New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-23
PRESIDENT PORTER TO Young MEN.
An ADDRESS AT THE ANNIVERSARY on THE CHRIS
TIAN ASSOCIATION.

An ADDRESS AT THE ANNIVERSARY or THE CHRIS
TIAN ASSOCIATION.
The thrtieth anniversary of the Young
Mems Christian Association was celebrated last night in
Association Hall The consisted OF the sing
OF hymns the reading OF the annual report by the gen
era secretary r. X. McBurney and addresses by Presi
dent Noah Porter. OF Yale College and the Rev. Henry
~ Sanders. OF the Central Baptist Church. There
an audience OF over thousand persons snd the plat
form, Decides Tire speakers. were William f. Dodge.
ir, ex Judge Arnoux, Ebert -. Monroe, Percy r,
Pyre JOAN II. Cheover. Chalcs A. Miller. George W.
Clarke, Charles +. MacIcan. William f. Lee. Elias j.
Herrck the Rev. DR.. Henry G. Potter. the Rev. DR. A.
H. Birmingham. the Rev. Gideon Draper the Rev
George H. Shcarer the Rev. benjamin. f. DE Costa and
william W. Hoppn. jr.. who presided. The annual re-
port discu-sed the foreign and domestic work o. the
ISOLATION and mentioned the RESERVATIONS from the
Board Directors of william T.. Dodge ir and william
f. Lee. and the deaths OF Dr.. Gi eite. the Rev joan
Cotton smith, Frederick Marquand and Robert L. stu
art In his address. Pr, sidcnt Porter said;
am not young man, and have. no
Men'- Christian Association, hit By the ma
turs Of my pursuits. and possibly by sentiment, am
constantly brought into connection with young men.
~. ry wear hundreds OF young come back 10 me.
aud Ii r one The happest incidents Of my occupation
that that when they come back after an absence
OF i've ten tocn twenty years they give good
an of themsclvc- ana can 40 honestly report
The nuit tho teachings have ylled IN iath IN God IN
dutv IN the living ~ useful Christian lives aud u the
belief IN the reality ana power o. 'hflsiau iminoftai}
know OF nothing so worthy - living for as TO tram
Young men. know very ittle about the workings 81
your Young Mems Cnristian Ar4ociltion, 'ud mad
thonehis thnt I viii present 10 yut to-night
,yi Therefore be fresh aud the prOmptu few BAR
hours for that reason also perhaps very superb
cial
.tcnce not qute generation and has come up 90 viz
orous grow b from slender beginning. Il gov out 81
movement Tot b"nehtng Young men IN general way
for providing thrm Libraries and lee ure- aud reading
rooms. TINS recognition OF young men az class was
new Thing Ia modern times, ana seems 10 have grown
out Of "a similar social movement some MY or sixty
years ago Ihe most OF you can nave no Impression OF
Io,g inert the com nuuty ~ England aud America
which croNd upon rs now. Tie objection II sometimes
r-,i MAJ tho Dung Mems Christian Association In
trrfere. with the work OF toe Christian Church. But
what is the Christian Church except IN It's relation
10 that whch II greater than the church-thc Kingdom
AZ cod How the dangers To Jouug - be NETT
y tine preaching OF the gospel IN the churches - Is
thought by IL l. cheering and siguih, ant sign
Of tnc times that the attention OF thoughtful men Is
directed the social appliances Tor the rnlvutou 81
the individual and tho world. W hat may be called
intellectual culturc too. T. now becoming 10 De
purded ~ something which onu has hight 10 demand OF
Ills feilow-Inan. Conduct aud character are the main
elements social security ana social prOEr"ns. lAp
,I.msc This scptimcnt Is now held by ali who think
levers the living God who accept Christ In His sup
crnatur claims. IL was said by one or the finest writ
err of English: Conduct IS hrcefourtLs AT least OF
tbnt with which need 90 concern ourselves without
cbarnctcr aud conduct civilization caunOt stand. IL
this sentiment new Or olh - " hc~V uco'cied PM
oeophca principle was II already announced by the
Mater W6cE lie said: Make tho tree good aud the
fruit will be good ~ Tho world has gone long IN
reaching this conclusion, but welcome all who bold
IN To-day character and conduct must be secured or
society viii sink under It's acquisition, and fall TO pieces
under its enlightenment. If We have not then. what
Ger we gain We are lost IA community by the very
insight and reach OF our intellectual advancement
After tho Rev. Mr.. Sanders's address Mr. HOppina
read letter of regret from Governor Cleveland because
OF his inability to be present at tho anniversary.