Bridgeton pioneer., 1889-03-21

invite them down every week. The
report Of the conference on college
young men" was made by Dir. Spear,
the best athlete and most intellectual
student at Princeton College. His
three minutes talk was a most delight
fui address to listen to, abounding in
clear, incisive and earnest statement,
of the topics and questions discussed.
The full report of the conference held
at the residence of Rev. 7. 6. Cass,
appears more clearly in another place
The conference held at the residence
OF Councilman Rogers was reported
by j. G. Hulzibough, of Newark.
The report of the State committee
was made by Prof. F. A. Wilbur. The
report showed an improvement in
methods rather than in results. The
associations of Burlington and Belvi-
dere had ceased to exist. There were
81 associations still in existance in the
State, with a membership of 7,495.
Twenty three associations have read
ing rooms, with 1900 daily visitors; IA
have gymnasiums; have their own
buildings, valued at S171.7
There are II workers training class
es in the associations.
The current expenses of the associa-
tions for the year were S4S,430. State
Treasurer George B. Voorhees,, of
Mo~ricfo1r, ,aoI J,ir ra,,or+ Tt,o ~,
ceipts for the year were shown TO be
$1,966,00. The expenditures were $2,-
o59,34. An excess OF expenditures over
receipts of less than 500.
State Secretary David T. Moore read
bis report showing the growth of the
association.
The topic for the evening-"The
Field Work and Agency of the Young
Mems Christian Association''-was ax-
plained by DR.. L. w. Munhal, of
Philadelphia.
DR.. Munhall said it belonged to the
religion of Jesus Christ to adapt itself
to the exigencies of circumstances.
Jesus Christ did not establish de.
nominational churches On this point
he got off some witty hints at the ex
pense of the churches, to get tne audi
ence in good humor. He said that
each of these UNCONVENTIONAL churches
aoSever, were doing a work that nc
other could do. and these churches
We're to fill the eXigencies which would
arise in the natural course of things
These various denominations o.
christians are all one army flying the
same flag and fighting in the same
cause, and no matter what the denom
ination may be called they were all ir
the same cause il they were serving
| the Great God. There was ii time
| when the children of this country were
not gathered in the Sunday School
but the American Sunday School, thar
which no organization had been more
| honored and blessed OF God, haC
reached magnificent proportions. Sc
of the Tract Societies. the Missionary
Societies, etc, The Sunday Schoo
work had arisen from the exigeneies
of the times.
So in the providence of God it has
occurred that the young men were not
reached in the most effective way, by
church agencies. Young men were
something like sheep, which go in
fiocas, or cattle which go in droves, OF
fish which so in schools-only the
young men go in gangs! The speaker
said he was young man once and
knew how it was himself" He told
what vast per cent. statistics showed
OF the young men who did not go to
church. The Young Mems Christian
Association is to meet this exigency
and is part of the great machinery
of Jesus Christ to reach the mass of
these people and bring them to His
Kingdom. 1t is cheaper to convert &
young man than it is to hang him, so
he wanted to talk TO the tax payers of
Bridgeton, he said on that point. and
then he tackled the saloon question,
and said that any town that had no
saloon and didn't want any had better
build Y. M. G. A, building and thus
keep the saloon out. Then he talked
of the advantages of having Y. NJ. c..
"A. builciingin this city, arguing strong
ly that the Association here ought to
have a building, as all such agencies
were preventives of crime. The prim-
ary object of the Association is the
salvation of young men, said he, and
various agencies are made use of by
the Association for that end. Physical
culture, intellectual culture and mental
Improvement were made use of and
the social qualities were interested.
He declared himself prohibitionist
thoroughly, but he said he voted for
Ben. Harrison all the same; with this
he showed the fallaey of prohibition,
as sociality existed generally, and ar
gued for the sociality of purity, and
this he continued was the aim, of the