New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-29
CHRISTYAN YOUNG MEN.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION.

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WORK OFTHE YEAE-ADDREssEs BY JUSTICE DAVIS
AND DIR. HALL
The Young Mems Christian Association of
the City OF NewYork held its thry-arst anniversary in
Association Hall last evening The Rev Lindsay Parker
read a selection from Proverbs and prayer was Of
fered by the Rev DR.. Chadwick. The report OF the
| treasurer Percy r. Pyne, which was read by
Cornelius Vanderbilt, showed tota receipts during
the year of S31,4Os &C. aud expenditures amounting
to S3l4l3 6i Tie balance in the treasury is $50 II. r.
T. McBuruey, OF the general secretaries read an alb
sract Of the annual report showing the progress the
work OF the association ana It's branches In The
city. The attendance at the rooms during the year
all 537279, large Increase from former years At the
prayermeeungs there 1880 i'm the reading-roon
l0l9Ot, and IN the library $500 The toral member
snip is now 1886, Of whom 1J69 added during the
year. there were Liz applications from employers, and
233S nom employees. d69S situations were hed. The
entire outlay for the purchase and books has been
$4,000. The present amount of the Noble Fund is
S9S.3j2 Strong ground taken against the Increase
OF the annual dues. The president, William W. Hoppn,
r.. then introduced Noah Davis Chief Justice Of the Su
preme Court, who said:
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN: M. McBurney is per-
soualy responsible Ior my being here To night and hope
You i Aoit LIN u lie youu lOt Dc mdde 70 under
stand that working every day in the courts and wrestling
every evening with sciaca j. not good preparation FOR
an address, btt nave one WORD OF comfort for you. DR..
Hall 70 follow When Mr.. hlcBIUTey finally broke me
down with the announcement Of Ir. CrO~bv's illness
tod me WouW hhd ih the a1rrss sucient IOot for a
speech. have found in It an inspiration part it,
its necrongy-has appealed 10 my heart When consider
Wlat ZOOS ua dioh III common win tlIs great
city, with tle country NJ large and with world
and Edwin d. Morgan, { almost wonder thlt your as,o
citation still William Z. Dodge happened to
my friend, ranking nigh among the modest phan-
thropsts o. the age. He died II a ripe old not
hating the threshold with disease. bur stepping with
one stride across 1t into the congregation Of just
men made perfect. And Peter Coope.-who can
fn-rraf trrr qflr Will
beard, and who Oh such ~ occasion this VIII m 70 re-
cal how in his Old axe he proud to take us on
OF mankind! admire .un Tor the perseverance and de-
termination with waich he made, throughout all his
himself the living executor Of his Will and raised
monument TO himself wAich shall last for all time.
And the princely merchant, the generous noble,
led name-What a lofty, example to our young
sun may hin II but he will hit higher mark tlin ii he
AZ the records of either Of these iicn lave Sptionra @
will DE greater and better Inan you md your mark Ia
From the report have gained knowledge did
associaton New YORK SITS at the gateway ot lmmi-
many Of those who Hand here worthy.
many are vile in habit In education and Ia training;
while many pass through city the Vest stu large
numbers remain wl as and the Larger mart of thr,e
cluster around and stick to the dens niqy
How SHAH cheek this influx ~ criminal population
against which Christianity alone ia strong enough TO
struggled | suppose it Is part or your duty 70
with open bends the young men comm here and lead
them away the gOg shops and the dens wee and
niqty that Oese our city, What sort OF have
IL mdsi We talk n politics about the influence
OF the Halls and we attribute as our fancy serve US
this and that EVIL to tine power OF some Hall
But there j. one Hul winch produces more cNN ana l.
constantly dragging TO destruction more young than
all political Halls" and that Il Alcohol l..
army WIN Dahers IL mas lOOOo stations licensed most
OF them by the law leading our sons and daughters with
and uncelsng march that pauses; bear
ing OF the law is 'front.' not heaven
but To eternal hell. Never in any way lend yOur
sanction to the support OF that power. winch only
does hiS evil but 10 control your elections
the direct way 10 DE alderman Is boat al
run-shOp.
TIE president announced that Dr. Crosby pre-
vented from being present by Illness, and introduced
the Rev. Dr. John Hall who SAID
DR.. Crosby Il cmnenty entitled 10 speak here. I
derstand he the rst minister % give his encourage
this association at time when many held uOof
Of that body OF huml grants whom you
heard Laughter have gone 20 the ptnsi. DE-,
sure. only a visitor also OF the Halls
New York. (Applause and laughter. But agree with
all TINT Judge DAVIS has SAID This deserves
tho sympathy OF the people, because il II the
Of young because OF its social element. and br
OF tie Instrument II mainly YlgGs. IL the
Young Mems ChriSttHt Association.