Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-19
Y. N. c. A. OF TEXAS
OPENED MEETING
Two Hundred Delegates Present at
College Station Convention
and More Coming.

The thlrtieth annual convention OF
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
lions OF Texas opened here Thursday
afternoon with an attendance Of 200
delegates. Il is expected that by to-
night the attendance will have reach.
ed the $50 mark.
The feature OF the session last
night was an address by DIR. George
w. Truett OF Dallas, pastor OF the
First Baptist Church, along inspira'
tlonal lines. James A. Whitmore OF
New York City, international secre-
tary, spoke on Extending the King
dom by the Association Activities In
Our North American Colleges" C. d.
Hurley. student secretary OF the In
ternational committee. discussed 'Ex-
tending the Kingdom by Extension
Work OF the Local Student Assocla'
ton
Thursday afternoon Or. George J.
Fisher OF New York, head OF the ply.
steal department OF the Young Mems
Christian Association. held a confer
ence with the physical directors OF
the Texas associations. Standardlz-
Ing the physical work was the sub
iect under discussion. and Or. Fisher
showed how the work in the gym
naclums might be put on more sys-
tematic basis.
Attending the conference were the
representatives OF the Galveston, Dali
las. Waco. Fort Worth, San Antonio,
Houston. Sherman. Beaumont, Pales-
tine and Temple associations.
Delegates 10 the convention are be-
ing entertained IN the homes Of the
campus residents and in the dormi-
tories by the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College students. The ses-
sions are being held in the new Young
Mems Christian Association buildings
The 200 delegates here now consist
Of representatives OF railroad. college
and city associations.
. The convention was opened formal
" last night
"The Glory OF Young Men Is Their
Strength" formed the subject Of n
stirring address this morning by Or.
George W. Truett OF Dallas before the
annual meeting Of the Young Mems
Christian Associations Of Texas, in
; session at the A. & VI. College, Or.
Truett's addresses are features Of the
convention which opened at College
b Station yesterday with an attendance
OF 200 delegates from railroad. city
and college associations
That the world is looking for
strength and not for weakness was
the statement Of the speaker. This
, Is true with reference to strength Of
body and strength Of mind as well,
but true in still a greater sense with
reference to spiritual strength
There is no such thing as painless
education
? Everything worth while costs and
: in the market places OF life We pay
full price"
THE man who will is the man who
. can"
THE most stupid man the world
ever knew is the man who developed
great ruggedness Of body: who de-
veloped and trained his mind until
II was alert and powerful, but who
utterly neglected the s;ill greater
= part Of HIS being the undying spirit.
j. Wealth does not satisfy. human
honor does not satisfy, human pleas
ure does not satisfy Wealth but
+ boards and clothes the body and
harnesses the mind. Spiritual growth
and spiritual peace are the things
r that satisfy"
THE supreme things Of life often
$ are lost because OF inattention."
5 These were epigramatic statements
E Of DIR. Truett in his address this
; morning.
That the college Y. NJ. c. AS are
D engaging in extension service to q
great degree was developed in the
reports made last night to Charles D.
Hurley. student secretary of the in
l. ternational committee.
r. S. Graham OF Southwestern Uni
T. versity reported splendid extension
service with the negroes of George
r town. The extension workers of that
association made a survey in the ne
p gro districts, he said, determining the
/ number of negroes owning theiI
= homes, the percentage Of illiteracy
p and other information. Educational
d work in home improvement, evil ef
= fects of tobacco and whiskey, benefits
of education, and the proper home in
d fluences is being done by students
and instructors at Southwestern.
u R. r. Farmer Of Baylor University
said that his association had accom-
plished great things with meetings al
the JAIL extension work at the Katy
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