The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-03-21
THE ADVOCATE.
Y. M. Q. A. COLUMN.

fereOns peruslng thls column VIII
3 rn what the Association is doing al
ome and abroad.
International Conference of Secre-
ries of the Y. M. G. A. meets in
ouisville, Ky, May to 8.
# The Biennial International Conven-
lption Of the Associations of North
America will deliberate in Indiar APP
oils, Ind, May 10-I4.
A philaathrnpic friend OF the young
men at<Aintob, Turkey, has presented
the Association there with new
byflding. The organization has a
membership of 100, and flourishing
boys department with $50 members.
The Association of New Orleans
celebrated its fortieth anniversary
Feby.7. 1t has membership of 355.
and last year spent $4,0S6 in its work
A movement has been started for
erecting new building.
4 The conference of Young Mems
Christian Associations, at Saratoga,
N. T., appropriated $4,000 for State
work during the year. About 500
were present.
Read below what Rev. w. L. Boil
ing, Winchester, KY, says of Ken
tucky State Convention:
'The Twelfth State Convention of
Kentucky held its services in Win
chester, February 1926, and proved
to be most pleasant and profitable
conyocation, both 10 the members of
the convention and the people of Win
chester.
The coming together Of two hum
dred and twenty-eight Christian young
smen with the zeal of youth added to
the love for the Master and men,
Il which seemed to actuate them, formed
q pleasing picture, making one feel
that there was more good in and hope
for 'the land of the blue grass than
A some other things would indicate.
DIR. j. w. Stuckey, of Lexington,
was elected President, and made an
admirable presiding officer, sustained
and assisted by the General Secretary,
Rosevear.
a There was quite number of visi-
~tors from other States, and their spirit
indicated the same intense zeal for the
work, as that displayed by the Ken
tuckians.
One could not fail to be impressed
with the great ruling desire eyinced
by them TO save souls; and while the
separate processes TO develop the
physical, mental and spiritual III man,
were fully considered, still in every
address or prayer, the leading thought
was to make all work to the saving of
souls and those who advocated this
were not doing so from the stand
point of theory but Of personal expe-
rience. l have never looked upon
finer, clear-eyed, clean and more cul-
tured body of men, ana could but re-
joice at seeing so much of consecrated
young manhood.
Personal inquiry developed the fact
that the Presbyterian church was
most largely represented, and while Il
regretted that Methodism did not hold
the first place, / am glad that our
brethren were SO ardent and earnest
in the work of the great organization.
In all the Bible readings, addresses
4 and prayers one could not trace the
Aaint of denominationalism, and the
\ diversity was lost in the unity of ex-
X preston and effort to save the souls o
Y young men.
The colleges furnished the larger
: htnnber Of the delegates, and this
fact impressed me as a most hopeful
sign of future goodin consecrated in
ielligence, and the colleges of Dan
vile and Richmond, representing
Presbyterianism, accounted for the
greater number of young men of that
church present, and at the same time
furnished an object lesson on the sub
ject OF education which we Methodists
in Kentucky could study with profit.
l was painfully impressed by the re-
, mort M ada that of tho 900 900 1,ouno,
men in Kentucky. about 225,000 of
them were wanting in the knowledge
OF a personal Savior, and surely the
fact once fully realized should arouse
the slumbering churches to the Won
derful privilege and fearful response
bility which they must face and meet.
What a waste of young manhood
and harvest for Satan is told in these