The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-25
Y. NJ. c. A. WORKERS.
CLOSE OF THE ANNUAL STATE
CONVENTION.
Outline of Proceedings from Satur-
day Afternoon to. Monday Night,
When the Parting Song Was
Sung-The Benediction.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.


| SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
| At Saturday afternoons session OF
The Y. NJ. c. A. Convention, Rev. Mr.
Black gave strong talk on Personal
] Work" He SAID: Be instant in sea
| son and out of season. So many
| Christians are instant in season, in
| times of Conventions and REVEALS
! but so few are instant out Of season
in every day life.
He classified the mistakes that
! Christians make In this line Of work
| as follows:
1st Not one-tenth OF the Christians
| do any at all. What made Peutecost:
Not Peters preaching alone, but with
! it the active personal work OF the
{ other 49,
| 2. Want OF Bible knowledge by Civ
ing our own puDy experiences instead
, of the word Of God.
3. We think, too, men are not con-
cerned, but they are.
| 4 Not making any spiritual prepa-
ration
5 Use tact as Phillip did.
| 6. Teach the Scripture
! I. A bOve all be filed with the Spir-
! it. Then will we have boduess and
/ confidence. We will not DO work
| then as if we knew it would fail
DIR. Barron, of Charlotte. Eex5 made
! a stirring address on 'P rsunil Re
sponsibility" The greaI. noble and
fully developed Daniel Webster said
that the sublimest thought he had
ever had was the thought Of his re-
the parable OF talents teaches US,
some talent; for this we must make
an account in the great day Of judy
ment.
1s6. ASH, God what we have and Try
pad. Everybody Influences every
body else. Let Us purify our lives and
let the uplifting and not the
dehasing. influence flow out.
life. Rf Napoleon's whole army were
willing to die for him, should not we
live ,}for Christ. Don't let worldly
soldiers put us to shame
AT the conclusion Of DR.. Barron's
fine address, the Convention heard
rel ports from Mr.. Hanna, chairman
of the State Executive Committee
and Secretary f. P. Turner. Both
reports were encouraging, showing
how indispensable to the Christian
forces of the State, this Association
work is. From both reports the Col
lege Associations seem to have been
more enthusiastic in Spiritual work
than the city Associations. The ef-
tcient services of Mr.. Turner were
great and highly appreciated.
The Executive Committee work,
though it has steadily increased, has
been somewhat hampered by debt.
The Devotional Committee then re
ported that it had arranged for two
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regular church services.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
In centenary church Saturday night,
Secretary Anderson, Of the 1nterna-
tiunal Com mittee, with stereopticon
views, gave full and interesting his
tory Of the Y. M. q. A. movement,
showing the increase in power and in
terest all over the whole world. He
also commented upon the lives of the
great leaders in the movement.
SUNDAYS SERVICES.
In the morning, Sunday, conse-
Grafton service was conducted by Mr..
Motion in Association hall. 1t was
especially impressive, making the del
egates feel more closely drawn togeth-
er than ever before.
At IL O'Clock nearly all Of the pull
pits of the white churches we're occu-
plcu ny siSlGiue LII. y a uOiC-
gates.
Rev Mr.. Black, Of Monroe, preach
ed at the First Presbyterian and Prof.
T. A. Smoot, Of Trinity High School,
; at Centenary. Both sermons were
beard by large and attentive congre.
cations,
Services at other churches were con-
Quoted as follows:
First Baptist, Mr.. John T. Pullen,
| a banker, Of Raleigh.
At Lutheran, Mr.. f. @. Barth, of
At Grace. MI. j. c. Wooten, of Trim
ity College.
AT Calvary, Mr.. H. W. Georgi, In
ternational College Secretary.
At M. p. Church, Mr.. Powell, of
Oak Ridge.
Mr.. L. L Lassiter, of Elon College,
made talk on Y. M. G. A. work, af-
ter the sermon, by the pastor, at Burk-
head church.
The meeting for men, was conducted
by Rev. VIM Black in Centenary
church at $3.50 o. M The church was
| crowded, the congregation being COM
posed mostly of Christian men. Mr..
Blacks subject was without Christ
We are Last" The service resulted in
| two conversions.
At the same hour a meeting for
| ladies was conducted in the First
Presbyterian church by Mr.. 81. P. An
derson, and one for boys in Associa-
| ticn hall by Mr.. Georgi.
Last night services were conducted
in four churches by Y. M. G. A. Work
| ers, as follows:
At Moravian Home Church by
| Messrs. 81. P. Anderson, of Asheville
and Geoge B. Hanna, of Charlotte.
| At First Presbyterian-By State
Secretary Turner and President f. G.
| Barr, of Davidson Association.
At First Baptist-By Mr.. II. w.
Georgi, international College Score.
| tary.
At Centenary-By Messrs. J. T.
Pullen, of Raleigh, and Frank Mahan
of Charlotte.
MONDAY MORNINGS SESSION.
The obligations of Christian stu
dents to the different causes were pre-
sented by the Presidents Of the differ
emit Associations in the leading
Schools, Colleges and Universities.
"Obligations to New Students" &
paper prepared by Mr.. I. W. Johnson
Of Elon College, was read by Mr.. L. L
Lassiter Of that institution.
| Under the subject of "Obligations'
the following further divisions of the
subject were treated:
] To the Village Pastor, by Mr.. G. III
Johnston, of the University of NORTH
Carolina.
To the Cause of Missions, by Mr.. ]
f. Henry, of Trinity College.
During Vacation, by Mr.. JOSEPH
Blair, of Guilford College.
To himself 1.-THE College Suddenly, b,
Mr.. @. T. Barth, of Davidson College
Next followed an address on "Re
| cent Advances In the World Wild
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