Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-20

Young MEN's CHRISTIAN AssocIAr1oN.-The
NTH anniversary Of the Young Mems Christian
Association was held last evening In the lecture
room OF the Smithsonian Institute. The audi
ence was large and intelligent, and mantle tied n
great deal of interest in the proceedings. r..
The exercises We're commenced with an elo-
anent invocation by Rev. Mr.. Bittinger After
~hIch the late President of the Association "
J. Knees, Esq, read his annual report
This document represents the Association ,,u
rlng The paSs year, to have been rema rkably mos
porous and at the present time its condition is
very encouraging. As much, II not more than In
former years. has been done towards promoting
the spiritual and intellectual Improvement of the
niemoers, and In active benevolence The Ii
Orary OF the Association is increased to upwards
OF Z,Uo volumes, Its meetings are more largely
attended, and the Mission Schools dependent on
II are nourishing. Quite a number of the men,
oefs are stated to have removed from the city
s,uS the year, and some have been called to
dnother and a better world Among the latter
Is named the first President of the Association,
Alexander II Lawrence
The sermons and lectures delivered before the
Association during the year are enumerated. and
the business meetings briefly noticed The re-
port then proceeds with description of the mis-
sion schools. and especially notices the abors of
Samuel II Young, Esq, chairman of the COM
mttee on schools or these schools there are
iour-the last one having been established in the
nan OF the Western Hosehouse, in September
last IL II under the superintendent of MIR
van Santvoord, and Is represented as being espe-
ciaily prosperous for a new undertaking An
ailnsion Is made in this part Of the report to a
worthy yonng lady. not named, who had gath
cred into her own residence a score or so of neg
Ieeted children for the purpose of giving them
religious instruction, On the establishment of
the new school in the vicinity of her residence
she transferred her scholars to it. The benevo-
rent labors of those connected with this school
are also spoken very highly of. The sum of SIP
besides numerous articles of wearing apparel are
stated to have been distributed by the teachers
among the poor and destitute.
The next subject alluded to Is the arrangement
made Tor extending relief to the poor. In this
work the Association has co-operated with the
Young Catholics Friend Society and the Ladies'
Union Benevolent Society. Various other mat
ters pertaining to the objects and labors Of the
association are briefly noticed and the Presi-
cent then takes up the matter of finances. AL
though several hundred dollars in debt at the
commencement of the year, 1t appears that those
liabilities have been fully d haTged and there
Is now surplus in the treasury.
The report closes with an earnest exhortation
TO the members to press onward in the work of
doing coed
The report of the Treasurer, WIN. Chaupcy
LangdoD, Esq. was next read. From this II
appears that the receipts during the wear amount
10 l,1il 81; of which sum S;S0e 81 was dsbursed
Tor the liquidation of debts incurred during the
previous year, and S979 90 on account of penses
during the year ending yesterday; making to-
gether the sum of 81 ,2s7 81. and leaving bal
ance in the treasury of Si53 ~.
tTeasureT's reports, Mr.. Rhees introduced the
President elect, L J Magruder, Esq who de-
Ilvered brief and highly appropriate address
In the course OF which he avowed his own deter
minatlon to do all in his power to promote the
objects Of the Association, and urged his fellow
members to mite heartily in the performance of
the duties assigned them.
He then introduced the Rev. T. L. Cuyler of
New ork, who delivered an eloquent and i'm
pressive discourse. He remarked, in commenc-
Ing that he was right glad to have the opportu
nifty of being in Washington tonight; indeed
one OF the reasons Of his coming here was TO be
present at this anniversary-nott that he came ex-
pressiy for the purpose of making speech but
ne was anxious TO tell his hearers in few words
why ne loves Young Mems Christian Associa-
tons. He loves them because he has labored
FOR them. He asked, is there anv one here who
has labored especially for any object, If So do
they not love that object devotedly, Ask any
mother which Of her children she loves most
and will she not answer, the child which Is often
est sick! IL is for that she tolls and abors most
and therefore she loves il to Il greater degree So
IL Is with him in relation to Young Mems Chris
tan Assoc cations. If any of Won desire to love
this association, labor for it, IL you want to kill
IL, do not attempt to talk or write it down, but
just neg lect it.
One great reason why the speaker particularly
loves these Associations is because of their cath
Ollie spirit. He cannot tell. in the assemblare
before him. To what sects his hearers severaiIy
belong. In their labors here they are not confined
by the contracted limits prescribed by sectS but
have before them a more comprehensive field
In his own UNCONVENTIONAL church. a man cannot
always let ont his whole soul in Christian labor
nut when lie comes before such an Association
as thH, the restraint is removed and he feels free
to express fully his emotions He did no, mean
TO oppose drnoIninatOnal divisions, however for
ne believes them requisite for the general welfare
OF the Church; yet the facilities which these As
sociatiOns afford for bringing in contact Young
men from different sects calculated to be
highly beneficial, inasmuch they remove
whatever harsLness may grow out of sectarian-
ism.
The speaker next proceeded to point out the
various methods in which these associations
were capable Of comforting great benefit, on the
community. They are especially calculated to
be OF advantage To yOung who are away
from home To these they open the way into
religious and moral associations and thus assist
them in overcoming the temptations which NAV
beset them on their entrance into a strange city.
The reading rooms and libraries afford them
opportunities for passing their leisure hours in
the development Of their intelrcts and the Iabors
Of the Association lead them To cultivate an IN
creased attachment for the principles of chris
tianity.
The speaker made some allusicn to the asso-
Citations in New York city and London and OF
the great benefits which their organizations were
bestOwing upon the Young men of those cities
He expressed his conviction that Young Mems
Christian Associations render the members bet
ter and more active christians in the respective
churches to which they may belong, as they tend
to increase their love for religion and their desire
to labor for its advancement After dwelling at
some length upon this topic. he concluded with
an earnest appeal to the community to support
this association. and urged the meInbsrs to in
creased efforts for its future prosperity.
On MIR. Cnyler taking his seat the President
announced that r. C.. Mccormick, Esq of New
York, from whom an address was also e1 pected
had been detained at home by urgent business
matters.
Rev. Mr.. Bittinger then pronounced benedic-
ton, and the congregation was dismissed.
The PUBLIC must keep It's weather eye open
for impcsters. Yesterday a colored woman was
detected, on the outskirts Of the city, PLAYING
the old game Of soliciting aid to bury her child
She told piteous tale well calculated TO deceive
of her sons death, from injuries received by
rowdies on Pennsylvania avenue. and of the
corpse lying unburied in her house, in conse-
quence of her inability, through poverty to buy
even a rough pine coffin. She collected quite a
sum, but, suspicion was excited, an examination
of her premises was made, and the mother was
found enjoying jolly supper, surrounded by her
family, ali Of whom were HnbHTi.d. to be sure
but ''nary one was dead, or gave signs Of ap-
preaching dissolution
The CIRCUIT Court yesterday finished going
over he trial docket. and then the appeal docket
was begun. This docket contains some forty
seven cases, and will probably occupy several