The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
SUCCESS is WE'LL ASSURED.
Large Attendance at the Y. n. C. A. -Ju-
bilee Services Last Evening.
The Reaching of the $4,000 Limit of the
Building Fund Happily Celebrated-Ad-
dresses by Rev. McNutt and Others.

that filed the galleries and threefourths of the
lower floor assembled last night at the City Hall
for the jubilee services over the reaching of the
$25 600 limit iu the subscriptions for the proposed
new Y. NJ G. A. building. Most of those pres
ent were women and men who were past middle
life. The stage was occupied by she Alliance
Jeffrey, Joseph s. Jenckes, G. r. McNutt and
R. V. Hunter, and William. Wallace.
After the orchestra had rendered SOFTLY Rang
the Bells of Heaven" with fine effect, the audi
ence stood and sang "All Hail the Power of Je-
| sus' Name" and Dr. Jeffrey eloquently invoked
| the divine blessing. Mrs. L. o. Robinson, the
evangelist who was compelled to speak early in
order to go to her meeting in another part of the
| city, was introduced by Mr.. McNutt as one who
would speak in recognition of the work done
by the women In securing subscriptions
| to the fund. Her topic was "Soeial
Influence Affecting Young Men and Women"
She wanted the gentlemen to word the subject
| as they pleased, but to let her have woman's
way and talk about whatever she liked She
felt that she owed much to the Y. NJ G. A.
workers in this city, especially during the years
1873 and 1874 Then they put their hands be-
4 niuu nST anu CROWDED n6r TO the 1rOnC, anu De-
fore she knew it she was holding gospel meet
ings Every mother knew how soon the social
instincts were developed in her boy. 1t mattered
not how many toys she had for Tommy, unless
| there was company in the elegant house for the
boy, he would prefer to play with
the ragged urchin ard the dog across the street.
And Satan would try to drag him down and
succeed better through the social instincts than
by any other means.
A young man came from the country to the
city. She would call him Dick Wells. He OBJ
tanned employment. In six months his salary
was increased. He would stroll down to the
park in the evening with a warm heart and
few dollars in his pocket and would long for
association. He ought to have gone to church,
but he had not been trained to do so.
He ought to have gone to the public
library, but he didn't care for books.
What was done with him. Such
young man twenty-five years ago came to the
city, and six years ago he was hanged in the
jail-yard for committing great crime The Y.
NJ. G. A. brought to such young man an elegant
home with reading room and m usic, and COM
panions with fine conversational powers. In ad
diton to these. it brought the blessed influences
of religion.
Mrs. Robinson concluded with an earnest ap-
peal for work in behalf of the young men.
whom she compared to crowd upon a burning
Ship who could not hear the warnings of dan
wealth for the new building-to tear from their
homes the rare paintings, and put them there
to attract and save the young men, She was
very much In earnest, and was heartily APP
plauded.
Mr. McNutt here stated that the $25, 900 limit
had been reached; that while only $24 600 had
been actually subscribed, the remainder had
been promised by men whose word was banka-
BILE. He called for collection to pay for the
expenses of the meeting. stating that any
plus would go to the fund The collection was
taken while the orchestra rendered ''Nocturne"
and the Mendelssohn Male Quartet sang 1.-THE
Savior Has Gone On High" The collection ag-
greeated $72
William Wallace, introduced as one of the
business men who had helped so much toward
success, spoke on the 1.-THE Influence of the
Young Men of Our Country" He
whelmed by the magnitude of the task The in
f1uence of the young men was not little stream
let, not mighty river, but the ocean. They
were the great growing crop, taking the place of
the one harvested. Their influence began at
home. Millions of homes determined the des-
tiny of the State and Nation. Homes were
heavens or bells on earth, according as they were
good or bad Young men would find that the
home virtues were essential to safety, happiness
and prosperity in life. AS the young men
of the country decided, would depend the
prosperity and glory of the country.
No man lived that had not his influence for good
or evil 1t was the duty of every young man to
take one side or the other in politics If there
voted and had no politics. What a field for
pure and bene6cient influence was the cor
ruption in politics! If the young men would
use tt cir influence for good on the ballot box,
the balot-box might still express the will of the
people.
All should rejoice that such an association as
the I. M. Z. A. was in the city 1t belonged to
no church, but came to the aid of all. The PEG
pie had builded spacious halls for the city and
State This was an evidence of material growth.
Now they build for humanity an elegant hall.
This was a sign of spiritual progress.
After duet, THE Saints in Glory" By Mrs.
S. L. Morrison and Mr. f. M. Ketcham. Rev. j.
s. Jenckes made humorous speech. which was
received with great favor. He proposed to take
the opportunity to make business stroke. 1--WE
are going to hold five more union meetings here,
said he, land want you to all come and help
us out. | want you to be certain to help
US on my night to preach, which is that
tiers, at their meeting of May 3. had
undertaken to raise the remaining ST. 000 but he
was disposed to give the credit to Brother Nc
Mutt and his bicycle" He read an editorial in
the Journal yesterday morning about the Y. NJ
c. A. building which he heartily COM -.
That showed that he was not opposed t. -aeadsa
Sunday papers me editorial in ona - faadlng
said that many men would not give ' while the
enterprise was ""'sJlematical or matter of
faith. : eople had been asked to exercise thesS
faith The affair was now no longer a matter of
faith The Y. NJ. =. A. had admitted that the
thing had not been properly managed. The
ministers took hold of it. An old colored man
was asked:
eff God should tell you to Jump through
stone wall, would you do itW
I'D jump at it, boss" was the answer. The
ministers had jumped at this obstruction, and
God had helped them through it. He felt proud
of Indianapolis and Of Indiana. 1t had as many
fair men and brave women any State. If it
had not been cheated of little territory in the
west it would have had the greatycity of Chca-
go; and if it had not been similarly cheated on
the east it would have had Cincinnati The city
had done nobly, and he congratulated the Y. M.
| c. A.
The audience sang "Beulah Landn and Rev.
| q. l.. McNutt spoke on 1.-THE Y. M G. A. and
| It's New Home He contrasted the old and new
| homes, calling on the audience to look at the
| nictara as the new huildinc the nrogramma