New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-08
GOOD FELLOWSHIP FOR YOUNG MEN

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN A GENERATION.
THE WIDE. VARIED AND WHOLESOME WORK or
yeUHG MKN's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
A little more than thirty years ago the FIRST
Young cn's Christian Association was organized To-
day these associations firmly established In ppth
hemispherex and represented In all the great p"t
cal dvissns OF the globe Notwithstanding the yigSr
and rapidly Of this growth 1t has gone on SO quieuy.
ouisde the commanding interests of the nes, that tho
people have found little time opportunity % measure
or determine the relation OF such movement 10 the
leading pnianthropic aud religious societies and
churches The associations, however. have reached
such proportions membership property accumuls-
tons aud multiplied activities that they exact recegn
lion of Importance in the problem of social
development.
An analysts of the thirteth report OF the New
York Association FOR 1883. together With the Year Book
OF the Young Mems Christian Associations for 1852 So
furnishes series OF statistcs which will naturally
awaken the interest OF thinking people. The movenen,
Is scarcely older than single generation. IL Us both
religious phianthropc. Ii at the time the
the library the popnlar lecture recTe,oa ana
churcy iurlsd'cten Il - without erced or ar o.
Giles utilization IL UNDERTAKES ths work OF
tae evangelist the smoer, the caech<t but IL neither
ordains OF touches the sacrslnens CtcrgSmee nave
err ard ,ISe anosg those who rsoiurey resist i've oper
sious. Among published sts OF officers. secretaries
and active members may be found maDy names or phil
apttrophas knowa everywhere for the intelligence and
frequency OF ih'r large seDe actions The membership
t,ea In ecnlmcrcal basn-ss ire Trey are not bcgrirs
nor often scDcheiares. They are in many cases vita
Uressnre q loneliness for wholesome fciowsHip An
shsd~s OF gous training meet hsrmonloasy and e1-
neiter intrusion the iped5esole
zeal OF proseiyting bnsybodies There appear to be
scattered over the wora ABOUT 200 sssccatlens; N
6ss; in Germany, A22 In German Switzerland. 1872 IN
Holland z5O ia Aaa, 81; in Afca. IS: oceanica, 20.
These al md representation IN International Cenlal
Committee appointed at an annual worlds conference,
with its casirman In Geneva. Switzerland.
Tsse Year Book furnishes statistics EEropean ana
foreign associations beyond the figures already given
North America 2x2 ass0ciatsos have not reported.
Among tee 65s rep,rfing. there 10 membership OF
s200o-presersing the Iatio, appfoKin4ie
Inembrf-Aip rcfchtd NJ myrc than 100000
conception OF the property accumulated may ne rcnc %
from The TACT taat Only sNty-nIe aasociasions report
Sata Job. Of syco6oo NswYort ana PaisdsipSis
Dlldiags costing 100000 each And all fhe lead
ing cities and commercial ceutres have buildings bearing
coss somewhat prUporaioaed to the populaii0n.
OF these American associsiions e2y repsrt hlGaros
uftI1re wsrtn $s72 $50 Three huDsred aud hTty
eations report annual current expenses exceeding
engaged work OF seciatons, with salaries
averaging between $500 aud 1000. Assec.atIons
cxnzed In ia colleges. and 49i associations among
oser anties supply asd nsfrTi0ns jliis aud
hospitals Perhaps sulIicient daIa already supplied
IN alton OF aad activity of is renIaIk
able movement. Hardly less Than han million flows
thysa,ra ~ olicoa and treasures every year fne
amount steadily increasing but ti1fng parl reaches
poverty suffering. IL ~ mosay aesor'1ed In rcnts.s,
interest saaair- Hectares, library and reaans
lays z, Innasiunis. Ihcse results the
gTowin cDnsufnmatc ORGANIZATION They not
tracealc prss bcneits and anuues, among
many of great secret sDceiies. may they be
traced any central enthusiasm OF church IL u
n STE mug social sn0may, Without precedent, almost
without Capitalization corp9lsIe exstene. ilnt
nothing ia It's history has yet taken place threat
ems to oas ufb Interrupt fts further pSvgrosa
The New-York Association IA possibly tue oldest In
America foremost ana wealth, rsip ACTIVITY
aud influence Its great sailding ic the 81
of busy efforts and undertakings IL Eustns three de-
pendencies-a Harlem Dranch, one in the Bswery aud
German sscrfy waich meets In the big buioing. Tue
association including Its own current untisy. with
charges OF these dependencies, disburseo last year
$31 S24 1t has purchased blocks in the Bowcry
permanent buidng, paying s72,5oV, ami proposes 10
raise $4,000 more Tor building aDd furnishing. The
library nuinbcrs TOO Volumes carefully selected and
cssssl1ed, AND 600 drawn durng the year Inc
association expended 10y IN charlie. ANA relief AID
reports mcmDershp 3,454, with l5S3 tn the various
classes for free instruction.
Nctnag could be murc satisfactory than the provision
for physical training, baths reading drbsue
and literary societies. with The weekday recreons ANA
sunday tea An almost uninterrupted procession
Of Bibln and readings, with prayer 1~etngs and
religious addresses tls the evenings for seh
care tor them The iDcinbership n Il constantly
changing quantity, always gviDg and coming. Efficient
given securing siLatioes ADD homes for the
employed ST aagers. Tae annual fees triinx
bear proportion TO the advantages provided. In
other wers practically extensive, wide reaching
charity bringing together the money. personal gifts aud
OF Christian uien who otherwise would Work
alone aud unsupported