The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-26
Y. IN. c. A. CONVENTION
q Great Deal Of Work Crowded Into the
h Three Sessions Yesterday.
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
fhc statistics Of tho Growth or Asso.
K citation Work in tho Slntc arc
afiEhiS Crafty Ing Norfolk is tho
Hammer Association Of the Sinte ms
I Regards sixe Of sIclnbcrsiip.

Petersburg, Va Feb. 25.-(special.)-
nhe State Convention OF the Young
isNiens Christian ASsocia ton opened a Q
~ clock this morning in Tabb Street
esbyterian church, with q prayer and
Iss9ng service conducted by Mr.. w. S.
|lSdcClanahan, Of Roanoke. Prayers were
}sonered by Messrs. NJ. c. McEaddefi and
fHl. G.. Snead. Of Lynchburg. The song
nd prayer service Closed with the sing
gng OF the 49!h hymn. There Shall be
SShowers S,i over Of Blessings" Ietwas precise
81 Richmond, president OF! 1.-THE conyen
ZION called the body to order for the
transaction of business tsiaJ
garter the singing Of a hymn the con
Sention was led In prayer by j. Il.
NSubb, of Shenandoah ll
piESsE CONVENTION OFFICERS.
The nominating committee, through
rs chairman, c. r. Towson, of Norfolk,
made It's report, which was adopted. II
Fas as follows: President, J. A. Alexan-
ger, or Staunton; Vice Presidents, Il. Il.
She1fy OF Lynchburg, Cochran Preston
or Hampden-Si Sidney College. j. Y. Robi-
nette Of Crewe; Secretary, W.R. Haight,
Henry PfeIfer, Of Randolph Macon Col.
lege, and John e. Harris, OF William
and Mary College. III t It III = n
MI Alexander was escorted to the
chair by MIR. II. c. }Snead, OF Lynci,burg,
ana Mr: 5. *. Mckee, Of Richmond.
sS1r. r, NJ. Smith, the retiring chair
lnan, addressing the newly elected presi-
dfnt Of the convention, said that he con
gfatulated Mr.. Alexander upon his cleo
tion, and expressed the hope that he
would have the support and sympa thy
mat he had had for the past two years.
NJ smith said he prayed that the con
vention might be The best convention
tnat had ever been held, and that Gods
blessing might be on all it might do.
ar. 1lexahder, on accepting the chair,
sag mat the honor that had been paid
came before the convention with fear
ana trembling. because he felt that he
would be an inefficient officer Mr.. Alex
ander said that he feared that he would
fail to measure up to the standard Of
lne retiring president Mr. Alexander
ciosed by saying that he would dis
charEe the duties of chairman to the
best OF his ability -,
The address OF welcome was next de-
livered by Rev. ). w. Rosebro, d. D.
AN ABLE ADDRESS.
Key. c. ]. Schofeld. d. D., Of North
fleld, Mass, addressed the convention on
The Personal Relationship Of the HOLY
Spirit. Dr. Schofield said that we must
iiEst grasp the fact that In dealing with
me 1ioly Spirit we. are graspfng with a
nerson The Holy Spirit is an Influence
or God brought TO bear on us. we
should first of all realize that the Divine
is person. 170
At the close OF DR.. Schofeld's address
me convention was led in a feryent
er, D. d., Of Richmond. The conyen
tlon next Joined in singing Hymn 15S,
Than l."
BY request Of State Secretary l.. A.
Coulter, the delegates arose and gave
mo- re- / 1,>
ihey represented, and position they held
III the1f respective associations.
ASSOCIATION REPORT.
Mr. Z; A: Coulter. the State secretary
next called for reports from the differ
ent associations in the State as to
mem bership. The following reports were
MADE: Richmond membership ZIG; In
crease during the year, 103; Richmond
Ccttge, II; Norfolk, &C.,; increase dur
ing me year, 22O; Radford. 325; increase
uurlng the year, $50; Shenandoah, i6S
increase during the year, 25; Roanoke,
40; increase during the year. 200 Blue
ileld. b65; increase during the year. 200:
Rand dolph-Macon College, so: Increase
during the year. 20; Clifton Forge, 425:
increase during the year, 80; Hampton,
20; iSandolph-Macon at Bedford, So; in
crease during the year. 10; Miller School,
there are three associations at this
school; William and Mary College, rs.
Ihe total Increase in membership of the
associations throughout the State was
1900. During the year an increase or 500
members is reported for associations Of
the Norfolk and Western railroad men.
Reports We're also made from the differ
ent associations as to Improvements,
social gatherings. finances and Bible
classes. Reports were heard from the
different associations rs TO their physi-
cal and educational work. l
After hearing the encoura ging reports
from the different associations In the
Stale prayer was offered by Mr.. r. NJ
Smith. Of Richmond.
A FINE PAPER.
Mr.. w. J. ,McNair Of the University Of
Virginia, spoke on How to Develop
Practical and Progressive Bible Study
Among Young Men"
This able paper was discussed by Rev.
J. VIM. Jones, Messrs. i. A. Coulter. S.
K. McAll. OF Richmond; G. r. Towson,
of Norfolk; n. S. McClenahan, OF Roa-
noke, and Rev. II. W. Battle, OF Peters
burg. e &
The convention at / 80 o'clock adjourn
ed to $3.50 o'clock with singing the Doxo-
logy and prayer by Rev. }. VIM. Jones,
d. D.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention met after the dinner
recess and was opened with a prayer and
song service, conducted by Mr.. Towsop.
OF Norfolk & Is s 81 Z.
C1r. c. w. Wilcox, Of Chicago. was In