The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-08
THE Y. VI. c. a. CONVENTION.
Marion Enoertains the Tventy-Fourtb
AnnuaI Meeting.

MARION, Nov. q Special. - The
twenty-fourth annual state convention
of the Young Mems Christian association
convened in the Christian temple OF this
city yesterday morning.
The morning was devoted to the as
signment of delegates to their homes
and prayer service. The delegates
were arriving on all the morning trains
and it is expected that by the end Of
The week there will be POO or more dele
gates present.
President John NJ. Coulter of Lake
Forest university, the Rev. William Nc
kibbin d. D., of Cincinnati II. T.
Williams. state secretary of Missouri; T.
J.. Stacy, state secretary of Indiana, and
his assistant, w T. McCaughey, OF In
dlanapolis are prominent workers who
are here.
In the afternoon the Rev. J. H.
Thomas and Superintendent w. ID.
Weaver delivered addresses of welcome
and rendered the visitors the freedom
of the city.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Nominating Committee-W. II. Jack
son. Charlottesville. chairman: Paul Gill
bert. DePauw university; the Rev. r
T. Simpson. Marion: w. NJ. Sutherland
Hanover: ID. f. Balsley. TT. Wayne
Committee on Credentials-H. b. Hos
letter Wabash college; Albert Esley,
Marion; w. II. Rugh Indiana university;
4. II. Strond New Albany; George II.
Hsuser, Charlottesville.
The committee on nominations sub
united the following names, who were
elected by the convention:
President-L. II. Cunning, Indian
Rpolis.
Vice-President-W d. Weaver. Marion.
Secretary. W. Burns, FIT. Wayne.
First Assistant-O. T. Logan. Indian
Rpolis.
Second Assistant-W. E Lowe. Marion.
Treasurer. F. Wallick, Indianapolis
State Committee-L. II. Dunning. In
fdianapolis; II. p. TOwnley, Terre Haute;
II A. X Hackett, TT. Wayne; w. b.
Pratt Elkhart; z. a. p. Haynes, Indian
sapolis; James Swain. Bloomington; Ira
j. Chase, Irvington; y. T. DePauw New
Albany; J. +. Wallick, Indianapolis; d.
p. Baldwin, Logansport.
ID. Z. Balsley OF FIT. Wayne read a pa
per on What Should BE the Distinctive
Features of Our Physical Department"
and President Coulter delivered an adj
dress which in substance expressed a de-
sire which he had and which had been
discussed in connection with the work
of establishing permanent endowment
fund for the general supervision OF the
work of the state.
In the evening the Rev William Nc
.Kibbin ID. D.. of Cincinnati spoke upon
Inc Men u AAt ANtAilASAh
Century"
Treasurer j. +. Wallick of Indianapo-
lis gave a report OF the state finances
The committees report on the general
condition of the work in the state was
read by President Coulter and showed
Improvement over the preceding year.
Today the finance and resolution COM
mittees were appointed. Reports from
the associations of the state were read.
The attendance and interest I'm the
convention are increasing. This morn
liz after the bible hour by DR.. William
Bry an Of Indiana university. short re-
ports showing an encouraging condition
in all the associations were read by
representatives from the following
places, schools and colleges:
Charlottesville, Evansville TT. Wayne,
indianapolis. Elkhart, Lafayette. Lo-
gansport and DePauw, Earlham, Butler,
Hanover, Franklin, Bloomington, Pur-
due. Rose polytechnic. Danville and
Terre Haute normals, Union Christian
and Wabash colleges.
TIE following committees were ap-
pointed today:
Devotional Committee = Chairman, A.
G. Shepard. secretary Lafayette associa-