The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-04-03
Y. M. C. A. CONVENTION.
Session at. Frederick Report Grea
Progress in Work of Association.

The third biennial convention of the
Interstate Young Mems Christian As
sociation was held at Frederick on
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sun
day of last week. The states compris-
ing this district are Maryland, Della
ware, West Virginia and the District
of Columbia.
The Interstate secretary at the
opening meeting in the Y. M. G. A. as
sembly room made his report, which
showed unprecedented progress in the
district in the past two years. During
been raised in this district for new
buildings and equipments, as fellows
Wilmington . Dsd s262 900 na1M
| W. Va. $4,000; Paramount, w. Va.
$115,OO0; Wheeling, W. Va, $4,000
Martinsburg, w. Va, $51 900; Freder
lex, $4,000.
All the district officers were pres.
ent and many of the officers of the ma
tional association.
The roll call of delegates showed
that all the Y. M. C. A. associations
had at some time had delegates pres
ent at the convention. The colleges
and universities of the district were
especially we'll represented.
On Thursday evening the visiting
delegates were invited to a banquet
in the gymnasium of the Y. M. G. A
building. This proved to be very
enjoyable affair and was presided over
by President Apple, of the Women's
College, of Frederick. The ladies OF
Frederick and several of the students
of the Women's College assisted in en-
tertaining the delegates at the banquet
Later in the evening the delegates
and people of Frederick assembled to
hear the Rev. Timothy Stone, of Bal
timore, speak on 1.-THE Word of God
and Men, The other speaker on the
program for this evening was the Hon.
orable Robert M LaFollette, United
States Senator from Wisconsin. Word
was received from Senator LaFollette
announcing that he would be unable
to be present on account of. the Aid
rich bill being before the Senate.
Each day was started by devotional
services, after which the different adj
dresses and conferences took place.
There were many very interesting
and instructive addresses made during
the convention by the officers of the
association and those who were invit-
ed outside of the association.
C. v. Hubbard gave very interest
ing address on the Y. M. c. A. work
among the Japanese soldiers during
the Russian-Japanese war. Mr.. Hib-
bard, with two other native Y. M. G. A
men, were allowed among the soldiers
doing the work that the Y. M. G. A
carries on.
Clayton S. Cooper, the travelling Sec
rotary for colleges, gave interest
ing addresses, in which he summarize
ed the work among the colleges. Bis
mark said that one-third of the college
men die, another third come to moth
ing, and the other third rule Europe
In this country the college men govern
fifty per cent. of the nation.
L. A. Coulter made two addresses
during the convention, one on Friday
night on 1.-THE Duty of the Y. M. c. A
Toward the Country Young Man." The
speaker cited the fact that the coun-
try is the feeder of the city on which
the city depends for new and fresh
blood, and therefore the claim of the
country young man to the proper en-
vironment was not to be ignored. His
other address was in the opera house
Oh ouHudy diIcIHoOh duu was " mCi
only, on the subject Chains Tha
Bind" This was mastery appeal tt
the men to maintain the principles fol
which the Y. M. c. A. stands. HI
closed his address with an appeal tt
the men to lead the Christian life ant
several signified their intention Of do
| ing SO.
The Sunday evening session was
farewell meeting and was ADDRESSED
/ by the different speakers of the col
vention. All seemed to be well plea
ed with the outlook and all were unaEA
nous that the management of the cbn
| vention by the Frederick Y. M. c. A
and the hospitality shown to the Wis
iting delegates by the citizens wer'
all that could be desired.