New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-07
\. NJ. {. A. AT RASLE.
OPENING OF THE FOURTEENTH INTER-
NATIONAL CONFERENCE.

THE WORK.
Basle. Switzerland July s-The fourteenth In
tornationa Conference Of the Young Mems Chris
;an Association Of the World met in the Casino. in
this city. to-day 1t has met usually every four
years since 1857 in London the Continental
cities. \ preliminary meeting Of the Central ln-
tcrna;ional Committee he'd last evening. and
also meeting Of the Committee on Credentials,
which enrolled six hundred delegates. Seventeen
hundred expected At he last convention held
In London IL 1894. there two thousand five
hundred delegates in attendance. Of twenty-five
different nationaliies
At o'clock the opening exercises Of the confer
held in the Cathedral. at which an adj
dress delivered by Professor G. Won Drelli, OF
Basic. 4; $50 o'clock the business sessions OF the
conference opened in the Casino and IN
address Of welcome delivered by Il. Sarasin-
Wannory Of Basic and a response on tho part OF
the convention was made by Sir George Williams
Of Great Britain. the founder Of the y. VI. g n,
who received with prolonged applause. lie
spoke Of the wonderful growth Of the association
in the last ten years and OF the Improvement or
every department Of the work. saying that Tn all
countries direct effort for the salvation OF young
and for the promotion or Bible study was
sjll the leading work OF the associations The
speaker referred to the great Jubilee gathering III
London and to the growth in the work since that
time In foreign missionary lands and on the 'oA-
tinont Of Europe.
Sir George Williams Is Amos, eighty years old.
and Is n el-prescrved and active man. prom
inentiy Identified with almost all the religious and
benevolent societies Of Great Britain.
Tho following officers % thc conference were
cleo ted on the nomination Of the Central Inerna-
tional Committee provided in the rules OF the
conferences: President T. Sarasn-W annery. ~
Basic. vice-presidents. Sir George Williams. FRO
fcsso. Edward Barde Of Geneva; James stokes OF
Ncw-York. secretary. j. II. pummc.t Of Portland
ore
Professor Barde presented tho report Of the Con-
tral international Committed II gave detailed
statement Of tho work ot the four years since the
London conference Of tsai. ard showed that there
5.7G associations IN for;y-four countries
showing an increase o; nearly five hundred Asso-
cations and fifty thousand members IN the four
years or these associations l.h' are In America
with membership 81 1886
Tho ;reasurcr's report was presented hy ienry
Fatio II showed that there has been expended
annually nearly 600 francs. " which America
contributed 50' francs annually. An 'hort VIII
he made in tho course Of tho conference TO increase
this amount for the next four years.
James Stoke. Of Ncw-York 81 the Central In
.o-na,ional Committee gave report 81 visits 20
the associations OF many lands. lie outlined MS
tourney around the world N which b" spent
nearly two years visiting many 81 the aSSoFa-
tons IN Japan. china. C"ylon. India. Egypt and
many countries OF Europe lie passed several
months ~ I'aiy. France. Sv'zeriand. Germany.
Denmark sweden and Russia.
In Italy Mr.. Stokes presented the work person
ally 20 the King iu Denmark 70 the crown Prince.
I'm stockholm 10 Prince oscar and other m"mu"rs
Of the royal family and IN Russia 10 the czarina
an % whom expressed much interest In IN" WORK
among Young of their countries
Mr. stokes also referred to ia" WORK 'o' 'or,s
women IN tho various countries no visited -"
poiriod 20 the grand opportunities Tor work among
students IN missionary 1uds al 81 which Is under
~. direction Of the American international 'om-
,,t,,.n ~or,,,,,,r he refe-red - Inc association
buildings he had visited In TONIC. japan ''f ~
Of Americans. in Tien-Tsin. china the cir - an
N"''''fh N''""''' '' ' ~. -, 49,
ica1. and IN talcn'ih IAIs'P IN" XII -. '''"
po.,o ara ra-,. both % which were largely given
~ hin''h held
$1,000. -. .., ver,-qr,us whore ~
one 'or H''"'"'"' 81 =, ~, -,
dresses V"r" Delivered hF -" R'' ir hf"n"' ~
c,.,,,c,~. 3D., pe, I PICARD - Paris and 9th
.tst ..,r,. melting .as hold
ers ~ 'hc '"'h'"''' ,u" -. o.. "
pr,er n Enrich and the Re, NJ ran-k ~
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Interesting paper. viii no presented IN tho course
o. tho conference hr delegates from nc various
The Resi- Means ~ Reaching Railroad Men. ~
= tr,cks n New-York railroad secre'arf -
= oh H'N' -" ..r, p..o,,,c e,u-
tho international committee. ~ '''' '.''-
dents by John Mott coieso '"'reiary OF N"
International Committee SeV-Yofk M recently
.,. -, 49, ao,,,. .cr IN. pres.n, Standing NJ Tho
American Associations" hy J. M'as'r ~ chit
c,go. on Riblo study" - WIKI" - To
ron,o "On The Growth ard Progress - A'socm-
ton work in America T. 90 morse ~ N.w-
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