Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-06
CHRISTIAN WORK.
AN AUSPICIOUS OPENING OF THE
Y. NJ. C. A. CONVENTION.
Arrival of Delegates-Dr. Scudder
Delivers an Address on
Religious Work.

| sioas very auspiciously last evening. The
delegates arriving on the evening train
were met by committee from the local
Association and escorted 10 their rooms.
where the ladies served a bountiful repast.
An address by Rev. DR.. Wheeler assured
the delegates that they were most cordially
welcomed to our city and homes
INTERESTING ADDRESS.
| In the Sixtl.stIeet NJ E. Church Rev.
W. II. Scudder, D. D., of San Francisco
delivered most excellent address on the
subject of Why Should Every CITY and
Every Class Sustain Young Mems Chris
tan Association" He said, in part: "At
first sight l wondered why this subject was
given me. | asked, Why have Younu
Mems Christian Association for the same
reason that flowers bloom, for the good II
does and the blessing it yields Aswe look
around us at the world We find TWO great
classes of forces-one construction and the
other destruction. First, there are construc-
ton forces, starting with atoms brought
forth by means of construction energy.
Also. there are destructive forces, working
antagonistic thereto. If you do not believe
1t go and see. There are destruct
I've elements at work that will
cause this earth, as is stated
ID Holy Writ to melt with fervent heat.
These antagonistic forces seem to balance
each other now-the constructive, such as
gravitation, cohesion, chemical affinity
electricity, and the destructive forces which
repel 1t IS necessary that constructive
forces predominant. Take a seed il laws
hold OF the ground ard out of il takes con-
struelve energy. There is in the tree a
tendency 10 decay; this is destructive
energy Now this constructive energy must
be stronger, or the tree dies. Ii this is
necessary III material phenomena, how
much more so in the phenomena of human
lie. Man was originally in a barbarous
state, when there was no constructive
energy. But in civil society two forces are
at work, the first. in lieu Of restraint the
second, IN hen of consraint. The world is
full OF people who make mistakes. Moses
made great mistake with the Command
ments, because he tried them on a series of
nots.' Pity some one did not make some
just like them. These restraining forces
are great construction energies. And so we
write Ca our statute books and in our
Courts ofjustice one little word not. Unjust
be, or the whole world would 90 TO ruin
but there must also be a constraining power.
Men are like steam-it must not only be re-
The great constructive force of the world
is Christianity, and Christianity differs from
every other force and every other religion.
buddhism was good, as far as it vent, bat
the constructive force of Christ ianity is
greater than all. Somehow it puts new
lie into society, and to-day the whole
CHRISTIAN world is here for constructive
purpose. There are destructive forces here
by winch, If not counteibalanced. the
world OF society would go back to chaos.
These destructive forces are particularly
directed against young men, and there is
nothing but Christianity to counterfeit
these, and TO do this the church is the
great agency, and auxiliary to that is the
Young Mems Christian Association. The
church as at present conducted is not ade-
quate to do this alone. IL is open but one
day IN the week, while the Association is
seven. The devils mills run seven DAYS.
while the church mills run only one, and
but four hours at that.
Business men of Sacramento ought to
support the Young Mems Christian Asso-
canon Tor comm ercial reasons-as a pro-
tecAye agency against dishonesty and
crime. citizens ought TO support it for
poliueal purposes, and society ought to
support II for social reasons; for by il will
be hastened the coming of the King and
the ushes1og i'll the glad medieval morn
PROGRAMME FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
Following is the programme of exercises
to &c observed to-day and Sunday:
SATURDAY morning, 8 to 9.30-Devotional
exercises; $50 to 10-Orgsnization; 10 to
11-Brief reports from associa ions, and
questions; II 10 12-Best methods of secur-
ing building, w. E. Bridgman, Santa
Cruz.
Saturday afternoon. , to 2:30-Deyodonal
exercises led by f. c. Gilbert, Woodland
2:30 TO S:30-"H How can systematic vista
ton OF the associations in each district be
secured ?' John w. Roberts, San Fran
cisco; $50 to 4:30-"How can the District
Convention reach young men in small
towns where NJ association exists ?" II II
Dorr, Stockton.
Saturday evening, 7:3O to S-Praise serv-
ice led by 0. A. Reinhardt, of San Jose: s
10 9-Address, Rev. a. T. Needham. Sacra-
mento.
Sunday morning. $50 TO lo.3O-Conse-
Grafton meeting. in the hal, Of the Associa-
ton, led by Y. n. Johnson of San Fran
cisco; IL Services in the various churches.
Sunday afternoon, 2:30-0pen air meet
ing at tie Capitol Park; 3-Mass meeting
for young men, addressed by prominent
speakers, in the Ninth-sreeI Baptist
Church.
Sunday evening, to 7:30-Praise service,
n. f. Bird. Sacramento; 7:30 to S;30-Plat-
form addresses by delegates; S:30-Farewell
meeting
The public is earnestly invited to attend
all the services.