The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-17
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS
Var Insurance Rate Has Fallen to
Half Of One Per Cent.
BATTERY K MAY BIZ ORDERED AWAY.
q More Fitted for Field Duty Than
for Action Against ships.
y. NJ. G. A. Work.

Galveston. Texas, April 1s,--Messr!
Aduoe q Lobit are agents for the Serr
line Of Spanish steamers owned by Mcssri
Bahr. Bahrcnd & Ross OF Liverpool. Thi
limo carries no war risk, believing that hos
tilitics between tho United States an
Spain Will not occur.
Yesterday, at the request OF shipper
Adour & Jobit cabled the Sierra line own
err to take out war risk on the Bonita
Tho rate then was pcrsccut. This morn
ing the reply came from Bahr, Bahrcnd [
Ross as follows;
INTERPRETATIONS Lobit. Galveston
Have insured war risk on steamship Ben
ita, now at Galveston, at IL OF / per cent
and tho steamship Paulina, now en- rout'
10 Porto Rico. will proceed to Galveston t
load unless war is actually declared
Tho Paullna Is due to arrive here May I
and Mr., Adouc thinks the fail OF 30 per
cent in the Insurance. rate, coupled with
the evident feeling Of peaceful settlement
between the United States and Spain, as
evtnced by Bahr. Bchrond & Ross very
good commercial sign that there Will be no
war,
Y. NJ. &. A.
Tho second days session of the stats
convention Of the Young MEMS Christian
Association began In Rosenberg Hall n.
$3.50 o'clock this morning. For fifteen nn-
utcs devotional exercises were held. led oy
Mr.. j. G. Bryant of San Antonio. There
was not large crowd present, but deep
spiritual interest was manifested.
Following the brief period OF devotional
exercises Mr.. a. w. Shaw OF San Antonio
read an instructive paper on The Dee -
ening of the Religious undercurrent." 1Ia
general statement was made that the
Young Mems Christian Association Was
born in a religious mind founded upon tile
name of Christ, nurtured In the mission
airy spirit. and for that degree OF real sue
cess which has attended lis fifty years of
growth Is indebted to her adherence to
this basic principle. Few will take excep-
ton 10 the statement that the association
started right, The fact was emphasized
that the primary purpose OF this work rs
preventive. not reformatory. To reaon
and help the young man before he has
been marred and broken and debauchrd
by The awful rayages of vice is the chief
aim OF the association. Continuing. Mr.
shaw said. oar WORK Is mainly WE
might say, entirely spiritual To do 1t ef.
fectually We must be spiritual men BY
this do not mean that We are TO affect n
sanctinonious air OF superhuman good
ness. or cultivate an assumed superiority
such as characterized tho Pharlsees,
whom III His day our Lord denounced "a
hypocrites, but what ] do mean Is that
We should be SO possessed OF the spirit OF
Christ and live in such abiding faith In
Him that The traits OF his character RAY
be manifestly reflected by us In our move
menis among our fellowmen"
MT. l.. y. Buell. of BIRMINGHAM STATE
ct,J
hour OF Bible service. Mr. Buell. rs "A
strong man and cogent speaker. At
the conclusion OF his remarks the ;tport
OF the cohmttce on the State committees
work wat submitted. The report sets OUT
Inat TIE work of the past year has given
evidence OF good progress. The DEBT of
last year has been entirely wlped off IL
was recommended that $1,000 be raised for
The prosecution Of the work throughout
me Stale. said sum to be expended for
the expense OF the State secretary and IN
ridentals. The recently perfected Man
Tor ire work in small towns. known ~
section work, viii be established as carly
as praeticnbls. II was further recommend
ca That the convention should adjust tho
membership of the State committee SO ns
10 admit OF incorporation the number
prlng limited by the State law to thirteen
me following names were suhmittcd
a, galveston &. T. ". Felt, A. p Nor.
man. i. u. Niclicie
~ Houston, Y, y. Crihblc.
At Fort Worth; J. u. Baker.
AZ san Antonio: h. .. Alllng. pr. n :,
Hlien, s - '''' d.
AZ Dallas; 4, +. lIardic. ]. 4. BARNARD
A. Waco; J, T.. Bovu,on
A. Grarbury: Prof. Ice Clarr.
At Palestine: W. u, Rogers.
" Corsicana ]. Il. Holhcrt.
Tih report was adopted, section nv eon.
tion, '" W se''
Four towns were placed In nominat,,,
for tho next annual convention nan,oi,
Iaylor, Gainesville III Paso and f;rcon,
Nille The selection Of place is loft lo
the state executive committee and wn
not be announced for some time Tho II,
paso delegate In putting his town before
the convention. caid they were Go milo,
from nowhere, and he felt that tho inrl,
ehce OF IRE annual rioctirg was badly
needed.
This was followed by n business sessio,
during which time college and Individual
subscriptions for carrying on tho work i,
the State association were taken nm
Quite a handsome sum WAS pledged
amounting TO s4a2,25
There was NO session this afternoon,
frin to Fort Point being substituted In.
ttrad.
Tho programme for Sunday embraces a
short consscratlon Meeting at Rosenberg
hall ut a. M. after which Tho VISITING
CELEBRATES will conduit services in the d.f.
fercnt churches
BATTTERy ks COMMANDER.
u Is not known here yet who is TO COM
mand Battery X Of the First artillery now
stationed here. Lieutenant I.assiter is stili
in charge.
The news In the morning dispatches
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