The sun., 1901-03-11
CONVENTION
ADJOURNED
V. M, G., A. Annual Session Most
Successful Ever Held.
SERVICES AT OPERA HOUSE
Excellent Addresses Made at the
Closing Meeting-Tri-state Will
Convene in Wheeling, W.
Va, Next Year.
SERVICES AT OPERA HOUSE

win i rousing union meeting and fare-
wrll service at the Grand Opera House
,,st night. the Tri-State Twenty-ninth
%nn,.l Convention Of the Young Mems
christian Association Of Maryland, Del
,worc. West Virginia, and the District
II Columba, which has been in session
IN this city since last Thursday attef
noon, adjourned after Il most successIul
convention. Reports read during the
convention show the associations III the
district to be in better shape than ever
h,.fore and the outlook for the \. M. u.
4 work during the present year is en-
cullraring. 1t has been decided to hold
the convention next year at Wheeling,
West Virginia.
The convention had an unusually busy
day of all Saturday. The morning ses-
sion was opened with devotional services
in charge of Ii. d. Hawkins, Of Frost
burg, Md. w. III. Ill. Smith, Of Wash
ington, gave "Templa Talk and Fred
i. Smith, If Chicago, delivered an ad-
dress on "1he Young Mems Christian
Association as II Spiritual Force" THE
Work and Its Possibilities" was dis
,usscd, Frank w. Ober presiding. The
committee on the report of the Tri-State
committee reported fayorably and the
report was adopted.
Vacancies on the executive committee
we're filled by electing q. j. Orick, Cum
hrrand; Il. a. White, Baltimore; \. NJ.
l.athrop, Washington; w. Ii. Morris.
l,altimorc; Alfred Gawthrop, Whining
ION; j. Harvey Taylor, Baltimore.
Pledges were received towards the
$4,000 desired for fri-otatc work. In
subscriptions and money, $l,5S9 was
raised, some of the amounts being MS
follows: Wilmington, 800; Wheeling, SIS;
Cumberland, Hagerstown Railroad and
United States Naval Academy, each $25;
Baltimore, $500; Washington, $780,
After the noon adjournment meetings
were held at the following shops: Har-
Ian x lIollingsworth Co., j. Morton
Poole Co., Pusey \ Jones Co., T., w. &
Il. railroad machine shops and the Jack
son Il Sharp Co. The meetings were
conducted by the delegates and music
was furnished by the symphony orches
ira.
In the afternoon sectional conferences
with luncheon were held aS follows.
,a, For college ueegatcs, b. l.. McAll
Rideout, presiding: (c) religious work, +
Il. Smith. presiding; I'D educationa
work, j. III. Creighton, presiding.
The evening session in West Presby
trrian Church was unusually interesting
There was Il service of song by speca
soloiSts. III. l.. Anderson of New Yorl
made nj address on "'rhc Power tina
Moves" and Dr. Merrill Il. Gates, ex
president Of Amherst and Rutgers Col
lcgcs. spoke on "The Strength of Youn;
Mem"
Yesterday the delegates conducted TIL
Young peoples services in the variou
churches during the day. AT o'clocl
yesterday morning there was "A servic
Of prayer in the Y. NJ. G. A. Hall con
Quoted by Il. Il. Hall. Of Poolesvillc. A
3 o'clock in the afternoon there was
meeting for women in st. PauFs Nj. i
Church, which was conducted by w. ii
Morris, of Baltimore. There was ais
meeting for boys in the Y. NJ. G.
Hall ut the same hour. conducted by w
j.. Radcliffe. The meeting was largel
attended by boys and Mr.. Radcliffe CAV
an Interesting Illustrated address o
Solomon's Temple.
MASS MEETING IN OPERA HOUSl
The mass meeting for men at til
Grand Opera House yesterday Afternoon
winch was also held at o'clock, was a
tended by about 1000 men. Music wa
furnished by special orchestra an
the meeting was opened with song Sc
vice under the leadership Of profcsst
j. Il. Clymer. Fred b. Smith. of Oh
cugo, made one of the best address,
heard during the convention on g.
Strong Man" During his address NJ
Smith said: II consider physical strengt
u very important thing and can pro,
that by the word of God. When yc
mar Il body You are as big Il sinner ;
that man who stands on the corner al
curses Goa 5 name. We are under OBJ
cations to make our bodies Just
strong as possible. Young man. if
falls upon yom to have an athletic al
strong body you can use it for Jesl
Christ If you will.
1T is possible to hc physically a gla
and morally a leopard. OF all the co,
ards on earth the most contemplate
the moral coward, the man who cam
stand up and say my body belongs
me. Physical power is not the re
test of manhood There are many YOU
men who start out with the idea. if
make money | am n success. and if
fail to make money | have failed in ii
world.
"Ihc man who failcs to provide for |
own is worse than an infdcl. You cai
Judge men alone by how much mon
they have in The bank. IF you ma
physical strength the real test of ma
hood you are going to get MS mixed
wit unimnls rrhI, r1rt tl,nI ,...,,,, e. al