New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-18
BROOKLYN YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION.

The Young Mems Christian Association Of Brook
lyp. held their annual meeting last evening in the
Plymouth Church. A very large audience was in
ai,endaIce tie Church being crowded before the open
ing Of the meeting The exercises were commenced
b, singing, uud prayer by the Rev. Rtir' W.
CLARAE.
Mr.. HEyRY II. LLoYn, the President Of the AssociG
o,,. nde few remarks having special reference to
the Itnpy. The Association have resolved to raise
fnnd OF g. eco for the Library. At Fatbash, in the
..Truapt Home ttc Association have two Mission
sclou,
Nh. Rev. Mr.. CL,RKE was then Introduced to the
nu,ierCe lie said that the association Of youth with
lie power of Christianity, To him very pleasant
idea 10 correction with this Society. There are, he
saic historic moments Ill the life OF every indvidna
one If these important periods liz the lie OF young
nan i when he enters among the temptations ot
GREAT cty. hen il il this association takes them by
The ard and surrounds them with something like the
benefits If d Christian home Th. society - also TO
uurime young men to fight the battles of opinion in
this county while booder battles are being fought IN
tle plaus of Europe. He sad he thankful that
iisi- Christian Society, and hoped it would receive
the ,ympathy aud prayers Of al.
Tie Rev. Mr.. BoAKDNAN Of Rochester the next
r4tktr. lie Hcverted to the fact thai perhaps there
ubs r. much Of -orTOw Of ipy in anniversary If
this kind, when the thoughts oi th"se Who hat de-
parted curing the year would force themselves upon
us Hr defended the Christian religion from the
charge of being gloomy and uorose and deprecated all
,teiaiian feelirys among churches; and closed by
urgii all yourg men to go forward IN the battle of
,ile under The chiriiaiucy uf the Prince Uf Peso.
TIE REV. HEsRY WARD BEECHER then came
upon the platform. and was receives! with great ap-
p'Gu-e. He said il great credit 70 he young
man. every BODY has to be one But the credit Wa iu
msksg II appear they old 10 wisdom and
Christian grace lie wished to put young m,n 10
their guard against certain pinchch selfcual that IL
too II-valelt. SOue people ike very ri giour
uacbies. II IL rot only the duty # young man TO
be d Christian. but to mauife-t all the grace- of
ChrsiiaIiiy II was by the coHdRT more THAI by the
argrcaf If the primitive Christians that Chrriaplty
wts made palaiabe. Some people seen 70 think re-
lrion kiud of garb pat ou yet religion Il chiefly 10
the elements of r.ciiude love, aud wOrshp ar yeter-
GiiO and instead Of goiI about 10 show bow rclg"n-
or IT, il i to be shown n their actions There J.
great Ciffer,uoe between religion anf TeE1nu-ner- te
man ho acf Christianity is the true CnrIstian that
which erely a,ks relgon j. Lot Tue Ike that whi'
ars That newspaper for instance, that dicusses all
ordinary affair by the light Of true Christianity 1;
n Il tIply religious paper The one hi'rn
With gingerbread piety, old womens store-,
and all sorts of rattle trap pious thing.
lie said that another very important matter, ualy
religious matter is the subject of leai nothing l. OF
more importance TO the young man. young man
Iced. strong vigorous health; he wished to Ask the
you men o the Christian Association, II, while tney
were exploring the rum holes and gambling den- WINE
they circulating tracts they had at all considered
hat the thousands OF young men and mldde-ag
men were doing in the matter Of health How Is the
ycung 10 get the proper exercise In billiards
her, j. Dot exercise enough There l. nothing more
heaihful than bowling; yet he would soon be oo"ied
down society should he 60 into any OF the saloons IN