Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-11-26
The Staunton indicator
FRIDAY MORNING. NOV. %. 1855
LOCAL.
The Y. M. G. A. Week of Prayer.

The Y. M. G. A. Week of Prayer.
There were large audiences at all the
meetings OF the Y. M. e. Association
last week. so that, at times, 1t was hard to
una a vacant seat. The leaders were
nearly all young men.
on wednesday evening, the First Presby-
terlan church was we'll filled, notwithstand-
ing the bad weather. Mr.. Fl. M. McIihany
was the leader, and remarks were made by
Z Messrs. Murray, Howison, Ker, Skinner,
Baird, and Jas. Nelson. A solo by Mr..
SElrkey, ''Where is my boy tonight" was
very Impressive.
The Methodist church was crowded on
Sunday evening. All the Protestant
churches of the city were represented.
Very few persons left until the close of
the services, although half-hour longer
than usual. Mr.. Guy Cochran, the chair
man, opened by giving sketch of Asso-
citation work in general, its methods, OBJ
Jects. &c. He then called upon the Presl-
an account of its work.
Mr.. H. d. Peck, in referring to remark
made by the chairman, that Association
work was Work for you,ag men by younQ
men," said that it might seem Inconsistent
for man of his age to appear before them
as President of Young MEMS Christian
Association, but that he was young when
the Association was started and, together
with a number of others, had grown gray
in the service; that they had persistently
tried to shift the work to the shoulders of
the young members, but thus far with
only partial success.
He spoke of the continued interest in
the religious meetings, especially on the
part of young men; also of the help re-
ceived from the Ladies Auxiliary saying
these ladies represented all the different
churches, even those denominations whose
male members had shown but little inter-
est In the Association. He urged the i'm
portance of building adapted to their
work, with attractive parlors, &C., which
would draw young men from improper
places, where many of them now spent
their leisure hours-especially that class
of young men who appeared to be proof
against strictly religious influences, and
who, greatly to the annoyance of church
goers, hang about church doors on Sun
day, but refuse to enter. He urged upon
parents the Importance of knowing just
= where their sons spent their evenings, and
referred to ths cashier of a successful bank
in New York city, @ho made it his bust
ness to know where his clerks passed their
time after leaving the bank. He closed
by saying that, after all, the chief work of
the Association is to Christianize. and quo
ted several interesting instances where
the secular agencies of the Association
had brought young men under its relig-
ious influences and, SO, to Christ. He ap-
pealed to the people of Staunton to aid
the Association in its efforts to secure a
building where its present restricted work
could be fully developed.
Mr.. Peck was followed by Mr.. A. M
Howison upon the subject of Railroad
work. The speaker gave an account OF
the Association room at the Charlottes-
vile station where, in addition to other
comforts, small stoves were provided
yszvhe1e train hands could warm their meals
~. zen coming in late at night, He also
spoke of the rooms at Richmond and
Roanoke, the expenses of which were
borne by the railroad companies.
Mr.. A. F. Robertson then addressed
the meeting upon the subject of ''College
work. Among other interesting things
he remarked that Mr.. Moody was SO i'm
pressed with the Importance of this branch
of the Association, that he induced Mr.. S.
E. Studd, a graduate of Cambridge Uni
versity. England, to come to this country
and engage in the College work. Mr..
Studd spent nine months. with the col
leges and by his intelligence and zeal did
much to advance the cause. A Young
Mems Christian Association has been
established at the Santee Normal Train
ing School for Indians, in Nebraska.
There are 226 College Associations in the
United States and Canada; AZ were estab
lished during the last year.
Mr.. McIlhany then gave an account of
the International Work-of the large
amount expended in sending Secretaries
to look after Associations and aid them in
various ways-of the number of publica-
tions issued by this committee, and re-
marked that the expenses of the commit
tee were paid by voluntary contributions
from the different Associations in the
country, no Association being assessed or
called upon for any other than voluntary
Offering.
While the collection for this committee
was being taken up beautiful quartette
was sung by four gentlemen. The col
lection amounted 10 about SIG.
The Taxes Augusta Receives from two
Railroads.
The Valley Railroad is, free, by its
charter, from paying any taxes to the
county of Augusta. The tax on the other
two roads-the Chesapeake & Ohio and
the Shenandoah Valley-was levied By
the Board of Supervisors last Saturday. as
follows:
The Chesa peake and Ohio b IS 40 50 100
miles of roadway, valued for taxation at
1913 400. upon which is levied 15 cents on
the hundred doll ars for county purposes,
100; County Schools. $61S.40; South
River District at 8 cents Afor District
Schools. $l34 40; Beverley ..Manorssame at
cents, $120; Pastures. same at 10 cents,
$500 40. For South River District road
at 124 cents, $lS7 SO; Beverley Manor same
at cents, $lS7 so; Pastures District same
at - cents, $24O 90 Total tax paid ly
the railroad to county and districts
60 66o 90