New-York tribune., 1894-10-10
STATE Y. P. 8. C. f. CONVENTION.
NINTH ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE so'iETiES
AT AIDANY-s SERVICES or THE DAY.

NINTH ANNUAL GATHERING OF TIiE SV'lEIlhS
AT AInANY-sERvICEs or THE DAY.
Albany Oct o-Thc ninth annual convention "'
the New-York STATE Young Peoples Society oil Chfi'
| tian Endeavor began It's sessions IN Har"h'"S
Bleecker Hall to-day. Several Thousand Delegates
were in attendance and the scene in the convention
hall was full of life and co.or. majority "i ''oS
present being young women.
The Elmra delegates We're first in the he'd pon''S
for the convention year. and succeeded IN nav
ing incorporated in the hall decorations streaner
running along the front Of the gallery reddhs'
'Emira in 1896" Brooklyn also wants the next con
vention. but E,mira leads.
Platforms were reserved for the state officers ana
the pastors present and several hundred OF these
seats taken.
The convention opened with a song service i"a hS
Professor John l.. Garland and local choir OF ~
voices. The devotional exercises followed ana thrh
Oren +. Wilson, Mayor OF Albany. delivered an al
dress Of welcome to the delegates The Rev William
NJ Brundage gave the sautaton for the city
Charles Thompson for the Albany union. Leroy NJ
Collins the Troy union and Mrs j. G Winholi
for the Junior union. STATE President william H.
Taylor made appropriate response, aiter "hlch
reports of the state junior superintendent and the
State secretary presented respectively py MISS
Carrie NJ. Schuyler and A. +. Dewherst bo'h
showed the work to be making gratifying progress.
During the year the membership has been increased
l3090.
The Rev. w II. Syrbrandt. of Troy, pastor OF
the church of which Robert Ross was member
spoke the lesson of his death.
The afternoon session of the convention opened
with a song and prayer service, led by the Rev
T. T. Johnson, Of this city. The Rev Harry W.
Frost of Toronto, then discussed bible study
and the Rey Il y Kinney OF SyracuSG' 1Smiior Snior
Christian EndesYor. An address on 'niot
Work was given 10y Mrs. Alice May Scudder oi
Jersey City after which there was a iree paf@4-
ment Junior Work conducted by MISS = N.
Schuyler. OF Little Falls. ,
An address was given this afternoon 10y Colonel
Alexander S Bacon. of brooklyn. His subject
was Good citizenship" He was received with dp-
plause. and gave short but earnest exhortauot
in the course Of which he unfurled a smhii Aineli
can flag which he said he always carried WIN
ways support the flag The speaker SAID ne saw
in the many earnest faces before him great prom
Use for the future Of The Republic. The fear for
the future of the land inspired by me nndings "t
the Lexow Committee in New-York Clty had oesh
driven from his mind by the proceedings OF the
great army of workers for Christ and the Church
The Junior rally. under the supervision OF MISS
Carrie NJ. Schuyler, State Superintendent, present
ed an inspiring spectacle. about l9pl youths ana
maidens entering Convention Hall singing "pn-
ward Then. Ye Juniors set 70 the music of on
ward Christian soldiers Interesting exercises
adapted 10 the of the Juniors followed. ana an
dresses were given by State President Taylor ami
Mrs. Alice May Scudder. If
cred in Harmanus Bleeckcr Hall by the Rev. l)r
William X. Taylor. Of Rochester and overflow
meetings were held In the Emmanuel Baptist and
Trinity NJ r. churches. Addresses were given by
the Rev. II. NJ King. Of Providence. X Ia on
THE Possibility of the Faith OF To-day. the Rev
n r McEwen. OF NcwYork. on Good citizen
ship and by the Rev. H. g. Kinds Of Troy. on
The Worlds Greatest Need