The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-10
CLOSE OF YIN. C.
A. CONVENTION
Services at Several Places Yes
tsTday for Men, Women and Boys
BIG AUDIENCES EVERY iWHERE
Special Meeting for College Men Held In
Sayles msmorIal Hall With Speaking
BY R(bsTt {. Spssr
BIG AUDIENCES EVERY WHERE

The closing sessions OF the " NJ. C. A.
convention OF the Rhode Island and
Massachusetts associations were held
yesterday meeting being lin progress
nearly all day.
AT the morning session Robert f.. speer
delivered an address at Sayles Memorial
hall before a large audience. Mr.. Speer is
classed as one OF the three most brilliant
students ever graduated from Princeton.
Since leaving college Mr.. Speer has de-
voted himself to administrative mission
ary work. and has been most helpful In
the Y. NJ. c. A. movement I'm colleges
throughout the country. He Is one OF the
secretaries OF the board Of foreign mis-
sions, and In connection with this work
he has toured the world. visiting most OF
the Presbyterian missions.
service OF song opened the meeting,
being conducted by Jeremiah Holmes.
secretary OF the Brown University. Y. NJ.
G. A. Scripture reading was given by DIR.
Faunce and vocal solo was rendered
by Alexander III. Abbott.
Mr. Speer said that one of the inherent
pretudices OF the race is the hatred OF
the liar. II is one OF the first moral con-
victions that children lay hold Of
No matter how we dress IL up he
said, "a lie Is damnable. hellsh and in
justif1able thing" Absolutely fiawless ye-
racity OF word is what is desired. He en-
phasized the fact that everyone lived
more In the life behind him. than the
present, and that places and institutions
are always judged by the persons they
produce.
The meeting closed with a benediction
by President Faunce.
MEETING FOR MEN
At 4 o'clock In the afternoon the mems
meeting at Y. NJ. c. A. hall was attended
by very large audience. A short praise
meeting opened the session. which was
followed by Scripture reading by Rev. Mr..
Pullen. A vocal solo "Will There Be Any
Stars in my Crown was rendered by Mr..
f. L. Este, following Bishop Mcvlc-
kar offered prayer which was followed
by solos and violin selections.
Mr. Speer was the speaker OF the af-
ternoon and opened his address bv refer
ring TO the many different religious
sects which massed together I'm the early
ages to persecute Jesus Christ, who ST.
fenced them all by reading from the scrip
lures and convincing them OF His mean
ing. Mr.. Speer referred 20 several stories
OF the Bible, which he told and which re-
ferred TO the several types OF men In this
world who would accept the Lord but are
afraid TO do so because OF their fear Of
what their fellow men VIII say OF them.
And Mr.. Speer said that there were
many men In the hall at the time he was
speaking who wanted TO accept God but
were afraid to do 50 because OF the
sneers and laughter Of their own partic-
ular crowd, and. said Mr.. Speer II is the
way all the world over. because there are
towards who have some particular vice
xyb Qh ha ta N ri q ha-
cause OF this they will not come into the
kingdom of God and give up their evil
ways and become honorable Christian
citizens.
Bishop Mcvickar pronounced the bene-
diction.
MEETING FOR WOMEN.
At the same hour of the mems meeting
there was a meeting for women in the
Mathewson Street Methodist church. Mrs.
o. III. Durrell OF Cambridge was the prin-
cipal speaker and said that when the Y.
M. c. A. was first organized that women
were permitted to attend the meetings.
but later this privilege was denied them.
as the meetings were for the benefit of
young men and all freedom was desired
for expression. She said
The auxiliary was formed sorne 20 years
ago. when IL was seen by the officers OF
the association that the work OF the wo-
men was necessary ana NJ present IN
Massa chusetts and Rhode Island there
are 5000 members OF the body.
A strong plea for young women to m
terest themselves In the work was made.
The missionary societies were lauded,
but Mrs. Durrell explained that even wo-
men who were interested and had much
time taken up with home and foreign
missions, should still give some attention
TO association work.
Mrs. Durrel said that In the slavery
question I'm England the women we're the
first TO act. and that great good had been
accomplished by the women of this coun-
try I'm the same line.
At 4:45 at Lyceum hall there was a
largely attended boys meeting. II. w.
Nicol opened the session with brief re-
ligious exercise. Edgar N. Robinson OF
York, Pa, spoke very earnestly TO the
boys of the kind Of lives they should lead
and the necessity OF being true Christians.
FAREWELL MEETING.
The final session was held at the fsenefi-
cent Congregational church last evening
The meeting opened with a praise SER
vice.
Henry w Moore OF Somerville presided
and I'm his Introductory remarks said that
the Y. NJ. c. a. was never I'm such solid
and fiourishng condition I'm Massa chu-
StltS anu us IL was AT the
present time. but that the executive com
mittee In not satisfied and hopes within
the present year TO extend the lines OF the
association stil further throughout the
two states. Robert Weidensall OF Chica-
go. who was introduced as the oldest Y
NJ. G. A. worker I'm the United States.
spoke of the great work that men Of New
England had done for the western states
for he said. the great advance Of the ives.
ls due 10 men who were brought up I'm
New England and who have made the
western country what II Is today. lie
aid that his purpose I'm returning 10 the
east was TO raise men 10 work for God
Speeches were made by Alexander Alb.
bot. Frederick G. Fuller. VI. L. Calder |
George y. Hepburn, Frank Mahan and |
others.
The convention was brought 10 n close |
by the entire audience repeating the |
Lords prayer.
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