The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-09
ADDRESS By
Mr.. LEVERING.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


The afternoon session was opened with
Il song service in charge OF Edward w.
Durham, director Of the orchestra.
After the song service the subject
Common Difficulties" was discussed,
as follows: (a) committee work by }. &.
Lynch of Wheeling, W. Va; D) tnan-
ces prepared by j. b. Sleman, Jr, of
Washington and read by J. b. Proutman:
G) mems meeting and Bible study by
l.. j.. Pierce of Washington. "Educa-
tonal Departments ut the Beginning of
the Goth Century was discussed by ii.
O. IIne of Washington. DIR. ii. l..
Chadwick of Philadelphia discussed the
subject THE PHYSICAL Department rs
a factor in The Spiritual Work of the
Association
EVENING SESSION. g..
Last nights session in West Presby-
tcrian Church was opened with the fol.
lowing orchestra recital:
/. Hallelujah chorus from the Mes
siah;'
2. "Anlaranthus.'
3. "Largo''-IIandel.
4. March, "Twcntieth Century
y nlolu IL ! VI iulo Ni'uloo'
AT 7.3O o'clock there was service Of
song assisted by the orchestra.
The business committees report was
read by j. ii. Creighton, chairman of the
committee and accepted. The following
committees were appointed: Committee
on resolutions, II. b. Hawkins, Of
Frostburg, Md; G. w. Todd, Whining
ton: II. W. Spuricr. Poolesville, and
J. ii. Creighton of Baltimore. Commit
tee on State and executive committees
report: A. A. Protzman, of Washington;
0. b. Cablentz, of Annapolis; II. n. Fell,
of Wilmington; Il. NJ. Shalfer, of Balti-
more and W. l.. Radcliif, of Cumberland.
Joshua lowering, president of the
Baltimore Y. NJ. G. A., made an in
tcresting address on "A Business Mans
Views of the Associations OppOrtun
ity." Would Some Other Form of
Work or Organization be Better Than
the Young Mems Christian Association
for Dealing with Young Men," was the
subject of an eloquent address by Wal
ter G. Douglas of Philadelphia. Mr..
Douglas spoke in the highest terms of
the Y. NJ. G. A. and was of the opinion
that there has never been yet any organi-
cation formed that is better for dealing
with young men than the Young Mems
Christian Association.
STATE COMMITTEES REPORT.
At the meeting last night the Goth
annual report of the State committee on
the condition of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association in Maryland Delaware,
West Virginia and the District of Col
umbia was read by W. II. Morris, gen
eral secretary of the Central Branch Of
Baltimore, Md. The report was unusll-
ally interesting and showed the various
associations to be in excellent condition.
The report in part was as follows:
No year has ever opened offering more
opportunities in Christian work or great
err possibilities for far reaching re-
suits than the one upon which we are
just entering. The Tri-State Associations
as a whole, was never in better condi-
ton for strong, concerted, forward
movement than at the present time.
Financially, they are practically free
from debt; their membership have been
increased the physical department better
equipped and directed; the classes in
the educational department more regular
ly attended and more effectually con-
Quoted. and the work for boys is better
understood and encouraged. Surely
there promises rapid and substantial
progress in every avenue of association
endeavor. A more clearly defined and
systematic study of the Bible is one of
the marked improvements in the spiritual
department. and larger mems meetings
and increased numbers of conversions
have been reported.
There are forty-two associations in
the Tri-State divided as follows: City
and town, IA, membership, 5,2S7; college,
90. membership, 1864; railroad, 6, MEM
bcrship. 1,357; total membership, 7,7Os.
Among these two were organized dur
ing the past year. one at the Maryland
Agricultural College, College Park, Md;
the other at the West Virginia Con-
ference Seminary, Buchanan, West