, 1869-11-26
SOCIAL REUNION,
First Annual Reception of Trinity
Church Young Mems IS.
sociation,
Addresses by Rev. Mr Sullivan and
Ai.hop Whttehouse

! The Inst ruoual reception ot the Yo2,R Men.
As@octsllnn OF Tnni'5 Church zas held last eyen
! Ing II the reception roam Of the church. II =,
] attended b! fArEs ard very br4llaus COMPANY
consftting principally Of the member Of the con
fEeRation. and rro5ed 10 be vesJ pieasan, re
uoion- The association, under whose aup c-l
the parry Fas given. has been IN extatenc,
for nearly .rar, and It waa with !
Sfsv ol advancing lss intereas. ard bringing 1
more pspm'nent'J before the notice OF ,th.
church, thnr The reception WAS held.
The e1erciSez were formally opened VIII.
pra5erbJ Rer, Edward Sullivan, after which Prot
GearJ. ntsi&'ed bS Alss Baxter, Mr4 Martin
and Mr. Kenyon, Grattted the company b1
singing "Ittt Thlue Eyes," fsom "El,Iah,4 -
hev. Eds ard Sullivan then proceeded u
delEer tho Inaugural addfeu, Vh.ct
he did very bneny by giving .
eopelse statement Of the fouug Aena Association
o1 The church, It's aims, and purposes, It sptaua
INTO existence ont of feeling ths. such an inat1
npnntn M oi Jonne nen who we're drifting 10 and
no. esrted tc PeHsof apecutar character, AID
: con,taot dagger, unless surrounded By
afsnn ssstntu' INC Christian xd54rI ,9senes: q being
SicseaDesa 1t was ~ ,houea. 81 sIsiy say,s,s's saa
tneIeIc1c. to form a society Whssh would SlaG; oe
e.stle or rus'cut. lot Of purely rellelous char,
cotub'h-t, Tor tee reception aud d!ndsiop Of good
= sGnepcte, AID the enlistment Of enerriea N the
sstSGs oepa1,m @ s1ss 81 Christian Eo1k Tae
p4tt year. nnd though no: large tn point Of nun
tern a. wss detitahe, It possessed peculiar de9fce
o. lttetssi @ TO- ~ connected whit. AT the meet.
g., ~hleh TOOK Place every alternate Tuesoty.
txsssEes Of Scripture we're eclected for deaata,
Khtt discussions. readings, eesaya and 1sEiou1
intellectual excrctees combined 70 present good
counter attraction to the mApy influences Tor eytl
with which young Meu we've HprtpuGded. The
tpeaAtr, IN the Lame Of the association, totnked
the company ior the liberal aste.t4ncs which had
veil received, Bunop Wnitehouse ID
dIess ssed the meeting he vas afraid 70
,o.ntir, under ,hs great dl.adva5t.ge Of III na1s
ing Il owl bt lore &c ca1-e the precise character
Of the Institution Of the ohIects ct the tneertnc.
De5oId tie Eepe1at tdca that 1t was k.ndnesa 81
ts1hntnt But a. toon ~ The oniec, = as mentlontd
ne ief 'hat It insolyed question which, OF ali
ntLefs .hcud, ,carest their affections the counec-
t.en tetH cth our social ard our rtagtous postlon
We hese Divorced item too much, We srs too
spt TO consldef religion ~ beonRlng only TO Suu.
da}p. 70 t,e put Oh aud on as onr Sunday closneA.
1hs. sh,. was fundamental ulstsre every on; ons
~ va ots tee n,lor, soItaics = The Gospsi
ietlcx what praioana social lose u a9en1
".'h We Q! Inc Lofd. how much there u OF
IT, AsaEess q social Lie IN hs character - Il to
sno~ nG~ y iasns'cal M pate his.asoned Casst:an
tt nc Cnurctl,s hoT to employ that socts qualify
~ =, 10 PIT + to tue Highest use, and many awk-
seeos Oar h4e as's G. sus a,%n I'M
tue NotE OF religion to free and cheerful reia.
tiSn Win one caily Aie Here often crude, inpia5-
r. rlIfen in the resort 10 Iottestes, dapce1, aud
o:Eer Hct]dlY ar.rseu.ente, when eFer5thing mad
10 bs oo1e for religion or charity. Such tneaus
thiI Of The deepest import 10 halIoy our aocts1
1elatlcnt. that no religion mar le cheerful. md
hal o. eoS1a af1sngeneata 5eltgiaua The present
Atiodltp 10 tic young men 10 Tno.e interest.
The axtoctatoa was formed, the speaker uoossd
NE P.ainltt. who eAid, 1--WE are learfaliy aud
srd Fon'ieftull5 situated. Feariuliy, lnasauca a
is sc1sounded og dangers 10 nis moral charac.
tsioxn ' asns ss asd y odts ds 9S 1S't'9n esas sa
IN the lursut Of worldly a,us III be feels thss he
tuiit ior htm, furnished for him, 70 which de- IL
diteen b. the ieoIs.e coudltan ia which be fintis
hsmeeit, and Where be is seduccd and corrupted BY
cd i be one Which sought 10 step IL eaG do s3ne.
th1cg t0r the JoutE man rho Is plaeed in this df-
ncult position. The speaker dwet ou tho
1ns1 tSa}a o. LOO oosesvng sns fo7ng meo and bringing
tat5 can obtain hat they most ueed-aympathy
noo eneootsgec1ent III taetr e1oE1s to oe good and
uouolhoie nuhbef8 Of h0cetr. In ihl8 CQpUtG.
f;on, he advocated the establishment Of church
tluoa, formed Oh pri1ciole SIMILAR to that OF
other claha- where men could meet on the gsouads
Of Common Interests, and where am1ae.
Tenta could be had which were
Hot deRrsa;rg. To1ng men were
driven to Eeek 1musement aomeH where. They
could not lire shut up alva51 in their rooms and
feAdlDR books The evil DOES not lie In The
ano.enen1s, bnt In The degradation Of them We
ought 10 ptos'ce tnem. WHAT harm, for instance,
vas therr IN game Of otlllasis: And yet It was
well kboWn that yourK men could not
tIEsge At billiards N!tbozt tclng drawn
INTO the mort harmful ASSOCIATIONS. He thought
It would tc ans,tabte to have billiard tables and
ether m useEntntf, which we're rood IN them
; e!ses, presented under euch c1Tcumnances as
WOULD tend to draw young Uen away from the
extl associations among which they are gener-
ally to be sought
At ne eorcnEion Of the Bi.hops speech, M,p.
Carroll sang The Harp that Once Through Tnsaa
llaltr,' ana Messrr. GearJ aud company favored
'hc party with = qulntette- An tcYmtAs.on vas
very aertehb!y occupied IN the disposal Of ret1esh-
uertR, and the enjoyment Of q SOCIAL chat.
0ther addtetses were then civeo. and the
evening IVES spent in a profitable maoueI
with u'usic, singing md talk1n9. The musical ex-
ercttcs we're well conducted hy Mr. Geary and Prof.
llatntor PRESIDED very acceptab1y at the ptAao-
The reunton As ln evefy respect an enjoFablc af.
is., srd = i'll do ruch to Advauca the pblecss for
ny ~ fhRz rnto% -