Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-14
FROM ALL PARTS OF WORLD
GATHERING OF Y M. C.. A..
WORKERS IN WASHINGTON.
International Convention to Open
Friday of Next Week-Pro-
gram of Exercises.

One week from tomorrow about 1900
prominent Y NJ. c. A officers and work
ers from all parts of the world will gather
in Washington for the thirty-sixth inter-
national convention of the association.
The convention will continue from Friday
to the following Tuesday. inclusive. The
day sessions of the convention. designed
primarily for the delegates, will be held in
the Continental Hall of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, and the evening
meetings and the big mems meeting Sun
day afternoon of the convention week will
be held in Convention Hall.
Returns to the local entertainment com
mittee and to the international committee
in New York, having joint charge of the
convention, indicate that there will be a
very large representation including the
leading members Of the American associa-
tons and fraternal delegates from foreign
countries.
Prominent Speakers.
The list of speakers includes some of the
most prominent men and political leaders
of the present day. They will deal with
civic and social themes of interest to the
public as we'll as to the association work
ers. Ambassador James Bryce of Eng
land and William Jennings Bryan head
the list Other speakers at the day SEES
sions. with their subjects. are: The Di-
vine Element In Character Building" Rev.
Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst of New York
The Association a Challenge to Service, "
Selden P. Spencer of St. Louis; THE AS
ISOLATION and the Immigrant" Immigra-
ton Inspector Robert Watchorn of New
York, The Fraternal Spirit in the Asso-
ciation." Mr.. Alfred e. Marling of New
York; How Can the Association in the
FntIIra Ren6ar tho La Sc ryica tn the
Church," DR.. f. I. Bosworth of Oberlin
College; Essential Unity of the Human
Race Realized in Jesus Christ by Rev.
Charles Cuthbert Hall. ID. of New
York; "Compensations of Service by DR..
w. T. Grenfell of Labrador; Greetings
from the Associations of Other Lands" by
Mr.. r. Sarasin- Warnery of Geneva, Swift
zerland, chairman of the worlds commit
tee Of Young Mems Christian Associations,
and other visitors from abroad; Regions
Beyond, or Open Doors in the Work of
the North American Associations" by
various speakers to be announced later.
There will also be an address by Bishop
Logan II. Roots of Hankow, China, and a
report by the international committee.
Evening Sessions.
At the evening sessions, which will be
open to the public and will deal with
topics of more general interest, the fol-
lowing addresses will be given: Friday
night. THE Nations Need of Strong
Christian Young Men" Gov. r. B. Glenn
of North Carolina, preceded by an ad-
dress by Ambassador Bryce; Saturday
night, The Call OF the Nation Hon
]. A Macdonald of Toronto, and The
Truth of God in the Lives of Men,"
Bishop William F. Mcdowell, LID, of
Chicago; Monday night. The Association
a Bond of International Fellowship"
Robert T. Speer Of New York, and
Christ In the Lives of Men" William
Jennings Bryan.
The opening session of the convention
will convene at 10 o'clock the morn
ing Of Friday. November %. and will
consist Of quiet hour" service, with an
address on He Who Works Must Pray"
by Rev. Floyd W. Tompkins, s. T. D, Of
Philadelphia.
Sunday W. be one of the busy days Of
the convention. 1t will be begun with d
devotional service in Continental Memo
rial Hall at $50 o'clock. led by Rev
Robert Johnston ID. who will speak
on The Holy Spirit-the Source of Con-
tinued and Increasing Vitality of the Y
NJ. c. A AT 3 O'Clock in the afternoon,
big mems meeung will be held in Con-
vention Hall, with Fred B. Smith as the