The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-31
Young Mems Christian Association.
ELKToN, Aug, 2sth, 1875,

( SLhioN, aug, SctL, 1910.
DEAR WHIG:-I noticed in your last
weeks paper a question wanting to know
what had become of the Young Mems
Christian Association? know there was
such thing started in the Spring by some
of our leading men. and know that paid
dollar before could become member
of it, and was in great hopes of it doing
something for the young men of our town.
AT first is was proposed to try it for three
months; but ut later meeting the am
bltlon of some members was SO great
and l was glad to see it-that the three
months was blotted out, thinking that it
would have u bad impression on the COM
munity, which was very true. The room
was rented for year, and at meeting of
the Board of Managers, which was held
after the public meeting, there was COM
mlttee appointed to furnish the room with
everything necessary for the Reeding room,
which was, we thought. the heart of the
Association. Oar hopes brigh tened up
for the future, and four more weeks soon
rolled around and on going I o the room we
expected to find verything fixed up nj cely
and books already in it-for they were
promised free of charge; but alas. when we
entered the room we found in it the same
old condition and | waited patiently for an
explanation, until at last the services of
the evening commenced with hymns and
prayer. Finally the reports of the COM
mtiee were called for, and the Chairman
arose to give in his report, which was this,
that the committee had thought it best to
postpone fixing up the Reading Room un-
til cool weather, as they thought the wealth
er was SO warm that no one would come in
to read. You'll remember that the idea of
failure was entirely cast out at the previous
meeting-we were not to think of such
thing, but it seemed as if the honorable
committee had forgotten that for we
thought that their report had failure all
through it. did not believe in postpon-
ing Gods work as long as the weather was
not to warm for people to die. l think
that we do wrong to stop His work for He
will not do for us what we can do for our
selves. l claim it was the duty of the
Association to 60 on and fix up the Read.
ing room and do all they could to get the
young men to come in there and spend
their evenings, and then if they did not
come our skirts would he clear. But they
stopped short of their duty. Do you sup
pose, were you Or | to go to the majority
OF the young men who stand on the street
corners, and ask them to go into some of the |
dens OF sin, and have game of bagatelle or
some other amusement, they would tell you
to wait until cold weather? But had one |
come to me and said, let us go to the Read |
ing room, l must say wait until cold wealth
er, it is TO warm tc read or do anything |
that would be of any use to us.
If we wanted anybody to make speech |
or read an essay, or hold high Office or
do anything to gain popularity, we had no
but the great trouble seemed to
be there were none willing to do the little
things. They were not willing to 90 out
on the street corners and into the by ways
and compel them to come in. In short
they were not willing to rua the little err
ands for Jesus;-and then think they for
get the secret of all success-that is prayer.
love to sit and listen to good resolutions;
but l always like to see them carried into
effect. | never knew resolution to do
anything Of itself; but l cannot give any
reason of its failure, unless it is because
The letter kilieth." But we must pray
and wait that something will be done for
our young men before it is eternally to
ate. While We find some spend their
1NShii'o III eho ~" piaScS VI SlCc anu SIN,
we have others who make it practice to
'un the streets half the night, singing,
suppose they would call it; keeping those
who have to work hard through the day
,ut of their sleep; now they have on their
Ups sacred song which only should be
Uttered from the lips of sincerity, while
he next minute you will hear .'Shoo-F Fly"
u some other ridiculous thing; and going
little further. on a Sabbath afternoon
when they should be in their classes in
sabbath school learning that which makes
or their souls eternal interest, you will
ind them in some back meadow playing
,ase ball.
o that parents would make home more
not by fiddling and dancing, as
We are afraid some do, but by innocent
But we who love Christ and
lis cause must not weary in well doing
or we shall reap at last if we faint not.
A DISAPPOINTED MEMBER