The Portland daily press., 1884-04-10
". M. G. A.
The Annual Exercises in City HRll-Th0
secreIary's Report and Abstracts Of Adj
dresaes Made

secretary's Report and Abstracts Of Adj
dresses Made.
The annual exercises OF the Yoang Mems
Christian Association took place at City Hall
last evening, the retiring president, DIR. Carl
ton Kimball, in the chair. There were about
four hundred ladies aud gentlemen present.
| The order Of services commenced with an
anthem well sung by State street choir, follow
ed by reading Of the scriptures by Rev. J.
NJ. Lewden. Prayer was offered by Rev. ].
M. williams and an address by the retiring
president, Dr. Carlton Kimball followed, OF
which we give an abstract:
Members Of the Young Mems ChriStian Asso.
citation, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The rapid flight OF time OF which we are al
most unconscious has waited us into another
year OF association life, and we have gathered
as in tue past to celebrate our thirty-irst an
niversery. We meet here thnse who have
labored with US in the Masters cause and
| those who have aided us financially. We
| thank you all for whatever you may have done
| in our behalf. We extend to you a most cor
| dial invitation to become members Of our as-
| ISOLATION. A large amount Of work has been
done in the past year. Owing to increase Of
membership We enlarged our quarters at the
beginning of the year, and have now ample
and well fitted reading room, secretary's once
| and hall. The membership of the association,
| and OF the boys department is large and both
are In prosperous condition. All this has not
been done by any one individual, but by many
who have worked very hard.
The all-absoFbiDg thought with them has
been how best to build up the association and
make 1t power for good In the community,
especially 10 saving our young men from the
| deadly temptation 20 which they are exposed
and win them TO Christ. just here wish to
| thank all connected with the association for
/ their kindly sympathy and cooperation during
the past two years. The one vital question
| with as at the present day is, How shall we
save the young men from the dreadful tempta-
| lions which assail them on every hand? Keep
up their moral purity and lead them TO
Christ" All other questions must be brought
to harmonize and lose themselves in this. Our
| young mon ars becoming Sabbath breakers to
an alarming extent Their bad habits are
| rapidly increasing. Many seemingly earnest
Christians are only half in earnest. How
| shall this downward course among them be
| stayed? We must have men to work In this
branch OF the Masters vineyard whose pur-
| poses for doing good are firm as tho everlasting
hills, men who believe the work Is u grand
work. In our work we must comprehend
more fully that prayer Is the most available
aud powerful instrument in the universe Of
God. We must carry into our work hearts
full Of Christian love.
God is q sure paymaster. lie may not pay
at the end of the week, month or year, but He
paws richly In the end
| Spare it not; 1t will not spare you. It is your
murderer, and the murderer OF the world. Use
| II therefore, as murderer should be used;
Kill it before it kills you. You love not death;
love not the cause of death. No one is wicked
| without loss or punishment. Remember, the
truest end Of life is to know the life that never
| ends.
At the close OF DR.. Kimballs address, Rev.
| H. P. Winter delivered his annual report, of
which the following is an abstract:
Mr.. Winter began by saying that the Young
Mems Christian Association was no longer an ex-
pertinent IL is evidence of the church, fecundity
not Of its barrenness. A young man must be
regular attendant on church worship, and interested
in his church, to make good member Of the as
ISOLATION. The great step forward made by the
society the past year the moving from Capps to
Farrmgton's Block. The next step will be getting
into building Of our own. The best work is al
ways done by those institutions who own their own
property.
| So, 1880, and expended S3,12S.33. This money
has been for the most part, attained by personal
application which has been promptly and generous
should, and others should double their donations.
The largest donation is $40 while there should be
subscriptions of 500, and some Of $500. The an
nual membership fees not large enough to
make the association self sustaining. Good books
are wanted for the library and $1,000 could BIO
pended here to advantage. Money is wanted 70
tide deserving young men over hard places
The adult membership is HOO an increase OF
400. There have been 10 deaths, viz: Deacons J.
erie, S. G. Merrill, ID. w. NASH j. r. Clark A. @.
