The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-29
A Card from the President OF I'm

Young Mems hristiRn Association 7
At the request Of the Directorg OF the
Young Mems CHRISTIAN Association | re-
turn our hearty thanks to those citizens OF
Richmond who have subscribed SO literally
to relieve the Association OF burdensome
debt and enable it to prosecute more etii-
cieptly the great work committed to its
hands. ..,4.-. ~. zs;4
The noble enthusiasm and self-sacriicing
liberaIity displayed by those present at the
meeting on the evening OF Tuesday the 21st
instant formed fitting conclusion to the
series Of meetings we have held for the same
object, and gave us welcome assurance
that our work is appreciated, aud that we
NAV count ON the cooperation OF the good
people OF Richmond. And now Ie have
several wants to which we desire to call
especial attention:
i. We beg our friends who SO kindly SUBJ
| scr,bed ut the several meetings IN the
churches. and at the meeting in our ball, to
| do us the kindness to pay their subscrlp-
tions at their earliest convenience, as the
conditions of the subscription have all been
complied with, and we need the money TO
| meet our obligations. James Gordon, ESQ.,,
Nos. 6 and Fourteenth street, near the
Exchange Hotel, is chairman Of the COM
tions. Please send him the amount.
2.,We greatly need additional subScrip-
tioas to enable us to enlarge our library.
supply our reading-reom with the best
magazines and newspapers, and render our
rooms more comfortable and attractive to
tue young men of the city.
Surely our businessmen are interested in
having at least one neatly-6tted-up hall
where their employees can spend pleasant,
profitable evening without being exposed
| to the temptations of the saloon, but where
they will be surrounded by influences
which Will make them more trustworthy,
more reliable, and more useful to their en-
ployers.
And surely the Christian people OF the
city have seen in the work the Association
has been doing at the penitentiary and in
several destitute parts OF the city, as well as
in the series Of precious meetings they are
now holding at their hall, the need OF an
organization around which pious hearts OF
every creed may rally, and with which they
may cooperate for the promotion Of the COM
mon cause OF our common Redeemer. We
! appeal, then, to the man OF business, the
| philanthropist, and the Christian to lend us
helping hand.
A committee consisting Of Messrs. c. D.
Hill, J. w. Cringan, +. Ell. Deane, and
others will wait on as many OF our citizens
US they can reach conveniently; but we
would be glad to have you send US at once
through your pastor, through any member
of the Association, or through the mail, such
j contribution as you may feel able and will
ing to make.
5. We urge members OF the Association
who have not paid their dues for the year
beginning October, 1878, to do so US soon as
fpossibie. We have not hitherto pressed the
collection OF these fees because we desired
citation of debt, and OF doing something
before either asking old members to pay up
or new ones to join us. But we now urge
our members to see Mr.. p. T. Howard at
our rooms, and settle their fees for the cur
rent year.
4. We greatly need an enlargement OF
our membership. There are many who
used to belong to the Association who have
from various cai1ses allowed their member.
ship to lapse. We beg that these will come
back and give us again their counsel and
their help. And we beg that pastors. busi
ness-men, and all others interested, will use
their influence to induce young men-to lor
us, and that Christian men Of the city vii
unite with us promptly that they may hell
us: seize the grand opportunity which now
opens before US. Write on slip OF papei
your name, residence, or place OF business
and leave it at our rooms or send it throusl
| the mail. 7a-.. -
Members Of the Association have all o.
the privileges OF the library and reading
room, and are entitled to attend our course
OF lectures without charge. Ladies may
become contributing members" entitled
to the same privileges. Several gentlemen
have recently offered to pay the fees OF
worthy young men unable to do so them
selves. Employers could hardly make 9
better Investment than to induce theli
young men to join us by offering to pay
their fees.
S. Suitable books for our library. OF maga.
! zines aud newspapers for our reading room,
would be thankfully received. Many of our
people could spare us books, or their maga.
zines and newspapers after they have read
them.
G. We want our pastors, our Christian
4 women, our laymen, aud especially the
! young men Of the city, or strangers coming
among us, to understand that they are cor
1 ssially invited to visit our rooms and make
4 free use Of what We have.
4 Z. And above ali, we want the earnest
sympathy and fervent prayers of ali inte.
rested i'll the great work OF helping oul
y0,rag men. j. WILLIAM JONES,
President Young Mems Christian ,Associa-
tion.
Richmond, Yd., January %, 1879.
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