The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-12

less and iriendlCss. Many are the men in
the land today who fill 20 itions OF trust
| and honor, in the nation and in the
church, because their youth was guided
by the unialterlng star OF n mothers love,
OF because the door 30 the sacred shelter OF
Christian home was ever open 10 them
| by day and 10y night; while thousands OF
men, rs noble by birth NJ they, have gone
down IN the raging whirlpool OF crime be-
cause shut out from these safeguards for
| the struggling soul. No less a person than
the immortal Webster said that he was
indebted 10 home, mother and the Bible
Tor all there was Of merit in his life. How
many thousands OF the famous men OF
earth could truthiully say the samcl The
kiss that the lamcntcd Garfield gave his
aged mother on the day OF his Inaugural
ton, before the wisdom and learning OF
the world, was a recognition Of this fact
OF the holy influence OF home and mother.
Here is the pitiiul cry Of hundreds Of
young men: "No home 10 shelter me, no
mother 10 love me, no father TO protect
me and no friend TO help me, what could
do but 20 10 the bad ?" Here is a
young man that represents vast class,
yea, vast multitude: "My mother being
dead, aud having no sisters, used 20 find
II hard TO enjoy my evenings without
going into pool-room.
This noble band OF jealous workers are
reaching ont the hand Of help and the
heart OF love TO all classes OF young mon.
They are at work with the young men Ia
the colleges, on the seas, in the mines, In
the employ OF the great railroad com
panies, ~ well as with those who are idle
and with no means Of support.
The shrewd business oilicialso the great
railroads are not blind TO the good results
. Of this sort Of work among the mon who
turn on the steam, shift the switch, flag
the train, send the messages and give the
danger signal. Eleven Of tho railroad OH.
cials Of Chicago passed and signed the fol-
lowing resolution;
Resolved, That We believe that the
work Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation among the railroad men Of Chicago
has proven OF great advantage b the men
and tho companies supporting IL En-
ployes who formerly supported saloons
now spend their leisure time In tho reading
and library rooms. The attendance OF ON.
ployes at these, and their use OF the libra
rics, classes and other facilities Is steadily
increasing. All this tends TO better service
and greater security for passengers and
property: Tho expenditure Is legitimate
and yields large returns"
A president Of one Of the leading trunk
lines says: "e On the lines with
which / am connected 100000 men are
employed and they represent over 800, 900
people In their families, aud this associa.
ton does more In fitting men to fulfill these
duties for the safety OF the public than all
the patent appliances Of the age"
Such Inducements must carry With
them great weight.
am almost n stranger In Memphis, but
have not been idle since I came here.
and believe that this growing city needs
place, n building a homo for young men
that will appeal 20 them with the voice Of
love and true friendship, and will provide
for them safety In this awful storm OF dis
sipalion aud moral death.
While the doors Of hundreds Of saloons,
thcatcrs, gambling houses and other places
OF sin and liccnlOusncss stand wide open
night and day, 10 allure with music aud
mirth-to Win with VINE aud wOmcn-to
destroy with crime and cruelty, should
there not be at least one place in all this
great city, where the young man can go
during his leisure hours and find peace
aud pleasure, song and salety2
j believe tho Divine hand will rest In |
displcasuro upon this city and her many
churches, until this great need Of the honr |
Is squarcly met, and the thousands Of |
young mon provided for II never |
helps n benevolent or religions society |
much 10 stand OIL and snap and |
smart like n cur, because morc il not |
being done. II Is often the case that moral |
energy IL utterly pafalyzel for the want of |
the very aid which We alone can give.
There Is a small, struggling association
here, With only one man, one secretary, 10 /
look alter Us Interests. while other cities |
OF nearly the same ai1o can boast Of many |
secretaries who give their entire time 10 |
the work.
wish every business man In this city |
could see Tie report Of the work done Ia |
Just twonty-iour hOum by our worthy Soc
rotary. II Il my solemn belief that the |
churches, societies aud the people In gen.
oral should oil unite and erect in the heart |
OF this Queen City Of the South a building
for this association that shall surpaG any.
thing OF the kind on this continent. Th5y
can do u, and only feel the better
by the effort. A building that will
be glory TO the whole South aud that
will enhance the value Of property In this
city 90 per cent IL what We nocd and must
have. A building with buinos
houses on the first floor and q
magnificent hall ON Tho aeeond
floor that will seat from 4. 900 10 z. 600 pco.
Piles TO be used on great occasions. for lect.
urcs, for union meetings, for state and In.
terSiate conferences of tho various
churches. Such hall Is needed m this