Jones, Ii. /. Robinson, H. l.. Snow, q. j. Hanson,
Prof. +. A. Robinson and Mrs. H. o. Jones. Deacon
erie was an original director, only Of whom are
| now living and Mr.. Hanson was the Youngest mem
esr Of she bosHd- There were 10 religious meet
ngs held IN the rooms last year. at the jail 7S at
| Turner's Island mission, with an estimated at
| tendance Of "a, $50. The Turner's Island mission
was taken in hand in November and the school has
81 pupils, teachers and officers, and the meetings
| an average attendance OF 100 mostly railroad en-
ployes The Christian lay work that can now bs
| accomplished by young Christian men is such as
| only able preachers could formerly accomplish.
The association has provided many mercantile
situations for msn and boys found them boarding
| houses, given them food, lodgings and clothina
passes over railroads. and afforded all its benefits TO
commercial travellers. Examples of young men as
sisted were cited Many papers, Bibles, etc have
been distributed to 81 young men at their homes
boarding houses and hospitals and young men from
other cities have been brought into good companion
snip. The attractions of the readng-room of the
Institution were strongly presented. Thanks were
extended to the clergy and press for their help and
There were thirteen successful entertainments
Lectures and social gatherings given free of charge
to members. Well attended classes in book-kee5-
ing, music and stenography have been held 81 600
people have been reached through the readinqroopl
and 10, 600 through other educational sld socal
agencies. To teach young men the truth, like
Christ We must care for every part of man. The
secretary urged the establishment Of irst-class
gymnasium for arobust body makes a robust Christ
| ian-''mens sanG IN corpore sdRo.''
The boys department numbers $50; an increase
OF $40. Inc new silver badges of the association
are worn by 525 boys. The boys have a circulate
ing library of 300 volumes, plenty of magazines
Illustrated papers, games, stereoscopic views,
practical talks, entertainments and weekly excur-
sions All have signed the pledge against ntoxicat-
ing liquors, tobacco and profanity. schedule OF
tne boys meetings were given. The literary society
great feature and the ASSOCIATION feels that II it
succeeds in saving the boys it vii have them on tho
LORDS side when they become men. If, said the
speaker, the country was threatened by war today
thousands of young men would spring to arms to
defend 1T. The young men of today will soon be
the leaders, and they should be taught that they
will spring to arms in Gods cause 10 feht for
Christ to build up the destinies of this favored
land, in that righteousness which exalteth a ma
tion.''
Rev. O. A. Daniels was called upon. Mr..
Daniels said is it the design to take from tho
churches all the young men? A thousand times,
no. This membership is rated at two thous-
and. Is it your design, said he, to be simply
an association? 1 hope not. An association il
poor thing il it is only kept up simply to bs
an association. Christian is the mark va
must bear before sill else. The church Is
Christian, and the association il Christian.
What is the relation Of the association to tha
church? What is the relation Of the branch To
the tree? IL the association is 10 be- what it
ought, IL must supply some lack, aud il must
always be Christian. Some people will not be-
lieve that the Bible is the word OF God tn
them until 1t finds them. The truth must go
forth and find men, and it must be carried on
winning lips.
This association II christian association Is q
living epistle. The Bible and thosa Who be-
lieva IN ID do win multitudes % fiss6 thrSugh
II chrtstiAns. L0S-~oEk OF late has eecoue osssa
OF ieaaAn9 chNrRctertstica OF The eooyfhll
IL Is TO save multitude OF men. How to
reach the masses is an old question aud It will
| not be answered cave ia the spirit OF Chfist's
| word-"Inasmuch as we have done 10 unto on
Of the least OF these my brethren ys have dona
/ it unto me-"
This association was not organized to taxa
from the churches but to fill lack. Thoug AZ Il
| of Young men grow up who are lot connf ctei
with the CHI arches aud they need society. The
purpose Of the association is not merely 70 keep
q free reading room and sgymnasium, but these
| are the nets set to catch young men and they
/ are used in christian way. II is a work ( Z