The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-09-24

City life holds out attractions which con-
tinually draw young men from their rural
homes into our large cities,w the enemy
of souls is ever OH the alert to allure them
into sin by the multitudinous devices and
agencies which abound in the city, and
which are not suspected by the unsophis-
tcated until too late.
We desire to save all such from ruin, and,
in the furtherance of this object, wish to call
the attention of clergymen, parents and
friends to our rooms and the privileges which
can be secured to young men strangers
coming into our city, that they may have
letters of introduction to us. To become
acquainted with proper associates and mingle
in good society upon their first arrival in
the city, is matter often of vital import
ance.
We are prepared to introduce all young
men into any church of the denomination
which they have been accustomed to attend,
where they will be ut home at once and under
good influence.
Our association is as o vestibule to the
church, to receive and distribute the
strangers that come into our midst, and we
shall be pleased to meet every young man
that enters our city as stranger.
Our reading rooms are at Ne. 14S Madison
street, near LaSalle, open every day from 8
A. NJ. to 10P. NJ, having the principal papers
and magazines on file, and well-selected
library Of $500 volumes.
Our clearinghouse list has upon it nearly
one hundred good Christian homes, from
which strangers can select free of charge.
We conduct the following meetings at our
rooms, to which all strangers are cordially
invited, until they get settled in their own
church home:
MONDAY Prayer Meeting daily, for forty
five minutes; Young Mems Prayer Meeting
every Saturday evening; Gospel Meeting
every Sunday evening; Strangers Meeting
every Monday evening, when young men,
members from the different churches in the
city, who will be present as delegates from
the respective churches to look after them.
Conversational Bible Class every Sunday
morning for one hour before the regular
church services.
Young men wishing to spend their even.
ings pleasantly as well as profitably, are in
vited to the Lyceum for debates, music
readings, ETC., every alternate Tuesday even.
ing. Lectures, after the completion of our
new hall, every Thursday evening. Other
entertainments will be provided early in the
fall, and whatever is most practicable and
feasible will be undertaken to supply young
men with q pleasant place of resort to spend
their evenings, and, IL possible, draw them
from the many avenues of amusement which
are OF questionable character
Our Employment Bureau is at No. 145
Fifth avenue, in charge of Mr.. j. M. Hitch.
cock, who has been the Superintendent of
that branch of the work for several years,
and will do all that he can toward finding
young men employment We would, how
ever, suggest to young men not to come to
Chicago for work, as there are at the present
time thousands Of persons without employ
ment.
But our latch string Is always out to all
strangers visiting the city, and we cordially
invite them to call.
In behalf of young men,
W.W.VANARsDALE, Superintendent,
Young Mems Christian Association.