Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-11
Y. NJ. c. A.
Anniversary Exercises.
Report of the President, Secretary,
Treasurer and Committees.
Addresses by Nessts. n. w. watkins
aud " ". '"a-rsotI of the Intcrna-
" tiOual Committee.


aud " ". '"a"rsoti of the Intcrna-
W tioual Committee.
The anniversary exercises Of the Young
Mems Christian AssoGiation were held in
The Winooski avenue church Tuesday evening
Many Of our leading citizens were present, and
the exercises were OF unusual in crest and
impDitance. Singing was furnished 10y the
choir Of the Wnooski avenue church. The
exercises opened with an anthem by the
choir Rev. Mr. Putnam then read selec-
zion from Scripture and Rev. Mr.. Jump
jfiefed prayer. The reports of the Presi-
lent, General Secretary and Treasurer were
read.
President Smith then introduced to the
audience Messrs f. w. Watkins and +. D.
lngersoll, Of the International Y. NJ G. A.
committee, and these gentlemen added
greatly to the interest of the occasion by their
brief but earnest addresses. Mr.. Watkins
first spoke, as follows:
Mr. watkins Remarks.
Seventy years ago number of young men
met in London to consider whether they
would organize Young Mems Christian
Association. They not only resolved to or
ganize an association, but did it. 1hrty-nine
years passed. when one OF the most brlllian;
college professors In our land, a member Of
tho Southern Methodist church, wrote that
he believed that the greatest religious move
ment Of the 18th century grew out OF the
work of the Methodist church, but that the
greatest religious movement of the 10th cen
fury grew out OF the work of the Y. NJ.
G. A.
I 10 rvix- fn,r fNp Lao
great success of this Y. NJ. G. A. work. The
first is the numerical strength of the assoca-
ton. You may travel from London west,
through Canada, the United States, on from
The Pacific coast to Honolulu, still west to
Australia, Calcutta Bombay, Southern Afri-
a, through Judea and back again to Lon
don-you have belt, d the globe, and at every
CONNER cial centre you have found branch
Of the Y. NJ. c. A. The second reason OF
its success is the need which exists Of some
such association to do special work for young
men. One-sixth of the entire population OF
he world is composed of young mem. They
are the power of the present and the pc
OF the future. And yet only one-teuth OF this
great number are Christians. Probably 20
per cent attend churches. Slxty-fve per
cent of the young men in our large cities are
practically churchess. Thus we get some
dea of the need OF an institution which shall
70 out sid. of our churches for the winning
If vouny men. In the old times il wns Gus.
omarv for husin, ga men 10 iuke their EN-.
gloves more or less into their own families
md look ont for their welfare. But that is
not the c,.o now Young m,n need home
like that furnished them by the Y. NJ. &. A,
in the cities where they are empoyeh. The
Young men Of our country are largely a
tlosti1g nnnulntion They do not STAY IN one
,,lscr long enough to h, come mrrnocrs o,
.hurches, bnt ,h,.v do find their wny t. The
Y NJ G. A rnnms and m, erinus VIII. FEVER
tbey ar,. and who shall SAY they me not b H..
flied nv b,i ~ mes-nr2 Scores and srnre-
f yonnr nru nre saved from the saloons b,
'nr reading rooms. Ihc' sre cdrd ~ cn-
. sr,i ii, h!u.s 90" Whole ,hey t,nl vhnd Chris
t,n bn,ras WIN. vnu have dom. rnod
W ,rk here. IN Ru,linstor-hnv,. interested ST.
,nsnv xnurg n,nn IN vnur work aud In ,
sncb cr,,;ts,,n r.onlty-thnr. ,s nnc INN
yhich Won have moi done. and which |
benrve il is your duy to d.. Yon have
,i,,cd vou,g m,.n .uir;ru,llv socially irt-I
I",tu,Ily Won nupht tn Mi ,rem Dhysicolv
Yon onybr 10 have, ,mn,si,,m Tm.re NJ.
sores nj ,oung men hcc ,minI cunsumnrlv,s
in yonr civ fnr want of henlthful exercise :
and II is the duty of the Y. NJ. e. A. to pro-
vide them with it, A gymnasium should b..
n,ov;dad hec,u.n il h9u.fts young mon
physically. and for the higher reason that il
draws yo,lnr men into the Association who
woud no, be reached otherwisc. would
sav IN The husinrss men of Burlington that
th1v ouebt TO ptoyidr the Association with n
huIding-it would nav. And take the
privilege of stating that if they would build
!, lilo hd;es NJ darlington would furnish il
The ladies are doing this all over the
land and would suggest TO You
hnsineso mon TIN, Won p;ve them an onnor.
,nni,v IN do il in burlington
President smith then introduced Mr.. f.
n tnoar,oI, who smoke in hriet as follows
Mr.. lngersoiIs Remarks
should be Glad To follow I'D the line OF
NJ. Watkins remarks: to lalk about the need
Of physical culture. and of prov ding home
surroundings for the homeless in your CITY .
to sneak of the general work of the Inter
national committee. tic. But have been
asked 10 sneak up1n nv own special depart
meni nj ,bir work - the railroad
work. Every month our railroad
nptets IRE filed with solid columns
dcyoted entirely 20 ,ie actidenis winch
have hapnencd dnring the month. A Ia, *
nTonor,inn ~ theso are cansed Inv want of tn,
ronscentions faithfulness ~ Somebody q,
aomo critical ,nome,t w, ora ahsolutel,
dependent every time we step upon a rail
rosa ualn' on Inc CONSCIENTIOUS Hlth'eincs'
railroad service more than in any other, il