The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-15
THE CELEBRATION
Of JUBILEE DAY"
Four Special Meetings Held
by The Young Men.
AnnpEcc nc e & rIApK
ADDRESS OF F. {. CLARK
Young Mems Christian Association
Defined in a Sentence.
THE CHURCH OF GOD AT WORK FOR MEN
Commemorative Sermon by Rev. Or. Alexander
RcKensie. A Message of Cheer TO the
Association From Emperor
Of Germany.
(By the Associated Prsss.l

Boston, Mass, June l3.-The great en-
thusiasm created during yesterdays
meeting in connection with the Y. NJ. c.
A. international convention was at a
high pitch for today's session, which was
to make up the events of jubilee Day In
order to emphasize Tie event four special
meetings had been arranged, including
the usual devotional and praise service in
Association Hall; very interesting SER
vice in historic Old South meeting house
i'll commemoration Of the adoption of the
Y. NJ c. A. constitution by the Boston
Associa tion; a service of equal interest
in Fanueil Hall, and a meeting of the
branch association IN the evening.
AT the first and second meetings an op-
portunity was afforded the delegates to
attend reception by Governor crane at
the State House at 1880 p. m. Many of
the delegates were afforded also an op-
portunity, with delightful weather, To
visit the various points of interest about
the city
Rev. f. E. Clark, President Of the Uni
ted Society of Christian Endeayor, was the
principal speaker at the morning ses-
sion. He was given a reception which had
in it ell the Christian Endeayor warmth
and enthusiasm. 1t WAS some minutes
before he was allowed to speak. In sub
stance, he said:
Tho church in all ages has been in
clined to limi. the family of God. and es-
pecially to believe that no new children
could be born into IT, The narrow minded
mo 1laCr nf oVp co,s% incl
to consign all besides themselves to the
uncovenanted mefcies Of God. They have
often prided themselves On their hoari-
ness and antiquity and they have looked
askance upon a new organization as an
interloper that had no right to gather
around the family table 1t was so with
the Sunday school Il was so especially
with the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, but by fifty years OF faithful work in
thousands Of communities, it has proved
its divine origin and its right to be
counted in the family of God
THE Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton is the Church at work for young men,
not this church or shat
Franklin w. Smith, of Washington
presided at the afternoon exercises in the
old church the commemorative sermon
DSlBB pTeaEuE4 Dy the REV. LII. .AleAduuSI
Mckenzie. Of Cambridge, Mass, charter
member of the Boston Association.
The exercises were brought to a close
by the unwilling of commemorative
tablet by Arthur S, Johnson, President of
the Boston Association. The tablet COM
mcmorates the organization of the Bos-
ton Young Mems Christian Association,
the first in the United States on Deem
Der 9Th, 1851.
Scarcely had the meeting at the old
South church broken up when an equally
large gathering assembled in historic
Fanulel Hall when the delegates listened
TO speakers from England, Hungary,
Switzerland India and Canada.
III the evening number of prominent
railroad officials addressed large meet
ing in Mechanics Hall. their remarks
having an especial bearing upon associa-
tion work among the railroad men of
North America.