Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-17
. The washington Y. M. &. A.

10 order to correo, mlsapprehenslou existi' (
10 the minds Of not lew Of this commuuir :,
arising from an editorial 10 Mondays Gazette,
an extract from which. [ herewith sutjoin:
I'm the suit now pending in the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia Of The Freed
mans Savings Bank VS.. Young Mems Christia.,
Association Of Washington, it is probable the
defendant will not be slow to urge the iiegsity
OF the contract upon the ground that the Savings
Bank was chartered by Congress for the excu.
slve use of persons heretofore held In slavery
and their descendants However untenable
such position might be in equity, in law it
may cost this wretchedly mismsnaged institu-
ton many thousands as the price of its own un-
| scrupulous and arc "sry acts
permit me to use small space in your col
um0s that may be able to show how gross y
the Young Mems Christian Associaticr ut
washington has been msrrpresented, not OF y
10 this, but Oh former OCCASIONS, aud | do this
without solicitation, and fthout the knowledge
OF any member of that Association, but simply
upon the principle that il one member of he
body suffers, all the members suffer with it. "
BY virtue OF the position occupied by me 10 the
Association OF this city, aud having a perfect
nm Outstanding OF the status and anin,atS of the
Washington Association In all things, | feel
called upon to defend our sister Association
from any, and all the aspersioos, which are 50
aslduously and So frequently heaped upon her
From the 22d ANNUAL report of that Associa
ton, made March 81, 1875, | take the fol-
lowing:
1T should ever be borne in mind that the
I. Nd. 9: A. Build ing is not the property of the
Association. The building is owned by joint
stock company, the Association not having
controlling interest even, but being simply
stockholder to the amount of $l7,S75, against
which there is lien of 81, 493. &c. Th. Associs-
ton is tenant In the building, and Us an or
ganzaton is not responsible in any way for the
rental of Lincoln Hall. The annual ex penses of
the Association are about $780, the principal
part of which has heretofore been obtained from
voluntary contributions. The present liabilities
Of the Association are $2,245 81, to offset which
there are pledges and other resources amounting
to 81, sOo. 81, leaving deficit OF S3i5
Though forced to struggle, on account of the
general faanc, embarrassment, yet light has
broken in upon our darkness, and we close the
year with brighter outlook. With the little
we have endeavored to do much, and relying
upon our Fathers succor we enter upon the
new year with renewed zeal in the Masters
cause"
, Two points 10 this extract distinctly desire
may be pondered
l. That the building is not owned by the
Washington Association.
2. They are tenauts as we are here, and that
their deficit Was only $345 at the date of the
report.
Now if they are stockholders only to the
amount of $l7,375 and have only a deficit of
$345, how can they, as an Association, be TO-
debted to the Freedman's Savings Bank for
$50 600 and upwards.
Again, it will be seen that they do not hold
the renting of Locoln Hall, and that they are
not iD any way responsible for the character of
the exhibitions held therein. Time and agaio
have they been condemned 10 this community
for what they were not, 10 any measure, re-
sponsible.
Again, would say that by virtue of my
Office in this Association, am thoroughly &C
quainted with the high toned character of the
men of that Association. They would scorn 10
take the least advantage Of any legal technl-
cality, or flaw 10 any contract which they are,
10 any degree, party thereto ; they, are 10
their stockholdng but moiety 10 bulldog
and ground which cost over 100000.
JAS ENTwIsLE. JR.
General Secretary Alexandria Y. NJ. Q. A.