Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-11
Young Mems Christian. Association.


held in the West Presbyterian Church
for the purpose of taking measures for
the organization Of an effective Young
Mems Christian Association. The meet
Ing was Largely attended and was ABLY
addressed by Secretary w. L. Wayte,
the State Secretary of Maryland, West
Virginia, Delaware and the District of
Columbia, and who also explained the
plan OF organization and operation Of
such associations. Quite number of
gentlemen interrogated the speaker, and
at the close about one hundred persons
present signed q petition asking the
organization of an association In this
city. The meeting adjourned awaiting
the action of the National Association
upon the application. The prayer of the
petitioners having been granted q meet
lug was held on Saturday evening at the
residence of Job ii. jackson, Eleventh
aud Jefferson streets, to take further
action in the case. Amongst those pres
ent were David McConaughey, Jr.,
Y. VI. q. A.; w. Fl. Moiris, general sec
retary of the Baltimore association; w.
2. Wayte, Of the State Y. NJ. G. A; job
H. Jackson, L lwood G. jackson, Will
liam N. Candy, Charles Baird, A. Gaw-
throp, George W. Todd, Lewis P. Bush,
Jr., Professor I. T. johnson, j. $. Bee
tenn, q. W. Pusey, Thomas X. Porter,
the Rev. Vaughn 8. Collins, d. w.
Harlan, w. 8. Prlckett, Eco.
Lewis p. Bush. Jr., was chosen chair
man, and he introduced the visitors pres
ent. Mr.. McConaughy went over the
whole plan OF organization and explained
It's workings. There were four different
phases of the work, without either of
which the association could not be q per-
feet success. They were physical work
In gymnasiums, educatianal work In
evening classes, social work In lectures
and entertainments, and spiritual work
in bringing young men into the churches.
Mr.. McConsughy stated that to carry
on the work in Wilmington would cost
from 81 900 to 81, 600 per year. OF this
amount about 81 500 would be required
to carry on gymnasium. The general
work of the association included an inter-
national committee Of thirty-three men,
bers. with Its headquarters in New York.
This committee organizes associations
everywhere and among all classes of peo-
pie. 1t employs fourteen secretaries and
distributes 100000 pamphlets, and its
WORK costs about t45 900 year.
| The following comparative statement
Will show the results of its work fr. n
1866 to the present time: In 1866 there
wsre 80 associations, now 240; men,
bership at that time, Is, ZOO, now It's, 900;
buildings then, l, costing t11, 600, now
1872, costing S., 600, 900. Total value o
property then, So 900, now about %, 600,
600; number of secretaries in 1866, les!
than ~, now over 800; no state organiza
tione In 1866, now % organizations, EN-
ploying AZ State secretaries and assist
anti.
There are now in existence 273 college
associations, n among railroad men, II
among German-spea aking young men, 2f
among colored young men and 10 among
the Indians. There are ASS libraries In
this country, 583 reading rooms, 1,5Ot
educational classes, S9S Bible classes
37 training classes, 1,242, meetings.
The classes meet aud the meetings arr
held weekly: 237 associations have gym
nasiums.
There are 1900 associations in tn
world, with headquarters In. Geneva
Switzerland, 800 In the United State
and Canada, Q 500 In Europe, as in Asia
II In Africa, 25 in 0ce4nica.
w. ii. Morris, general secretary of th,
Baltimore Association, stated that tRes
associations were in close alliance witt
the church, and the great object was b
bring young men closer to the churcl
and into 1t. A number of gentlemen
present heartily approved of the object
OF the association, and resolution wa
unanimously adopted to appoint q com
mittee to make all necessary arrange
ments to organize an association in vii
m inRtoD, embracing all the details o
operations as set forth by the speakers
Lewis P. Bush, Jr., was made chairman
with power to appoint the balance OF tn
committee.
Commencing with March 10. w. z
Wayte, state secretary of Maryland, Yves
Virginia, Delaware and District OF Col
umbis, will start canvass for sufficient
subscriptions to place the work In thi
city upon sound financial basis.