT.
seattle-Mr. and Mrs. George Carter,
Miss Kate Pierce, A. v. Bell, o. A. Byers,
B. w. Bowen, w. 6. Courtney, w. III. Dou-
gan, L. R. Bowen, A. Fl. Bryant, "A, II.
LudWick, I. B. Miller Alfred Williams,
Frank Wetherbee, III. O'Connor, f. Adams,
Prof, Lippey and Mr.. Cathcart.
Tacoma-M. M. Meyers, Al. j Burroughs.
New Whatcom 20. r.. Swan.
Centralia-A. A. Manning.
Snohomish-E. +. Myer, G. w. Stohl.
Ballard o. Hays.
Campbell, Loring Hinds James MeCurdy.
Port Angeles-E. E. Frisbie.