The Washington herald., 1907-11-26


With hearts bowed down or with hearts
I uplifted, according as the words of a
Few great speakers had affected them.
5.ooo men and women filed out Of Con
vention Hall last night into the streets
Of the city, where above them sparkled
"a thousand stars 10 tell them the same
story and 70 speak. perhaps. in almost
the same language which those speakers
had used
Silently and slowly the crowd left the
biz buildiug-left that place where. but
a few moments before. The eIoquence Of
William Jennings Bryan had held them
sDelI-bound in its clutch. a place where
they heard the call for plain living and
high thinking. thrown at them by the
wielders Of mighty words
With their going the thirty-sixth in
teruationai convention became a thing or
the past for before they left that build
ing. Judge Selden p. Spencer. president
Of the convention, officially proclaimed as
end But in its past is crowded work
that has not. IL IS believed. been equaled
I'm Washington for many years-work n
which $4,000 persons have heard truths
they never knew so well before. heard
men speak who are not weaklings or,
theologians. bat who gave Up business
and politics and professional ounes 10
come and tell them Of what the latter
have made the first rule C life
The saving of Men.
Washington has. perhaps. never seen
such whirlwind campaign Tor III say
ing @: men. The city has not seen such
an active campaign in an Its parts. IN
which all conditions were adds-sseI.
never seen a series Of meetings in which
such viriIe men have spoken words tha-
could De understood and apprentices,
about the things that many people re-
Sard as being mystical ard hard 10 uu-
derstand-
Much of the credit for aH this work.
which has been prolific OF almost go con-
versions to Christianity. and which has
resulted in an unIoosening Of the purse
strings OF enough people so that thou
sands Of dollars have gone 10 the y. NJ.
G. ~ with which 1t may continue to
carry on its work in the United States
and in the heather countries Of the eartu,
belongs TO this city To Edward ".
Hearne. general secretary of the Wash
ington association. and 10 his able as
sistauts. congratulations upon all sides
have been given To Mr. Hearne and to
Harry ". Arnold. who organized the
evangelistic campaign. much Of the glory
among Y. NJ. G. a. men has been given
The convention has lasted but four days.
In thar time, however the 2.oeo delegates
believe they have done things that were
never done at a Y. NJ c. A. meeting be-
fore They feel that this religious cam
paign. these speeches Of evangelists and
noted men. have been the means of do
ing good which could not have otherwise
been accomplished in this city.
To Visit Mount Vernon.
So to-day the delegates, tired with All
this work. viii spend few hours in
pleasure. An excursion TO Mt Vernon
viii take up the morning, and in The
afternoon at 30 o'clock President ROose-
Welt, whom one Of the speakers said IS
an active member Of the association, Will
receive them in the White House. The
only work left for the convention is 10
witness the ceremonies in connection with
the ground-breaking for the building for
the colored branch which viii take place
NJ 4,30 o'clock this afternoon in Twelfth
street between $ and T streets.
Bishop Satterlee made the opening
prayer last night and the meeting began
with an address by F. L. Starett. %
Denver. one OF the vice presidents Of the
association. Mr.. Starett spoke on the
need of money and contributions for the
health farm in Colorado. He told OF the
instances in which consumptives have
been saved at this outdoor home. and
asked that the delegates remember II in
the future
W. A. Hunton told Of the work Of the
Y NJ. G. \ among the coIored men in the
United States. lie said that a this con
vention there have been y delegates. rep
resenting I23 associations. He said that
il, s. colleges throughout the land there
are now active branches of the associa-
lioi. he-ileS AHiuie'S "t ptActS lA tltleS
of the country There are 10000 men who
belong to these associations. he said and
the work is only Yet begun.
The next speaker WAS \ Bruce Minesr,
secretary for the canal zone. Mr. Mi
near told of how great had been the diff
Guilty of starting the work six months
ago. He told Of the interest displayed
among all classes OF men on the isthmus.
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