The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-16
PRAYER WEEK CLOSED
INTERESTING SERVICES WERE
HELD AT Y. N. G. A.
Educational Work Of the Association
Discussed by George B. Hodge
of International Committee.
Services This Afternoon.

The past week has been one Of the most
interesting weeks in the year at the Mont
{ gomery Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton.
BY direction Of the International Com
mittee of the Association. all associations
/ devoted the entire week to prayer, giving
thanks for the past prosperous year In
/ the Associations history and asking a
special blessing on the members of the
Association and on the work they are
striving to do. A call upon the Associa-
lions to devote week to prayer Is issued
annually by the International Committee
and the second week in November is al
! ways designated.
The other work of the Association, IN
A GLIDING the night school and gymnasium
/ exercises. was suspended during the time
Of prayer in order that all the members
could attend as we'll as outsiders. there
I being no restrictions placed on the at
tendance of young men regardless Of
membership.
The following program Of evening"
topics was observed
sunday, Nov. 9, $50 p. m.-"Be strong
in the Lord. and in the power of His
1 might Put on the whole armor of God. :"
-Eph. vi, 10-11; II. Cor, x, 4.
Monday, Nov. 10, p. m.-'Having
truth for a grdle. "-Eph, vi, IA: Isa.,
XII, 5.
Tuesday, Nov. II, p. m.-"Put on the
breastplate of righteousness. "-Eph.. vi,
n; Phil. /. II.
Thursday. Nov. 10. Z p. m.-"Above all
1 take the shield of faith. "-Eph., vi, Is:
]. John, V. Al.
Friday, Nov. IA, p. Intake also
the helmet of salvation. "-Eph.. vi. IL; /.
u Thes., V. 8.
Saturday. Nov. Is, p. intake also
the sword of the Spirit. which is the word
4 of God. "-Eph., vi, II; Heb, Nv, II.
DR.. o. F. Gregory. pastor of the Ad-
ans Street Baptist Church, led the ser
vices each night. He delivered an ad-
\ dress on the subject OF THE Fight and
Our Weapons" He Is an eloquent Bibli-
cal orator and made pleasing addresses
each night. Each speech was a continue
ton of the preceding one.
There are now about sixty pupils in the
night school and the list is steadily in
creasing. The past has been decidedly
the most prosperous year in the history
\ of the Association in both interest and
\ finance. The matter of new quarters is
4 in the hands of the directors and 1t is
thought that modern building with all
the facilities for the Association work
will be secured at an early date.
Wednesday night conference on edu-
4 cational work was held in the parlors
H of the local Young Mems Christian AS
z ISOLATION building, which was presided
\ over by Mr.. George B. Hodge, Secretary
of the Educational Department of the
II International Committee of the Young
Il Mems Christian Association OF North
L America. The following visiting gentle
men were in attendance C. L. Gates.
+ Field Secretary of the International Com
/ mittee. whose headquarters are In At
lanta; T. l.. McGill. Secretary of the Y.
NJ. c. A. of Selma. and G. Frank War
ner Railroad Secretary of the Y. NJ. C.
A. of Selma.
Mr.. Hodge made an excellent address,
giving statistics of the conditions of the
young men of the United States In re-
gard to education and commercial pur-
suits, by means of a chart He said that
only per cent. of the young men arc
| fitted by education for the positions they
hold. and that only 1-2 per cent. of
them who have advanced above the pri-