Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-03-27
THE FAREWELL EXERCISES.
CLOSING SERVICES OF Y. M
c. A. CONFERENCE.
Large Mass Meeting at Colonial
Theatre Some Interesting
Addresses.

No attraction ever drew a more
crowded house at the Colonial Thea
ire than the mass meeting of the Y.
NJ. @. A. conference held there last
night Every seat was filled both in
the main auditorium and gallery, and
many we're standing in the rear,
On the stage were seated the dele
gates, speakers, ministers and invited
guests, among whom were Bishop
Moore, Rev. George s. Bell, of the
Presbyterian Church, Rev 7 r. Hol-
loway, of College Avenue Baptist
Church, DIR. Fell, president of St.
Johns College, Hon. j. Writ Randall.
President Harry J. Hopkins, of the
Annapolis Branch and a number of
others.
The program was inteTspersed with
various familiar hymns. sung by all
present, and there was a devotional
service A testimonial service also
figured prominently in the exercises,
many of the delegates telling of their
experience at this confidence, the good
derived therefrom and expressing
gratitude for the hospitality received
at the hands of the Annapolitans.
Mr. Randall spoke of the new life the
conference had infused into the local
Y. Nj. q. A. and the benefits that
would accrue. The president of the
Annapolis branch gave a talk on the
work here, the broad field and the
good the biennial conference had done
for the local branch. Mr. Hopkins
was most earnest and spoke with
deep feeling.
Mr. David Lindsay. Of Washington,
ID. c., who has the boys work in
charge, spoke of the boys meeting yes
terday His theme was ''What Will
we do with our Boys, and What will
They do with Us - He said you can
make something out of a boy if you
can get at him, and there is good stock
in the Annapolis boys. He drew vivid
pictures of the 100, 600 souls that go
down through the demon drink every
year, and IS, 600 boys who never enter
a Christian church. He said we need
to develop the boys life and the boys
character, and must endeavor TO make
out of the boys the countrymen OF the
future. Their homes must not be too
dainty for them to touch things. that
do, thus seek the streets, and 1T they
are the u NJ O. A. hall should be
the place of attraction.
Mr. A. j. Elliott. of Brooklyn, N.
Y gave a talk on the tremendous
problem the church has TO solve and
the wonderful opportunity for the com,
bined efforts of the church 70 work our
the solution.
Mr. Harry J, Clarke, of Cleveland,
O., made a unique address, in which
lac set forth that il was every man 5
duty, especially the working man, TO
take some part of his time daily to
try to save some soul. and influence
some fellowman for good, He said
the kingdom of God will never come
to any community unless men get
down TO some such sacrifice.
The Hon. Joshua lowering, of Balti-
more, made a very interesting address.
lie touched upon the foreign work of
the Y. Nj. @. A., and said China had
system OF its own along this line,
He showed how the work had spread
and told of the great good being ac-
complished.
Mr.. James Rice, of Baltimore, a
Baltimore & Ohio railroad man, spoke
In behalf CT the work being done by
the railroad branch Of the Association.
lie said il does make a difference
whether or not the railroad man and
the man who is running the train our
loved ones are on is a Christian or
not. He said he brought the greet
ings of $50 railroad men, whereas a
few years ago he could only have
brought the greetings of 30. He told
of what the b. q O. was doing for
the\work, and that the company would
soon build three Y. NJ. @. A. homes
at Brunswick, South Cumberland and
Chicago Junction, not TO cost less
than $l4, 900 each.
Bishop Moore, of the Methodist
Episcopal Conference. made an adj
dress. He said around the world this
Christian Association has stretched its
living bonds That the key of the
world is the word. Jesus Christ TO join
these bonds together. The Bishop
paid glowing tribute 10 the hospital
ity of the town. and especially OF the
Government House, whore he and
others had been entertained during
the conference by Governor and Mrs
Warfield He told of the little daughter
of the Governor who yesterday finish
ed her fifth year, SO joyous and sweet,
and who is eligible NOW TO the kin
dergarten He said one of her last
acts Sunday evening was to sing sew
real hymns to the accompaniment of
her mother, and the last hymn was
.sShalI We Gather at the River ~
The refrain of the child, the Bishop
said. echoed in his heart and ne closed
with asking those present Shall We
Gather at the River ~
The services closed with singing
"Blest Be The Tie That Binds. and
tile benediction by Bishop Moore.
During the evening the secretary OF
the Annapolis branch of the Young
Mems Christian Association, made a
short address, in which he urged the
home people not to let their enthusi-
asm in the work grow cold with the
close of the conference, and it is hoped
ii viii not,
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