Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-05
Y.P.C. j. RAISED CASH.
Money Poured In at the Con
vention.
$4,000 OFFERING is ASSURED.
Departmental Conferences Held-hIarion
Lawrence of Ohio Delivered an Adj
dress on the Right Hand of the Church.
Praise Service Held.

PITTsBURG, Aug. 5,-The $50, 900 tenth
anniversary thank offering proposed by
the Young Peoples Christian union is
an assured fact. All pessimistic fears
were removed by the action of the con-
vention in Duquesne garden. Pledges
and cash poured into the treasury at
such rate that the completion of the
fund is mere matter of time. Four
teen thousand dollars were III the hands
of the treasurer, E. K. Marquis, before
the opening of the meeting. The con-
tributions made during the evening
could not be tabulated last night. The
work may be completed today. Treas
urer Marquis said it might not be COM
pleted for a week, as the task looked
like an immense one. However, he
felt confident the full amount would be
in the treasury at the close of the year,
and General Secretary Rev. DR.. D. F.
McGill said no doubt remained of the
complete success of the movement.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 5.-The third day of
the Young Peoples Christian union
convention opened with a praise service
at the Bellefield Presbyterian church,
conducted by Miss Mary j. Campbell, a
returned missionary from India.
Meetings were held at four different
churches. At the Shadyside United
Presbyterian church two meetings were
held. In one part of the building able
speakers discussed the Sabbath school
question and in another part of the
church there was a general conference
on evangelistic work.
The former meeting was opened by
George G.. Wallace of Omaha, law
man, who introduced T. J. Gillespie,
who spoke.
Mr.. Gillespie was followed by Rev.
4. f. Kirkpatrick OF Tacoma, who is
president of the Washington State SUM-
day School association.
At the second meeting Rev. T. @.
McKelvey of New York opened the ex-
ercises and the topic selected for general
discussion was personal and Evan
gelistical Work"
DR.. McKelvey's remarks on the pur-
pose of the church's existence and work
was followed by "a general discussion.
There was a large audience in the lee
ture room of the Oakland Methodist
Episcopal church to hear the discussion
ON the subject of church finances. Nc
Kenzie Oleland acted as chairman of the
conference. Rev. w. j. Buchanan gave
a short talk on 1.-The Christianization of
Money"
Rev. j. T. McCrory, d. D., spoke on
"The Institutional Church" ]. M. .Nevin,
''The Sessions Place in Church FL
nances;'' Rev. J. A. Duff, 1.-The Bible
Plan of Finance" Rev. N. T. Meloy,
d. D., "Should the Boards Be Consoli-
dated?" Rev. w. S. Harper, D. D.,
Legitimate Sources of Church Reve-
nue. DIR. Harper scored many popu-
lar forms of raising money which are
resorted to by certain churches.
The Junior and intermediate work
was discussed at the Bellefeld Presby-
terian church under the direction of
Rev. J. f. Jameson of Monmouth, Ills
The discussion of "Studen Life," at
the Oakland chapel, was another inter
esting conference. The leader, Dr.
Lyons, said student life began at home,
and that parents should lay the founda-
ton of religious life then. DR.. Nc
Crory spoke on the home influence of
student life, and Rev. Charles Wishart
spoke ON "The Isolation of the Student" !"
At the afternoon session there was
the usual praise service, which was fol-
lowed by the exposition of the Sabbath
school lesson by Rev. William j. Reid,
editor of The United Presbyterian.
This was followed by an address en-
titled 1.-THE Right Hand of the Church"
by Marion Lawrence of Toledo, general
secretary of the Ohio Sabbath School as
soclation. Robert Rutledge of st. Louis
conducted a general conference on Sab
hath schools