The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-15
.EVOLUTI0NAT Y M CA
MODERN TENDENCIES IN RACE DE-
VEL0PMENT.
DR.. HALL CAUSES A CLASH.
LEADERS INCLINED TO DISAGREE
WITH HIM.

One Inquired when the souIIess
Man Acquired n SOuI-Dr. PIumb's
Pointed Comment Upon DIR. Halls
LoEic-Dr. CrnnfeId Makes an At
tack on the Business Methods of
the Y. NJ. C. A.-The Work Divided
Up Into Several Sections and the
delegates Had Il Full Day
Boston, June 14.-To-tiay's sessions of
the Y. NJ. C. A. International Conven-
ton were not held under any special des-
ignation, but were grouped in sections in
order that departmental work might be
discussed by leaders. Naturally, inter-
est was very well divided and delegates
were more generally scattered about in
the churches that at any time during the
week. To the ministerial delegates there
came notices of assignments to Boston
pulpits for Sunday, and that win be the
day when the work of the Y. M. c. A
will be brought to the attention OF the
greatest number of people. Among the
section meetings, as it proved, the most
striking incident occurred at that held
in the First Baptist Church. Here CHRIS
tianity and evolution came into clash
through a paper read by DR.. Winfield s.
Hall of Chicago. on Modern Tendencies
in the Development of the Race" He
discussed rJciE DEVELOPMENTS on the
lines of the Darwinian theory.
There was ripple in the audience as
one elderly gentlemen arose and asked
Dr.. Hail as 10 the period when the soul
less man became man with a soul.
DR.. Hail. apparently was vague in So
luton in the opinion of some, when ne
said that he thought God could allow the
man with a soul to rise higher and high
er both physically and mentally for Rev.
DR.. Plumb, who presided, arose to ask
a question, which was:
Then, according to that logic, the
clock in the Strasburg Cathedral was once
a Waterbury Watch; it grew larger as a
watch until it became small clock, and
then it became a great cathedral clock"
Dr. Hall thought Dr. Plumbs question
answered itself, and the incident was
ended.
The chief interest in the general meet
ing in the morning was the attack on
business methods of the Y NJ c. A. by
Rev Or. Garfield Of New York
In the evening a message from King
Edward VII was followed by the sing
ing of God Save the King" the entire
audience standing.
discussed Boys Work.
Boston, June 14.-With speakers from
various sections of the United States and
one from Canada. introduced at the fore
noon session of the Y. NJ. c. A. Interna-
tonal Jubilee Convention, and section
meetings introducing address on physical
and religious work. boys department and
railroad work a the First Baptist Church
and a reception by the Harvard Y. NJ.
c. A. at Cambridge in the afternoon, the
third day of the meetings here was we'll
filled
The meeting for prayer at $50 a. m. to-
day was led by Rev. DR.. L. w. MunhaIl
Of Philadelphia. The devotional exercises
preceding the regular session were con-
Quoted by w. E. Sweet of Denver, Col.
James H. Garfield, Ii. D., of New
YORK, Prof. E. /. Bosworth of Oberlin
College, William Caven, LII. D., of Toron-
TO- and Rev. Dr. w. w. White of Mont
clair n. j., were the speakers.
Dr. Canfelds subject was The Con-
tiouti0n of the Association to the Wei
fare Of the Boys" The address was con-
fined chiefly to statistics showing the
present condition of the association every
where and of boys work DR.. Canheld re-
commended the selection of secretaries
and other officers for the boy work, and
the study of child life by those placed in
charge Of boys.
Dr. Bosworth of Oberiin Theological
seminary spoke on THE Application of
me World of God to the Daily Life of
Young Men,.
d. Caven, principal of Knox College
toronto, spoke OF THE Influence of Holy
sPIl Inddspensa BILE to the Right IN
Outstanding of Scripture.
Righteous Life an Essential Fact in
Understanding the Word of God and in
Maintaining Faith In It," was the sub
Ject Of Rev. Dr. White.
The Bible must be learned" he said
as one learns to play on the piano. by
practice 1t required life to produce the
.ook 1t must therefore be true that only
ne and the same quality of life can un-
derstand the book"