The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-11
CONVENTION
ADJOURNED.

last night, the Tri-State Twenty-nintf
Annual Convention Of the Young Mems
Christian Association Of Maryland, Del
aware West Virginia, and the District
of Columbia which has been in session
in this city since last Thursday after
noon, adjourned after IA most successful
convention. Reports read during the
convention show the associations in the
district to be in better shape than even
before and the outlook for the Y. NJ. g,
A. work during the present year is en-
couraging. 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 SEES
sion was opened with devotional services
in charge of H. b. Hawkins, of Frost.
burg, Md. w. H. Ii. Smith, of Wash.
ington, gave "Templ, Talk and Fred
+. Smith, Of Chicago, delivered an ad.
dress on THE Young Mems Christian
Association as a Spiritual Force 1.-The
Work and Its Possibilities" was dis
c,ssc1 Frank w. ODER presiding. The
committee on the report Of the Tri-State
committee reported favorably and the
report was adopted.
Vacancies on the executive committee
were filed by elccting G. j. Orick, Cum
berard; +. A. White, Baltimore; A. NJ.
Lathrop, Washington; W. ii. Morris,
Baltimore; Alfred Gawthrop. Whining
ton: j. Harvey Taylor, Baltimore.
Pledges were received towards the
4 70, "; - tny, L.,
subscriptions and money, $1,5s9 was
raised. some of the amounts being as
follows: Wilmington, 500; Wheeling, SIS;
Cumberland, HagerstOwn Railroad and
United States Naval Academy, each $25;
Baltimore, $780, Washington, $50.
After the noon adjournment meetings
were held at the following shops: Har-
Ian 4 IlOllingsworh Co., j. Morton
Poole Co., Pusey Il Jones Co., F., w. &,
b. railroad machine shops and the jack
son a. 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.
(nD For college delegates, b. l.. McAll.
presiding; 10 physical department, NJ. Is.
kideont, presiding: tc) religious work, f..
Il. Smith. presiding; I'D educational
work, J. fl. Creighton, presiding.
ne evening session III west Ircsby-
terrain 'hnrch was unusually interesting.
lh're was service or song ny special
soloistS. II. r. Anderson of New York
maze an address on me iowrrthat
Moves. ANA l'r. Merrill II. Gates. en-
president OF Amherst ana Rutgers Col
reyes, spoke Oh Inc Stfchg'h OF Aouhg
men.
Yesterday the dcle gates conducted the
young peoples services IN the various
chlrrh"S during the day. At O'Clock
SeSterda! morning there was a service
OF PRAYER IN the !. NJ. Z. "A. Hall con-
Quoted d! 1. IL. HAL. OF loolesville. At
clock IN the afternoon there was a
meeting Tor women IN st. fauls NJ. II,
thnrch, wiiich was conducted by W. IL.
MOTIFS OF Baltimore There was also
meeting FOR boys III the \. Nj. Z. A.
llall at the same hour, conducted by W..
IL. ha'rliii". Inc meeting was largely
a''ii"'d ny poES ana MI. Nhdclllfe gave
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solomon Temple.
MAHS MEEllNG in OfERA HOl Sc
Inc mass meeting FOR men at the
'raid opera House yesterday afternoon,
"llch was also held at clock. was at
lehded ny ABOUT l.ooo men. Music was
FURNISHED by a special orchestra and
'lle meeting was opened WIN song SER
Nnr onuer Tue leadership OF Professor
'' L. '!m'r' FRED Is. smith. OF Chi
cago' made one OF The best addresses
n'arn during me convention on "A
,,''o,S Mhil. bnr'ils MS ADDRESS MI.
"h'''h S''a' consider phySlcal strength
very important thlns ana can prove
mat ny the word OF God. When you
mar hody !"n are as big Il sinner as
that man who stands on the corner and
curses 'o' name. we are under obll-
gallons 10 maze our bodies Just as
S'r"hg as possible: Young man. if it
fa''S upon you to have an athletic and
strong BODY You can use 1t for Jesus
christ II You Will.
IL Is possible TO hc physically giant
ana morally leopard or all tho COW
ards on carth the most contrmptiblc is
the moral coward, the man who cannot
stand mp and say my body belongs to
me. Physical power is not the real
test of manhood. There are many young
men VIII" start ont with the idea. if
make money l am success. and if l
fail to make money have failed in this
world.
"Ih" man who falcs to provide for his
own is worse than an iniidcl. You can't
jndg" men alone by how much money
they have in the bank. If you make
physical strength the real test of man
hood You are going to get us mixed up
with animals. The fact that your father
was somebody does not prove that you
VIII be anybody. | believe that mans
intellectual life is above his uhysicul