The Washington herald., 1907-11-25
SEEN AT THE CONVENTION
Many Noted Men at the T. M. c. A. Gathering.

and rendered valuable assistance 70 the
Y. NJ. c. A. secretaries in Japan, India.
and China. He is a tower Of strength TO
the cause.
II. o. Williams. railroad secretary Of
the international committee. with head
quarters at Richmond, is one OF the vet
eran railroad secretaries. He has given
twenty-five years or more 20 this depart
ment. having been led into the Christian
life in 1880 BIZ another veteran in the same
field of work, George A. Warburton, sec
retary OF the New York Central branch
Y. NJ. c. A.. New York City. Mr.. WI
liams travels about 10000 miles a year,
and is one Of the vigorous, keen, and
effective promoters Of association work
among railroad men. With Secretary
Hearne Of Washington, he has had most
TO do with the advisory work In estab-
fishing the Washington Terminal branch
OF the railroad Y. VI. c. A. with head
quarters in the New Union Station.
A large number Of college men are
among the delegates. and every man of
them is devoted to John r. Mott. the gen
eraI secretary OF the International COM
mittee. in charge OF foreign work, and
the prime mover in developing the inter
collegiate y. NJ c. A., with its $1,000
members NIr Mott is a Cornell grad
uate, and wears the key OF Phi Beta
Kappa, and is a born leader. He has
made three tours OF the world In the
interest Of the Worlds Christian Student
Federation, Of which he is president. and
H.fe-
egic Points in the Worlds Conquest, %
was written by ex-President Benjamin
Harrison.
Rev. Robert Freeman is a Scotchman.
about twenty-eight years Old graduate
of Princeton Seminary. class Of 1907. He
was converted in a meeting conducted 10y
the Edinburgh Association. During the
winter OF 1906 he attracted considerable
attention as d three months supply az
the Delaware Avenue Baptist Church IN
Buffalo. y. y. This church is the largest
in Buffalo.
Lafayette Presbyterian Church Of Buff
falo. extended him "a call while he was
still in the seminary. and during his last
year there he regularly supplied the pull
pit IN that church on Sundays. His per
scnality and message were so strong that
the life of the church WAS transformed
during his partial administration In con-
nection with his last years work at the
seminary. The morning audience doubled
and the evening audience Quadruplcd. As
a result Of his preaching. without being
able 70 do any pastoral work, there was
a net gain of over l00 in the membership
OF the church during the year. Gifts foI
foreign missions advanced from less than
I 81. coo 20 over $1,000 during the past year
[ He was regularly installed as pastor o;
I the church last May. His power lies ir
( the spiritual note in his preaching: hs
always has q message TO men. and in-
variably hits the heart He has marked
natural gifts and wonderful spiritua
I power in his platform work. and has
/ been I'm great demand Tor addresses al
large evangelistic meetings for men
Dr. Griffin W Bull. who has recently
| come from the South TO accept the pas
torate OF the leading Presbyterian churcl
/ In Northeastern Pennsylvania. was q
! conspicuous figure In the Southern Pres
/ byterian Church. He is a mans man ~
I a very peculiar sense. shrcwd and keeI
/ in his Judgment Of men and inteIlgentll
? sympathetic I'm his dealings with men. II
| his public addresses he has wonderful
power OF holding attention from the frs
word until the conclusion or his address
I He is winning the confidence Of IN,
/ large class OF men which he Is now teach
\ ing az noon I'm the railroad department
/ Reports OF this class are to the effcc
/ that 1t is gaining in number every day.
Rev. W G. Marsh was for thlrteer
years general secretary OF the associa
l tion at Melbourne. Australia, resigninl
70 enter the Anglican minstry. A yer,
+ forceful speaker. he draws large crowd
! of men 10 his church. which is az AIDE
laide. He is a vice president Of the Ade
laide association.
Allan Hoben is pastor Of the Firs
Baptist Church IN Detroit. Mich. He wa
formerly a railroad man and was grad
Uated from Chicago University with tn
/ degree Of Ph. d. He is strongly evan
gelistic. anti is an exceptionally attrac
tive speaker to men. He can adapt him
self 10 any class Of men. Without an!
special evangelistic effort he has receive,
into his church over one hundred mem
bers each year since he has been in De
troit.
Prof. +. I. Bosworth is a graduate O
Yale University. 1883. He is a dean O
Oberlin Theological Seminary. His literar.
work has taken the form OF preparation
Of courses for Bible study among colleg
students. He is the author of "Studie
IN the Life Of Christ" studies IN Tn
Acts and Epistles." Studies in tn
Teachings Of Jesus and His Apostles
He has shown remarkable ability in pre-
senting vital religious truth in the Ian
guage of the present day. He is one o
the most popular and useful leaders o
Bible class in America. Last spring n
was one of the delegates from the Unite
States to the conference OF the World
Student Christian Federation in Tokyo
Japan, where he made a very profoun
impression by his addresses.
CANON 7. N. O'MEARA'S SERMON