Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-06-09

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GEORGE WIyLIAMS.
Founder Of the Y. M. G. A.
rated with the flags of all nations. This
conference is called the jubilee celebra.
tion because it commentaries the fif-
tieth anniversary of the organization
of the first Young Mems Christian as
sociation by George Williams June 6,
1874. The most important meetings
will be held in Westminster Abbey, st.
Pauls cathedral and Albert Memorial
hall. The regular daily sessions of
the conference will be held at Exeter
hall. The languages of the conference
will be English, German and French.
The opening services in Westminster
abbey were set for 1890 o'clock, but an
hour before that time fully 1000 peo-
pie had assembled in the abbey yard
and waited patiently until the verger
should give the order for the opening
of the doors. 1t was the first time in
the history of the abbey that it's use
had been granted for gathering or
service of this character, and as nat
ural sequence extraordinary interest
attached to the event.
Inv NNheihSS IL oii chO ShieCu
States was one of the first to arrive. 1t
was escorted to seats on the right of
the center aisle Immediately 'front.'
ing the lecturer. The delegation
was headed by eX-Postmaster GEN
eral John Wanamaker and Nor
ris X. Jessup. Then came the dele
gates from New York, followed in or
der by those from Illinois, Ohio, Penn
sylvania Massachusetts,, Missouri, the
provinces of Ontario and Quebec, Min
nesota, Michigan, Indiana, California,
Kentucky, Kansas, Louisiana and Wis
consin.
When the procession of priests had
reached the sanctuary the regular
morning service of the Episcopal
church was at once commenced. The
lessons were read by Archdeacon Sin
clair, while Bishop William Boyd Car
penter. of Ripon, offered the closing
prayer. The musical portions of the
service were rendered by the cele-
brated full choir of the abbey, with
Musical Director John Frederick
Bridge presiding at the organ. The
sermon was preached by Rt Hon.
and Rt. Rev. Frederick Temple,
bishop of London and provincial
dean of Canterbury. He re-
viewed the origin and develop
ment of the Young Mems Christian
association and paid high tribute to
the work it had accomplished. He
made special allusion to the manner
in which it ramifed foreign countries,
and especially the United States. At
the conclusion of the sermon the "DoX-
ology" was sung and the service ended
with the pronouncing of the benedic-
tion.
After removing their vestments
Bishop Temple and other of the dis
tinguished divines were introduced to
the delegates. The formal opening of
the business sessions of the congress
took place in Exeter Hall this after
noon. Addresses of welcome were de-
livered in English, French, German
and Italian by Rt. Rev. William M.
Sinclair, principal archdeacon of Lon
don, and responses We're made in be-
half of each of the visiting delega-
tions.
The bishop of London preached at
night at meeting and reception at
Exeter hall. George Williams, the
founder of the association, who has
just been knighted, was present and
was given reception. Prince Berna-
dotte, Count Bernstorff, chamberlain
to the German emperor; Lord Kin
naird, Rev. DIR. Theodore l.. Culyer,
Bishop John p. Newman, Rev. George
A. Hall and many other church lead
ers were on the platform. Archdeacon
Sinclair read an address of welcome to
the delegates.
The present gathering, besides being
the jubilee of the association, is the
thirteenth universal conference. These
international conventions have been
held every three years since 1855. The
| first universal conference was held in
Paris.