The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-14
Y. M.C.A.J JUBILEE DAY
MUCH ENTHUSIASM At YEsTER-
DAYS MEETINGS.
FOUR SESSIONS WERE HELD.
PRESIDENT OF CHRISTIAN EN-
DEAVOR SPEAKS.

Church Has Always Been IncIine ed en-
Limit the Family of God, Said Dr.
CIark-New Organizations LookeA
Upon as InterlOpers-It Was So
with the sunday school and Es-
peciaIly SO with the Y. VI. o. A.
The Latter Has Proved Its Divine
Origin.
Boston, June 13.-The great enthusiasm
created during Yesterdays meeting in
connection with the Y NJ C. "A. inter-
national convention was at high pitch
for to-day's sessions, which were to make
up the events of Jubilee day" In order
to emphasize the event four special meet
ings had been arranged, including the
usual morning devotional and praise SER
vice in Association Hall; a very interest,"
ing service in historic South Meeting
House in commemoration OF the adoption
or the Y. M. c. A. constitution by the
Boston association: service of equal in
terest in Faneul Hall and finally a meet
ing for the railroad branch in Association
Hall in the evening.
Between the first and second meetings
an opportunity was afforded the delegates
to attend a reception by Gov Crane at
the state house at 1870 p. m. Many Of the
delegates were afforded an opportunity,
with good weather. to see various points
of interest about the city.
Rev. F. f. Clark president of the Unit
ed Society of Christian Endeavor, was
the principal speaker at the morning ses-
sion. lie was given reception which had
In 1t all the Christian Endeavor warmth
and enthusiasm. 1t was some minutes be-
fore he was allowed to speak In sub
stance he said:
Narrowness of the sects.
In substance. he said:
Ihe church In all ages had been in
clined to limit the family of God and es-
peclaly TO believe that no new children
could be born into it, The narrow-mind-
ed members OF every sect have been in
clined to consign all besides themselves
TO the uncovenanted mercies of God. They
have often prided themselves on their
hoariness and antiquity and they have
ioohed askance upon new organization
as an interloper that had no right 10
gather around the family table. II was
so with the Sunday school. 1t was so es-
pecially with the Young Mems Christian
association but by fifty years of faithful
work on 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-
tion rs the church at work for young
men, not this church or that"
Franklin w. Smith of Washington pre-
sided at the afternoon exercises in the
Old south Church, the commemorative
sermon being preached by the Rev. DR..
Alexander Mckenzie of Cambridge. Mass.
charter member of the Boston Associa.
tion.
The exercises were brought TO a close
by the unveiling of commemorative
tablet by Arthur S. johnson, president
OF the Boston Association. The tablet
commentaries the organization OF the
Boston Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, the first in the United States. on
Dec. 20. 1851.
Gathered in FnneuiI Hail.
Scarcely had the meeting at the Old
Church broken up when an equally large
gathering assembled in historic FaneuH
Hall when the delegates listened TO
speakers from England Hungary. Switz-
erland. INDIA and Canada.
In the evening a number OF prominent
railroad officials addressed a large meet
ing In Mechanics Hall, their remarks hav-
ing an especial barring upon association
work among the railroad men Of North
America.