Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-06-17
BIG CONVENTION
FINISHES WORK
Intense Religious FerVOr
Marked Closing Meeting
CLOSING SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Visitors From Great Distance Give
Pleasant Farewell Entertain
mentS Other Notes
CLOSING SOCIAL FUNCTIONS

Boston, June li.-Ine JupiiV0 SU'''
of the Young Mems Christian Assoc auoh
closed last night with a service In which
1.-The unnumbered multitude of young men
of on-Christian lands were considered
by a number of speakers An audience oil
fully 1000 filed the large hall iH the Me-
chanics' Building, the largest gathering OF
the convention. Judge Selden +. Spencer
of St Louis, presided, and addresses were
made by DR.. ]. S. Motoda, Of Toxic
Japan; NJ. L. Rallia Ram, Of Lahore
India; ]. Campbell White, student secre-
tary, Of Calcutta, India; w. d. Murray
of New York, chairman Of the Foreign
Department OF the international Commit
tee, and John r. Mott, of New York, sec
retary Of the Worlds Student Federation.
Short works Of greeting were heard from
Charles Fermaud, of Geneva; Christian
Phildsus, OF Geneva, and E. Sautter, of
Paris. The meeting subscribed $4,000 for
the support OF ten new foreign secretar-
les in order that the foreign work Of the
Young Mems Christian Association may
be extended. The local association. Of
Warren, Pa, subscribed $1,000
of the amount, although It already sub
scribed several thousand dollars annually
for this work The Washington %. c.
Association also subscribed $1,000, as did
the Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Wash
ington, associations jointly. The final ad-
dress was made by DR.. Lucien Warner,
chairman of the International Committee
after which the convention adjourned sine
die
THE AFTERNOON MEETINGS.
Four meetings were held yesterday af-
ternoon, the largest being mems mass
meeting in the Mechanics Building, where
fully 5000 men listened to an ovangelistic
talk by Fred B. Smith, OF Chicago. Ira
d. Sankey sang several solos. During this
meeting about 200 men signified their in
tentions of hereafter leading Christian
lives. other afternoon meetings were one
for boys in Association Hall. at which
DR.. J. n. seerley, Of Springfield, Mass,
made an address; a woman's meeting in
the new Old South Church, led by j.
Campbell White, of Calcutta, India, and a
Scandinavian meeting in the People S
Temple, where the speaker was Dr. A.
Hzlet, Of Helsingfors. Finland.
A meeting for delegates only was held in
the new Old South Church at o'clock
yesterday morning, and was led by Luther
d. Wishard of New York Eight hundred
men attended it. At all of yesterday s
meetings, an intense religious fever was
manifest. and their character was
in keeping with the spirit of evan
gelism that has marked the whole conven-
tion.
In the closing days Of the convention
several informal social functions have
taken place. Howard Williams, who left
for his English home Friday night, gave
a dinner just before he left to a number
of the general secretaries Of the associa.
tions. James Stokes gave a luncheon OF
Saturday to the foreign delegates, al
which addresses were made by the Rev
Mr.. Vasilief, OF Russia; Lord Ilinnaird, o.
England; the Rev Mr. Hiug. of Germany
and others.
WORK REMAINING TO BE DONE.
Saturday nights meeting was devote,
to a consideration of the work which stil
remains for the Young Mems Christian
Association to do. President W. +. Slo
cum, LII D., of Colorado College, spok
abou. THE 100000 Young Men OF GU
Small Towns and Country Districts" an
ex-Comptroller James II. Eckels. Of Chi
touched BY Our Association in the Grea
Cities Of the United States and Canada.
At the morning session on Saturday tn
Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Buckley, editor of tn
New York Christian Advocate, and RobeI
L. Speer, one of the secretaries of tn
Presbyterian Foreign Board, made III
principal addresses. An invitation for tn
1904 convention was presented by Buffal'
The selection Of a place has been left wit
the International Committee, and Mime
apolis continues to be spoken Of as II
probable place.
OVER TWO THOUSAND DELEGATE
Until the report Of the Credentiar Con
mittee was made on Saturday evenin
the exact number of delegates in conve
tion was not known. The report Civ
the figures. that follow: g77 regular al
944 corresponding delegates were prese
from the United States, "a delegates fro
the British provinces Of North AmeriC
and 81 from foreign countHies.
It has been informally announced tn
a sum approximating 5000 was pledged
Thursdays nights meeting, when su
scriptions were solicited. This money v
be used for the expenses of the Intern
tional Committee, as a part Of the $50,
which is needed to complete the yea
work.