New-York tribune., 1875-01-26


respond the appeal Of want the cry Of pain and the
moan Of sorrow. Turn you then. young while the
music and the bloom and the beauty OF the world glad
den the and eye the teachings OF philosophy and
the examples of the grand and noble souls OF the
ages for Inspiration and guidance Above ALL and over
all tho lessons Of experience and the teachings ana
examples and good will be to you In coming
conflicts an abiding trust In God, and sublime faith In
the doctrines and the teachings Of the Divine Master
That trust and that faith which look up
10 the Heavenly Father when the heart hro obs heavily
with ana disappontments cav & anu % ,hc
m with victories that turn to ashes on the hph arc ne
surest forces that sustain the dropping sp, ,e
weary brain an saddened soul You young men o ,nls
Christian ssOeiai nd Of kind associations poies
10 accept that trust and that fath In that aith wbn
sees In all things the guiding ana chasiebdnX nHnu VI
The Divine arm von can go forth to the conflicts OF the
future, Inspired by the immortal hopes oil e'eiias's
life. ,--.,.. - ,,,or,oo. oro
To you young men Of this generation In America. ho
given greater oproItnnile and upon you are 90
upOn the young meu OF any age or or any lann; uol
has given you vast CONTINENTAL repunilc VIA
ble resources 10 be developed for human happlneS.
and power. You live under 10 government tn1
accepts as its fundamental princpIe tho SUP
luis creed or human cqudlty DefOio lht Jaw
that equality which was horn OF the Chfsdn ldea 1
the Fatherhood of God aud tho brotherhood OF man ln
thi, age and IN this ud, AMI under this Government
you are in possession ~ larger ana higher powers
than possessed hy the ,onns men u any othrr @
portion OF the globe. Those powers are TO you fountains
Of inspiring ambitions ana bright hopes. Here the
loving heart tho tender conscience, an the Instructor
public prosperity progress development, aud happi-
ne.s than can be achieved In any IanI oenea,h beneath
alurcs you nll indu-ties open and free snd tuc-
ces>ul examples of men who have achieved tho gode
fruitage OF success all around you II professional
honOs inspire ybn, the highest professions IA Inc ahu
are Open and ilIlsrous men afs before YOU VINO won
rrnow and power and friends ard col II the gltter-
ing prizes Uf ambition aud the lofty nsprao o puoh3
life beckon YOU onward the highest honor- may De won
and by winch the We and daing conqners
tine obst ieies OF "Ow birth and iron fortune"
tins age in Amerca all ratonallilrs bring with thcm
high responsibilities. These rc'ponSihilinrs must he
bavey met the Christian Young men or ths CITY ana
Tins broad land That rot ust whleh shrlhks
NOT from the turmO strics. and cohnots OF lludaDe
~ son and corrupt Pbc life needs reforming; private
life demands pur1tciiou. Drunkenness That Digltlg
H1tnerIng cnIsr must be cxtirpaed. Ignorance mi~t
be enlightened SJ5ety ana the GoverDmeD must bo
carried forward and upward, so that THIS Crlstlan
uatOn and rs free nSllu ilna sha DC an SiIurDS ana
guiding example for the ndu"ls -
Cnrisunn Associations of Land win the G. aad
foremost. 1he young men OF these Associations, III
Landci charities. with loving woros and inspiring ex nm
pies, to The lOwly and Suffering sons and 1augh,
fers Uf toll, misfortune, ana sorrow. Ole or
the largest. il lot the largest, OF tncse A~socla,
tlons that now cover the lauh win biesslngs anu
the Republic. Your reports give some ialnt cOhcel-
ton. Of yodr contributions aud l'bors. Bnt now nncn
Won have aon, aud Ow faithfully aud how well you
dd IT, may perhaps never b. revealed TO mortal etos
But rencmber yOung mc. pray yon iememnor' i Ii,',
good de eds inspired by puiS aud ONc, Il net recorded
upon historic page. win never lie consumed by moth
nor rn-t 1Ecy VIII bud aud bloom aDd blossom upon
the cart d. aud gean Immortal IN the heaven-
Remember, then, your precious opportunities mere N
tbis ,eaG clty and the rc>pOn ibtes that upon
Won Your task is indeed noble, godbke. In STRIVING to
brighten BONES and cheer lives darkened 10y sn, s'ad
owed by want or suff.rink sorruw you are Going
work thar painOi-H ILd philanthropy, humanity ana
Christianity VIII applaud aud That GJd Wiii Oless 10
nave performed generous ueCus W ic.iono sun =,
ing CIes bld 10 have spoken LOVING words -
Il ddcn tie ing beart To have teGLtG ie fallen
aui W have persuaded Tie elGiug, whose feet were
dino 6uN IL
eart's abOrs ended, De to you precious meiD0res
sweet ana inO ,a ~ s te ~ t
Tor poW cr and enown and goldare "itherns ahd subg
GOOD dredo 1nt OWN wCf!o IVr % n,nE am u ,r
Then wien the possessions or sarth arc Vanishing tDe
nassi,v soni viii see the heavenly mansions IN ,ho
nassnS so "e "t ircoareG Ev I'm VINO viii say Inls-
ye nave done uno 0ue OF tue leus OIL Inese my
UreIhren ye have done It unto me-.
The next speaker was tho Rov. Noah Scheck, D. d.,
pastor OF St. AIMS Charch tho Heights, Brooklyn
who began his address by giving sketch Of tue East
River IN frozen condition. aud 9arilg it and the
steady stream OF people crossing It 70 the stream OF life
ITo said: 81 could but feel that this pan was but the
span OF Ife which was so fast passing away" lie
next gavo brief description OF the various persons
this frozen shore-thc young boy cuticed away from
family and homo Influences by the excitement OF the
danger skating and walking upon the frozen water;
or the full-grOwn crossing. urged either by busi-
ness or pleasure" and closed his address by an
appeal 10 young men 10 be true TO duty md
true to principle. lie said they owed great debt TO
cety aud TO trade which the cad OF LIE tde hard
est worker had but poorly mot.
Dr. scheuck was followed by the Rev. william II.
Taylor. d. D., pastor OF the Broadway Tabernacle
Church Of whose remarks the following is an outline:
Mr. President and Christian friends, feel grateful for
an Opportunity tO word IN behalf or an
assocaIlon sO catholic ia its basis, vigorous
i'm its operations as The Young Mems CulIstiin
Association OF this city gladly recognize the uoho
work 1t is doing IN We mucl-needed way. Some one
has called ibis Of great Ci les There Is ten
doncy the population TO gather around certain manu-
featuring and commercial CeHcrs and every one must
recOguizo in this certain great advantages. There
this which he does not find elsewhere; aud II there be
anything 10 him at all the STIR VI great city Is sure 10
brnx II out OF him.
But there is another side 10 the picture The hot.
house which brings out the flower in its bloom 1T the
same time develops the weed In larger uXuIiance, mud
II it be fact that our great cities we have the
groatest manifestation OF Chrlstian development We
have alec the greatest temptation presented 10 indi
viduals."
The speaker then drew o strong picture OF
the young man. without friends coming TO
the city. and falling In reaching the de-
sired goal he "a discouraged and uncsss assisted by
friendly hand, falls. In connection with tnis he
answered the objection when many brought forward
against the YOiHg Mems Christian Association. by
Simply stating the fact that the churchC, o. the cy
were not up to their duty. They dld not surround
strangers IN the city with thoe .ocia influences which
were calculated TO interest them In Christian work To
suppIy this want In tho churches the Association
stepped in and thev do their work nObly
FINAL HONORS 10 AN EMINENT NER-