The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-28
STATE CONVENTION.
The session OF the Y. N. G. A. Began
Yesterday.

Citations of Maine began yesterday after
noon in the new building of the Portland
association. Many notable visitors were
present, among them H. y. Williams Of
New York, railroad secretary Of the Inter
national committee. George II. shaw and
II. NJ. Moore, Boston, Prof. Jordan Of
Bates college, II. p. West. Bowdoin, Il.
b. Gerrish, Lewiston, william Hayes.
Auburn, o. o. Slower, Orono, A. =.
Brunberg, Rockland, and N. II. A. Gam
mon, Old Town.
At three O'Clock the Quiet Hour" was
held, service OF prayer and praise being
conducted by the Rev. E. X. Purdy of
the Friends church. this city.
At four o'clook the committee met and
decided upon the following organization
for the convention:
President-Ozman Adams, Portland.
First Vice President-E. ii. Gerrish.
Lewiston.
Second Vice Presidential. G. Day, Au-
burn.
Third Vice Presidential. o. Slower,
Orono.
Secretary-N. H. A. Cannon. Old
Town.
Committee on Credentials-H. p. West,
Bowdoin; A. p. Brunberg, Rockland;
E. X. Jordan. Auburn.
At five O'Clock the reception Of guests
began, followed by supper and welcoming
exercises. Briet words of welcome were
spoken by Mayor Randall in behalf OF the
city, President Payson in behalf of the
Portland association. and Rev. Lewis
Malvern In behalf of pastors of Portland
churches At 1850 a service of song was
rendered.
At the supper. which was provided and
served by the Ladies' Auxiliary, Presi-
dent Pay son presided, and called upon
the following gentlemen for remarks,
who all spoke briefly and TO the point:
II. o. Williams of New York; Horace
Day, Auburn, chairman of the state COM
mittee; Ozman Adams, Portland, presi-
dent of the convention; Prof. Robinson
of Bates college; Il. Ii. Gerrish of Lewis
ton; X. A. Jordan of Bangor. Divine
blessing was invoked by the Rev. Mr..
Ayres of the Second Baptist church.
Ii was announced that Mr.. ii. III.
Moore, prominent business man and
one OF Boston's largest Wholesale mer-
chants, will speak at Free street church
Sunday morning and at Willistcn church
In the evening. MIR. Moore has the repu.
tation of being forcible and eloquent
speaker and doubtless large audiences
will be attracted TO hear him.
In the temporary absence of the conven-
tion Vice President Gerrish called to
.,tn nd IN SAlapftnn
from scripture was read by Mr.. ID. Z.
Day of Auburn. Prayer was offered by
MIR. S. Ii. True of the Portland sssocia-
ton.
The following business committee was
appointed: X. A. Jordan, Bangor; ".
j. Knowlton, Portland; Horace Dunbar,
Hebron.
The following were constituted commit
tee on resolutions; IL. Guy Hoyt, rail-
road department., Portland; Frank Dun
Md, Bangor; Frank T. Smith, Bucks
port.
The chairman then introduced as the
speaker of the evening, Mr. Ii. y.
Williams of New York, secretary of the
international committee. Mr.. Williams
is man of pleasing presence. animated
in delivery, lioerally given TO anecdote
md capable of saying bright things. he
neld the audience highly entertained for
half an hour or more He began by speak
ing OF the approaching jubilee. and then
congratulated the young Christians upon
possessing one of the most beautiful and
commodious among the more than three
hundred buildings erected by the associa.
ton. That association has "a membership
Of over 25O, 900 in $40 homes, and with a
fund of SIS, 900, o0O. Thirty seven states
of the Union have state associations, ana
the international committee extends the
foreign lands. There are 20, 600 college
members, probably the largest college
fraternity in the world. MIR. Williams
rattl d of these fgur S and many others
so rapidly that it was difficult to follow
him. lie followed them up with an ac-
count of foreign missions and of the
educational work done among both whites
and blacks in the South and the red men
in the West. There are more than fifty
associations among the Indians.
Considerable stress was laid upon the
marked promotion of athletics by the as.
ISOLATION during recent years. A great
work has been done for physical training
by those two hundred and fifty con-
secrated men known as directors of Y. NJ.
G. A. gymnasiums. and this physical
training has been an immense aid TO
mental and moral training. Athletics
have been lifted out from low surround.
ings and harmful associations. A sound
mind In sound body is the motto of
muscular Christianity.
MIR. Wiliems closed with rapid and
lively sketch of the establishment,
progress and present condition of the rail
road department Of the association. pay
ing high tribute to the interest felt in
and the aid extended by the railroad
corporations-which, he said, certainly
have souls. OF the Portland railroad