Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-03

receptions have been already given and were
largely attended, and made very enjoyable.
And another, we are assured by the efficient
chairman of the committee, Mr.. Edward
Corning, will take place in few days. A
course OF instructive and popular lectures
are also being arranged for, and the first
is soon to be given.
Inc work among the soldiers has been be-
gun, and this is proving very interesting
and promising field. Services have been con-
Quoted every Sabbath night for some time at
Fort Smelling, the large attendance proving
that the garrison at that point fully appre-
clate the services, in fact so deep has the in
terest become that the Association have seen
tit to hold special services, and the following
notice has been distributed to all:
A series of special religious services will be
hela every night this week-March I'd to Sth-
IN the band practice room, Fort Smelling under
the auspices of the Y. M. G. A. of St. Paul,
commencing at $50 o'clock.
lnaddition to these services other work for
the army in the way of sending papers, mag
azlnes and other reading matter to distant
posts has been vigorously prosecuted.
fltth-Ihe railway work has been agitated
and efforts are being made to have suitable
rooms set apart in the new Union depot for
use in this branch of the Y. M. G. A. work.
Ihe sixth item in the
plan of work has probably
attracted more attention, as it has been car
RED ont during the last three months, than
| any other effort ever made by the So
| clety. The boys of tho city are gathered
nightly IN handsome basement room, rs
by 100, fitted up for their exclusive use, and
| they throng it to the number of sixty five or
more. Games, picture books, etc., serve to
Keep them occupied. and entertainments of
various kinds are furnished at short inter-
walls. A committee of thirty ladies send two
OF their number to Jake charge of the room
each afternoon, in the evening q like
number of gentlemen serve to keep it in or
der. The newest feature of this work is
the drilling of the boys once week by Cor
poral Purcell, of Fort Smelling, he having
kindly consented to do this service without
| compensation. But two drills have yet taken
place, but these have proved highly satisfac-
tory, and great things are expected in the fu-
ture in this line of the work.
The boarding house register is kept, and
all that is possible is done in the way OF
finding employment for young men, more
especially those who come with letters of in
PRODUCTION from sister associations. The
various services in the rooms and at out sta
tlons are vigorously carried on; among
these the most popular at present are the
Union Bible Glass, report of the last meet
ing of which will be found below, and the
'Service of Song,' held every Sabbath af-
bath afternoon at four o'clock in the rooms;
the attendance at each of these services Sc
verely taxes the capacity of the
rooms used. The Young Mems
Gospel meeting on Monday evening is
also quite we'll attended and full of interes t
vi general evangelistic work the association
IS now doing but little; the open air series
and the Sunday evening meetings in the
Opera House last summer will be remem-
bered.
Such is brief sketch of what this worthy
society has undertaken and is carrying for
ward in our'midst; that it should claim tn,
hearty support of every lover of our fair city,
veal cannot be questioned.