The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-01-12
SATURDAY


The College Y NC A conference of Ore
gon is holding its third annual session in
this city with the Albany College Y MICA
The young men with the help Of the Young
ladies' of the College Y w G. A. made com.
plete arrangements for the entertainment a
their guests before the HOLIDAYS so that
when the delegates arrived there was Moth
ing to do bnt to show them to their places
Of entertainment.
By three o'clocf, vesterdg afternoon.
the young men were assembled in the chapel
and many of them had already formed
numerous acqaintanees among the delegates
OF other colleges. Several persons were
heard to say that they had met 80 many that
they did not know whom they had met or
whom they had not
A very interesting devotional service
followed by an introduction service occu-
pied the time from O'cloc< to 5 O'Clock.
A song service led by the Appolo club
was Of nature 10 ii one for the excellent
intellectual repast that follcwed in the
evening
z w Emmett. president of the Albany
College I Nj c A and President f y
an entertaining character. warm with
ng OF young men present.
They were responded 10 oy President r L
Of the Monmouth State Normal
school who brought out in well rounded
sentences the fellow feeling OF students
whenever and wherever they meet. and a.
well the wonderful binding force Of Christ
that unites young and old as brothers in all
places and thus felt assured Of the welcome
extended.
The Guitar Quartet Eas heard in a pop
ular selection that pleased 50 much a second
was demanded
Rev d Driver delivered the address Of
the evening. on the subject Of ''Ayracles.
their relationship TO Nature and Science. .
He started out with the proposition that
ignorance Is the basis of all progress He
told Of his offer Of $1,000 TO Col IngerzolI for
3 single instance Of progress outside Of the
discussion Of Christianity. He could Mt do
il. Referred 10 China Africa. etc. Ad-
sanclng his thoug-.ts ne came down to the
subject OF myraeles. and On the subject Of
evidence referred 10 the fact that February.
1866 did not have full moon. something
that will not occur again in over q million
years In nature there must be one COM
FsensatloD. gravity; IN the moran universe
there Is onIy one commandment, onsy the
law; the ten commandments ara simply ten
prsospts, there is ons shall and nine pro-
hibitions As an illustration Of the con
trolling Of nature the speaker referred 10 the
tying of bird in an ingenius manner
80 nayrzeles ara no, supernatural. they ara
nature controlled. The eye does not see
nor the ears hear Il is the mind So yoa
viii only see God w.,h the mind Speak
ing of the Bihla he shower how there had
never yet teen a eoETeet trznslzti0n. The
address Was continual mass Of argument
and Illustration. eloquent and convincing.
This morning the work of the conference
legzn IN earnest with written reports
from the various associations which showed
that the l1s; year has bcsa one Of advance
and prcft.
Lessons frcn fhe blackboard was the
reading under which Tie statistics of the Y
NJ c 4 work in Oregon was discussed.
Several students from the various schools
took part Between ii O'Clock and noon
Bibla study was discussed. Il was felt that
more pEzyerfnl study of the Word Of God
MAS needed as well as more reading
Thos McCselland. Of Paeitie University,
will deliver the address this evening.