Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-10-01
Lecture OF Rev W. j. Smith, Under the
Auspices of the Y M CA

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younp mem and u was n notable fact that God hns
hnuor,d v NJ C. Associetions ali over the world
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ciety-i illustrated by u case IN Snu Francisco Ut u
,o,n ,,b, a,,d ho vn. nn "cor,o,,ns animal
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and feeling the need "t cnluNhtihR tho Hocial
element Of our nature WAS what founded the first |
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years ago "hich mas since extended 40 thh' thofo
now more thnn 1000 IN the United States |
alone,
Abiding to the movement recently undertaken
hy the Association here for the erection of suit
able bnildingj the speaker hoped that the best
pictures that could be procured would ndorn its
walls, and music aud other entertainments would
attract young men thither, and that We would put
within II NIL In our power to elevate their social
nature, These Associations ARE training schools
Tor the church. Young men need training IN
Christian work as they do in the business walks of
life. II was the speakers birthplace and there
fore he loved IL dearly. IL was in one of their
meetings IN 1863 that Ira d. SNnkey wna brought
ont to the world man who could pny and
sing for a whole congregation, and the year fol
lowing Mr.. Moody was introduced TO him AZ nn
carly meeting in Indianapolis, and they have been
mighty power for God ever since. The church
cannot trnin men in this way. II IN special field
of the y NJ O. A.. to proclaim which the speaker
There is nothing that reaches young man like
Young man There il n feeling that those who
are older do realize their trials and tcmpta-
tons. Old men may speak To them but there IA
difference when one of their own age subject to
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birds, 40 he wanted these young men to be decoy
ducks for Christ,
The Y. NJ. @. A. has many advantages over tho
church In the frat place they worked unoicially
illustrated by the Of Moses and the two
youuo men ngninst the seventy trained men.
Paul Phillip and Calvin not ordained men,
vet they were power whose influence has been
felt through all these ages. The speaker regretted
that Rev. had been appended to his name, as
IL narrowed his opportunities, for il indicated ga
trade" and therefore an unordained man YIELDS
not. In the second place IL works undenomina-
tioually The speaker did not like to hear of n
Methodist, or of Baptist Congregational re-
vival. IL narrowed our loyalty to Christ when
churches worked separately. Y. NJ. G. Associa.
tons represent Christ and are not for any one
church. The case OF a diving man was stated who
had forgotten his persuasion, ms will when tn,
eventfu time comes, bu. who like Paul was per
suaded that neither death, life, angels, moi
principalities, nor powers things present, MOI
things to come, height, depth an,
other creature was able To separate us from til,
convention g, m' was once considering whether i
was advisable or not to change the name of tn,
M. C. A., when one veteran got up and said
Don't change the name, ns consider myself bu
a Young man in Christ, but write the wor,
Christian in big letters Members of these AZ
sociations have opportunities 1856 days in the yea
10 the ministers 52:--illustrated by the case of
carpenter in San Francisco have opportuni
ties every day and it is our duty and privilege l.
improve them.
or the classes To he helped by these Associa
lions he alluded first 10 the masses which, in an
swer to an enquiry at n meeting once TO conside
this subject, II. Thayne Miller, the blind preacher
said You must Go for them" Ministers ma
have the voice and eloquence of Apous and or