Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-04
Y. W. c. A. JUBILEE SERVICE
IS HELD IN ST. PAUL s
ADDRESS ON Iirticth Anniversary of
Founding Of Order Made
bl DIR. Bowie.
BROAD VISION or FOUNDERS
EicliinonI Branch Was Organized in
ST. Faults in 1897, AMI u Was
Here That National Convention
Was Held in 1917.

Jubilee Services III honor of tie
hfticth anniversary Of the founding of
til" Young w"mcuH Christian Ass"-
citation were celebrated yesterday in
all sections Of the Christian world.
The services in Richmond were held in
st Faults Episcopal Church, with Ecy.
W. l;us,"il I;"wic, i. D., pr-S,.iin:;.
THIS church was chosen because III"
l;irhmoud branch al Ia" order WA, born
thor" III 1857. and Tia" annual "uuvcu-
ton az the dissertation from all over
TIA" United states met there in i?l2.
i;"'h thc*" dates. IL WAS said at the
services. wrr" notable ones in the his
tory at the organization in Richmond.
March :. 1866. few earnest women
mot il E"Stnu aud founded the aSSo-
citation. which has now branches in
almost every town ana hamlet Of size in
the United states, aud with scores of
branches III foreign countries The
birthday az tn" association was OBJ
served simultaneously Yesterday whcr-
oyer there * q branch. and the sauc
form "f service as prepared by thc
National i;"'r" OF Young Womc"'s
Christian Associations in New York
Was observed in them all.
The services started with tho pro
"C$siIn;i hymn. "Hciuicc We I'urc In
Heart" and then followed the iuyo..a-
ti"n and the greeting aud the singing
Of tn" hymn. oh, beautiful For Spc-
"iuus Skies Next was the responsive
rcadin:: and the prayer Of praise. ooh
cod cur Help In Ages Fast" was sung
after which came the address. ana
tn" closin. hymn. Lead ON. o kirg
Eternal
DIX, BOWIE NAMES
JuniIi:E Address
because of the bad weather the at
tcm'an"" was small, Dr. Bowie, IN his
! iuhllC" address, said.
"Nany historic incidents lave hap
pcucd in this church. General Leo
during those trying days Of the War
l;ctw"cn tho states. worshippci here
amh has often sat in the pcws that
s"mc Of YOU now occupy II WAS i'm
this church that President jefferson
Davis. on that sad day in April. 1865.
heard of the evacuation Of Petersburg.
History and tradition cling I" the very
walls Of tn" church III which YOU arc
NOW assembled
lint is none tho less historical. that
the Young Moments Christian AsSocia-
tion OF Richmond WAS founded in this
church in 1887. and that the national
convention OF tn" association in 1912
was held hare. II is - wonderful ihiu.,
to hold IN" THANKSGIVING OF tho found
ing Of the organization ia 81. raurS
Churcil.
"II"w great and rich tn" influence.
how lofty tn" aspirations Of the Young
"'",'" ~ we '9H'' !"''' "','c seen
"''"H N"'''- "''"''' "','''"'hH w sun
inner conferences Of tho organization,
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wherever thcS" NQunc women meet. You
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OMEN or VISION
70, NDr:D UNDERTAKING
Dr. Bowie explained that tho few
women who first founded the organiZn-
ton had this sam. vision and the
ability to dream Of better things to
come. Their forward look TO sec the
results of their work was tho RICHEST
inheritance handed down to those who
later took up the work lie said that
from hUmblc beginnings it's growth
was possibl" hccaIIsc Of the courage.
faith and unSclii ShucSS Of the uionc,4'
members. 1t was the faith and Mol,c
bound with love that enabled the as
s"otation {" hc :" firmly established
to-day.