, 1873-03-22
CHICAGO CHRISTIAN UNION!
First Annual Report of The
Society.
An Independent, Unscctnrinn,
UIlpartisnn Association.
Objects Of the Society, and What It Has
Accomplished.

ana ala e tho young mon q oheaeo, largely ihrown
While ample provision mado for all other claase8
Of sufferers, Tho wanta Of tho young did not
to nn c Of tho essn Et
s@,sy%st aaa. Eis lss 'ss ss5ai a,ss sna Ss!ses
ser Of phyaleal md spiritual denoraizatien. otler
tho,ss,lds were leaving tho city TO sock their
exodus, to indace our yo,.ng mon 10 atand by orr
stricken hut 1auntcd city o roltcyc them IN their
@ ts s sPSs Unsn 70 @ % p
William ii. Baldwin, rrosidont Of tl!o boston Young
Mons Christian Unlop, md mentor Of tho 1to}lcf
mcotng Of gentlemen VIVA held, at hla .prlysto
association. After mattresses favorable to Tho
now nsoyo.nont Ind been nado by various gentlemen
Esq. Ind authorized him to announce That 10 would
| glvo 5000 towards s1cl, nn enterprise. Much GU
ass es = Off ss e ons sr 81 eDS 5,o1 e s s hs
heatiae ieoioa nnanlnoasy 2 sneet peI'nsnen.
eS4a as'r 5 III q 81 SpfsSs sn f'f
Sss hs iss sSsat " 4 oesass ssss
Mrcr; O. ". Wsndto, Corresponding eecrctary John
aeorgo Il. rnilnan, lA1 t. l. cobrn, Ha,nael ooyer,
George 3. Montgomery, w. A, Stanton, ocorso n:
asST''s sa se ''ssssa aas 4
4s saa ossD sDsfss9s g s soe Y ~ stated shs'ss': to
| Firsi-To furnsh tic young mon Of Clcago place
Of resort whoro hoy will moot agreeable companions
vattng.
s*eona-To maintain fro readtng:room and i, i,
periodicals., and collection Of entertaining and IN
| dtruove hooks.
TaTo encourage pnys culture by opening
Fonrth-ro provide opportunities for solf-tmprovc-
9pd heahf recreation At nte ar ns
ss sas soes SfssS
snseassse s Young sssk ' this az ~
10 lend helping hantito tho thousands who como to
our city, atra,gars n strange plseo ,u,. o,o.
@ Sse So Sna 1s 81 s uaHn
ard a ocs 20 1871, At Which nddregses Were nlaae
a. eY ,nG b. 9ss sos cey psy% ee ggng e. C.
$500 takon up. Nfnch enthusiasm prevailed at this
meottng. and tho movement vas successfully inausu-
Pleasant rooma worn aoon after cngagod at No: 8la
Wabash avenue, and made attractive TO tho members
md Rp9 III
nearly qoo voame9 reeeive from Eastern frenS
French, vocal music, English lteratnre Shakespeare,
appreciacd that Ito rooms wero often uncomfortaby
crowded with largo number Of nacmbers III attend
In common with other organizations, during Tho tar
rble wintor succeeding tho frc, tho Union devoted Its
special intention to tho work Of rolief Ear1y appointed
the the % Boston Young stena mr. Christian i" Union,
md other EaBtern aocieties,. 1t was enabled to
e ciy From il two roie cpota, one On o South
md the othor tho Vest Bide there wero diaHbutcd
pios to near oo o and
valued at This work was mainly performed BY
eatsn3ss e Gses GtssaFy fSy
cago, has been established by tho Union at No. 1sa
n+r }u unnlsi In
niah good meal at Just what \ actually costs to pre-
tue slender resources Of clerke,, 1aborors, np
prentices, sowing women, GRAND boys, and Tic
where cheap faro is offered lure 10 1ntcMpeFance
eorso 9f eleven Sunday eyening aesyiees for t thf
Seang Sd s we N om
:dlfIeront denominations OBLIGATED.
" sS nfa eIs dg n
, 1aymcn.
Tho rooms of tho society proving too small fo
its rapidly-incroasing lnombership, larger quar-
s To0 % %a s pnS n Mvs
, branch has been opened at No. 205 West MndiBo1
street, oornor Of Green street, and with gratify
2 Ing results
NJ The Union nov ! sHsaina two cstsbl!nhments botf
q SoiS aoata "a tas VT sias 0.
bookkeoping, English literature, Shakespeare, On,
the drama, vocal n,lals, rrospettive drawing. an
for eaaay and debatc nnd courses Of lectures Eng
IND aasaes a ire ~
argoy attended, In but little over QUO year from il
Inauguration, tho membership Of tho Union hss riae
70 more than 1000, thoayerage daily attendance beip
Eighty lifc members hayo been securea, includin
como Of tho most prominent anu influential citizens
A gymnasium 11hs been established in conuectio,
with tho West sido Ioons md u areaay largely at