The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-23
.SPE EAKERS TELL OF
 I'M. [. A, MEETING Delegates Who Wentto Buffalo Tell of Convention PROMINENT MEN THERE State Secretary Moornan and Local Secretary Jackson Say the Big
 Gathering Did Great Good
 for Christianity.
PROMINENT MEN THERE

for Christianity.
 The first session at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday afternoon was devoted to resume of the big Buffalo conventions into which Hoo association men from all over North America were gathered. State Secretary c. II. Moorman was the first speaker. He dweit on the fact that the convention was in very large sense a representative body with a strong democratic sentiment pervading 1t. Cy- rus w. Mccormick of Chicago, a great lawyer from St. Louis. Miss Helen Gould Admiral Robert F. Spear, chairman of the Presbyterian foreign mission board, and F. s. Broclman of Georgia, now at the head of associations missionary effort in China, were men toned, with the additional statement that men by the hundred in all walks of life unpretentious, ordinary people were there, and that these had the same voting power as those of worldwide fame.
 The speaker stated that ne had noted in this meeting the strongest spiritual
 
 ual power was brought into evidence in the settlement of the long standing and vexlng problem of the relations which should exist between she local associa- tions and the state, national and interna- tIonal organizations, when the question was finally put to a vote and decided in- stead of cheers on the part of the vie- tors the whole assembly of 400 men united in prayer. It was in this united prayer that the speaker stated he felt the greatest spiritual force he ever known.
 MT. Jackson Speaks.
 J. P Jackson was the second and final speaker. He ana MT. Moorman, he said. were the only delegates from Ala bama. The speaker said the Buffalo con- vention was significant because 1t was a jubilee meeting. Fifty years ago, in 1s44. Y. M. c. A. men from all over the eoun- try met in Buffalo. Then the question of slavery was so prominently before the country, and sentiment rose so high that there was an effort made on the part of some northern delegates to bring forward a resolution eondemning slavery, but that after a season of prayer the sense of the convention was 10 make no mention of slavery, but on the other hand they were led to elect George W. Helm of slave holding Louisiana president of the con vention.
 The speaker stated that Gods hand had in most marvellous way guided the as- l soelatlon so that it had always remained free from division and strife. Bishop Hendrix was quoted as saying that tke Y. NJ. c. A. work was the religious move ment of the nineteenth century. The speaker believes it is the greatest rellg- ious movement of the present century i among men. The most important thing of the whole convention he stated was the great gospel meeting led by Fred B. Smith of New York, in which 5000 men participated. Over 300 men accepted Christ in this meeting.
 Silent Prayer.
 Before closing the meeting for the Bible classes season of silent prayer was had. and the Christians present were asked to repeat Bible passage which had been of special help in his own ex- perience. Then an invitation was ex- tended to non Christians to accept Christ. One took definite stand and others re- quested prayer.
 The meeting was greatly enllvened and helped by selections from time to time from the male quartette. The president of the association, R. S. Munger sang in |, this quartette.
 The Bible classes net as usuel and were well attended. Three earnest Christian men are in charge of this work and they are performing It most effectively. At the fellowship lunch a number of asso- citation men were called on for short speeches. II. c. Huggins of Howard col- lege was the first to respond. He told of association work in his college. Mr. McGinnis of New Orleans made a brief talk. showing his appreciation of the work. Mr. Posy of Atlanta told of hisf having attended several services in his city conducted by Fred B. Smith, who is mentioned above. He said that hundreds of men were moved to accept Christ by Smiths preaching and expressed the be- lief that Birmingham would be greatly favored if MT. Smith could be secured to hold meetings here.
 Secretary Jackson concluded the speech making by bringing out other features of the Buffalo convention not spoken of In the first session. He dwelt especially on the work of F. s. Brockman in China and commended to those present the or ganization effected at Buffalo known as the Morning Watch" every member of which reads the same Bible passage ev- cry morning and prays for the salvation of young men, and for every member of the organization.
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