Litchfield enquirer., 1870-11-17
KENT.

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 ~ KENT.
 Mir. l.. Eaton of this place was kicked by horse, on Sunday, the 9th inst He was badly hurt. but we understand that he is recovering.
 - Mir. R. A. -Britton. who came up to attend the meeting of the Y. M. c. A., is spending few days in the place
 - Great rush at R. R. Fuller X Co., 's for Winter Goods
 THE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
 A public meeting of the Young Mems Christian Association was held at the Con . gregational Church in this place. on Mon- day evening, Nov. 9th: Although the even. ing wss very stormy, there were quite a number of citizens pre- sent. The meet, ing was called to order by the President, Mr. J. c. Sherwood, who stated that the meeting would be opened by the reading of the Scriptures by Rev. W. H. Kirk. af- ter which, they joined in singing the 467th hymn (Songs of Devotion). Then followed. prayer by Rev. W. H. Kirk, who earnestly implored the Divine blessing upon the Association-all present, and those who were not permitted to be present with us-also, that those who had strayed from tue right, through the infu- ence of the Association be brought to a knowledge of their sins, and seek shelter under it's wings. Then followed the sing ing of the 641st hymn, after which, MT. R. G. Fuller, Secretary of the Association, Y, was asked to read his report. He gave a brief account of the organization of the Association, mentioned number of meet ings they had held iu Kent and. Macedo- mia, and even in so short time he thought they could see that it had. rewarded tLeir efforts. names having been presented for admission which they had little hopes of reaching so soon. He also spoke of MT. W. F. Lee of New York as having been unanimously elected an Honorary member of the Association, and as having assisted very much in it's organization. We were but scholars in the work, aud the need of teacher was evident" He mentioned al. so that Mr. Lee had given twice the amount entitling him to such membership; and after thanking all who had lent a helping hand, cordially invited those pres ent to do what they could to promote the cause
 The President then explained the req. sons for organizing the Association, it's objects, Sc. He said there were over sev- enteen hundred souls in this town, and that only about three hundred of that number attend any place of worship. "Where do they go? There are places here which seem no other than the mouths of Hell, and it will be our aim to close such dens of iniquitY, and to rescue those who through weakness have fallen into them. '' The President then invited all the mem. bers of the different churches in this place and adjoining towns to unite in the great work. He stated that Mir. H. Sterling and others, from Bridgeport, ihad been expect. ed to be present, but owing to the unfa- vorableness of the weather, they had been telegraphed not to come. He then intro. duced MT. W. F. Lee, of whose address the following is feeble synopsis:
 ':I an very happy to be with you this evening to speak upon the subject of tue Young Mems Christian Association, for it has been my delight for the last five years to interest myself in behalf of their cause. The Young Mems Christian Association is twenty.six t26) years old. The first organ ization of the kind was established in Lon don on the sixth of January, 1844, and not ] until 1850 did the movement extend to this side the Atlantic. The enterprise started here in December, 1851, and existed fol several years with little assistance, save what came from the mother society. The number of associations existing at the close of 1858, including those at Cincinnati and Montreal, was 102, with 16.O0O members To-day, we number sO2 associations, with 100000 members Your association is small yet, but it is part of the whole. MT. Lee then spoke of the great advan- tage possessed by the Association from the fact that it had none of the opposition and rivalry to meet which hindered the pro- gress of fdenominational religion. He ad- vised them to start a course of lectures, ''in- viting the good men of this and adjoining towns to speak, '' start a lycenm, prayer meetings, singing schools, and above all 8 good library. It was shame that { place of 700 inhabitants should have no public library! Visiting the sick and needy were also part of the Christians duty. 4 aa-a