The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-15
WILL RAISE $4,000.
Y. M. C. A. Convention Sets Out to
Geta Big Fund.
OVER $4,000 PLEDGED AT ONCE
j. NJ. Anderson of Minneapolis Sue
ceeds to the Presidency of
the Associations.

). NJ. Anderson of minneapolis Sue
ceeds to the Presidency of
the Association.
Special to The Journal.
Northtield, Mimi, Feb 15.-The morning
session Of the state Y NJ c.. A. conven-
ton opened at $3.50 o'clock with a prayer
service. At O'Clock DR.. John r. Sampey
of Louisville gave his third Bible hour.
The convention quartet furnished the mu-
sic. AT $3.50 Walter N. Carroll of Mime
apolis, spoke on Systematic Giving the
Hope of the Christian Church." He argued
for system of benevolences and deplored
the lack Of funds for extending Y. M. G.
A. work. Systematic giving is the key to
the solution.
b. H. Burt of st. Louis spoke on "Our
Opportunity and the Young Men of Min
nesota." He said there were 100000
young men and boys in the state, and
from them the leaders of the next decade
must come. The usual age for conversion,
he said, is between IL and IT..
The state committee made a report,
recommending that S., 900 be raised at this
convention for the work In this state,
$4,000 to be used for the state secretary.
This will increase his salary 5000 year.
Personal pledges to the amount of $2,245
were received this morning, and associa-
ton pledges to the amount OF $780,
The last address Of the morning was
given by c. X. ODER Of Chicago, on
"Christian Stewardship" E
j. M. Anderson Of the Metropolitan
Music company, of Minneapolis, has been
elected president Of the state association
Tonight is railroad night, and George
P. Lyman, assistant passenger agent OF
the G. B. & c., of st. Paul, will preside
George d. McDiI of Omaha, the railroad
secretary of the international committee
will have charge of the program, and many
railway men will speak The visitors will
attend various church services tomorrow
Their farewell meeting at night Will DC
addressed by E. W. Peck. =
Two Conventions Held.
The session yesterday afternoon was
we'll attended and was one OF great in
terest. The meeting was opened by the
second Bible hour, led by DR.. John R
Sampey of Louisville. The general theme
was elijah, His Call and Training
At 3 p. m. the convention was divided
into two sections for conferences upo1
different themes. The college section wa:
held in Willis Hall chapel. At this meet
ing w. J. Parker of Chicago presided
and the theme considered was "Spiritua
Opportunities in Schools and Colleges.
Tho topic was considered under foul
heads: First, personal Bible Study ant
Growth; second, personal Dealing will
Mem; third, adequate Facilities and So
cial Life;" fourth, "a knowledge of thu
Regions Beyond
The first section was to have been give1
by Professor F. D. Tucker of the STATE
agricultural college, but in his absence /
substitute gave the part. The second sec
ton of the topic created great interest
being presented by w. J. Parker of Chi
cago. P. O. Hanson of Minneapolis con
sidered the next division very thorough
ly, and the closing remarks of this con
ference were made by C. X. ODER Of Chi
cago, who, as field secretary OF the in
ternational committee, has had wide ex
perience in the work.
The other conference, held at the SAM
hour in the Congregational church. at
tracted a good attendance. The genera
subject was Getty Railroad and Distric
Delegates" The conference was presided
| over by j.. M. Anderson, president of tn
| Metropolitan Music company of Mime
apolis. .#,-=
| F. H. Burt of St. Louis, state secretar.
of Missouri, conducted the discussions
The first was upon ':The Place Of GU
Bible in Our Association" given by c..
Ober Of Chicago. "That Boy" was tn
subject of some able and interesting com
ments by w. G. Cartlich, secretary o
! The last discussion was upon 'The. Sig
nificance of Our Association Member
! ship" Phil Bevis, secretary of the Duluth
Y. M. G. A., conducted this closing mum
Der of the afternoon session.
Features of, the Evening.
In the evening the large audience room
| of the Congregational church was crowded
by a mixed audience. The opening son.
service was a rouser and was conducted
by e. w. Peck of Minneapolis. Prayer wa
offered by Rev. Mr.. SAINTS of Merriam
Park. Frank Forsell, former Carleton
student, but now teacher in Mime
apoliS, gave sacred solo,, which wa
heartily received.
President Strong of Carleton invited tn
out-of town visitors to a reception a
Goodsell observatory from to II.
J. M. Anderson of Minneapolis the new
president of the Y. NJ G. A. Of Minnesota
was escorted to the chair and presided
over the remainder Of the session.
The topic for the evening was, ''The
Twentieth Century's Appeal to Young
Men, It was considered under two heads
W. j. Parker of Chicago, gave thirty
minute address upon THE Appeal II
Student Centers.'' He gave a good &C
count of the origin and growth of student
Christian work, stating that not many
years since there were but twenty OF
twenty-five college organizations. Nov
there are over $50. In the technica
schools not included in the above esti.
mate there are many associations. Ou
Of 5000 students there are over $4,000
allied with the Y. M G. A. work and ove1
| II, 900 are in bible classes. He showed the
| willingness of many railroad. corporation
! to expend thousands of dollars in Y. M
| G.. A. work among their employees. A
! marked growth of the work was shown
| in all lines, but especially in the student
| volunteer movement and in the World:
| Federation of Students. He showed the
! peculiar need of the student and how
! the Y. M. c. A. is suited to help him
Seven out Of eight college professors are
| members of Evangelical churches which
| fact accounts for the success of Y. M. c
| A. work.
''Thes Appeal of the Century in City ant
Railroad Centers" was the subject of al
| admirable thirty minute address by F
H. Burt of st. Louis. The address was
| enlivened with an occasional touch Of hu
! NOR. He gave some excellent ideas O.
what young men encounter in the grea
| centers of industry and of the work done
! for them by Y. M. c. A. He showed the
! Y NJ c. A. not only to be spiritua
savior but an educational savior as we'll
| There are now over $1,000 in attendance
| upon Y. NJ. c. A. night schools. The
reading room, music and literary work
was extolled. p The smaller associations
J were shown to be as efficient as the larger
ones.
| Five factors in the successful work were
mentioned: 1, Scientific Spirit; 2, Ad-
equate Equipment; 8, Skilled Supervision
| 4, Comprehensiveness 5, Underlying
Spiritual Purpose. Mr.. Burt closed will
a strong appeal for the railroad men,