Evening journal., 1901-06-14
JUBILEE DAY
In CONVENTION
Marked Enthusiasm at Y. NJ.
c. A. Meetings. Continue
TO MEET AGAIN IN 1904
Founding Of the Boston Association
appropriately COmnemOrated in
aleuil nalI
10 MEET AGAIN IN 1904


Boston, June 14.-Yestenday was
Jubilee Day" of the Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association, /
and two of. the meetings were held i'm |
places OF historic interest-one in thel
old South Meeting House, where thel
Boston association was organized fifty |
years ago. and the other in Faneuill
Hall. Governor w. Murray Crane. |
Of Massachusetts, received the dele /
gates at the State House early in the
afternoon.
The enthusiasm, which seemed tol
reach a climax On Wednesday night, !
when Miss Helen Miller Gould stood |
ON the platform in the convention and
acknowledged the plaudits Of 5000 peo-
pie, continued yesterday. and James
Stokes who presided at the morning |
session, and who is responsible for AL
large part of the extension of y. NJ. G. !
A. work in EuTOpe. was cheered TO the
echo, as was also Cephas Brainard, OF
New York, the first speaker of the
morning. Mr.. Brainard was one of the
earlier members of the New York as
sociation and was for twenty-siX years
chairman of the International Commit
tee.
The most important action of the
convention came yesterday morning,
when, by a unanimous vote. the report
Of the special committee on the Inter-
national Committees report was adopt
ed. As the special committee report
cd in favor of the adoption OF all the
recommendations made by the Inter
national Committee yesterday, yester-
Ilrr
sets the seal of approval on the work
and methods Of that body. and the
special work which il has been doing
in maintaining and extending the as
sOciatiOn among students, railroad
men, colOred men, Indians, soldiers
and sailors will be continued along
former lines. The convention especial
ly urged, however, that the Interna-
tional Committee continue TO develop
Bible study in the associations, and au-
thorized the appointment Of a special
secretary for this department.
The adoption Of the recommendation
Of the International Committee puts
off the date of the next International
Convention to 1904. The place has not
been fixed, but somee Western city isl
favored
The Committee on International Re
lations stated its inability to present a.
report. and if il was continued and or
dered TO report in 1904. the number of
! its members being increased from
seven to twenty-one.
The International Committee was
authorized to obtain a special secretary
for boys work. and an association ex-
hibit at the st. Louis Exposition in
1908 was decided upon. providing
money can be raised for it's expenses.
President Faunce. of Brown Univer-
sity and the Rev. DR.. Francis Il. Clark,
Of Christian EndeavCr fame, spoke
yesterday morning on the relation Of
the association 10 the churches.
More of tie foreign delegates we're
presented to the convention yesterday
greetings from Holland. Belgium. Rus
sia and Finland being heard These
delegates from abroad furnished the
mere picturesque features OF the CON
vention: NJ. l. Rallia Ram. of India.
in white clothes and turban. and a
Priest of the Orthodox Russian Church
in his red robes. attracting much at
tentiOn.
FOUNDING OF BOSTON AssOCIA-
TION.
The meeting i'm the Old South was
in oommemoration of the founding OF
the Boston association. The Rev. DR.
Alexander Mckenzie, of Cambridge. a
charter member of the association.
made an historical address, and a
commemorative tablet was unveiled
/ by Arthur S. Johnson. president of the
| Boston association. A memorial con-
| graduation from the London ass0cia-
lion, which was organized six years
before the one here, was presented by
: Howard Williams. the son of the
4 founder Of The London association. The
memorial was framed in wood from
one Of Nelson's gun carriages.
In Faneuil Hall Lieutenant Cover
nor John l.. Bates was the principal
speaker. He told the history of the
hall. and spoke of the great move
merits that had been born there
Thomas N. Hart, mayor Of Boston, said
| he had been asked to make a patriotic
speech. but that he had only TO say
to the Y. NJ C.. a. delegates that
Christian man was always gOodsciti-
zen. and thatthe more men that were in
! lluenced by the association, the more
good citizens the country would have
Several foreign delegates made brief
addresses. among them being Lord
/ Nihhdtu' VI LilEldhhf ~ Ahrilh iit-
man, of Geneva; the Hon. A. VOnSzi-
lassy. of Hungary; Colonel Charles
Fermaud. of Switzerland, and M. L.
Ralia Ram, of India.
The evening session of the conven-
tion was devoted to the railroad de-
partment. The Hon. John J McCook
CT New York. presided. and addresses
were made by President Lucius TUT
flo of fine poehon and Maine railroad
and several other railroad officials
For Strikers Bensfit