The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-14
RAILROAD CONFERENCE.
EIGHTH INTERN1TIONAL MEET
ING or i. W. e. 4. W0RhERS.
Over Five Hundred Delegates Gather mt
Clifton Forge te Discuss Christian
work Among Railroad Men.

CLIFTON FORGE. VA. Sept. l3.-Spe-
cial.-The eighth international railroad
conference Of Young Mems Christian AS
soc!ations OF the United states and Cana
la opened here al 1870 A. NJ. today
The sessions are held in the stove ioun-
dry. the building in which Rev. W. i.
Fife. the evangelist. held his services
when he was in clifton Forge two years
ago
Five hundred or more delegates are In
attendance. representing associations
North South. East ana West.
G. r. Cox. vicc-prcsidcnt OF the canaan
Southern railroad. presided at the morn
inc session.
After devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. T.. W. MacCorklc, u. D.. pastor OF
the Clifton Forge Presbyterian church,
the Rev. Theron II. Rice. Jr.. OF AleNan-
dria. Va. delivered the opening address.
The theme Of his discourse was. "lhe
Holy Spirit for Service.
w. T. Fenno Wagner's ticket agent at
New York. spoke on the primary purpose
OF Christian Association work, which ne
defined 10 be divinely guided effort
20 lead men TO Christ and to work out
for themselves the highest ideals OF NE
Fine vocal music was rendered by the
Iowa male Quartette.
J.. l.. Wills. state secretary OF Aia-
bama led the general singing. assisted
By r.. +. Burleigh. cornetist, OF New
York
The states most numerously represented
are Virginia. Georgia. Kentucky. Tennes-
see. Ohio. Indiana. Illinois. Iowa, WIS
ccnsn. Minnesota. Pennsylvania, ana
New York. with representatives. from
Kansas. colorado, Vermont. and st.
Thomas, ont.
VIRGINIA HOSPITALITY.
Almost every family In town Is enter
tairirg ono or more delegates ana oFc
giving a fine exhibition Of Virginia nos
pstaIty.
At the afternoon session tho IN st sp AK
or was George y. Hodge secretary Of the
international Committoe whose topic was
tie educational work Of Christian Asso-
Citations. including the library. reading
room literary society. practical talks,
md lectures He recommended that rail-
road associations should make special
studies q the history OF the various rail-
road systems and operations. Then came
the reading Of papers on lunch ana rest
rooms. their value and management. by
n. Il BYRON, OF Milwaukee; Theodore
Gatchcll. of Brightwood. Ind. and FRANK
e. Hun. Of Long Island City. y. \. the
last paper was read by Neason Jones
general secretary OF the Long lsland
city Association.
Rev. Theron II. Rice delivered a second
eloquent address this afternoon on the
spiritual life Of railroad men.
.GnrAT c .NTFKrNCg
The greatness of the conference must
have da Sned on the citizens Of chiffon
Forge tonight, If not before. The stove
foundry was crowded with vast Gu
dience and the meeting was of deep In
terest. The exercises opened with an
address of welcome 10 the visitors by Rev.
T.. Pendleton Jones pastor of the Baptist
church. and Hon. George X. Anderson,
judge OF the County Court Of Allegheny.
Both addresses were gems of Oratory.
A response was made by Nr Morse, sec
rotary OF the International Committee.
who expressed the hearty thanks of all
the visitors for the warm welcome ten
dered and the hearty hospitality already
shown.
Letters Of regret at inability TO be
present from large number of railroad
attendance to duty. He also warHly vel
read by Chairman Hicks of the lnterna-
tlonal Railroad Committee and express
ing sympathy with the objects OF the
conference
NJ T.. ingalls,. president of the Chesa-
pcake and ohio railway. vas then intro
duced. and gave a lengthy but exceeding
" interesting account of the success of
introducing the Y. NJ. c. a. along the
line Of his road and the satisfaction of
the officials al the same
y II. 9. \. buildings were successfully
established at Hinton, Handley Glad
stone. and here at Clifton Forge. and
mans "a re- ready for others elsewhere.
The company has spent fifty thousand
dollars on buildings, and never, SAID Mr.
Ingalls, had such small investments
brought such great returns.
ana Curs,pEAKs AND ONO RAILWAY.
As result. the service of the road had
been wonderfully improved The trains
make schedule time with the best roads
not being surpassed in this respect by the
great PENNSYLVANIA road.
Now not 500 worth of property was de-
stroved per day on the whole line. where
AS the loss used 10 amount into the thous
ands of dollars and he would match his
men with any on earth FOR s0biety and
attendance t. duty. e also warmly wei
coined the delegates TO Virginia. whose
people. he said, are the most hospitable
IN me world.
C. +. cox. vice-prcsident Of the Canada
Southern read next testified to the worth
of railroad systems of Young Mems Chris
Ian Associations judging from twenty
fve years experience.
The remainder of the meeting was given
20 the personal experience Of Jim Miller,
Of Lake city. Ia. Jim Burwck. and other
famous formerly irreligious railroad men.
The Iowa vocal quartsttc sang two beau
:ltal anthems.
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