Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-03-25
WELCOMED BY governor.
BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF
THE Y. M. C. A.
Heart to Heart Talk BY Rev. ] T.
Stone at Maryland Avenue
M, E. Church.

isNtiN AfaAAAulU TNAA n1a tnhGn OOAt
in the main auditorium and in the
gallery.
5Rows five aud six deep of front
liews. both side and middle aisles, were
iilled with men, mostly young men,
aud all wore orange color badges in
dicatiye. of being delegates 30 the Y.
NJ. c. a. Conference, which began its
biennial session here yesterday after
noon 1t was good to look upon those
Young men banded together in the
cause of Christianity and it thrilled
the hearts of many. The world Is
not so bad after all and many are
striving to do right and overcome
evil.
The meeting opened with song ser
vice conducted by Percy S. Foster, of
Washington. Mr.. A. Nj. Lothrop, also
of Washington. was TO have presided,
but was not present and in his alb
sence j.. Harry Tyler, of Baltimore,
conducted the meeting The address
Of Welcome was delivered by Cover
nor Warfield AS he entered the
church, preceded by ushers, hll college
students in full uniform, the audi
ence sang MY Country Tis of Thee, =
and as the Governor mounted the
rostrum he was given the Chatauqua
salute.
In introducing the Governor Mr.
rNler said Mary land has great
many things 10 be proud of, not the
least of which is one OF the best Gov
ernors in the country-Governor Ed
win Warfield. - At this there was
much hearty applause Governor
Warfield spoke in his usual happy
vein, and extended warm welcome
from the city of Annapolis to the del
egat,s He said il was pleasure and
a privilege TO hage the Y. NJ. q. A.
difference meet here He dMelt upon
the growth Of the organization III the
last five years, which, he said, had
been marvellous He said he always felt
an interest in the work, and always
helped it when in position TO do so.
1t is a work that is far-reaching.
and Navy, in the Philippines and in
every city in the United States.
The Governor advocates a large Y.
N. O. A. building for Annapolis, where
boys come from all over the country
and should find welcome and an in
ferest that this organization can give.
lie referred 10 the work of the Naval
Academy Y M. q. A., and said he
was impressed by the manliness and
sturdiness of midshipman vino was
4 member and attended the Presbyter-
ian Church here He was the fifth in
his class that graduated two months
ago. He was engaged in active church
work, he took up the collection and
the Governor remarked TO the Presi-
dent, who presented the young man
his diploma, that the midshipman
would represent his country we'll and
faithfully The President had also
been attracted by his manly appear
ance, and the Governor said he told
the President that that young man
took up the collection i'll my church. "
Cumberland has an association with
a membership of 200. The Governor
said "Why can't Annapolis - He
spoke of the work among the engineers
aud railroad men and told how the in
tluence for good is broadening, and
widening throughout the country.
He said it was necessary that the asso-
citation have trained men. The Gov
ernor advised Christian training, and
besides there is nothing like growing
up under Christian influence. 1t is
always well TO think sometime during
the day that there is a thereafter. He
invited the delegates over TO see him
at the Government House. He said
it was their house, as he was only
there temporarily His ExceIlency's
remarks were very pleasing and had
the ring of sincerity. Governor War
field was certainly the most popular
Governor in the country last night.
a heart TO heart talk was given by
the Rev John Timothy Stone. pastor
of Brown Memorial Presbyterian
Church. Baltimore. the late DIR. Bah
cocks successor. His theme was "The
Supreme Passion of the Young Mems
Christian Association Work. He
began BY referring TO the Governor,
who is one of his board of trustees,
and DR. Stone said when he was Mr..
Warfield and lived in Baltimore, the
present Governor was always at his
church with his family whenever they
were in the city. There was always
room in the pew for the children, and
DIR. Stone believes in taking the chill
dren TO church. He said manliness
touches the very essential part of life
because of list strength. and the strength
of a great movement rests in Its pas
sion. The man whose life is full of
holy passion is the man who gives TO
life and the world his best. The life
TIlAl Is WOItH hHAAO itAC AAAO VI 1lOly
passion. life filled with noble pur-
pose. 1t is not always the life that
advertises itself, but is often the mo-
notonous life vet that which accom-
plishes goodness and greatness.
The preacher referred TO the passion
of Jesus Christ, which thrilled and
filed him. II was the supreme pas
sion that saved His fellow men. Jesus
Christ came not simply TO save men
from hell, but to save men for heaven.
We are saved that we may make some
thing of our lives, TO do something
with our lives and to save others. \
Man must be touched with holy pur-
pose: he must solve the proposition of
the age in which he lives. He must
associate with men who stand alone in
the quicksands of life. In colleges
today, the speaker said, are found 60
be representative men who are TO be
the leading men in the world, and he
admonished the students present TO
be influenced for good and TO link to-
sether forces that stand for advance
ment in the world. He said the I.
NJ. O. A. is living link in ethe adj
vancement of the religions world. He
said the world wants young men. The
men who make our laws are young
men Ii isn't what you have, bur
what you are that counts. The first