, 1874-11-29

The New Structure Formally Opened
Last Night.
Address by Dr.. Fowler on the Future
of the Young Mems Christian
Association.

ing, under the auspices OF tue 1ouH5 IAeh .
Clristiat. Association. drew together nearly
1000 people. the najority of whom wore ladies'.
The choir Of tho Centenary Methodist Church,
consisting OF about thirty young ladica and
gentlemen. were present and furnished the
music. 1[r. N. S. Douton, the President of the
Association, occupied the chair, and among those
seated OH the platform we're the Rev. DR..
Fowler, the nev. Il. n Powers, the Rev. A. E.
Kittrcdge, tho 1:ov. E. P. Goodwin. 3. F. Jacobs,
aud a. b. Pence.
The exercises commenced WITH the singing OF
the anthem, "The God Of Abraham Praise"
Then followed the reading Ct extracts from tho
Scriptures By the ltev- Dr.. Powers and prayer
by the Rev. ar. Goodwin.
Tie hymn ''Au Hail tho Power OF JesnB'
Ns1ne," WIS next sung, the audience taking part.
ADDRESS OF DR.. FOWLER
At it's conclusion, Dr.. Fowler was introduced.
Tie said every man had his face toward the tu-
ture, and We moved that way as naturally as NO
moved at all. Wo wcro all prophets, and the
SONS of prophets, and we're forever guessing at
tomorrow. Every wiso mnn in trado caught
tie secret Of tomorrow, and hartered it FOR gain
to-day. Hence 10 desiIed to tura the thoughts
Of lls auditors to the future OF the Young
Mems Christian Association. Sailors measured
the unseen depths Of an iceberg by the s.eadi-
tempest. Science measured them by measuring
ths mass which rodo above the surface. In
soriug tho problem before them. they might
follow the same methods They knew
Ind beaten upon the society in the
past; they knew what head 1t had made;
aud hence could guess what it would do. On
the otll:T scale they had given mass OF ex-
perience aud facts. They could take from his
tory the law Of it's endurance. md so determine
hos far i: would he carried in the current of
time before it disbo!ge1 aud vaa lost III the sea-
Que great fact was that the association existed.
TEE F1IAT pHESosENoS
thst struck them WIS an army Of 100000 young
mcn,-as many Us were in Athens
when Pericios ruled Greece. more
than wcre citizsns Of Rene when her
triumphant legions dictated law to tho world,
and fur out1lumbellay the armies OF Washing
ten that wou liberty for this continent. Like
Sherman's army, tne association VAS on a peril
o,s march. The hosts might seem to be lost,
evil reporla might ill the air with Tumors Of
rout. cno-a:cs sht boast of capture and worry
the public falin wish tales of terror, get the
Great Captain esid " Foar not; one shall chase
thousand, AID two shall put ten Thousand to
flights; and according to the Divine arithmetic,
luu, 900 would rone ihoraauo billions. Who
could estimate the power Of 100000 such war
riors able TO chase moro sinners than bnd Wis
tied the earth aiuce Adam, o: that prooably
would before Tie Iar OF judgment. The hosts
had organized habitu6l meetings, where Tie
ns.aor was polished, aai the 1eapons perfected.
:=";i the carnage il. .::sod. and the zeal i'll
::lne1-TheTo glcst'r:: WIS prepared for IN ad-
la..ce. There YES vast meaning under these
pinvcE-meetings.
ANOTHER PHASE OF TEE MOVEMENT
wss ltB buildings. It was securing O local hab-
ta:,on- Nothing eve7 permanently Won that was
net grounded i'll reality, Every family mean. q
Lcc.o. man aud bus vlfo could board, and not
establish home, bu. It was Gals nifty. Board
ins-hoases we're an invention OF tA4 enemy, and
people who infested. them n1rec Cams to an7
weight o. importance il, tho community. i man
who could pack his goods il nj hour and leave n
a night, could neTer TO relied uaon Tor my great
influence. [Laushtec.] Obedsent TO tho same
Law. forts ve1o the mcasuse Of the stability of d
Government. Tho movement had this anchor
age. ha:inS already 1:sy buildings, representing
$2000,}G0. The Association had also survived
the period of spasmct]ic conventions every idea
mus. pass through that t:ial and it had
reached the time OF stated, delegated
conventions, whose members bad credec-
t!ais and whose resolutions f:d authority.
This ga7e it pod7 and cohesiveneas. 1t bad
also creed; it believed something, had SONS
thing to do. and dared TO Sc: tha. IT'S soul Was
its own. [Appla1se.1 There we=e however,
soaIE OBJECTIONS
which demanded consideration. It was feared
by some that the Soc:et: might interfere With
tue churches. Tbs answer Has that It could
embarrass aud worry only tie dead churches.
The church claiming monopoly would fud its
right disa;percd; the church caring more ior
the idol OF dcnomiuatonn bulk iLnn for the
saving work OF t:,lc Gospel would feel tho force
ef this objection, and bo compelled TO Bnn. up
this way into tie Kingdom, tnrough which 1t
sp:rl. OF tho Master would :sk. Are these
mon doing 4 Chr1s:ian work." ard when
they saw their labor ct love among
those mos. needy, they wou1d s2y Amy
way, Lord, provided Tpy kinedom comes"
ecouaif]a IF God cor1l tr,1st them with