New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-26

| "b1aies-' These meetings have resulted In muc
Rsod and the speaker thought mi ht be copied ben
with profit The Association gives an anDua course 0
Lecites, like the Mercantile Library Associaiion
tbis City and IT Is coufdered distinction By tie mos
eminent men to he invited to lecture before the Asso
olaiien Thee lectures arc bound in annual yolu mes
of which q large number sold There are t-ancS
AfsoGaiiOns throughout London organized o SINH
Ter basis, and forming alIisres to the parent holy.
The airua' subscription Is ore guinea. At manchAs-
Ger there ls similar association. with 200 mem
beIs. Huddersheld ard Ayiesbury were found
TO possess houIishing Associations and their effects
upon tie morals of the young men we're met sau'sry
Glasgow has q Society Of 500 members. although not
10 operation more than five yecSs The annual sub
scription Is two shings sterling. Lk. its London as
sociste il furnishos usy ooue Of lectures by The
Bbest men Of the country. ia Glasgow the speaker at
fenced public meeting and yaye Az afcnunt o. me
operation Of American Associations. In Edinburgh
they essed Association at the tine OF is visit ut
10 was most cordially received by the Young Mems
sabbath Morning SOciety-an orgGrIzation IL wears
od-the members of which met for PRAYER and spiritual
improvement for an hour and bali every sunday
morning. Since bis visit they have organized iorng
Mems Christian Association -Four or five years ago
the Belfast Association was formed. II originhel
with eight pOus Dung who met IN Christian ei-
lowsp and II numbers goo junior and 100 senior
members and does very great deal of good The mem
beIs who have started observation-disclosures Throughout
the ;city for the working classes, where the papers
as be- read free and wholesome Refreshments Obtained
res OF the grog shops has materially diminished, ana
tAe character and appearance q the humber pOpua-
ton improved in corresponding ratio. AnOiher
custom of the Befasiaas is to 70 into the meanest
parts lof the city Sabbath morning and ask the
privilege of using one of The houses in the street IN
The afternoon for divine worship. MI Motor
mick attended one Of these meetings, wien
some forty persons were present, and from hls
description the scene mist have been pleas
ant indeed-few if any Of these people attending any
other place of wOrshiD The Society also distributed
tracts 10 the number of 10000 monthly, and in fact ~
members went abOut doing all the good IL Their power
Dublin has an Association with three hundred mem,
beIs The Dublin, Belfast, Limerick and Cork Asso-
Citations were DESTROYS Of making some Arrangements
whereby members from their Societies coming 70 TINS
cOunfrv cOuld be furnished with letters OF intro
ducton to American Associations. In Paris the
sneaker found an Association OF sixteen members
meeting in q very small reom IN the Rue jacob Ihelr
meetings were very quiet. Formerly the police an
moved them by frequent visits but OF late they nave
dis, ontiuued their attentions Thee from p 70 30
Associations in Parisall very quiet for fear OF the
police In August next Worlds Convention OF
Young Mems Christian Associations will he held IN the
French Capitol. In Geneva Mr.. Mccormick found
file largest and most interesting Association on
the Coptuept. II possessed n very fine Library. AT
1uin the association had died out and in the Papal
States no such organization could exist. In Consan-
tinope only two persons belonged to the associlon-
the rest had deserted il account of business But
the Young men thought they mi hit long reOrganlze
the Society. | conclusion the speaker returned
thanks TO his many friends in Europe who have
been so kind to him, and he said that he
WAS In possession of mass OF very inter-
estipe matter bearing upon the subject of his report
which he might future day present to the A'soca
ton. IApplause. The Report was on motion ac-
certed and after some other business the meeting al
jOumed.