Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-13
Big Y. N. CA. GATHERING
Convention TO be Held In Washing.
Ion Next Month Important Affair.
NOTED SPEAKERS 70 Be THERE
Ambassador Bryce and Other We'll
Known Public Men to Make Address
es-some of the Topics to be Dis
cussed-Foreisners are Coming.

WASHINGTON, Oct l2.-Arrangc-
mcnis are afoOt for the thirty-sixth
international convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association which Is
to assemble here ON November - and
continue It's sessions for four consccu.
tive days. The local committee of
arrangements is one of the most in
ilucntial and energetic that has been
appointed Tor religious or other events
for some time. and ii has. in
| turn, been subdividcd into smaller
working bodies all of which are hust-
ling within the limits of their re
Ispcctivc lines Of duty, with the evi.
idcnt determination of leaving nothing
undonc TO bring about successful re
suits socially aud otherwise.
II is noteworthy that this will be
the FIRST time that the international
convention has been held in the CAPT
tai of the American nation since 1871
when in old London Hall ii was warm
~ welcomed to the city by President
ULYSSES $. Grant its presiding officer
ut that time being John Wanamaker
( the merchant prince of Philadelphia
! New York and Paris. and who served
/ later on in President lIarrison's term
rs postmaster general, with conspicu-
lous ability ana with material benefits
to the International poStal service
The day sessions of the convention
Will be held In Continental Han. Sow
entecnth street, and the evening SEES
sions in Convention Hall, Fifth ana /.
streets. northwest. a number of dis
'tinguishcd speakers will address the
Some If the Snnakerc
Among the speakers will be Am
nassador James Bryce, William J..
lryan. j. a. Macdonald, editor of the
Toronto Globe: DR.. Robert Johnston.
OF Montreal: Commissioner of lmmi-
grafton Watchorn. of New York: DIR.
Charles II. parkhurst. of New York:
Dr. Charles Cuthbert Hall. president
Union Theological Seminary. New
York. who was recently made tour
of the world; DR.. Selden u. Spencer.
of ST. Louis: Dean Edward l.. Bos-
worth. OF Oberlin College: Bishop C..
II. Brent, head of the Episcopal church
work nj Manila; DR.. Floyd w. Temp
kins, OF Philadelphia; Bishop William
+. Mcdowell, of Chicago: Robert ~
Speer and Alfred Il. Maring, of New
York.
Arrangements are also being ac-
lively pushed providing for n series OF
vigorous eyangelistc meetings for
mon. young and old, TO be held in
various sections of the city during
the sessions of the convention. each
OF which will be addressed by men
of International reputation.
That this great gathering will be
one OF the most important of recent
years may be noted from the signfi-
cant fact that many foreign countries
outside of North America will be rep
resented by large bodies of delegates.
of whom there will be considerably
over 1000. The worlds committee.
mt Geneva, Switzerland. will be repre-
scented by its chairman. X. Sarasin
Warnory, and one of its general sec
retnrics. Christian Phildius. Great
Britain. France. Russia. China, Japan
India, Australia. tre Philippines. and
ut least countries of South America
arc among the countries from which
delegates are already assured.
Topics to Be Discussed.
Among the noteworthy topics to he
discussed at the convention are the
following: What Constitutes n Ma
TONS Greatness some subtle Per
lis in the Pathway OF Young Men in
Our Time" The Call of the Nation
THE Nations Need of Strong Christ
ian Young Men, Civic Responsible
ties of Christian Young Men" Social
of Christian Young
Men. THE Association Challenge to
Service The Application OF the
Truth of God to the Lives of Young
Men the Secret OF Power" "The sra
ternal Spirit of tho Association" The
Association and the Immigrant The
Association and the Workingman,"
"liow Can the Young Mems Christian
Association in the Future Render the