Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-22
Y. M. c. A. BUILDING PROJECT.

The Movement to Raise Funds for
 Building and Equfppfng am Edi-
 fice-The Project of Purchasing and EqufpPing the old Third
 Church-A Leading New Haven
 Manufacturer's Letter.
 The meeting to take place tomorrow night at the New Haven House, at which & plan of action to raise funds for the erection of Y. M c. A. building in this city will be presented by the committee appointed for the purpose, bids fair, it is said, to be successful one, and one which will aid the project very materially. The workers in the cause are pushing their work with a spirit and energy and are meeting with such en- couragement as leads them to hope.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 The business-like way that Rev. Dr. Nun ger introduced the wants of the Young Mems Christian association in his pulpit last Sab bath is worthy of more than a passing mo- tice. Things have, to great extent, changed in the last fifty years, as he rightly says. Fifty years ago but comparatively few young men were to be found in the cities and large towns, and they at that time were most ly to be found in the parental home, but now a large portion of our young men are in the cities, exposed to all the temptations that Satan, and his hosts can invent to draw them from the path of vir tue, and, as Dr. Munger says, are in home less condition and much more easily led captive by his wiles. With drinking saloons on almost every corner, and licensed, and the sale of liquors made legal, am sorry to say, by the votes of the Christian people of the city, and with no church home, and no Christian organization, except it be the Y. M. c. A., and I may say little or no Christian effort made in their behalf, they are just left without home or friends. And here in New Haven more than one and a half millions of dollars are expended yearly for liquors and all sorts of iniquity that is al- ways connected with drinking houses neces- sarily abound, which state of things makes it absolutely the duty of the Christian people to provide the necessary buildings and equipments for the association, and they should be furnished and provided on liber- al scale There must be the necessary rooms for evening classes, lectures, reading, bath ing, gymnasium with large halls for lectures and regular meetings. And, further it is a serious question whether the English Hall work should not find a home in the same building. I think there would be many young men that SC hool and the English Hall gospel work if this and the association work could be brought together in the same building And now whether the Third church property could be made to answer these purposes may be question. It is no use for people to be toe penurious. Just be liberal. Let Chris tians put their hands&ell down in their pockets, and if they never have it returned to them in dollars and cents, they will, l am sure, breathe easier and not have so much thick clay to drag them down to earth. Now, as I have said, if the Third church property can be made to answer all the requirements, and can be ot hot 1ynI1l1 1-n on object, then let the committee see what can be done towards raising the funds to pur- chase it and put it in order for the work. The subscriptions should not be colleetable until q sufficient amount of bona fide subscriptions are obtained to finish the work and place it free from debt in the hands of board of directors yet to be appointed.