Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27
THE Y. M. C. A. OF ALABAMA.
Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual ConVen
 tion Now in Session Here.

tlOn NOW ID ceSS0n f1ere.
 Opening service Thursday night March 26, at 7:9O; song service conducted by F. l.. Willis.
 In the absence of the president, MT. L. M. Hooper of Selma, Ala, Mir Harry Hawkins. chairman of the state commit tee, called the convention to order and introduced the mayor of Birmingham, J. A. VanHoose, who made the address of welcome. ( A hearty response to the welcome was made by w. E. Holloway of Montgomery. MT. Willis moved that the chair ap- point temporary secretary and tempo rary business committee Carried.
 Committee on organization-Maj. T. C.. Fleming of Birmingham, B. w. Godfrey of the State university and J. H. Fisher of East Florence.
 Temporary business-F. l.. Willis of Birmingham, J. B. T. Cummings of Sel- ma and l.. D. Dix of Montgomery.
 The committee on organization report ed as follows:
 w. P. Taylor. Birmingham, president w. E. Holloway, Montgomery, first vice president.
 A. F. Armstrong, Marion, second vice
 w. J. Beeson, Agricultural and Me chanical college, third vice president.
 J. B. T. Cummings, Selma, secretary.
 E. Lynn, East Florence, assistant sec retary.
 R. M Mcconnell, Southern university, assistant secretary.
 J. L. Drennen State University Press. assistant secretary.
 On motion by r. l.. Willis the report was adopted as read.
 The convention was then addressed py John l.. Marshall Jr., secretary or the Volunteer movement, Lincoln, Nep., on . "A Modern Uprising The convention was then led in prayer h nh F. s. Brockman, international college secretary addressed the convention on the worlds Student Christian Fedora tion." M At 9:30 the convention adjourned, with benediction by the Rev. MT. Curry
 The Programme for Today.
 The following is the programme for to- day:
 g to 1O-"The Quiet Hour," Rev. A. B. Curry, pastor First Presbyterian church, Birmingham.
 10 to observation-disclosures.
 10I5 to 1.-The Years Record, +. IL. Willis, state secretary.
 Il to 12-"The Place of Bible Study In the Life of Christian Man" F. 5. BrocK- man.
 The following are the delegates to the convention:
 Auburn. Agricultural and Mechanical college-J. w. King, G. D. King, w. B. Beeson w. J. Beeson, J. $. Galnland, Warren A. McBryde, P. s. Parker, John Purifoy and c. J. Nelson.
 Chicago-John Marshall. Jr., and L. Wilbur Messer
 Demopolis-A. M. Earle and A. G. Irons.
 Flsrence, Normal college-W. H. Storey, G. A. Sneed and S. G. Hamilton
 East Florence--J. Fred Fisher, J. R. Stafford and E. Lynn
 Huntsville-George s. Scruggs.
 wardsville-William Denman and c. M Garrett.
 Marion-J. c. Lawrence, w. H. Mason, Jr., H. Lee Brown and A. F. Armstrong. Montgomery-T. K. Roberts, George D. Booth Rev E. P Davis, l.. D. Dix, J. D. Gullette, William E. Holloway Rob J. Myers, Duncan Ross, Henry Talbot, James w Wilkes, w. H. Leonard, James H. Lakin. w. N. Cox and Willee McIver New York;. s. Brockman.
 Richmond-L. A. Coulter.
 Selma-J B. T. Cummings, E. H. Hobbs, J. M. Drane, II. H. Collen, w. A. Pine. MT Oldham. MT. Hendrick, J. F. Hooper, N. Waller, Jr., J. T. Russell and James Gay.
 Southern university Greensboro-Wal- ter Pucket, J. F. Northcutt, G. F. Ba1n R. M. Mcconnell, J. c. Craig. A. C. Smith. J. T. Self, D. P. Slaughter, P. O. Thomas A. w. McCord, Prof. ID. F. Christenberry, J. w. Rnehart, M. J. Me Gowan.
 York-William Edmonds.
 State university, Tuskaloosa-Blake w. Godfrey, Shaler c. Hauser, Frank H. Fielder, J. Brock Ellis, John Milner, $. C. Pelham, L. B. Windham Jr.. c. G. Laslie John D. Rather, Jr., H. c. Howze, Walter Flowers, A. c. Birch, w. Hill Ferguson, ]. L. Drennen. F. M. Moody.
 Women's auxiliary-Miss Mabel Pow CTS. Miss Clara Chadwick Greensboro; Miss Annie Barksdale, Miss Anna Fergu- son, Miss Maggie Irwin, Miss Leto Tyns, Mrs. Ollie Edwards, Mrs. w. R. Hale, Mrs S. B. Patton, Montgomery; Mrs. Ben Craig. Mrs. F. s. Brockman, Selma.