The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-11-12

Young Mems ChrIStian Association
of CIncInnatI-.HOw their work is
ReInE Carried Forward In That
city.
W. ]. Reed, President of thTClncln-
natl Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, recently delivered an address,
from which we make the follow ing ex-
tract:
OUR SPECIAL WORK.
Recognizing that singleness OF pur-
pose for the good of young men was in
general the measure of success of other
associations, your officers have made
this their central object, and have pray
erfully considered every step taken in
! the conduct OF the trust committed to
| them.
The attention to visitors ut the rooms
they considered OF great Importance,
and have endeavored 10 have every
possible courtesy shown. In this way
they we're assisted early in the year by
the committee appointed for the pur-
pose. This committee called upon the
members of the association who served
on their respective evenings in forming
| the acquaintances of visitors, and pro.
viding for their wants, and in extend
ing invitations upon tho streets TO
pnssers by who apparently had leisure.
AT times, great success attended their
| efforts. Often II large proportion of our
evening religious meetings was COM
posed of those thus invited, and the
marked attention given was of itself
sufficient reward. The intense interest
manifested in the songs, with which a
few Of our musical members and friends
favored us, gave confidence that good
was already being accomplished.
When the novelty of the work had
ceased 1t was found that many MEM
bers were unable to make 1t convent
ent to be present at the time appointed.
and their duties devolved upon the Su-
perintendent and such volunteer aid
as he might be able occasionally to OBJ
tain. II is 10 be regretted that this de-
paFtment of labor was not more fully
| appreciated, for 1t presented one of the
| best means of reaching the young men
thus thrown under our influence, and
experience has proved that advances
are seldom met but with the utmost
cordially.
READING ROOM.
The reading room has been frequent
ed by an intelligent class of young
men, and It's periodicals have been
| eagerly perused. Even the religious
papers are rapidly worn and do not
long retain their places on the files.
An increase in this department OF
| books, papers and magazines Is desira-
| BILE.
hOsAC IhOOMs
The music room has proved very
valuable accessory. Often has the
stiffness of the reading room, or the
hum of the conversation room been
broken by the sweet notes of the piano,
and at times Sweeter voices have auded
to its attractions and to the homelike
air of the place. The power which can
be- exercised in this room alone, es-
peGlally by The ladies, is tncaleulable.
The conversation room, in which
since October 4 1866, amusemeuts and
games of an innocent character such
as croquet, martelle, needle-gunr
checkers, chess and war-chess nave
been permitted, have added very at
tractive feature, and one which, how
ever similar experiments have opera
ted elsewhere, with us has been pro-
ductiVe OF great good. The change
from reading to amusement and from
amusement to reading, has frequently
been the means OF retaining visitors in
the two rooms the entire evening.
Amusement has relieved the monoto-
ny of continuous reading, and reading
has often succeeded the surfeit OF
amusement.
There have been times when the class
of young men frequenting the conyer-
sation room was somewhat objection-
able, but the preAence of such has in
some instances been discovered by
themselves 10 be uncongenial, and they
have Withdrawn, whereas in others,
marked Improvement has been made
in dress and manners, and many of
them, formerly frequeuters of places OF
evil associations, have become regular
attendants to our rooms. Young men
and lads now visit the rooms, and es-
pecialIy the conversation-roomI who
are without relatives and almost with
out friends.
COFFEE AND READING ROOMS.
The coffee and reading-room work
has been continually demonstrating
the great need which city like ours
has OF many more institutions OF
the same kind. On the 9th oil March
the peoples coffee and reading rooms
were transferred to the Cincinnati
Bethel Society, with special agree
ment for its continuance by them Its
operations have been enlarged, and
have greatly increased in efficiency.
The working mems coffee and read
inR-rooms have, under the able man
agemeut of Brother Murray Shipley,
and the direct superintendenceo of Mrs.
H. J. Jackson, become an indispensa-
bic institution to the workingmen OF
the neighborhood. Three drinking sa-
looms in the vicinity have, sinceits es-
tablishment, been closed, two are about
to close, and two more give evidence of
a want of success. In the families of
two proprietors of saloons near there Is
manifest interest upon the subject OF
religion. The finances of the institu-
tion have been conducted with great
economy, and for the benefit solely of
its patrons, as is evidenced by the
small balance OF twenty seven dollars
which only remains in the treasury.
The necessity of further efforts In
this department, il we would effectual-
" stay the inroads of intemperance,
will be apparent by the report OF Bro
theI Shipley.
our Treasurer reports US entirely free
from debt. Shall we improve the OPP
portnnity and make vigorous effort
10 continue our work on its present
scale, and at the same time to provide
for and erect building for perma-
nent homer It can be done; shall we
develop the energy latent among u.s.
and succeed?
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