Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-22
roe TIE YOUNG MEN.
what the Y. NJ. Q. A. Aims to Accom-
plish.

what the Y. m. o. A. Aims TO Accom-
plish.
The Y. NJ. c. A. met in the Baptist
church lecture room last night. An hour
nr more was spent in considering the re-
port Of the committee on constitution and
bylaws. There was lively debate over
the section in the constitution providing
that no two officers of the association
shall be members of the same church.
The same section was considered at length
at the last meeting, and caused splitin the
association. The meeting adjourned with
out an agreement being reached, and the
matter came up again last night. The
section was finally adopted as reported by
the committee. As the board of officers
already elected contsined two members
from the same church, 1t was necessary
10 hold new election. A debate arose as
10 whether the election should take place
At once or whether it should be postponed
until the next meeting. The majority de-
cided that It should be held at once, and
the following officers were nominated and
elected:
PresIdent-C. z. Miller.
Vice President-J. w. Rabun.
Recording Secretary-JOhn Nicolson,
Jr.
Treasurer. S. Cooper.
Inc board Of directors, comprising two
members from each evangelical church
represented IN the association, will be
elected next week.
In conversation, after the meeting. with
9 gentleman prominently Interested in
Young Mems Christian Association work
NEWS reporter inquired what the asso-
citation aims 10 accomplish and what il
proposes TO do when 1t is organized.
the association is unsectarian in char
acter," was the reply, land aims To bene-
ntyoung men in four ways, viz: Spirit
ualiy, mentally, socially. physically. We
propose IN time to have building devoted
10 our use where we can have "A hall and
gymnasium and parlOrs and library and
reading room. or course TO do all this
VIII require money, but II public spirit
can be arousedin this matter, and the work
ofthe association IS known, 4 am sure that
there VIII be nOdiliiculty n securing from
Inc cltizens all the funds that are needed.
''Why, IN the United states.0 the gen
teman continued, "nearly one hundred
associations own their buildings. or al
least the property Is held In trust for as
sociatiOn use. Many of these buildings
vie In architecture and size, with the
finest public buildings In the cities where
they are situated. New York, BROOKLYN.
Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore and chi
raRo associations have building coating
from S250,0O0 To 100000. The most COM
plete one is the Brooklyn buildings, cost
ing ALMOST 100000, the gift Of one man.
b Mf. Frederick Marquand, who gave II
vita the prOvisO that the citizens Of
Brooklyn raised the sum Of Si1O,O00 as an
endowment fund 20 provide for the run.
nlng expenses Of the association. At
lante has just raised $4,000, and Nash
Vile has secured 100000 for new build
inKs for association work.
II honestly believe" "that II the oiti-
zens here knew what the association is,
and what sort OF work 10 Is going TO do in
our midst, that there would be no diili-
Guilty In securing the funds necessary 20
enable the work 10 be organized at once
as II should be without waiting for Us 70
work our way"