Show ysais meat christian N Y feb 18 the annual convention of the young mens associations of this state opened here today to day with an attendance of oyer six hundred delegates new york was the airet state to meet in a state convention and it haa now grown to be one of the leading gatherings for the consideration ot methods of chrism tian effort along ane unas ef work carried on by that organization ainone too epenial guests in attendance are prominent divines ironi all parts of the bbate also alaj general 0 0 howard U SA charles is cox prebi dent ot the canada southern Kail ray hon walter C douglas of philadelphia and 8 W ober of omaha nc |