New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-17
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
fECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW-YORK
CHRISTIAN YOUNG MEMS ASSOCIATION.

CHRISTIAN YOUNG MEMS ASSOCIATION.
This Anniversary celebrated Monday evening in
Dr. Checyers Church which crowded The exercises
sommenoei with the anthem "Jehovahs Praise, reading
oftbe Scripture by the Rev DR.. Phillips and prayey the
Rev. Dr. De Witt The President, Howard Crosby, then
made On address Of which the following il outline:
The Asoociaon he snid, having bu Just reached the
elose Of is second year. wes in IT. infancy and ~ Ian
fuaCe he prophetic rather than historical. They
~erc NOT irving an experiment; The rrcet m ssouary
work which BEGAN hard by tie tomb Of Iazaru that work
was their. Youth when impressions deepest; when
mind freesf, when thought quickest they called
into the service OF the Savior OF mankind. Here he said
war uihi.l enjoyment Of soul with soul and not the
vapd laughter Of The gaming table and the b-phc They
appealed also TO the intellect by their library their real
room and their lociWeS. They appealed likewise 10
tie conscience They stood hcncae the shadow Of the
Cross OF Jesus Christ, and assured young men, with the
saneeiness Of experimental knowledge TINT only there
was safety and abiding Joy. TO use the words q" ano'ef'
there other Libraries and reading rooms which were
oyon TO all bat there other place in which young
man could obtain The Christian fellowship ana sympathy
Of those who like himsef eiryns TO thread the
of this vanity fair and is blandshmeDis They were re-
ehed by knowing that OF the 80 young men VINO had
oincd the Association associate members 30 had been
converted The statistic Offheirmember follows:
active MEMBER 9cC. asOo aic mmbor- 80 life members,
60 honorary nenhers, r; which might add those
who TO be elected during The prese mt month 80 NIX
ing grand total Of ltC4. The Young o. this City.
lie said amounted in number TO about 100 of whom
500 had arrived :he last year. Every "Wednesday
ing Of their had been apat for bible class
and although the number attending this had not been large
a deep interest had been nenifc,cd and about One-fOurh
OF tie Attendance had been from the assOcIac members.
Their library had increased during the past year from 200
725 volumes, for many oi which they indebted 10
TIE liberaly II The Christian public Books had been
taken from Tie library by 40 members and the realiny
had been well attended The rooms formerly occu
pied at ihe Suyyesnnt Institute although entirely male
quate 70 The necessities Of the AssocGion for lack Of
funds 10 procure cCmmOdous csiabi,iment haf
been leased again. Partly from the same reason, they
had had 10 lectures; but q series OF practical dis
had been given by various clcrgymcn OF
This Gy-a series which closed by that
excellent servant Of God, the Rev. Dr.. D"h
Tie number Of Young Mons Christian Associations at
present anized in the United States was he sai twen
iyfevefT In Germany there eishty-iour who were
organized under the general denomination OF Young
Mems Associations of the Rhine and Wesiphaa. Swift
zcrland Ind ffty-One; the British Empire thryhye. IL
was prorero remark he continued, that oi these, the
London Association was the parent OF all similar com'-
nations. In France hoe we've tlriysX, winch were now
organizing into federation. There was one in Sweden
There iidngs of them on the shores OF Arca In
BritI America they to be found at Montreal Que
bee Toronto and Halifax. As far as a.cerained there
now existed two hundred and weniyve OF these asoca-
tons. One had recently been formed III Cork Ireland
among Catholic young men. This they regarded with
great inteYos The object OF this Catholic Association
was ecarod TO be the mutual improvement Of their non-
bers and the exoniOn among them OF brotbefly love
Meetings for public prayer were held every week and 1t
war conf pulsOiy every member TO otcn at least once
menth The NewYork Association had been IN cores
pondence with Associations in London Turn, Geneva,
Boston Providence Hartford, Washington and else
where. This correspondence had been highly III,
ter,sng; especially delightful was 1t thus to hold
and practically prove that the enjoyment OF heart was
the same. The Association had organized four Standing
Committees provide seats for young III churches 10
find them suitable boarding houses to procure employ
ment when they had need Oft and lastly to visit the SICK
AT late meeting meeting of this Association Mr. H. e. Nc
Cormck was accredited II delegate TO similar Institutions
in the Old World They would call upon every under
forty years Of age ally himself with them If no AID could
be given by Christian brother beyond the Use OF hs name
this was earnestly desired Ii would increase the moral
power Of the Association The true union OF Christians
IN Christ however various might be their belief on minor
points, happily exemplied III tins Association The
encouraging harmony had characterized Their pro-
ctedings. There seemed, he SAID TO be two-iod mis-
conco ptiOn the public mind Some Of their friends thought
they were Of too religious character, while others
thought they not sufficiently But from the Con
stulion OF the Association, they clearly that the
mental and social Improvement of young men was re-
garded a means TO their spiritual improvements They
the religion Of Christ. Only members Of good
standing IN evangelical churches could be III any wise ac
Give They could not recognize that hberay which could
allow the control of their action TO pass into the hands of
who denied the truths of the religion of Savior
hofo who would detract from his divine sovereignty
All such they invited to associate membership. Worldly
men on the other hand would not fall in love with Chris
ian trnizatons and il these whom they wished TO
reach For them they had library readlngrOom courses
OF lectures and committees employment and 10 visit
the sick. The Association fully approaching the immen-
sty Of the field before them and the need of energetic ac
tion were however limited in their means Their income
was 80 small that impossible increase their library
procure interesting lecturers and above all such rooms
as hey needed II had become necessary for them 10 ask
the aid the Christian public They asked of that public
S5OO be expended in the purchase of lots and the
erection of building suitable TO the objects OF the Asso
citation.
BF MASlERnE, Treasurer, then presented the follow