Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-12-13
\, NJ. c. A. RECEPTION.
vs, COME TO SECRETARY
j. r.. KING.
.,...,. by President Baird seore'
.. Iunv and Morris, Rev.
mr. Todd and Hon. q.
u. Lore.

,v,t prfsby ChutSu copfaiut''
w., .u,lrnce last night TO welcome the
lA Srr,elary of the Young Mems
lsN ',.,sn Association, MI. j. IL. King ol
.na' ,moara ia. The following coinmittee
h'Vvy NJ. c. A., designated by hand
ne Wv badges, made the arrangements and
sus,re,rnt, suDs acting as usLers:
W. pole,t Aialr, chairman; 7. II. IL.
=, hooo 'Socer. Jr.. j. W. Lawson, Jr.. Will
y.m @ Mitchell, N. W. Pickels, ii. T..
s,.ua,r ~" p. +. Keigwin, j. W. Bair, W.
p',,f.ige. l.. w. Walker, q. Il. Gro
d., d. y b. smith aud N. II. Hadley.
IT. i,on the platform OF the church were
.,,sI Rsys. K. B. Cook, Moses Heath,
NJ "a \ Murray, A. N. Keigwin;
nn.,Ic, w. Bairl, president OF the associa-
.1n William II. Morris, general seere-
nv of Baltimore, and J. II. King.
charles Bard presided and announced
ne nrogrAlnme. The exercises were
,ommenced with an organ voluntary by
IsvhT. Wilson, organist OF the church.
p,.ycr hy Sir. King was followed by read
,nsrt lie scripture by the ltev. X. b.
Ceot pastor OF the Second Baptist
c5nrn Alter duet by II. Howard
ever and +. II. Beaston, President
Fgrl made brief address, in which he
make very encouragingly of the ashocla-
ron and strongly combattei the idea
r,t in ary way iDterfered with regular
,hur,h work and then lie introduced Mr..
Irc. the newly chosen secretary.
ML j. Il. King, in response TO the In
,,oiuetiun given him, said lie was glad
IA meet his friends aud hoped to meet
,ttn all often hereafter in the great
work Of advancing the cause OF Christ.
lie looked back to 1914 wncn clerk in
store 10 the city OF London felt the
ned OF greater devotion retired TO COM
nupe with his blessed Master. lie com
uuplca,ti his feelings 10 other young
men around him, who tooa became i'm
tu,l with he salne spirit and they ap-
roia,rl d place where they often met to-
slbef TO engage in worship aud spend
thsir leisure hours In reading and
lnulu, recreation. II was not long bo-
fore lie people around them noticed
,b.lr retirement and Investigated the
offset OF their meeting. IL was then
,ll. help came from Christian people
Which Gu minated IN the organization Of
le Yuun. Mems Christian Association,
nd the griy haired man who Is now tile
hal Of that store ls George Williams,
he young clerk who commenced the
movement aud is now president OF the
yOuug Meu', Christian Association Of
LI,,er Hall, London. From London
n. movement crossed the ocean, and the
fnl l..1, alton organized In this coun-
Try was IN New York and the second was
IL Baltimore There are now $40 IN the
un.,tl Suites, aud until recently Will
uuaion remained the only city ot its
Sire tli tai not an association. Mr..
khs, alter telling Of some of the bene-
tS Of he ISOLATION, said instead OF IL
bthg w oW0-ilion to church work 1t
va IN iull harmony with 1t. The asso-
rAioR, bend had four sides, social,
ply'eah nfa'rctual and spiritual.
ne congregation then sang two verses
Tue bo'Il lynn, "Staud up, stand up
io' Jesus alter which William ii.
hor. general secretary of Maryland,
AW Virginia and District OF Columbia,
sp Gifolucrd and made an excellent
beA, He complmsnted the Whining
n isolation for tue good work II had
ehaiy accomplished. IL was born In
Rii.lsss OF time. His attention was
rel,4riy called to tho large crowds of
Mg meu on Market street, from Fifth
bbEighth. So dense was the crowd
bite lad to 60 out in the street to get
:g They seemed to pour from all the
Ma Into Market street In search of
LI,'ln! to see. or sonIe place to spend
sfueuings These young men should
s gathered into tue Young Mems
GALln Association. II they are not
rNlll gather into worse places. A
bu iuturc was before the Young Mems
ahillAn Association of Wilmington.
oameuced In q healthy, vigorous
nnet, and 1t is increasing in member
w. MS Julia Dare sang solo.
bri, ou Heavenly Father, lead us,j
IN which Rev. DR.. Todd, OF Grace
AHyh, was introduced. The doctor
NE hrlef aud happy speech.
las tc.d lad already been so closely
laitl that but little was left for him to
When he was a boy, living In Eas-
Pa, lie knew u man who hired a
Tfnau TO 20 10 Mauch Chunk to work
lin, and when he left he told him
1t lie could yet boarding. The man
..94 "1,Ael INTO tue dining room,
ue a lns table was spread aud a
tl'ef Ol tlen were seated around II.
we centre OF the table was q large
va hone With sone meat around it.
aM clI hunk of one side, then an
~, ou' ieiore they got around the
~ vac completely stripped and there
ng left for him but the bare
", WY hc took and wrapped ND aud
:" Ab eWi oyer, with the word that
f,'ei hun TO work for him he
W. f,T, ~ u,m new boarding house, as
s'l M i've on bones. DIR. Todd
80 w. A'I!''5 'l the position OF the work.
~, ~ a' bai n"'hing bat bone to nick
,.tl tt.-.rr Baird and Secretaries
i, 'I4 AaiIla Trimmed 1t of all lie
..s Mses'4'at fs.fd suggested that he
-e '9h' aud get down to the mar
u, 1 oli sa j thcre was no time to do
,+a +a' 'of!.ht lie was expected 10
n 'ys' 'l'hi complimentary of secre-
,n', alE' hn' be did not like compli-
M =, ,'t1eb 5. lie had heard a ereat
nl,,, ,1' Ia 30 his time. II was rather
tnsi',, 20 come lace to face with A
al i.'-',l'I ,-',, Is speaker, and to be told
ID s,,, 80 10 low you were and what
a,si iV'.e' ,a OF YOU You didn't like to
lof lNH were good fellow and YOU
l.v,, 'e 10 say that you were. lie
=, nn, .' 70 en- o. OF church " no was
s,.'., s'1, iio ed 10 college larnin'"
NJ. E'I,a,'s, lie was sure ihat II
M @Ale them shaly in n a trus
ts Ia a., wv .sd graduated from col.
tAAa 81, N. ,''s ,'''A'ess'ug an audience in