Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-04-16
sTATEMENr.

In the TELLER OF the End OF April
and also in the Nee Percc Ners, Of
that date, appears an article entitled
Communicated IN which assertions.
and insinuations arc made 10 far Ut yari-
ance with the facts ~ to give the impress.
sion that the writer was not acquainted
with the matter Of which he wrote, or
that being acquainted he desired to Gre
ate an unjust prejudice against one re-
ligious association to which be il not
friendly, for the purpose Of building up
another in which he is personally inter-
ested
In speaking Of the Young Mems
Christian Association be says "Muoh
to the regret Of some, another similar or.
ganization has been effected in town"
The other similar organization referred
to is undoubtedly tho Young Men and
Woman's Christian Association which
meets in the NJ. Il. Church every Sun.
day afternoon, and Monday evening
As officers Of that organization wc desire
to make a statement Of the facts ia the
case. This has been suggested as proper
BY some not connected with our aAsocia-
tion who have told US that the article re-
fcrred to is doing Us an injury. II will
appear to some as strange announce
ment that any one interested in christian
work should, in this country, where free
dom IL thought and action is guaranteed
to all, regret the formation Of Christian
association for the beneft Of young men
and women for the reason that there also
exists in the same town similar organi.
zation for the benefit Of young men alone.
Such regrets could hardly be entertained
in the generous spirit Of q broad christian
lliberality. We think that those interest.
ed in such matters should rather rejoice
that these means Of diifusing chris
tian Intelligence should be so multi.
piled and diversified as to make them
congenial and accessible to all II is to
be deplored that any should seek to
build up the one at the expense Of the
other. 1t seems to US especially out oi
place that anyone not connected with d
society should seek through the public
| print or otherwise to inform the public
as to who are welcome to their meetings
IF such an announcement is needed let i,
come from those authorized to speak fol
the society and not from those inimical t.
Its success. The intination il made il
the communicated article that our associ.
alton is intruding itself into field al
ready occupied To do away with thu
| prejudice which this intimation seems In
tended to create, VIC respectfully make
the following statement and refer t
names and dates in order that our com
munication may be clearly understood. /
About year ago Miss Corabel Tarr
then in Chicago, wrote to her father, tn,
president Of Lewis Collegiate Institute, a
the request Of Mr.. L. D. Wishard
national secretary Of the Young Mem
College Christian Association, askinI
: whether branch Of that society eoul,
not be organized here. The lettc
received was shown to the Rev. 7. M
Boyd, pastor Of the Presbyterian church
! in this city, and its object generally aI
proved by that christian gentleman. L
October, 1884, Miss Tarr, having b.
come connected with the institute as
teacher, organized the movement anon
!. the young people and committee wa
appointed to correspond and secure th
constitution Of that association and a
necessary information. In November q
y the samssyear the constitutions were RI
|
ceived and distributed among the youn
people for inspection. During the hol
days Of 1884 the organization was 80 ia
developed that it was decided to elect o.
ficcrs and make the association perm;
nent as soon as the services Of the wee
Of prayer Of 1885 were closed. In th
! mean time the Misses Tarr had frcquer
conversations with Mr.. Boyd in whic
the matter was referred to and its ol
ljects and methods discussed and g,
planned and near the close of the NEE
ings held last winter in the Presbyteria
church, in one Of these conversations
asked for, and received, copy of ii
printed constitution and bylaws whic
the young ladies had procured, and sal
that he thought Of organizing simili
society for young men. These conye
sations were had in the most kindly an
fraternal spirit. Mr.. Boyd did not int
mate that the two contemplated organ
cations should unite, nor did he iptimat
either, to the young ladies from whom