Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-14

the latter wearing their HdllFe cos
tunes.
James Stokes, OF New York. pre-
sided, with Christian Phllidias, Ct
Switzerland, acting as master of cere-
monies. A striking figure was Fr.
Nicholas W. Vasslhef, delegate from
Russia, gowned in the deep crimson
of his Office.
Special Jubilee Service Held.
a special jubilee service was held
in the old South meeting house, in
the chapel OF which the first Y. M. c..
A. In the United States was organized
about SO years ago.
The exercises were brought TO a
close by the unwilling OF commemo-
ratiye tablet by Arthur S. Johnson,
president OF the Boston association.
The tablet commentaries the organi-
cation OF the Boston Young Mems
Christian association, the first in the
United States, on Dec. 20, 1851.
Scarcely had the meeting at the old
South church broken up when an
equally large gathering assembled in
historic Faneuil hall, when the dele
gates listened to speakers from Eng
land, hungary, Switzerland, India and
Canada.
Mr. Josiah H. Quincy, of Boston,
presided, and Mayor Hart and Lieu
tenant Governor Bates gave welcom-
ing addresses.
Lord kinnaird. of England. said
that one oil the notices OF his asso-
citation was that in things essential.
unity; in things non-essential liberty,
and ia all things, charity
DR.. kranz, of Hungary, spoke his
native tongue, with an interpreter.
Adolph hoffman, Of Geneva, review
ed the work of the Y. M. C. A. in
Switzerland.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Fer
maud, also Of Switzerland. and the
first general secretary of the worlds
committee, referred briefly to the
work
M. L. Rallia Ram, of India, told of
what the Y. M. c. A. had accomplished
in his country.
The last speaker was Mr.. Robert
b. Ames, of Montreal, who thanked
the American delegates fer their as.
slstance in spreading the movement
in Canada
A reception of more than 600 dele
gates by Governor Crane occurred at
the state house.
Message From the Kaiser.
Among the pleasant features of the
jubilee convention has been the re.
celpt of message from Baron Won
Holleben, the German ambassador at
Washington, transmitting this tele-
gram from Emperor William:
l ask you to transmit to the Broth
erhood OF Young Mems Christian AS
soeiations of America, assembled for
the jubilee convention, my hearty con
gratulations. With pride the brother
hood may look back on its past life
which promises further to flourish
and increase. May this expectation
be fulfilled in a rich measure With
satisfaction | see that the German
associations, active in the same en-
deaVor, take part ffaternally in this
solemn gathering. May the American
associations also in the future train
Tor their great fatherland, citizens
VINO are sound in body and soul and
OF earnest convictions of life, stand
ing on the only unmoyable foundation
OF the name of Christ, whose name is
above every name.
Wilhelm |. r.
Inc convention sent a message to
Emperor William, saying that the del
egates We're deeply touched by the
reference to the fraternal relations
existing between the young men of
the German fatherland and America.
May our alliance founded on Christ
forever bind the kindly sentiments
winch now exist between the two
lands" was the concluding sentiment
of the message.
Last evening a number of nromi
nent railroad officials addressed q
large meeting in Mechanics, hall
their remarks having an especial
bearing upon association work among
the railroad men of North America