Telegram-herald., 1888-02-13
CHRISTIAN WORKERS.
THE YOUNG nEN's ASSOCIATION.
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Anniversary services VI ths Iounx Meas
CHRISTIAN Association. ! ally i.0oo cIli4sns
wefs present. aad Il sas iz1s~d Al stLsni-
ancs tsAE ths Association can truly Be
proud Of Hers .ss sssa he I'D saa tns
young Of al classes sad GAlions. sad rom
az p.rts u ths eisy. On the stAgs we're
seated tie diasrsat min.slsFs of TIE gospel
.ho lad pesfpoast their regular svenlnx
sseniag. besides sas oriesrs Of sbe Y. ". c.
A. ana a fsw members and eitizena ksv.
Kerr b. Tuppsf opened the exercises oy
fsrssns prayer. The schubert Cab doa5ls
QaaElsl.si tasn saaE sAi George g. Wait
worth. ne rsanss President followed with
a fs~ appropriate rsasFks. n which be
spOks OF the rapid Increase OF the popasa-
tlon and sealth 0f tns eity ant said.
We need not nalter ourselves because
We give it 40 consideration. "a eity IA toe
nerve poser OF civilization. social impurity,
political poser Tor good or oad. Tue ricn
and poor are visible dlscoateat prevail. ant
crime foarishes and increases. showing tbs
great necessity OF The education Oi our
young uien ii . remarks we're we'll re-
celysd aud he closed With askins % De al
loved 10 be . cO-wcrksr IN The ssivatloa or
yoang men.
The treasarsrs report showed that for
the year sadins With 1857 the receipls had
been S2.35i6l. while the exosnse was
nearly the same amount not lacluding
debt of sI0e outstanding.
General secretary Il -. Beattie also read
bis report showing the work pcst3rmed ny
the Y. M. &. A, which was OF consider
sbie length, but briefly shon ed that the
Association was "a : mos. hourishng con-
dition. that the membership was very large.
ana increasing almost daily. The report
also shovel taat many had been provided
With homes and care duriog their sickness
Others. he said. had sought tie ADVICE ci
Horace Greedy ana gons vest, yet their
placs OF abode was constantly known,
showing the pains taken 10 follow their
mem oors TO the FAR West as wei. as caring
Tor them a. home. The report showed the
grsat need OF new building.
The ues frsslasa Oft Asso lstion, Mr..
BotAuoTtn addressed o audience by say
ing that ne assumed the work OF dis prede-
CessOT with great pride, saying that moth
been done with the help that was given.
he pleaded for the citizens % rally TO the
noble cause and said that for the current
expenses this year they would need 5000.
He inviged the public 10 their rooms and in
terest themselves personally IN their ad-
vaocemenL and thus b3 their works be q
blessing 20 the young men and the comm u
nifty. he closed by earnestly pleading
tor the continued growth OF the association
ia our midst.
With The audience standing the Schubert
Clue again sang.
;. NJ. Cutcseon. the speaker Of the evea
lrg, was thea introduced oy the President {,
and on advancing 10 the front OF the stage
was cordially greeted by The clspping OF
| hands. BE said he came here 70 add bis
testimony ~ tse up5uiiding OF new nome,
for which purpose he supposed the
meeting had been called, aud his
sn anuiyersary he would have TO
somewhs, modify bis remarks. and talk OF
| the needs and the results OF such IA asso-
| ciation as.tne Y. NJ. G. A, the first one of
| which was organized in 1914. while in 1851
| was the first one organized on this conti-
| neat. an association for the saving of young
| men. he said the value OF buildings o8ned
| by the associations on this continent was
| a.. 81. ESQ. ana the property owned between
1 SoltV.yyD aQl St.NOJsOrvs Win al duuunt
| current expense OF over sl,0O0.000. The
young msn belonging 10 these differ
| ent associations were numbered by the
| thousands
He spoke in glowing terms Of the coming
/ grand meeting of associations SION 10 DC
held at Stockholm. az wnich place thous-
snds OF representatives. would gather from
all parts OF the globe. on purpose 20 save
| young men. Here plans will be laid for the
/ future. his remarks ELECTED the deep
| est attention during the entire delivery,
| closing with most powerful request for
| the business men aud the citizens 10 aid in
The erection of home that Will be lasting Z
remembrance 10 the city and pride to all
who thus reach down In their pocket 10
pay their mite
Miss Blanch Minderhuut, . sweet little
| girl of only about six Summers then Ia
| vored the audience with . song. She sang
sveetly and WAS heartily sppssded for the
4 effort.
Thres minute speeches then followed by
! Harry HOLSTER snd Hon. NJ 5. Crosby.
The great hall was well heated, in fact
too rlgeh 50. bat as IL has been before
stated that it was very cold place, Mr.
| Hartman concluded 70 test the healins
| apparatus.
1 The anniversary services ware very inter
estinz. and viii prove q lasting benefit tc
the Young Mems Christian Association o.
! Grand Rapids.