The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-10
!. N. c. A. Meeting
ANNUAL AFFAIR.
B Yearly Function Held IN the Y. M. G.
a. Building Last Night Was
PatronIzed by Large
Crowd.
ST. LOUIS MAN TALKS
three Course supper and Address BY
Rev. Williamson Of st. Louis,
Were Features o.
the Meeting.
Sc, LOUIS MAN TALKS


.c,ntilated to every nook and Granny
(. the Y. M. G.. A. building last even
Ing crowd that very comfortably
e, ,l the spacious dining room slowly
s,ed in In twos and threes and took its
nlaca at deliberately prepared tables
and the annual supper given by the Y.
N G. A., in conjunction with its year
II meeting. was on in earnest.
: Men came and brought their wives,
and vonng men came with their sweet
hearts and still others, just plain
triends and associates, added their
rresence to make the affair a success,
q addition to receiving Christian bene-
ets of a lasting and wholesome nature.
Several features tended to make
M annual meeting one OF more than
ordinary interest One of these fea-
three vas the banquet. while another
was stirring address by Rev. Will
,;am 4 williamson, pastor of the Third
BAPTIST church of st. Louis. and a
sneaker on religious subjects with
more than ordinary ability. In con
iuncfion with the social evening ar
ranged. the business affairs CT the as
ISOLATION for the past year were moi
neglected, and the report of all the
committees. submitted by President
Hamill, proved very interesting to tbs
members Of the association and Its
friends. also very satisfactory. The
complete report follows further dowr
the column.
Dine Before Hearing Address.
The address of Rev. Williamson fol
lowea the report of President Hamill
and the report submitted by Presiden
Hamill followed an elaborate spreat
Of three courses. The menu OF thu
banquet was as follows:
First Course.
Fruit cocktail Waters
Second Course.
Chicken pie Mashed potatoes
Dreamed peas
Tomato salad Biscuits
Third Course.
Ice cream Home made cake
Coffee.
After the report of President Hami
had been given. eyes and ears wer
turned toward Rev Williamson, whoI
President Hamill very graciously ii
tr0duRed nc a ma ,1sao ,v,tt 4.
number of Keokukians, and assure
the gathering that entertainment an
Instructions were sure to follow
DR.. Williamson's address was of
wholly religious nature, but as migf
Dc expected, he based his talk alon
lines stimulated by the Y. NJ. c. A
and some valuable lessons were draw
from the relation of the churches
The J. NJ. c. A. He held that thel
vas very intimate association b
tween the church and association, ar
urged binding the ties of Christian Il
lowshin closer, but suggested th'
each organization. although indispen
able to each other, should beware
any overlapping of the fields of
dividual labor
The st. Louis minister was ali
strong for Christian unity as the mo
practicable plan for Christian upli
OF humanity. THE. Lord never ask
icr Christian union said Rev. "
hanson, for Christian union W
come in Gods own time-will cor
when we are all bending together
some Christian task
Cooperation Necessary, says Rev. w
hanson.
IN referring to the plane on viii
humanity lives today, Rev. Williams
said that Christianity of today was
higher than the churches Of each
aividual community. Cooperation
.he part Of the churches he ga
VIII lift the whole life of the toy
70 a higher plane and make real I