, 1880-04-11

thny, MANY rnne1ara nf pfc1nrS
1tao1e Mo'h s'a nan ~ rooa ,s~1 at'e
Supposlng yotlile lnai -. soou 1noIal clul-
acter to be within re'ch OF the Association III
New York. for example, there Is an Invita-
tim n committee to call his attention to the
benefits o1ferea. Onee ptopeiy 1htloauceu
a Reception Commesee Is prepared to well
come him to Sunday-eyening tea or the
,,,ont,,lv reunions. a Literary Committee or
~ !llos ,tror;an will hand over to him ali the
privileges, u x7aa,,-sfocked ihrer1 1enof III
rooln c.n.,,,,;ttan .n,n viii offer hin, memhersnin
erary Iu'n.i t;ar cinh nr instrnction IN cneriai
II Aeo"etii7 % ;s m,lscnlnr n pvnnas111n in-
sinuli tas i,;n, r. avery variety Of nhysicaI exer
eisei # oGsos99 'ea9ers are reav % 7" en1oiI Him:
ny sklllL;u, ...;ti, ra}ieinnS geoi Ghr;st;a,,'
Il ~ =; 4.7+ ;"tn his hands. He "a held oentiv
Woik - r., Rui ~ - network of ennd i1tnences
nuS nnG is m mstrenrthened III right purposes by all
t1e toiSe esencat;on that a}thounh its controi
oi sne 1ASnu ,1;,,oI IN members nf Evaneeiicoi
y oin. its BENEFITS are extended io ali
s.a,,n q men nf irreproacllable conduct. Cal
Whist y and Armlnian,, Churehlnan and Dis;
sTatTt se,d ;haraI NAV often be found under one
aliu '1f ee.intonsiy cultiyatin9 the snirit If
T%r;st;%n f9ut fraternity. The Association is one
- tSa i.nst nmtgrowths Of tIe cathoiic spirit
1ond o. our G2 ifferences Of opinion to tie inner
peSTt;;a tpesS1;t;as ~ ~ Ghristian character.
renlt !,t S.;toi IL the Christan Associations are
mt Iox n, 1,rinciple. As far back rs 1875 they
ndopted ado M - WHAT IS known as the Paris basis,
scel to ,tmtte U those hose youne @ men % 1ho
reas rcnapdinr Jesus Christ as their God and Sa-
In H. occ5rding to the Holy Scriptures desire
to 0i bc lis disciples in their doctrine aud IN
tueH nv M ~ ij;o i-;nran,, ,,,orr INV, ~
1ne exteS,gn t1,,,a was % moie3i in 1Ss and neain
!; tS 4sa a. ~ ;ve It more precision. Practically
~ - cnn,as tn tl,is: That persons cherishinr Ger
tain opinions lind that they work best to
69,ro,Sar meri,od of dealing with human nat
p.vpet i'rt that fhnv inStinctiyn)v a,menl tn tha
so,na classes of truths for the PURPOSE Of pro-
si,c;no conviction in the mind. And as all
nnwer over conduct is secured by first mold
y"o 9nr opinion. It is indispensable that there be
~ ,m5ion in oninion in order to have harmony
r. ,vnrl- f is one Of the triulnpls of our
40 npe that theological differences count for less
t3en 'iu 4hav tiid n century ago: perhaps The
i,heraiizing I @ process may advance further
salras that the spirit Of union hus reuched
fSa sroai ;, ,lrently won, All along the history
# fhis organization the founders have
h,,l,Ie1I wiser than they knew. Originally it
dranery % ~ and other trades; now it enlists
ma,1v men who have achieved honorable dis
t;m"f;nn in the world Among the Trustees
n the New York Association are Stewart
Rrown. Robert l.. Stewart, James Stokes, and
Rnhsrt Tennox Kennedy; in its Finance
ronm;tten arc CORNELIUS Vanderbilt and
W;iI;am r. Dodge, Jr, Good iudg-
namt and skillful administration have
ra;sed m powerful friends; men
Whose hands are full Of business are active
fnn which nnrtended disaster, have proved
10y, % WtI etans ~ III te nrocess Of erowth. At the