New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-25
The Young Mems Christian Associafion-
Regular Monthly Meeting.

| The Young Mems Chrstian AsSociaIoh
held their re ,uar monthly meeting last evening al their
rooms, No. l6l Fifth ave-
| This Association which II upon Tie fourteenth
year of its work has for object the establishment oil
a reading and library the obtaining OF situations
for young who to the city from the country
wit out friends relatives to whom they may look for
guidance and help, and the general elevation OF the
Ct the rising generation Of this city which
is unfortunately for the citizens Al an exceedingly ioN
ebb While they do not exyec. that they VIII ever be
able to affect the minds OF all still they DO claim
! that If the business men and The Christian young
men OF New York VIII bat furnish the Associiuoh
with the means Ia make TWO measures practleaD!e-thc
one a house with its library. reading room, ard their
branches and a membership Of unoeasing activity-lt
will become power stronger tor work than the tabled
/ Hercules, with more hands than the bnndred'arm
Brarus. TO welcome ana guide the stranger and more
than Argus TO watch the footsteps VI me uhNary
There is 10 doubt that the Association merits Gil the
| favor and assistance which can be gwen IT,
In consequence Of the absence OF the President and
VceP President, Robert X. MacBIrney, Corresponding
The attendance was gate large and mainly composed
OF ryOuug men. but thcle was quite number ol ddlts
present. Who seemed 10 take luIIe al htcless III INC AZ
The meeting was opened by reading the first chapter
Of Acts, and prayer by the Rev AIR. Fitzgerald oi
North Carolina.
The minutes Of the preceding meeting were read and
approved.
The Committee on Employment reported that during
Nll'tNt'N'
situations obi Aimed and that situations were wanted
for every class Of applicants.
The Committee Visitation OF the Sick reported
the death OF OF the members ana offered the iOO"
ing resolutions;
er,a, This Association has learned with grief Of the de-
OF their late member winthrop b. Williams therefore
be- It 49,,
Keol.ed That n tie death Of young brother light has
gone which ro'ed shine brighter ard brighter IN Tie
future, but by the mysterious decree OF Providence ne Las
been removed inid., aud his loss yet are
happy in the thought that hi. brief he has given
hi. Master aud has gone resp his reward in h.syen
Ror,d That HEARTFELT sympah.e Of this Associaon
be rendered 10 the family the deceled Tor the epateo
they sustained r he removal By death OF beloved
and devoted bro,h,Tone uIon whom father leaned IN
his declining and TO whom brothers aud ssers looked
up for adylc, aud counsel.
Ro!reG That token TO his memory these resolution,
be- placed records Of this Association and copy ,sned
by the President and Secretary be transmitted 10 hs any
The Devotional Committee reported thai in the month
past they Lad had eight meetings that the work at the
Battery Barracks had been confined mostly To me re-
leased Rebel prisoners the short stay OF our mon
soldiers who were wearied with travel that the Rebels
very susceptible to religious truths that the ser
vice hoard the Vanderbilt had ceased some Two
weeks consequence of her departure for foreign
psrs that the Port Society, upon learning the work OF
this Association upon the war vessels. had made ar
rangemeuts % hold meetings on their class OF vessels
and had appointed tne Rev Mr jackson their agent
The meetings at the Fourth'ayc. Soldiers Rest ard
Twenty .ffhst. Mission conducted regularly and
a meeting had been opened for coored people at
Clinton Arcade.
! The Association was then addressed by the Rev.
JoHN 5. H,RTLEY II. D.. upon the Practical Methods
of Fyaneelizationp lie said that this was subject
which was agtsng at the present time both press and
pulpit Tia, IL was a subject which must be attended
TO BY the young men. lie said herevas city OF q
million Of inhabitants not one-fonrth OF whom attended
any church lie alluded to the different organizations
which were at work in the city for the pur'
pose of hindcring this The Tract Society etc.
lie alluded TO the City Mission which he claimed as
not keeping pace with the growth ofinQuity He spoke
of the system OF visitation and pronounced
il failure He mentioned an incident where the mem.
beers Of a church had visited 25COO families and sue
ceeded in bringing in old lady. He said We did not
ant churches, had enough. We wanted persons To
ill them That what wanted was personal pety.
To make this special duty aud not something TO De
nj times. 10 take their christianity into their
work shops their counting and closets ns well as
the church and prayer meeting And II this done
their power would he felt by all with whom they assoc
acd They must help the weak churches. That nearly
all the churches below Foureenth-st growing
weaker and IL the duty Of those who belonged 10
the more thriving 10 leave them and support these.
The Rev. DIR. STEVENSON said he did not quite agree
with the speaker According TO him the Churches had
failed. the Mission had failed, the Tract
and Bible Societies were failures; Christianity
itself was failure The preceding speak,
er struck a very important truth when he spoke Of
personal pety but he had not told them how TO attain
this that he didn't think that ones piey was incIease
by dwelling the defects Of others He 'iid nor WISH
be thought captious bnt hoped others wouiu u,svu
the question with spirit OF Christian love anu
Another speaker said the Sunday 'Schco was "o''
important element In evangolizng the Chuten. a,
Many others spoke none Of whom agIeeu WIN wy
remarks Of the principal speaker. ~, ,Po ,rorsac
German Branch was received niu nv, Nv .nia,",
tion of some unmportant business the AssocAuoh
adiourned with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Stevenson
Srpppy DgATH.--A man supposed TO DC
Apdr.w Dowuey from papers found on MS person.
dronne dead at The OF Fourteenths ana Broad