The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-14

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sionary side was very ably disnus.ad 10 NJ
j. '. Mccall. OF Union Theological Sarn,nerv
Mr.. W. II. Greever. OF Roanoke Collooa 10y
on personal work and submitted a nnmbe~ ~
quertions IN connection with the INTACT
winch were answered by some Of the dele.
gates. Mr.. l.. A. Coulter. State secretary 81
North Carolina. spoke on the relation of tho
college work o. the local work. Mr.. ]. n
Griffith. Jr.. Of tho Theological Seminary al
Alexandria, spoke on Mortified and the good
that emanetes from that institution.
Mr. NJ. b. Williams, OF Atlanta. Ga.
brought tho afternoon session TO a close bv a
Bible reading. Ho selected for his subiec,
Conversion" aud held his audience spell.
bound for nearly an hour. when he explained
the Word OF God and.Its promises given q
mankind.
SERVICES AT THE cHUcHKs.
Mr. W. +. McCaughey then read out the
notice in regard to the services to be held to-
day in the various churches, which Will DO rs
follows
second Baptist church. VI. b. Williams.
morning; w. II. NORRIS aud II. o. Williams.
evening.
Groye-ayenue Baptist. f. T. Dadmun.
morning.
Park-place Methodist. J. p. Hardy. morn
ing +. T. Dadmun. evening.
WashingtOn-street Methodist. f. A.. Gaines
and VI. X. Marquand. morning.
Centenary Methodist. ". Ii. NORRIS. morn
ing.
Grace-street Presbyterian, NJ. b. Williams.
evening.
Westminster church. A.. b. Paul and George
i. Greene. morning.
Third Presbyterian, Rev. f. 81. McCorkle.
morning.
Seyenth-street Christian. J.. A.. Coulter.
morning; j. G. Moss and c.. c. Kent, even
ing.
Old Market PRESBYTERIAN. Rev. J.. c. Pain
ter. morning; rev. T.. ~. McCOrkle, evening.
West-tnd Methodist Episcopal. Manches-
ter. }. IL. Atlee. Jr., and w. X. Haight. morn
ing: T.. a. Gaines. evening.
First Baptist church. W. Woods White and
Captain If. VI. Mcllhany, morning.
FIRST Baptist Church. special meeting at
4 O'Clock. H.. A. Johnson.
FOurth-street Baptist church, T.. G. Diggs
and W. Il. Haight, evening.
Conservation meeting NJ Association parlor
"a. NJ, L. f.. Michaeis.
Mems meeting. Mozart Academy Of Music,
4 O'Clock, III. Is. Williams.
Ladies meeting. Dung Mems Christian
Association auditorium. 4 o'clock, W. ii.
Morriss.
Boys meeting. Young Mons Christian As
ISOLATION binding. 3 o'clock. 4. C.. Digs.
Railroad Men meeting. Leader Hall. Man
chester, 1880 O'Clock. railroad delegates and
others.
Colored Association meeting at $50 O'Clock,
". ID. Voorhees,. A. IS. Paul and George l..
Greene.
Farewell. service Second Baptist church,
9:l5 I. u.
Night Session.
Tho praise service which commenced the
meeting last night was led by j. Calvin Moss.
Of Iynchburg, and much of the time was O0-
cupied in individual expressions Of gratitude
for those things most precious 20 each.
A special committee appointed % examine
thA a.AI- 80 NAa A.nHm
committee submitted q lengthy report
commenting their efforts aud making
a number of recommendations for the
operations Of the coming year. among which
were the following; That closest attention be
given the railroad work. that at least one
conference be held IN each district during the
year. that the summer encampment be con-
tinued and efforts made 10 secure a perna-
nent location. that work be taken up among
the miners of the State. that special atten-
tion be given TO securing lots Tor buildings,
that IN addition 10 the State secretary an
Office secretary be employed. and
if finances will warrant. an assist
ant secretary be also employed.
that $4,000 be raised for the coming years
work, and that each association be urged TO
contribute az an associations; that the thanks
of the convention be rendered II. o..
Williams for valuable services. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were recommended 10
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serve for three years: John X. West, Richmond:
Joseph Bryan. Richmond. ID. j. Weisiger,
Manchester: w. w. Vicar, Norfolk; H.. j..
Marks. Petersburg: G.. W.. Jones, Berkeley.
and X. NJ. Smith. Richmond. Tie report was
unanimously adopted. Rev. NJ. b. Williams
gave a Bible reading.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TAKEN.
Pledges were then taken for subscriptions,
first from the association and then from indi-
..4-r1. 4 t.t.I AG 80 nNa uruu graIa.rHhaI
One OF the Incidents of the collection was
the subscription by Mr.. NJ. b. Williams of
about fifty copies of his book and they were
Immediately taken in the audience at 81
each. The largest single contribution was
$500. The session closed with the dOXolOgy
and benedlctlOu.
Tho Gymnasium.
During the session Of the State Convention
on Friday afternoon Mr.. a. b.. Paul, general
secretary of Portsmouth, read an interesting
paper on The Gymnasium. its Place and
Value in Association Work" Tho contents
Of the paper were as follows:
The gymnasium of the associations OF this and
other countries. which have attained such
high rank and reputation. and are. from the
smallest TO the greatest. doing sucn credltable
work. are not such old and tried efforts within
the as -ociation walls as YOU may think, OF O
line Of work 80 much understood and appre-
ciated as It should be by Christian people aud
association workers generally.
The physical department was one OF the
latest phases of secular effort to be adopted
by the Association. for IN the year book OF
1880, not one gymnasium was reported, while
in 1891 there were 3s3 gymnasiums In opera
ton. with f~lty-One Associations in addition
paying attention to the bodily welfare OF
young men through other methods of physi-
cal work.
GRADUAL GROWTH.
From the beginning our Association work
has been an effort of gradual growth IN scope
Of operation and number of agencies at work.
Commencing with distinctly devotional work
the next supplementary effort was the intel
lectual feature of the reading room and
library and soon following this first so-cal,ed
secular" agency came the social work. which
recognized tho social nature and needs of
Young men through the instrumentality Of
the parlors and social rooms the receptions
and entertainments. and in these latter times
came the physica. work through the gymna-
sums. baths, outdoor sports aud athletic
grounds.
Most OF the men who have carefully studied
the question have declared the physical work
TO be worthy OF q higher consideration than
that of "A mere bait TO draw IN young men for
the religious meetings and membership fees.
as a warm fire could be used 10 draw a crowd
of tramps. which is a view many ~well-mean-
ING and intelligent people take of the gymna-