The herald., 1893-10-29
Y. III. G. A. CONVENTION.
PROCEEDINGS YEsTtR DAY AT THE
STUDENTS ANNUAL MEETINGS
Delegates From a Number of Institutions
of Learning-rhe Business Trans
acted-The Programme for
To-day.

C0rleJl&n AbbOClSJlOu D6Shu yostoruhJ
afternoon at the University of Southern
California, at University place. There
are representatives present from the Oc-
cidental college, University of Southern
California, Pomona college, Chaffey col
lege, State Normal school and Throop
university.
Following is list of the delegates
present yesterday:
Occidental college, Los Angeles-H.
P. Dilworth, Pedro Recio, Horace Long
well, Benton Longwell, Oscar Mueller,
Walter Thompson, Edward Lowe, Ben
Gillette, Clifton Jocknick, Edgar Me-
Kee, Charles Hawley, Fred Newton,
Don Cameron. Guy Holman, Donald
Brookman, Arthur Dilworth, Garnsey
Brown, Frank Dillingham;, Prof. French,
Prof. McPherron.
Pomona college, Claremont- q. X.
Harton, Paul Harwood. Joe Golden,
Edwin F. Halen, Irwin R. Hall, w. K.
Eckles, W. l.. Horricks, G. II. Harwood.
+. A. Shortridge David p. Barrows,
Arthur Smith, Horace Ferris, Prof.
Norton.
Chaffey college, Ontario-S. s. Samp-
son, Frank Harwood, M. r. Alexander,
E. w. Pratt.
Normal school, Los Angeles-E. E.
Nichols.
University OF Southern California,
Los .Angeles-M. S. Magee, A. B. EN-
bree, H. f. Ward, l.. H. CaswelI, II. W.
Cummings, r. q. Van Cleve, H. Shaw,
Il. E. Elliott, r. G. Curran.
AT a late hour it was found that Mr..
Harry Hillard, state secretary Of college
Y. M. @. A. work, could not be present.
30 his engagement will have to be can
celled.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session of the conven-
tion began at 2:45 o'clock. The session
was held in Aristotelian hall, E. Law
renee Hunt of New York, city secretary
of the college department international
committee, Young Mems Christian COM
mittee, was elected chairman of the
convention, and G. II. Harwood of
Pomona college, secretary. After sing
ing, Blest Be the Tie That Binds, and
prayer by Prof. McPhefron of Occi-
dental college, the programme was
begun by an address by Rev. W. A.
Rider, pastor of Memorial Baptist
church, ON The Holy Spirit. He desig-
Qdb6u Lu6 lutInOub ubbd III buC l. Ius VI
A. work as rails upon which the engine
of the Holy Spirit should run.
We often try to do the work OF the
Holy Spirit in working with men. and
after argning with them concerning
their sin, we are compelled to give up
and call on the Spirit to do the work we
failed in doing. The work of the Holy
Spirit is (1) to convict the world of sin ;
(2) to convince the world of the right
eousness OF Christ; and (3) to convince
the world OF Judgment.
A season of'prayer was had and sing
ing. Then followed the discussion by
the delegates on The Weekly Meeting.
Il. f. Hahn of Pomona college, NJ. R.
Alexander OF Chaffey, and A. B. EN-
bree led the discussion, followed by
brief remarks by II. z. Dilworth OF
Occidental, B E. Sibley of Chaffey, M.
s. Magee and HI. F.. Ward OF the U. S.
G. Further discussion of The Weekly
Meeting was postponed till Monday
morning. 3
G. II. Harwood read an exhaustive
paper on the finance department of the
association, which was full of practical
suggestions. Magee of U. s. c., Chair
man Hunt, Barrows and Hahn OF Po-
mona college participated in the discus
sion which followed.
The afternoon session closed with
nraver hv Barrows of Pomona.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was held in the
college chapel and began at 7 As O'Clock
with devotional service.
Dean Matthew spoke few words of
welcome to the visiting delegates. He
welcomed them, first, because of being
students; second, because of what they
are trying to do-Christian work. This
| idea OF an education was not only that it
should fit a man for work in his later
life, but also that it shonld make a stu
dent love truth and thus make a sound
character.
Prof. Pierce of the state normal school
responded. He presented the views oil
prominent men as to what education
means. The definitions of Plato, Stuart
Mills, Horace Mann and others were
presented. True education is three.
sided. 1t perfects the physical. intellec.
tual and spiritual natures of man.
Rev. DIR. Hutchins, pastor of First
Congregational church, delivered the
principal address OF the evening on The
Latent Moral Power of the Student; Its
Development and Use.
Electricity was latent power until
Franklin and Edison developed it. II
was not in any sense created, but simply
developed, until now we manipulate il
for the uses.
In the human heart lies the latent
power of love, helpfulness, Joy and latent
moral power. But in the students o.
American colleges what great amount
of latent moral power is slowed up. The
college student is the elect of the land
for he is to be the teacher of teachers
and preacher of preachers. The char
acteristic of the latent moral power il
that it is power in the germ, not on de
posit.
There is not one OF us but God has en-
dowed with some latent moral power
and we need to bring out all this power
in the old fight of good against evil. We
talk Of the early approach OF the millen
ium, but look at the missionary mar
and see the small part of the world thai
Christendom occupies. We have lots o.
work to do before the millennium
comes. We must work to convert the
Cinnamon. If we were az anxious tc
convert the Cinnamon in this country
az we are to deport them, then we would
send multitudes of them on the way tc
the Celestial city. We also owe debl
to the southern freedmen, and this ques
tion must be settled by the educated