Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-03-27
THE CLOSING Days SERVICE
THE BUSIEST DAY OF THE
SESSION.
Sundays Active Workers of The
Young Mems Christian
Association.


Yesterday was the busiest day of
the session of the second biennial
conference Y NJ O. A. of the eastern
division for Maryland. Delaware and
the District of Columbia.
As early as 8 a. m. the delegates as
sembled at the Y. NJ. q. A. hail on
state Circle, where prayer service
was held. This was conducted by Mr..
!. p. Bingley, of Hagerstown, pre-
siding.
At9.l5 Mr.. Harry NJ. Clarke con-
Quoted "A Study in Personal Work. =
This was a very interesting and in
structive service. The morning meet
ing closed in time TO permit the dele
yates 20 attend service at the various
churches in town, some of them tax
ing part and others leading the wor-
ship.
At the Presbyterian Church Mr..
Harry n. Clarke, religious director OF
the Y. NJ. @. A. of Cleveland. o. 4.
conducted the service. His subject
was paul Before Agrippa. Mr..
Clarke is good talker and held the
attention of a large congregation
throughout his address.
At the same hour. 3. 30 o'clock in the
afternoon, three services were being
conducted under the auspices of the
Y. NJ. q. A. conference at separate
and distinct places A mass meeting
for men was held at the Colonial Thea
ere aud mass meeting tor women at
the Presbyterian Church. and another
niass- meeting for boys in the Senate
Chamber at the State House. Hus-
bands and beaux, brothers and sisters
we're separated It was dividing the
sheep from the goats, but which were
the goats is a question. Certain il
is at tire woman 5 meeting there
WASH t man present except the two
who conducted it. and they did all the
talking, Notwithstanding it was a
woman meeting It is safe to say
lie wolnan's meeting held III the long
est. even though the men at il did the
talking.
At the mems mass meeting w. H..
Morriss, of Baltimore, presided. An
able and interesting address made was
Dv the Rev. Robert M. Moore, of
Washington, ID. 9. The meeting was
largely attended. Seventy-one men
expressed their desire to lead new lives
and become Christians.
The bows meeting was presided over
by Ira N. Logan, of Frederick. and
an address was made by David Lind
say. of Washington. The Senate
Chamber was crowded and many boys
sSSpre tnrnBd away Thirty eight boys
Joined the association.
At the woman's mass meeting Mr..
John Is. Sleman, Jr., of Washington,
ID. o.. presided. After the singing OF
several familiar hymns, Mr.. Sleman
made a brief address, outlining the
work of the y. III, g. a. The greater
part OF the program was consumed by
Mr. G. X. Ober, who talked at some
length on the objects OF the \. Nj.
10. A. and the needs OF new $40, DOC
home for boys and young men an An
napolis. He spoke of the need OF
Christian influence in the home FOR
bows of proper Christian guardianship.
of suitable companionship. lie adyo-
Gated an attractive home tor the y.
NJ. @. A., where there should be an
up-to-date gymnasium, proper games,
good books and pictures and the sur
roundings and atmosphere OF CErls-
tian home. He urged the Christian
women of Annapolis to take hold oi
this matter and to help carry II
through, aud he advised the re-organ
ization of the Woman's Auxiliary I.
NJ. O. A., which did such a good work
years ago in this city.
The speakers were very earnest and
convinced many present of the greater
possibilities for young Christian men
in Annapolis. Mr.. ODER said it was
his duty to visit cities in the interest
of the Y ~ q. A. work. He recently
visited one the size of Annapolis and
found ip the past year the pastors III
the town had raeeiyed thirty men into
the church. He then went TO police
headquarters aud ascertained chat III
the same period three hundred young
men bad been arrested tor crime. ten
TO one that had been received into the
church lie admonished the mothers,
wives and sisters present 10 look out
for the welfare and salvation of the
Young men. Much enthusiasm was
manifested in all the meetings of the
afternoon.