The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-15

Oommittees Oh temporary bus1uess,
Nominations and Credentials APP
pointed-Prayer Meetings at tho Rail-
road Departments and the Churches
Well Attended-Some of the Promi-
mont Members Present.
About one hundred and sevensy five
delegates to the State convention OF
the Y. M. G. A. arrived in the city yes
to-day afternoon, and nearly as many
more are expected to-day and through
out the week. Delegations are here
from Richmond College, Virginia Mill
tary Institute, the Virginia Agricultural
and Mechanical College, Washington
and Lee University, Randolph Macon
College and Academy, Hampden. Sidney
College, Emory and Henry College, as
we'll as from Staunton, Clifton Forge,
Lynchburg and other towns.
Among the prominent men who have
already reached the city are R. E.
Micnaels, of Richmond; II. N. McIll-
hany and Capt. II. E. Morton, of
Staunton; DR.. s. Reese Murray, Of
Lynchhurg; Rev. DR.. II. Thane Miller,
the blind man eloquent" and his
wife, OF Cincinnati, and General Secre-
tary FL. c. Snead and wife, of Lynch
burg.
AS a preliminary exercise a praise
service was conducted at tho Y. M. G.
A. building from 1870 to o'clock by
General Secretary j. T. Grub, of
Shenandoah, after which the meeting
adjourned and large NUN Der OF dele
gates attended the prayer meetings at
tho various city churches.
Promptly at o'clock Capt. Il. G.
Morton, of Stanton, who was the vice
president of the last State convention,
called the eighteenth annual State
convention TO order H. c. Snead, gen
ersl seer: iary of the Lynchburg asso-
citation, was made temporary secretary
and on motion the chair appointed the
following committees, who will report
this morning:
Temporary business committee Geo.
II. Winslow, Clifton Forge, chairman;
L. b Southall, iIan pden- Sidney Col
ieg'; ii. Nj. Mcllh any, stanton; w. ID.
Stuart, ROANOKE: A. Il. Finch Univcr-
siiy OF Virgins.
Nominating com mittec-Cape. T.. l..
Marks, Petersburg, chairman; NJ. ID.
Langhornc, Pulaski: j. Il. Grubb, ohen
andoah; j j Chapman, University OF
Virginia; j. Scott Hunter, D.nviile
Cfedential committee-C. G. Kent .Ir :,
Newport News, chairmsn; Ambrose
Page, Lynch burg; IL Il Pratt, Btacks-
burg.
Iho meeting TO day and throughout
the week will bc held 1T the First Bap.
fist Church, and the public sre invited
to attend any and al OF the ssssious,
which Will be vefy int, resting
The Roanoke Association appointed
tho following delegates yesterday: w
S. McClannrhun, 5 Is Wrightson, j.
l.. S5ony, j. + Colingwood, w IL
Moe ahee, f y. Thomas, j. II. Wright,
w. w Lemon, Eugeue Douglass. A l..
Powell, ". q Van Lew, II. l.. Robert
son, Il. Foster, d. Is. Ammen, W. Il
Daniel.
All tho visiting delegates hava been
provided With homes and arrangements
are being made for the accommodation
OF tbosn who ara yet TO arrive.
The ladies who arc in charge of the
reception o. the delegates will meet 1T
The assuci alton building at $3.50 O'Clock
This morning.
The prayer meeting st tho railroad
mems department lant night was well
attended by all the railroad men pres
ent and was conducted by tho several
railroad secretaries who were present.
AT s. Marks Lutheran Church tho
p-ayar moeting was conducted by ". K
daight, secretary OF the Richmond As
ISOLATION. The prayer meetings last
night were al largely attended, taking
into consideration the very uniavorable
weather.
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