The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-03
Y. M. C. A. CONFERENCE.
Delegates From All Over the United
States and Canada Coming.
SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION.
Arrangements For Taking Care OF the
Delegates who will he Made to Feel
at Home In the City-It win be an
Important Event.

The twenty-second annual conference OF
the Association Of General Secretaries OF
the Y. NJ. G. A. of the United States ana
Canada will be held in this city from the
Goth to the 3lst inst, inclusive. Papers
will be read, introducing discussions on
the following subjects:
"How may the tendency to restlessness
and too frequent change in the general
secretaryship be overcomei"
advantages and dangers of summer
athletics"
''Hindrances peculiar to railroad work,
and how to overcome them.
university extension. is 10 desirable as
feature of association work 7" :,
Approved methods of work for boys. J,
'Our obligation to the social life Oh
young men; are we meeting II p
"How may the members be led to I'M
prove the opportunity for personal work
which the gymnasium affords -
metropolitan organizations Its advan-
tages and limitations"
"Our evangelical basis; its relation to
the growth aud perpetuity OF the associa-
tion."
Delegated personal work; its necessity
and how organized" :,
"Is not the general secretaryship broad
enough rs a field Of usefulness for life
work ?"
How may we improve and extend our
educational work ?"
"The true conception of the physical
dictatorship"
'What is the duty of a general secre-
tary to the non. English speaking young
men of the community ?"
The. work abroad; its condition and
demands"
Financial difficulties; how best to avoid
them"
"The new standard of association ath-
letics."
One morning will be devoted to section
conferences as follows For those spe-
cially interested in State and district
work. How we may secure a larger at
tendance of representative business men
n our conventions ?" The voluntary
service of members of State committees !;
how may it be increased ?"
For those specially interested in railroad
work Forms of organization best
adapted to railroad associations and de-
partments." "How to secure con-
stituency."
For those specially interested in the
physical department New and effcc-
tive methods of work in the gymnasium.
''Graded class work in the gymnasium. l"
For those preparing for and looking for
ward to entering association work; One
hour each morning will be devoted to
Bible teaching, by secretaries and others
specially gifted in that direction, and ON
the morning of the Lords Day, Rev.
Theo. l.. Cuyler, ID. d., the eminent
Brooklyn divine, will address the confer
ence on "The Spiritual Life of the Secre-
tary."
The executive committee which ar
ranges for the conference is ID. A. Bulge.
Montreal, Quebec; II. Q: Williams, Rich
mond, V: George A Warburton, New
York city; X. A. Jordan, Bangor, Me-; f.
L. Hayford. NJ. d., Chicago, H., Henry j.
Mccoy, San Francisco, Cal; George r.
Coxhead, secretary y-treasurer, st. Louis.
The Providence association is making
preparations to have every delegate who
comes taken care Of and made to feel at
home. A card for acceptance has been
sent out, on the receipt of an answer to
which, ,sarrangements will be made to care
for the delegate. Delegates will be met at
the railroad station steamboat wharfs
The circular accompanying the invitation
is signed by Harry X. Palmer chairman
of the committee on arrangements, Will
liam X. Spicer president, and Hamilton
s. Conant general secretary.