The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-02
JACKSON SPEAKS
 OF CONVENTION international Y. M. c. A. Ce n vention In Washington THE WORKS GREAT SCOPE Addresses By Prominent Americans. The Resultant Good-Judge
 Spencer of St. Louis
 Presided.
THE WORKS GREAT SCOPE

Young Mems Christian association, who, with Senator Joseph F. Johnston, was the representative of the local asso- of the Young Mems Christian associa- tion, returned from Washington Satur- day, and on yesterday afternoon de- scribed to an interested audience of association members the scope and ac- complishment of the greatest conven- tion yet held
 Secretary Jackson said that one of the greatest features was the organ ization. Governor Atkinson of West Virginia was chairman of the nomi hating committee that made this re- port:
 President, Judge Selden P. Spencer, St. Louis; first vice president, D. w. Ross, Montreal; second vice president, A. J. Wallace, Los Angeles; third vice president, Senator J. F. Johnston, Ala bama; fourth vice president, Governor w. F. Freer Hawaii; fifth vice presi- dent, E. P. Lyon, Brooklyn; sixth vice president ". E. Sweet, Colorado; sev- enth vice president, G. r. Stevens, Man itoba; eighth vice president, A. s. Johnson Boston, ninth vice president, C. J. Hunt, St. Paul; tenth vice presi- dent, T. s. Lippey, Seattle. The sec retary announced was F. L. Sterret of Denver while the first assistant was oscar l.. Cox of Utah, and the second assistant. A. Bruce Mineir of Panama.
 Characterization
 Two thousand delegates from all parts of the world were present." states MT. Jackson, Five came from Aus tralia, two from Buenos Ayres, one from Cuba, one from China, five from Japan, one from Russia, four from Switzerland, two from South Africa, and 1899 from the United States and Canada. The 21 foreign delegates were introduced r. invention and de- live eetings from the
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 citation Challenge to missioner Robert Watet York city, "The Associa Immigrants" Hon. J. A. NJ ronto editor Toronto Glob of the Nation;" Bishop w. D. D., of Chicago, "The Tr in the Lives of Men" Re, Johnston, D. D., Montreal ' Spirit-the Source of Continued creasing Vitality of the Youne Christian Associations" Rev. Cuthbert Hall, D. D., New York, / Essential Unity of the Human Realized in Jesus Christi" Dr. w. Grenfell of Labrador, medical missio ary to the deep-sea fishermen, Con pensation of Service" Hon. Oscar s. Straus. secretary of the department of commerce and labor, Washington, D. C.. "The Association and the Working man." MT. Alfred E. Marling of New York, 'The Fraternal Spirit in the As sociation;" pr. E. J. Bosworth, Oberlin. O., How Can the Association of the Future Render the Largest Service to the Church." William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska, Christ in the Life of Mem" Robert E. Speer of New York, "The Outreach of the Association to Non Christian Lands"
 "The delegates paid their own ex- penses at hotels and restaurants and boarding houses, but two great recep- tions were planned for them The com missioners of the District of Columbia received the entire convention at the Corcoran Art gallery, and President Roosevelt at the White House. Be- sides these receptions there were ex cusions to Mt. Vrnon and Arlington, the old houses of Washington and Lee. "No one can ever measure the results from such a convention, either upon the men in attendance or the organi-