The sun., 1901-03-09
Business Mans View Of Associa-
tion's Opportunities.
ADDRESS BY MR.. LEVERING
Crowds Attend Exercises in West
Church-Will Visit Industrial
Plants Today-Will Ad-
journ Tomorrow.

journ Tomorrow.
Much interest is being taken in the
y. NJ. G. \. Tri-State convention and
all of the sessions are being largely at
tnedcd. One Of the especially bright
features of the convention is the music
whicl, is furnished ut all the sessions by
the Trenton y. NJ. G. A. symphony or
chestr;l under the leadership of Edward
W. Dunham.
Yesterday mornings session was open
cd with devotional services conducted
hy Il. Il. Rideout of kenova, West
Virginia.
In the absence of Dir. Forrest Il.
Dagger OF Philadelphia, the Rev. John
Timothy Stone of Baltimore conducted
the Bible study THE Growth and Out
look of the Y. NJ. G. A. was discussed
in Il most hopeful vein by w. B. Miller
of New York.
Prior to the noon adjournment, dele
cations were formed and they went to
some of the manufacturing establish
mcnts and conducted meetings. Meet
ings were held at the shops of the Har-
Ian Il Hollingsworth Co., Pusey "
Jones Co., Remington Machine Co., J.
Morton Poole Co. and Philadelphia, Will
mington Il Baltimore railroad.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened with
ii song service in charge Of Edward w.
| Dunhun director Of the orchestra.
After the song service the subject
Common Difficulties" was discussed,
;ls follows: ll) committee work by }. =.
Lynch of Wheeling, w. Va; (bJ tinan-
crs prepared by j. B. Sleman, Jr., Of
Washington and read by j. b. Proutman
tc) mems meeting and Bible study by
l.. l.. Pierce of Washington. "Educa
ltional Departments ut the Beginning OF
the goth Century" was discussed by Ill
.. Iinc of Washington. DIR. IL. l.
Chadwick of Philadelphia discussed tht
subject The PHYSICAL Department as
il factor in the Spiritual Work of the
Association
EVENING SESSION.
Last nights session in West Presby
tcrian Church was opened with the fol
iowing orchestra recital:
/. IIalclujah chorus from the Mes
Siah;"
2. ".AmaranthuS.
: ). Largo Handel
I 4. March, "Twrnticth Century"
! 3. Unfold Ic Portals -tiounod.
At 1.3O o'clock there was Il service %
! song assisted by the archestra.
. The business committees report WA
, read by j. III. Creighton, chairman Of tn
committee and accepted. The following
committees We're appointed: COMMITTEE
: Oh resolutions, Ill. Il. Hawkins, o
l'rostburg, Md; G.. w. Todd, Whining
ton II. w. Spnrrier, Poolcsvillc, am
/ j. H. Creighton of Baltimore. Commit
! toe on State and executive committee
X report: A. A. protZman, of Washington
\ o. B. Cablcntz, of Annapolis Ii. \. Eel
of Wilmington Il. NJ. Shaifer, Of Balti
more and w. l.. Radciff, of Cumberland
a Joshua l.evering, president of tn
!, Baltimore Y. NJ. c. A., made an il
: tcreSting address OH "a Business Man
Views of the Associations Opportnr
= ny." Would Some Other Form o
= !; Work or Organization be Better rha
the Young Mems Christian Assoclatio
Ii for Dealing with Young Men, was til
I. subject of an eloquent address by Wa
ter c. Douglas of Philadelphia. Nj
l. Douglas spoke in the highest terms ,
m the y. NJ. G. \. and was of the opiniu
>, hat there has never been yet amy organ
;s zation formed that is better for dealii
Ia with young men than the Young Men
Christian Association.
STATE. COMMITTEES REPORT.
%. At the meeting last night the 29t
II. annual report of the State committee {
I, the condition Of the Young Mems Chri
. tian Association in Maryland, Dclawar
West Virginia and the District of O.
y umbia was read by w, IL. Norris 20
o' rral secretary of the Central Branch
le Baltimore, Md. The report was unus
= ally interesting and showed the vario
IL associations to br in excellent. conditio
The report in part was rs follows:
No year has ever opened offering mo
opportunities in Christian work or gre;
~ possibilities for far reaching
is suits than the one upon which we Il
lust entering. The Tri-State AsSociatio
. rs Il whole, was never in better COM
III tion for strong. concerted, forwa
ii. movement than at the present tin
II Financially, they are practically fl
i'll from debit their membership have be
Increased: the physical department bet
nd equipped and directed; the classes
90, the educational department more regul
his ly attended aud more effectuully G,
tn ducted and the work for boys is bet
re understood and encouraged. Sur
". there promises rapid and substant
of progress in every avenue of ASSOCIATE
of endeavor. A more clearly defined a
sh- systematic study of the Bible is one
I'll. the marked improvements in the spirit
departments and larger mems meetiI
and increased numbers Of conycrsi,
have been reported.
,ck There are forty-two associations
his the Tri-State divided as follows: c
lch and town. II. membership. 5,2S7; cole
ars -, membership, 1864; railroad, G, mi
at bership, 1857; total membership, 7,7O
out Among these two were organized d
'ife ing the past year, one at the Maryl,
Id Agricultural College, College Park, N
ate the other at the West Virginia c
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