Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-06
Y, M. C. A, ANNIVERSARY
Interesting Exercises Held Sun
day Afternoon.
Two Hundred Hoys OF tho Gospel
Army, the FINEST in tho Country,
Render Sacred Sonss-KcporG-D
Nourse'y Address, Etc.

The Fifteenth Anniversary os tho Y.
NJ. c. ~. was held Sunday afternoon IN
the Academy of Music, Mir. I. s. South
stage was crowded. including 200 mem
hers OF the Boys Gospel Army under
command OF Assistant Secretary Page.
the association Orchestra. the Board of
Directors, ministers OF the city, ana
others.
The minute hand of the clock midi
Gated four minutes past the hour OF
3 when the exercises We're regun with
Il song service by the Gospel Army, ac-
companied by the orchestra. Rev. j. ].
Hall. d. d., OF Park Avenue Baptist
Church. read the scripture lesson and
invoked the divine blessing. followed
by Prof. Chas. Eorjes With a beautiful
violin SOLO, ana the hymn. Ring. Beau
;iiul Bells being sung by the Gospel
Army.
FINANCIAL REPORT.
General Secretary Mcacham read the
annual financial statement and explain
ed the effort now being made to raise
5000 for the urgent need OF the assoc
citation. The total amount needed. Mr..
Meacham said, was divided as follows:
For general repairs To the Y NJ. c. \.
building. $4,000; for accumulated debts.
SZ,V00; Tor current expenses, $1,000. OF
The whole. $4,000 had already been
pledged. Secretary Meachnm made an
earnest and VOL directed appeal To the
public To raise the amount needed.
MIR. James lredcll Jenkins rendered
SOLO "All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name, the audience standing.
STATE SECRETARY CARLTON.
State Secretary Carlton was introduce
ed and made a characteristic talk on
y. NJ. G.. y. work and its power for good
results. lie declared that the organi-
eaton represented tho Christian church
as Il unit in is inierestin young
men.
Mr. Coulter presented a handsome
banner TO the Boys Gospel Army. COM
plimcnting it rs the ,argas; and best
organized in the country. The banner
was donated By Captain w. T.. Thomp-
son and Mr.. Alfred Clay.
F,NpEN: IS OF THE DAY.
An oifcrtory for the expenses of the
day followed, having been preceded By
pr. Han IN few appropriate remarks
The Army then sang Onward. Gospel
| Army, composed and dedicated tn II
! 10y Prof. -N.II--u nwi,er, Of Baltimore.
The boys rendered it with both spirit
ana understanding. and had it not been
the holy sabbath would have been en-
cored.
AMERICAN CHRISTIAN MANHOOD.
Rev Robert Nourse, ID. D.. of Wash
ingIon. ID. c.. was introduced ana an
nounced rs the subject of The annual
address, american Christian Man
/ hood" It would be superlluous to saw
That he handled in an exceptionalIv
able and odlfying manner his subject.
re referred in pimeniary terms to
President Mckinley as a representa-
tive type Of Christian manhood. lie
also referred To Dewey. Fitzhugh Lee.
sampson. Schley. IIobson ana Colonel
Funston. ana his audience, unable to
! restrain Itself. applaudcd.
CLOSING EXERCISES.
After Or. Nourse. who is great rnv-
oriie in Norfolk religious circles. had
concluded his admIrahle address. Roy.
". j. Young. H. -. Of Epworth NJ. T..
church offered prayer ana the audi
| ence joined in singing "Blcst Re The
Tie followed by the bcnodic:ion nro
nounced by Rev. ]. T.. Shemk. pastor OF
the First Lutheran Church.
The large audience disnarsad VOL
pleased with the services. and feeiing
amply repaid for the hour spent lis
tcnirs 10 theln.