The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-20
CHRISTIAN YOUNG MEN MEET.

The Interstate Session Convenas by |
Erecting Temporary Organization. |
Reports Presented and Talks by |
Delegates.
In the st. Paul's Church yesterday |
afternoon the Interstate Convention
of the Young Mems Christian Associa- /
ton convened. Mayor Wiley and
Rev. Lafayette Marks welcomed the |
delegates after devotional exercises. |
Temporary organization was then ef-
fected. A. S. Batyof Washington was |
elected secretary, and in the absence
OF the president. Mr.. Morris appoint
ell these committees.
Nomination-U c. Stewart CT Bal.
timore, j Il, Pugh of Washington and
Z. W. ierger of Wilmington.
Temporary busiuess-J. q. Lynch OF
Wheeling, ". Va, L. L. Fleming of
Cumberland, Nd, and q. N. Busey OF
Baltimore.
1 After this convention meeting was
held, conducted by w. Ii. II. Smith,
of Washington. John G. Lynch OF
Wheeling read Il paper on How to
Promote Good Fellowship Among
Our Members" in which he gave a
number of valuable suggestions. J.
Il. Pngh of Washington. Il. 4. Fleming
OF Cumberland, }. ". Sims OF Wash
.IiuEton. John Aglionby OF Shepherds.
town, W. G. Birely of Frederick, Thos.
Cornelius and W C. Stewart of Balti-
more took part ir the discussion.
! A vote of thanks was then extended
Ito Captain Smith OF the City Railway
company for his kindness in furnish
ling them with car tickets.
The afternoon session was then ad-
iourEed.
Last night meeting was held in Del
aware Avenue Church before a large
! audience. A choir composed OF
, twenty-five voices opened the meeting
with u number of selections. A quar-
Itette composed of j. Il. King, j. y.
!, IClymer. Henry Baird and William j.
| Fisher then sang.
Rev. Charles Wood, d. D.. of Ger.
imantown, Pu., was then introduced by
Nh Morris. Dir. Wood then spoke on
Essentials in our work for young
j men," He said In part:
When we are working Tor young
: men we are working for the most In
Ihuential men of the future. We are
i fishing for men and we must remem
Der that he is a complex creature. lie
! is made up of three parts: Reason, at
lection, Will. We must assume that
every man is reasonable creature.
MAN IL utSO Ill
, lie loves Ills cigar, he loves his news
5 paper, he loves his base ball match.
/ Man has will. Every young wom'
4 all who is married to n young man
p knows that he is IN obstinate crea
ture. With his will 10 conscience.
/. Appreciation is ole OF the essentials
in winning young men. The Young
C Mems Christian As socIation anpreci
0 Iatcs Young men. The second way is by
!. admiration. The sun and the wind
I made wager to get n mans coat oil.
. The wind blew hard aud harder, and
the harder 1t blew the tighter went the
coat. Then the sun tried it. 1t be
came warmer and warmer and of
came tho coat That is the way the
a association works among the young
a men. 1t warns them up.
o In this work for young men affection
y and simplicity are needed. a young
| man will go anywhere with man he
| loves. In regard to simplicity he ia
vored u natural manner, riddancc
slfrom cant.
u Sincerity Is needed. When you do
!, mot mean thing do not say 1t. The
d trouble comes from doing too large
isIa business on too small hasis. Sin
olccrity will relieve men from self-con
: iceit. He related story OF u young
II1ldll WIN Nuo w u ptOlNoool
The young man enlarged or Aristotle
-,lplato aud Socrates, and each time the
20 professor said simply: Do you thinl
t. so2n When they were about to par
t the professor said; well, you are thu
finest disagreeable young man | have
10 lever met" And the young man re
Itorted: DO you think SOP Boil
n were so conceited that neither go
g imuch from the other. Conceited per
It sons do not do each other much good
The congregation then sang. wheI
leI L. ID. Wishard, secretary at large o
1.-The International Committee. was in
~ troc uced His theme was Our Fielt
10 in the World.' He then spoke OF til,
outlook in Japan. lie having been sen
:, there by the National Association. IL
, ARRIVED there on January $, four year
tt ago, and found the work fiourishing
In Toxic new building is being erect
Ell ed for the young mon. I'm China" h
q said, II found the best organized asso
citation in ASIA
1.-The people there are becoming il
Iterested i'll foreign missions, and til
ba Association boys are supporting DO!
as who is studying to become mission
q AIRY. In India the young men ask 10
rs sl5, 600 year, and five or six workers
as The speaker believed that the foreig
network sent an earnest call, and that i
ldIwas case of money CT life. II TIL
,e call is not answered 1t will mean los
~ at home
70 Central Church choir then san
:. another selection and the following
~ reports from committees were +,
70 ceived
mp President T. A. Harding of Wasl
IN ingtor, D. G.
SO First Vice. President Charles Bairt
ok Wilmington,
Ia Second yice- Presldent-W. C. Birel,
II Frederick, Md.
- Third Vice President Aglionb
~ West Virginia.
IN Secrotary-A. s. Baty, Baltimore.
'as Assistant Seeretary--J. Y. Cobleigl
KS. Washington, d. c.
nd They will take their seats to.day.
elf Rev. w +. cambridge then PR
Ar nounced the benedietlon.
DhWnAt II Cough