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on Estate Work" after which the Cecilia
Bradford Trio (violins aud hitte) PLAYED
several selections. Miss Harriet ,.
Gould, the eighr-year- I'D soprano. OF the
babe OF Bethlehem" The session closed
with an address by Mornav Williams oil
New York.
AT nine o'clock yesterday morning a
well attended conservation meeting con-
Quoted by Brother Lucas. associate State
secretary, vas held. At three o'clock in
the afternoon a Bible study meeting WAS
York, Instructed the class. After the
Bible class a mans mass meeting was
held. Mr.. Harold Buchanan was lead er.
Much enthusiasm was manifest Ell by
those present. aud young men profess
ed conversion. While this meeting was in
held IN the G~reenyille Reformed
Church. Mr.. F. B.. Hoagiand and
Secretary b. E. Moore explained
how women could aid the Y. NJ. G. A. in
the work. Ii the evening delegates adj
dressed the congregation at the he
formed. Grace P. E. and Linden Avenue
M. E. Churches. Mr.. f. B. Hosgiand
Buchanan at the Grace P. E. and r.. S.
Cowles and D. f. More at the Linden
Avenue NJ. e. Church. Mr.. Cowles. III
his address gave some interesting sta
tistics. He said:-..My topic for this
evening will he, The Y. M. G. A.. What
Is It?' The Y. NJ. G. A. is the unity OF
the members of various churches, form
ing one grand body. Its specific object Is
to save young men and maks them noble,
industrious Christians 1t is q recruiting
station for the churches. The church
gets many of its most active members
from the Y. NJ. c. A. At present the
Y. M. G. A. work is conducted in eighteen
different languages"
POWERFUL GROWTH
"Iu 1000 towns the Y. ". q. A. keeps
open house. The average attendance at
the religious services throughout the
world is so. 900. In New Jersey there are
forty-ive associations. with q total mem
bcrshlp of 10, 900. The average annual in
crease in membership is 1000. The ex-
pences Of the State work amounts to
SS2. 900 annually. During the past year
41S men in this State alone were reported
as having professed Christianity at Z. NJ.
G. A. meetings. Six years ago the build
ing owned by the associations We're valued
at SITS, 900. Today the Y. NJ. g. A.
buildings areIworthtS500, 900. The Railroad
work is becoming an Important feature.
There are in the Unitel States IS railroad
branches of the Y. M. q. A. Iu this
State the d., L. g. w. r. r. is ahead of
the other roads. It affords splendid
facilities for It's employees at Hoboken,
and has similar branches in other cities.
The Pennsylvania aud Central New Jer-
sey Railroads, however. are falling into
liue, and railroad branches will soon be
established along these roads"
Mr.. More said that all associations
should have a salaried superintendent.
"Greenville Association needs sucn a
man, said he. land the members should
choose good men to serve as directors"
The farewell meeting was held in the
Reformed Church at half past niue
O'Clock. Mr.. More delivered the fare
well address. and the delegates gave
testimony. After Mr.. More's address the
delegates formed in u circle at the foot of
the. pulpit, aud clasping each others
hands sang, 'Blest Be the Tie That
Binds"