The Democratic advocate., 1909-02-26
Y. M. c. A. CONVENTION
FOURTH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE BEGINS
In WESTMINSTER TODAY
An Interesting Program ..aRd a Large
Crowd Expected

The people of Westminster are par
ticularly fortunate in being able to
secure for this city the fourth bien-
NAL conference of the Young Mems
Christian Associations of Maryland,
Delaware and the District of Column
bia. to be held February 26-2S. I'm
usual interest attaches to this con-
ference, not only because of the recent
organization of an association in our
city, the gift of the building by Mr..
Albaugh, and the remarkable success
OF the financial campaign, but also
because of the development Of the
work throughout this territory. Dur
ing the past few years new buildings
have been erected in Frederick, Will
mington, Delaware, Washington. ID. c.,
and Baltimore, where two buildings
have been recently dedicated, one for
the B. & o. r. Il. men, and another
for the city, New building campaigns
are also now in hand in Hagerstown
and Cumberland.
Delegations of representative bust
ness men will be In attendance from
all these associations and from many
other towns; from the five railroad
associations. and the 19 college asso-
Citations.
The program, which appears in full
below, contains many speakers OF
ability and power. Prof. j. II. Apple,
Of Frederick, president of the Fred
erick Y. NJ. G. A., will make the open
ing address this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, in the Methodist Protestant
Church.
Tonight at 730, in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, the address will be
delivered by Rev. Charles Wood, ID.
D., pastor of one OF Washington's larg-
est churches, and a speaker OF un-
usual power. The Saturday sessions
will be Of special interest TO associa-
ton and church workers and business
men. At S.45 a. IN. Charles G.. Trum-
bull, Of Philadelphia, and editor OF
The Sunday School Times, will speak
on Personal Work" His address
will be followed by conferences on
association work under the leadership
of experts.
Saturday afternoon DR.. Peter Rob
erts, Of New York, who for many years
has been closely identified with the
best efforts to solve the problem of
immigration, will speak on that sub
ject In Baker Chapel, at 1.4b o'clock.
and will also address the great mass
meeting for men in Odd Fellows Hall
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The closing session of the confer
ence Will be a union mass meeting In
Alumni Hall at 7.30 y. m. Sunday.
Short addresses will be given by the
conference speakers.
Special music will characterize all
sessions OF the conference The COM
mittee has been fortunate In securing
c. ID. oNeal, the baritone soloist, of
Cumberland, Maryland, who will re-
main through the conference and lead
the singing.
The people OF Westminster. both
men and women, are cordially inylt-
ed to attend all sessions OF the confer
ence.
Following Is the program:
Friday afternoon, Methodist Protest
ant Church, 800. Frank b. Tibbitts,
Wilmington, Delaware, presiding; adj
dress Definite Prayer, the Secret OF
Power" Prof, J. ". Apple. Frederick.
Friday evening, Methodist Episcopal
Church, 7.30, VIM. Knowles Cooper,
Washington. presiding; 8, address by
Rev. Chas Wood, d. d., Washington.
Saturday morning Methodist Protest
ant Church, S.45. Chas. +. Nesbit.
Washington presiding; address Meth
ods OF Effectiveness In Personal
Work" Charles G. Trumbull, Phila-
delphia; $50, "A Timely Policy In AS
sociation Bible Study" Fred S. Good
man. New York: 1890, county work
conference, John Il. Boardman, New
York.
Saturday afternoon, Baker Chapel,
Western Maryland College, Las, ad-
dress, Immigration" Peter Roberts.
Phi. d.. New York session for pro-
fessors; session for students: SEES
sion for railroad men, conducted by
II. o. Williams, New York
Sunday Morning, Odd Fellows Hall.
., devotional service conducted by H.
o. Williams; address, Personal Spir-
itual Power and Endowment for Ser
vice" Charles G.. Trumbull; 1890,
regular church services.
Sunday Afternoon, Odd Fellows
Hall, 3, mass meeting for men, W. H.
Morriss, Baltimore. presiding; ad-
dress by Peter Roberts, Phi. ID.
Methodist Protestant Church, 800,
mass meeting for boys, M. H. Bick-
ham, Baltimore, presiding; address by
Leonard Paulson, Washington.
Sunday evening, 7.30, union mass
meeting, Alumni Hall. Western Mary
land College. Short addresses by Fred
erick NJ. Harris, II. o. Williams, Fred
s. Goodman, w. II. Morriss and John
b. Sleman, Jr.