St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-21
Y. M. C. A. ANNIVERSARY.
Large Meeting Held at the Opera
House Last Evening.
Addresses by Rev. Mr.. Riddell and Messrs
Terry and Newport.

The Grand Opera House was the scene of a
most interesting occasion last evening, being the
celebration of the twenty eighth anniversary of
the Young Mems Christian Association of St.
Paul. The programme was of rare interest
and the exercises were heard by the audience
with close attention. At O'Clock, the hour of
commencement, every seat in the large audito-
rum and gallery was taken, and seldom before
has any similar event drawn together such large
and distinctively representative audience.
On the stage were seated picked choir, Presi-
dent Rood, of the Y. NJ. c. A., number of the
clergy of St. Paul, and several ex-presidents of
the society and leading business men.
The exercises were opened with the hymn
"Come We that Love the Lord etc., in which
the audience joined.
The Rev R. F. McClaren then read selection
from Ecclesiastics, Twelfth chapter: s'Remember
thy Creator r Fear God and keep His
commandments
Prayer was then offered by Rev. DR.. Dana, who
made touching and earnest appeal to the Divine
throne.
The hymn commencing $50, labor on, etc. -
was then sung by the audience.
ADDRESS BY REV. R. R. RIDDELL.
R. Riddell, who took as his theme the '.advan
tages of associated Christian work" In begin
ming his address he said that less than forty years
had elapsed since the formation Of the Y. M. C.
A., and yet it held place second to none in the
warmhearts of the American public. 1t had
been proposed at one time that the word s'Chris
tian'' should be dropped out from the associa
ton; the speaker was glad that it had been re-
tanned. The effort to wipe out the distinction
was the story Of Jonah and the whale over again.
The outcome was always the same; both of them
were willing to part with each other. The name
Christian, he thought had been warranted: the
church had not grown to the full breadth and
measure of the term. 1t meant the development,
physical, intellectual and moral, of the entire
man.
The reverend speakers then illustrated the
Christian work to the Mississippi river which
started as a small stream and kept constantly
growing till it swept into the gulf mighty riv-
er; it gathered to itself the riyuets and streams
so it was with the associated
efforts of man; they moved along theil
sparkling course like a comet and gathered force
and strength and breadth as it went along. The
speaker then gave sketch of the progress OF
the work accomplished by the Y. M. C. A. He
spoke of the necessity of organization and united
effort and the tendency of Young America to mi
CRATE and shift from one place to another, was
described. Vast numbers of young men came
to the great cities of the northwest. 1t was to
welcome these strange young men that the asso
citation was inargurated, and this is why ii
should be fostered and sustained.
The association done all things for these stran-
gers it assisted, helped, guided and threw cheer
full and restraining influences around them.
ADDRESS OF MIR. W. NJ. TENNY.
'sOnly an Armor Bearer was sung, after which
an address was delivered by Mr.. W. M. Tenny,
president of the Y. NJ C. A. of Minneapolis.
He made very interesting address, first al
hiding to the aims and work of the association
The platform of the associations, he said, was
simple and easily understood it consisted
In aiding young men; to provide
social and intellectual entertainments; surround
them by good moral influences, secure them en-
ployment, find them boarding houses and homes.
The physical, social and intellectual develop
ment was only secondary, however, as all of
these but tended to the spiritual welfare of the
young men, this was the ultimate aim of the as
ISOLATION. The speaker then gave sketch of
the association in Minneapolis; he referred to
the humble beginning of the association and to
its present fiourishing condition.
that Bible study was one Of the most important
branches of the labor. He alluded to the inter
national committee as one of the most important
and valuable aids to the association. The work
of aiding and inaugurating the work and keeping
track of the needs and condition of the societies
throughout the country devolved on the inter
national committee. He said the members re-
joiced in the record of 500 societies in the eoun-
try In the association the young men had
found the fountain of eternal youth
COL. NEWPORT.
After the hymn ITO the work, to the work.
had been sung, an address on the subject of
sour work here and oui needs" was delivered
by Col. r. NJ. Newport. He referred to the deep
and constant interest taken by the young men in
the association. Many young men acknowledged
their Indebtedness to the society which had been
the means of giving good impulses to hundreds
of young men. He spoke of the reading, recep-
ton and other branches of the association and OF
the great good these agencies have,accomplished.
In this connection he paid a nice compliment to
the able services of Mr.. Lichtenberger, the re-
firing secretary, and also to the present incum-
bent of the Office.
Allusion was then made to the growing needs
of the association and to the urgent necessity of
more spacious rooms; the demands on the asso-
action were constantly becoming more imperative
Young men were constantly coming to the great
northwest to seek their fortunes; they needed a
helping hand and uplifting influences the society
must have som ething to attract
young men to the rooms
II was not enough to invite them to devotional
meeting: attract them to the room by the Il ings
that appealed to their healthy desires and they
would soon be won to Christ.
The necessity OF having larger reading rooms
a gymnasium and more attractive adjuncts for
intellectual, physical and moral development
was pointed out. In passing
he said that it was to be hoped some
wealthy citizen would before org donate funds
for building equal to the scope and nature OF
the work. A lot had already been selected
for the structure, and the plans
of the building were already drawn
The address of Col. Newport was the most en-
tertaning of the evening, and it was heard with
profound attention. Attention was called 10 the
report of the secretary, heretofore given in the
GLOBE.
Prayer was offered by Rev. II. c. Woods, and
after singing q hymn, the audience was dis
missed with benediction by Rev. c. C. Herriott
Burning His Own House.
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