Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-28
BOYS MEETING OVER.
Farewell Service at Baptist
Church Sunday Night.
DELEGATES HAVE DEPARTED
Everybody Delighted With Results
Accomplished During First Confer.
cncc-Richmond and Portsmouth
Extend Invitations for Next Year.

The first annual boys conference
OF the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation OF Virginia, which convened
in this city last Friday afternoon,
was brought to close Sunday night
with Il short farewell service at the
Newport News Baptist church. The
hnlf hundred delegates who attended
the conference returned to their homes
an Richmond, Clifton Forge, Norfolk
and Portsmouth early yesterday
morning.
The meetings here were SO sue
ccssful that it has finally been de-
cidcd to hold them once every year
and in the future boys conferences
will be one of the features of tho
Y. NJ. G. y. work in the State. It
has not yet been decided whcrc the
conference will be held next year,
but it will meet in either Richmond
or Portsmouth, rs the associations
OF both those cities have extended
invitations to the body.
The last days session of the con.
ference began Sunday morning ut 10
O'Clock with preparatory services ut
the Young Mems Christian Associu.
ton hall on Thirty-sccond street. Tho
services were conducted by Rev.
George w. Hinckley and were well
attended by delegates.
At II o'clock the delegates march
cd to the Newport News Baptist
church i'll body and attended the
regular church services there.
Afternoon Meetings.
The afternoon session of the con.
ference began ut $50 O'Clock, at
which hour meeting of boys be-
tween the ages Of IL and II years
was held at the Thirtleth street
Christian church. Mr.. a. NJ Ches-
ley, of Washington, D. c., conducted
the meeting and large number OF
small boys were in attendance. At
the same hour MIR. L.. NJ. Robinson,
OF New York led meeting of boys
from Ii to II years DID, in the Asso-
citation hall un Thirty-sccond street.
The closing session of the confer
ence began a; O'Clock Sunday night,
when platform meetings were held
i'll several churches. Rev. George
w. fIinckleT spoke OF the Trinity
Lutheran cnuich; NJ. T. S. Vance
aud State Secretary i. A. Coulter
led the meetil 6 at the Newport News
baptist church. and Mcssrs. a. NJ
Chesley and D. r. Luce spoke at the
Thirtieth street Christian church, and
Mr.. c. Il. Sharman conducted the
services at the Second Presbyterian
church in East End. Some of the
delegates attended the meetings at
the various churches and at 9:15
o'clock they all gathered at the New
port News Baptist church for the
farewell service.
Farewell Service,
AT the farewell service short talks
were made by State Secretary l.. A
Coulter, Mr.. a. NJ. Clemence. of Nor
folk; County Secretary T. S. Vance,
and Mr.. Charles Phillips, president
of the Boys Association; John Ham
iton, Of this city, first yice-president
of the association, and several other
delegates. Rev. George w. Hinckley,
of Goodwill Farm. Me-, made the
closing address, and the service was
ended with the hymn, "Blest be the
Tie that Binds
The delegates and prominent speak.
crs who attended the conference left
yesterday full of praise for the re-
ception rendered them by the people
OF this city and the local association
during their stay here and thorough
ly satisfied with the good results at
tanned by the first annual meeting
of the boys of the Virginia Young
Mems Christian Association.