Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-02-27
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Of the College Y. M. c, A, Finishes Its
Work.


The annual convention OF the col
lege Y. NJ. G. A., which closed Sun
day night, after three-days session,
has been most pleasant and profitable
for the participants While the at
tendance has not been 20 large as in
some other years, yet the delegates
who did come formed bright and
enthusiastic band OF workers in the
field; young men who are we'll quail.
ned To make their influence felt
among the college students uf the
Northwest.
This IS noble work In which the
Y. NJ. c. A. Is engaged. Its inilGence
for good can not be computed In
hgurss. 1t is preventive rather than
curative, and therefore the good IL does
is out Of all proportion 70 the showing
10 makes, although the showing itself
is tine one.
IL a young man keeps straight and
leads useful and moral life, wo are
prone to pass IL over as matter Of
course, without giving due credit TO
the influences which may have kept
him from falling; while the rescue I
one man, after he has started on the
downward road, IL made the occasion
OF more rejoicing than is the peserva-
tion OF the nin,iy and nine who went
not astray.
This is all natural and we have
good preceedenIs for IT,, but still we
should give more attention than we do
TO the ounce Of prevention which is
better than the pound Of cure.
Money and effort expended by com
munity ia the line OF work To which
the Y. NJ. c. A. deyotes itself is well
lnve 'ted, and IL is gratifying TO see
the Interest which Is taken In the
work by macy Of Salem's best land
solIdest business men.
The program OF the exercises for
Saturday afternoon was carried out
with some slight variations made
necessary by the unavoidable absence
Of some expected delegates and by the
regrettable accident which confined
President Lee, Of Albany, To the
house.
The Baptist church was well filled
Saturday evening, It's seating capacity
being nearly exhausted.
Oscar Cox, membership secretary Of
Portland, presided. The program
was opened with u short song service
by the audience, led by Professor
Crawford, OF the Salem public schools.
Then male quartet consisting OF
Prof. Crowlord, II. 3. Gle, Major
Gordon and Walter Jinks, sang "Shall
We Plant Nettles, or Shall We Plant
Flowers"
An encore broughn the gentlemen
out again, and they sang "ROck OF
Ages. refuge sure" In IA still more
pleasing manner. They all haYe line
voices, aud Major GoTdon's bass fairly
Jared the building.
After prayer by Prof. Lewis, OF
Pacific college, 10 was explained that
President Lee was still confined TO
the house aud therefore could not be
present TO give his report OF the col.
lege work committee.
The quartet sang once more, aid
Travelling Secretary Jas. A. Dummett
gave his lecture, or as he called IL an
"illustrated Ia K" accompanied by
stereOpJican views. A large screen
had been stretched in front OF the
pulpit aud on this the views we're
thrown.
Secretary Dummett last year at
tended the Worlds conference at
Basle, Switzerland, aud he was then
honOred by the secretaTyship for the
English-speaklng races. The series Of
OF views giYen Included many or the
Y. NJ. q. A. buildings OF this cOuntry
and some 10 European cities; promi-
nent Y. NJ. &. A. workers; scenes 10
London aud Paris, az d some very 10
teresting views Of Swiss scenery in
the vicinity OF Basle; illustrations OF
le work done among the JrOOps 10
Key West, Cuba and Manila; pOTtraits
of SamT 500, Schley, McKinley. all of
whom were greeted with applause
witch Increased la The order named.
A portrait Of the queen Vas. also APP
plaudtd
Sec. Dummett's account ~ his trip
was yerY animated and interesting.
/ II he will take a friendly suggestion
10 friendly spirit. however, he will
drop the word larry" fr0m his yO-
cabulaTy.
AZ the conclusion OF the lecture q
collection was taken up tor the Dene
ht Of the work, aud the audience wa
then dismissed.