Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-15
GREAT ANNIVERSARY MEETING.
Richmond Y. VI. &. A. to Celebrate
Its Forty-Fourth Birthday.

For several weeks the Anniversary
Committee Of the Young Mems Christian
Association. which is composed Of Messrs
George ]. Benson, u. n. Newman, j. A.
Gilmore c. w. Hunter, Jr., l.. G. Bur-
russ, and General Secretary Mckee, have
been actively at work preparing for the
celebration of the forty-fourth anniver-
Sary OF the local association, and their
labors, as far as preparations are con-
cerned, are almost complete. In their
EFFORTS to secure the use of churches
they have met most cordial reception
on the part of pastors and people: they
have been very fortunate in securing a
number of well-known speakers from this
city and other sections. and within forty
| eight hours will be able 10 make COM
| plete announcements.
Among the churches already secured
for the anniversary are the following:
Baptist-Second, Pne-Street, Leigh
Street Christisn-se Street. Episeo-
! pal-St. james. st. Marks, and Grace
! Lutheran-First English. Methodist
/ Bpiscopa Denny Street
| Park-Place. and Union-Station. Presby-
! terian-Ffrst and Grace-Street
The following are among the speakers
already secured for this occasion: Hon.
q. w. Atkinson, Governor of West Vir-
gnia; Hon. Joshua lowering OF Balu- |
and one of the best-known Baptists of |
the entire South-Mr. lowering is presi- |
dent Of the Baltimore Young Mems Chris !
tian Association, and will be well remem-
bered as the candidate for the presi- |
dency on the Prohibition ticket at the |,
last national election Walter C. Doug
las, General Secretary of the Phladel-
phio Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. a native of Virginia, and one of
the most eloquent speakers on the plat
form; Rev. f. w. Clampett, rector of
ST. Peters Episcopal church. Baltimore
whose eloquent address at the anniver-
sary exercises last year in Holy Trinity
church, will be long remembered by the
hundreds who heard him. Rev. r. n.
Ivey, editor Of the North Carolina Chris
tian Advocate, and speaker of tremen-
dous force; Mr.; II. o. Williams Interna-
tional Railroad Secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association: Rev. Jere
Witherspoon, pastor Of the Grace-Street
Presbyterian church; Rev. u. T. Sweeney.
pastor of the Seventh-Street Christian .
church; Rev. w. G. Starr pastor of
Broad-Street Methodist church; Rev. j.
William Jones. acting pastor of Leigh /
Street Baptist church, Rev. Bishop
Penick, rector of st. Marks Episcopal
church; Rev. Thomas Semmes, rector of
st. Andrews church. I
AS the arrangements are not complete, | i
1t is impossible TO make an announce r
ment concerning either speakers or Z
as all have not yet been seen. q
There will be great mass-meeting in ;,
the Academy Sunday afternoon. which
viii be presided over by Hon j. Hoge
Tyler Governor of Virginia and short a
md effective speeches will be made by p
Governor Atkinson, of West Virginia; 8
Hon. Joshua lowering, of Baltimore. and ! 81
General Secretary Douglas, of the Phila-
lelphia Association. In addition to this | .
here will be a great meeting for boys u
,nly in the association hall at 3 o'clock. a
other services are to be arranged for ! "
md II will undoubtedly be the greatest | o.
leld-day in the history of the local as | W
ociation for many years. d
oh of 1,
5 to place the work that is being done &C
" this institution before the Christian n
eople Of the city, and the committee de- fo
Tres ii TO be distinctly understood that W
here will be no appeal for money made
I these meetings. This is most ef-
ective plan of bringing the work ac-
omplished to the attention of the people
( the city, and the report to be sub
litted by the president, Mr.. r. NJ Smith "a
iii show gratifying results during the
asst year.