, 1861-03-19

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. The Young Mems Christian Aaaocia
/ 9Mcers. e3 """aa 1Aee'1s
This excellent and useful Organization bel
their Third Animal Meeting at their room
in tbe Met1odist chnrcb Block. on the corut
Of Washineton and Clark streets. last eyenint
The h,storv If the Association. "a d Who'll
and esnec1a,1v within the INST wear. has bee
snch aa bas realized the hones nf its friend
and mil e.rriad mt tre Dnrnoses fnr wh5c
.no w. e - -
It was founded = u mas furnished co@mo ~ 10
~. Ia. -,a,a,-r aa@,,,;,,a+;o,,.
clIy, laying aslde melely ue1olnl1aLloAs
views and differences, conld Labor for
COMMON purpose. Aoohlng r~a ~ u
organization Of this Assoclation,a few youn
men composing what "as then called "Ih
Chicago Young Mems Society Tor Religion
Improvement" taking note OF the flourfahin
condition of Young Mems Christian Agsocip
mons IN nearly all OF tne pf1nclpal clt1es OF IN
Union, published cal, inviting all the Chr1f
tian Young Men OF the Varaous EVnuge1iea
Churches Of our city favorable to the 'organ1
zation OF such an Association, to meet ut
speclned Time anu place.
This call WAS so generally aud enthusiastic
ca1ly responded to, that steps were immediate
y taken, which resulted, IN few weeks, In
complete Organization, adoption Of eonstitu
tlon, ana eieet'on OF tun corps OF officers
wno enLerea upon lael1 ouues Oh she tn1ft
11onuAs VI 'nus' Aoso
~ p,a4no40 " 'ns ssous1.tuaon' cApfesSe'
~ ssnesaA 'ea4lS Au0 op9ee1 VI 1ne Assoc'a1loh
a. m tunoms
oromote Fvanaetca' Rei,s "a p f. aes3H e
vital piety among yoang men, resident il, OF yis
imn6ranca % M ~ a3a 1T Wta a..
aesomplishing that object. and desitous Of ioEm
fos tie Great end PROPOSED herehy sgEee to aon
for our government the following Constitution:
Ihe second section OF the first article Of the
constitution relterates this design in more
concise terms, as follows:
Tho ob1eet o. this Association ehall be the IN.
Condition Of yoaaE men. by the waya ani @ meana
| hereinafter DESIGNATED
Inc ASSOCIATION at 1lrst located on Randolph
street, ahttle more than year since removed
| 10 Inc new. ptocR OF the Methodist Episcopal
Cnufeh' on tne corner Oh clazk and Washing
| Luz e'eeees' i locahon unsurpassed IN central
aasan'agges- III LIS ne" locality mas been lit
seo up III ene hecona story ol tue oulloing,
urge ano eoh'noalous 1eaolng foom' III q
| style simple and unostcntat1ous, yet beautiful
and attraetlVe- This room IS under the espe-
clal care OF the librarian, and some members
OF the Association are in attendance almost
every evening to receive and welcome visitors.
Il Is open from morning until ten O'Clock at
night each day, except the Sabbath. Young
men especially are invited to avail themselves
OF the came.
The same room is also the scene Of daily
noon Union Prayer Meetings, which have been
uninterruptedly held since the great awaken
ing Of 1857. On the third Mondays of the
months Of March, June, September, and De-
cember business meetings are held, on the
corresponding days of the other months there
are social meetings held. On Saturday even
ing of each week general religious meeting
;s ba1d -, ,r1,;o,, oo,o.;o,,. ,oao.+1u ,:..-E
- neio. VI "u'ea aoee''''ono' ieeens'y. auJoufh-
/ 1arraa+ on7;anco roor, IF tho rbr,.,h
h1sstsa aaoleuce rooHl VI Tue Cnufcn-
Tie annual meeting Of the Association, held
ot their ronmz in hfathod,a+ fh,roh p,ooI- =
szs.;a 49,: ~ ,,s,aresa1 .n st..N 'ioeA la'I
nrocassin. were ~ The ,nost 'n'
acter Af3er +ha nsuoi onan;,o, ovoro;ao. ~
ra,,,,1o,. t,,e;,,o,s ,vo, a,+a-aa ~. ~
nort of ne Roard of Manaeara rod br t,,a aoo
1atarv = n Pant,c,d Fso oova = ,.o.- rs.:,,
f,ctorv eto+an mt of +ba nrasant oona;.;a" ~
The sociatv Thu eocaa*;ou ~ =, . an,,,a-s 49, ~ =
mat year IA NOT hee;, - 1oroa =. ~ r. ,,.s 49,
1io-,s o,,a 1,,,t - $500 - s;aN-st 49, -
100 49, eas 49,. ~ 4ae ~ u40sous" nenI
tnow1 ~ 49, - - ha 49,. s ~ T4 ~ ea were
+iano5 49, faot ~ +he naesar, as, go ~. meu
,ost Tsg;s,atnre dn1v incornor,+,ao 49, 49, - 49, .n
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-, - 80 49, ~ ..-4 w. sueA appoin''
~ .a.,as nus -. 49, 80 w. upon mo'.on GUS.
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;a~ raan1t. 1 osr1osns '1' to1o"~
p,ss;5sat-1ob, y F.~n.a,,
Fra Tzes Prssident-P. L. Underwood.
sna o1ei ,sG,,B E. Kn9aen n;fo,d
Recording See7stary-W. B. Topliff.
t7e4sa'e'|vamss 1aaHn a: a. fassona.
John Gpbel samuel Bliss. Thoma. " Ward
A. I. sewen, L. E. Ale1ander. E. S. Rowland.
Fatal ARRAY in a Dance House.
A serious affray took place on Saturday
night, on the corner Of Sherman and Polk
streets, at beer saloon and dance house kept
by one Frederick Kline. The premises were
occupied on the evening in question By
mixed and disorder1y assemblage Of the lower
swell-mob Of both sexes, who were engaged
in dancing.
Most OF the party seem to have been Ger.
mans, aud their junketing and hi1arity attract
cd the attention and Intervention Of party Of
halfgrown boys and young men, all Irish,
who, about twelve O'Clock, burst In mon The
party then in the bar-room, in the most riot
Gus manner-onc Of them, William Mcbride.
committing an assault on one of the females
prostitute named Moody. The f1eht soon
hecame general md c1nhs decen+era bot+1eo
and chairs were freely used, and several
persons knocked Down. The stove WIS upset
windows smashed and the f1ops of war seemed
let loose. During the progress of the f,obt
Kline was attacked bv one Of the eanp named
John Fauuan. who struck him terrible blow
On tn back Of tile head with heavy aharp-
pointed stone, facturipsr his skul1 and level
ling him senseless to the floor. His gudden
fall alarmed the gang and tbey retreated to tbe
street. Here stones wero thrown against the
house, and one of the marty hurlei1 a hnpe