Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-26

report closed yesterday afternoon, was
Gagged by the vote William Jennings
gate John R. Mott of New York. For
several hours the convention discussed
the question of an evangelical basis for
membership. Mr.. Bryan was one Of the
speakers. He advocated the retention of
the rule whereby all members in college
'evangelical'' church. Mr.. Mott, although
a member of such a church himself
looked at this question from a different
point OF view, and SO told the convention.
When the final vote was taken, the
words of this young Cornell graduate
weighed more with the 1900 delegates
than did those of the famous orator.
Unanimously, almost, the convention
voted for the abolition of this rulo.
United States Greatest Ever.
Greetings were received by the conven-
ton from Mrs. Donald Mclean. president
of the Daughters OF the American Reyolu-
tim, on behalf of that patriotic organ.za-
ton. After the greetings had been read
a Canadian delegate arose quickly and
said:
AS a son Of the revolution on the 10y
alist side, 1 move a vote Of thanks to
Mrs. Mclean and the D. A. r.
The same delegate facetiously remarked
that as nearly all the American speakers
refer to the United States as the whole
thing" he hoped that at the very first
session of future Y. NJ. G. A. interna-
tional conventions the first business
transacted will be the adoption of a
resolution which will provide:
Admitted that the United States Of
America is the greatest country in the
world
Continuing. he said there is no longer
such relationship known in Canada and
England as Our American cousins. Now
Americans, Canadians, Englishmen and
all are brothers-unufn in Christo.'
President Selden P. Spencer caused a
wave of merrment when, referring to the
Canadian delegates reference to the D.
4. r., he said:
II will add that had the organization
of Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton been in existence at the time Of the
revolution there would doubtless have
been no revolution.
DIR. E. l. Boswerth, chairman of the in
ternauonal committee, spoke of the vast
ness of the work of the Y. NJ. G. A. in
making his report. He urged the en-
largement Of the foreign work and its con-
tinuance along the present lines.
Boomers of several cities that are
seeking the 1910 convention were very
much in evidence. Invitations were ex-
tended by San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Denver, st. Paul, Mime apolis. Asbury
Park, Albany and Detroit fer holding the
next convention. The matter was re-
ferred to the International committee for
decision
The afternoon speakers we're A. E.
Marling. whose topic was "Fraternal
Spirit in the Association and DR.. Ed
ward J. Bosworth of oberlin. Ohio. who
spoke on How Can the Y. NJ. c. A. Be
of the Greatest Service TO the Church?'
Not a Glittering Generality.
In closing his address Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor Oscar Straus de-
clared that the principle Of democracy
that all men are created equal rs not
glittering generality that time and men
can eradicate. 1t is founded on the no.
blest principles Of high divine law"
Ha severely denounced the action OF
certain peoples of the old. world in per-
scouting other people because they were
not members OF the established church.
I'm the quarrels and contests between
capital and labor" Mr.. Straus said both
sides must be taught that they must obey
and respect the law"
Reception by Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce.
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce yesterday
afternoon gave an informal reception at
the British embassy to sixty of the Ca
madam delegates in attendance upon the
international Y. NJ. c. A convention. Mr..
John A. Macdonald, editor of the Toronto
Globe. had arranged for the reception,
ana headed the line of delegates, who hail
from all parts of the dominion. He pre-
sented each of the delegates to the am
bassador. who in turn presented the Wis
itors to Mrs. Bryce. Later, after the am
bassador and Mrs. Bryce had greeted
each of the delegates. the former ex-
pressed his appreciation of the honor the
delegates did him in calling at the en-
bassy. Mr.. Macdonald then responded in
neat address, after which the as
semblage sang God Save the King