Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-01
v. X. Q. A.
The Plans nEd Future or the Memphis
Branch.

knowing that considerable interest was
telt by our young men and the business man
OF the city IN the movement Inaugurated
last Sundsy 10 start a Young Mems Chris.
tan Association, q reporter of the APFEAL
had an in'eI view with Mr.. T. K. Cree, secre-
tary OF the International Committee Of the
Y. NJ. {, A, now in our city. Mr..
Cree saIi the International Committee,
OF which he was one Of ten secretaries
was composed OF twenty-five gentlemen, Of
whom ten resided in New York, the others
being IRON different parts of the country.
There wss a member Of the committee each
in Louisvlle, st. Louis, Charleston, Rich
mond, Selma and New Orleans. The New
York msrbsrs were such well-known gentle.
men as Cbephas Brainsrd, Mr.. VIM. f.
Dodge, the great philanthropist, Morris X.
Jessup, the millionaire banker, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, the great railroad manager,
and otiers prominent in the reli-
gi5us ard philauthropic movements
of the da. This committee has simply an
advisory snd helpful supervision of the asso-
cistioa work. Esch association is entirely
indepenosnt, and conducts It's afSils ss IL
pleasss. In regard to the work CT the Mem
phis association, he said it Was designed to
open a nice reading-room in a central
part OF the city, 10 supply it with
the current literature of the day,
10 have parlor provided with
| musical instrument, 10 have checkers,
| chess and uuobisctionsb gsmes, and 10
| make The rooms comfortable and attractive
| as they can possibly be made. 1t lie proposed
| TO have series Of lectures, musical enter
| tainments and social gatherings that will
draw young men TO the rooms; to have classes
in writing, bookkeeping and music; TO have
| entertainments for boys; 10 aid young men
| IN getting employment; 10 introduce them
| into good bosrdinghe houses; TO visit them when
| sick; to INTRODUCES them into churches, and
in every way they can 10 help young men
| In addition there will be an sctive religion:
work-youug meu'ss prayer meeting, Bible
| class meetings IN the jail and hospitals, and
such other religious work SO the association
can properly do. In carrying on this work
! there will be secretsry employed who vii
organize the work snd enlist the young nseI
In it. There ought 10 be a hun
dred young men engaged IN the moral, socis
and religious work OF the association. H
| said It Wac important the secretary should
| be young man himself, one IN synpsthy
| with young men, and he ought 10 be op'
| trained 10 association work, who knew from
experience hos TO lake hold and orgsnize
work 50 varied az the Christian As5o
citation now dos. In regard 1,
| tEe prospect Of the aS5cciatl0n, n
said it promised well. The eommitte,
spPoigisd last Sunday had been able 10 se,
but lev Of the business men, and they hs,
generally responded quite literally. They
had opened ? subscription paper, which J
conditioned upon getting the work start
ed in good shape, and already he fal
lowing gentlemen have subscribed $50 each
Messrs. james Elder, Butler Jack, w.
Taylor & Co., s. H. Duuscomb, G. W
Macrae, r. L. Cochran, & Co. The follow
ing have subscribed SIS each: Mes.rs.
B. Treadweii & Co., F. I. Anderson, j. NJ
Goodhar, w. II. Wood, C. B. Bryan, McIn
tyre s Pepper.
The following subacribsd 500: Messra. "
H. Goodlett and Oliver, Finnie & Co. Gait
number have given SO and IS each.
The young men wasn't TO raIss $1,000 {
start The association in good shspe. Nj
Cree said that in Nashville, where they sr
starting on their six years of work, sewers
gentlemen gave 500 each, fourteen gave IS
aud soma ferty gave SIS each. In Rict
msnd, Va, fswa weeks ago SIX gentleme
gave 800 esch. In Chattanooga they hav
| just raised $500 for their second yesr. J
soon as the funds are subscribed the room
will be opened, the secretary secured and tn
| work started,