The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-10
women IN CONVENTION
Words of Greeting for Delegates to
Annual Meeting of Y. ". {. A.
MANY THOUGHTFUL ADDRESSES
They Were Delivered by Delegates at Yes
terday's Sessions on Various Phases
Of the Work They Arc Engaged in.
Programme for Today

The seventh annual convention of the
Young Woman's Christian association
of Pennsylvania was opened very aus
piciously yesterday afternoon in the
Young Mems Christian association
hall. Mrs. l.. NJ. Gates opened the
ladies and gentlemen to welcome the
delegation on behalf of the local organ
izations of the city.
Mrs e. H. Ripple said that in the
name of the Young Woman's Christian
association she bade the visitors a
hearty welcome and trusted that the
meetings would tend to the uplifting
would be comfortable and enjoy their
visit to Scranton.
Mrs. A. f. Yost, on behalf Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union,
said it gave her great pleasure to well
come her sisters in the good work to
Scranton. The young women before
her were the hope of the future. and
their improved training would be GER
tain to tell in the future, and would be
a great factor in the improvement of
their own households when they pos
sessed one. The Young Woman's Chris
tian association and Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union ought to be
more closely identified They have a
great respect for each other, but un-
fortunately keep at too respectful a
distance from each other.
| Colonel Boies, on behalf of the Young
Mems Christian association OF
Scranton, extendeda cordial welcome to
the ladies and invited them to make
themselves thoroughly at home in the
association rooms. He said that he had
been connected with association work
longer than he would care to confess
and he was strongly of the opinion that
the work of the young men must, to a
great extent, depend upon the cooper
alton Of the young women. Rev. d
c. Hughes, d. D., also made brief ad.
dress of welcome.
c.. f. Daniels Speaks.
c. f. Daniels, ex-president Of the
Scranton Christian Endeavor union
said, in behalf of the societies of the
city, that he welcomed the delegates
mentioning the two terms, young anG
Christian. common to both, as q con
Meeting link which made it peculiarly
appropriate that the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor should
welcome the Young Women's Christian
association.
Rev. Warren G. Partridge, on behal
of the Baptist Young Peoples society
extended cordial welcome to the dele
gates and said he could assure then
that they not only came to a city o.
churches, but also of hard workin,
Christian men and women. He though
1t would be difficult to find any towI
with better young mems organization
than they would see in Scranton. II,
welcomed them for the good infiuenc,
they would make felt in the city ant
wished them every success in their de
liberations.
Miss Willis, of the Grove City college
| made felicitous response on behalf o
the young ladies'. She said she was no
surprised that Scranton was called tn
Convention City, when she saw. tn
perfections ofgarrangenents of for 'thei
comfort and convenience that had beel
made. Sic@s Nsstls a s
Mrs. Carter, president of the Will
Transport association; also respond
ed to the kind and cordial greeting
and said that 1t was a particular pleas
ure to hear the welcome extended b
so many societies. 1t was delightful I
be in such good fellowship and she fel
that much good would be sure to accru
from the conyentioms 'E, ~
Mrs. Ripple presented the followin
report Of the nominating committee
Mrs. f. L. Burtner, Of York, president
Mrs. ]. Max Hark, Bethlehem, vice
president; Mrs. Robert William!
Scranton, and Miss Eva NJ. Wallac,
Pittsburg, secretaries. The report wa
adopted unanimously.
Mrs. M. A. Underwood, M. D., of Lar
caster, then conducted a prayer sci
vice for the success Of the conventio
, In which several ladies participated.
Always Garry a Bible.
Professor ]. H. Gilmore, of the Roci
ester university, gave an address o
"The Devotional Reading of the Word
, and urged them upon all to alway
: carry Bible with them. There wei
three lines of thought which he di
3 ! cussed; The influence of the Bible O
\ modern thought and life, the educa
4 ing influence Of the Bible, and more in
portant still because the Bible was III
:. word of God.' The devotional readin
. of the word of God was too muc
{ neglected by ministers, Sunday scho
teachers and Christian workers. Nil
listers worked at the Bible, but peop
had no idea Of the neglect of devotion
al reading of the Scriptures by mini
ters, in consequence of which they su
fered and their congregation suffer,
accordingly. s,G,s ft,5
He urged that the practice of memo
izing should be used more extensively
, especially where they had been ir
: pressed by any particular verse. +
e warned his audience not to allow the
! devotional readings to degenerate in
a technical or professional study, al
denounced the hedgehog readers
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