Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-24

s,ee,s, Movement In Its Iaierests
Mr.. Henry J. Mccoy, General Score
,sry of the San Francisco Young Mems
Christian Association, and the repre-
sentative of this special work on the Pa
c,tic coast. arrived n this city by the
Ousen Of toe Pacific yesterday. Mr..
NcCov has had twelve or fifteen years
experience IN this work. and was select
ed bv Mr. ID. l.. Moody from among
two hundred secretaries to I'LL this I'D
,nr..n, uositiou. BE visited Portland,
q few months ago. sAd succeeded IN
ra,sinc several thousand dollars for the
work there. and has had eminent sue
cess wherever he has gone. Mr.. Mccoy
pre-euts ,he work of the Association In
plain. practical manner. which gives
him at once the hearts and sympainies
of his hearers. He Is a young II Al. and
the recognized leader of religious work
among Young men west of the Rocky
mountains. The local Association has
been url ing him TO visit this city during
the pas; war. but he has been SO occu-
pied with other work that be has heen
nnahIe 70 come before. and lis stay
nov will be very brief.
The work of the Young Mems Christ:
| ian Association on this coast ana
throughout the worli has grown with
| prea. rapidIty curing the past few wears,
| and has become great business In all
| business centers. Some OF the most
prominent and wealthy business meR IN
| the world are come cted With and inter-
| -,ted IN the work of these Associations.
Among these may be mentioned the
Earl of Shafte-bury in England, the
late Vim. T.. Dodge of New York, John
Wannamaker of Philadeipnla, }. b.
Farwell of Chicago and Geo. W. Gibbs
of San Francisco.
twenty five years ago these Assocla-
tions owned less than $500 worth Ut
property, while now they own over
S4.OOO.OO worth in real estate alone, all
contributed by Christian phllanthrO
pists. The railroads of the country
contributed $1,000 toward Carrying on
tie work among their employees last
wear. The aim of the Association Is to
improve young men spiritually. meR-
tally ard physically. 1t seeks to infiu-
euce Young men to become good cltl
zens. industrious worklngmen and
Christian gentlemen 10 al 10 THEN
homes and churches. They seek to dc
this by means OF pleasant parlors
where young men 10, ~ cougregtte f0r
social intercourse. religious meetings,
social song services, Bible classes, etc
In connection with these are lectures
concerts, receptions, medical talks anC
physical exercise.
The association seeks to assist young
men III finding employment, watches
with the sick young man, and assists
the needy when found worthy. Ii
every legitimate way it endetvors to III
duce young men to avoid evil pl ices OF
resort. Our local association has done
a good work in the past, but 1t is nov
proposed to increase It's usefulness IL
order to meet the growing needs of th'
city, and to place a man In charge o
the work who has been trained III thu
business.
We are sure Mr.. Mccoy will re
ceive hearty reepunSe from our cltl
zens, who will not allow Seattle to fal
behind other cities of this coast IL thu
enterprise. The prog' am for the meet
inRs to be conducted by MIR. Meow. ant
to which the public are cordially III
vited, IS AS follows
Mass meeting this (Thnrsday) even
ing at s o'clock. i'll the M. +. Church
Young mems meeting Saturday evenln.
at 8 o'clock. in the Y. Nj. 9. A. Hail
Mass meeting Sunday at oclock p. n
, in Yesler's Hall, and mother at 7:3
O'Clock p. m. ia the M. p. Church.
, A very interesting meet .ng was hell
last evening. and although there wer
but few present MIR. McCoy's practica
way of putting things aroused such a
interest that x:'32 were subscribed t
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