Daily Republican., 1890-05-17


another. Then the license clerk and the
'"''r are called upon, one event lead.
rhns MIR. Williams was
o' Conrres, ,od work, an event
Tho first assocla,,.L In America was
organized at Montreal In 1851, the frat
In the United States At Boston q few
months later. We may well stop and
say: What hath God wrought? What
have we to-dayf 3,788 separate brsnchts Q
scattered throug hout tho world, In
America, Great Britain, France, Ger
many, Holland, Switzerland, Denmark,
Belgium, spain. Italy, Turkey, Russia,
Austria, Japan, Syria, China, Africa,
Australia, New Zealand, Madagascar
and India. There are about |, l,273 sep.
srate societies. with an aggregate mem
tership OF 159,3l9, owning property
valued at over 81, 900 900, and em ploy ing
nearly 900 secroiai ~ and agents. These
grea. organizations are reaching out the
helping hand to the men engaged on our
railroads, 10 the young Gerinans rcachiug
our sbores, to the young colored men OF
the south, to the younx men preparing
tn, m,,lyes for their lifc-work In our
colleges. There are now In American
colleges aud schoois 276 associations and
1850 college men who are known to be
protesting Christians, and IL, $50 are
active member OF associations.
1t 10 said that ,hsre arc over 2, 500, 900
com me rclal travellers in this country, Q
large proportion OF whom are young
meu. The Christian associations are
reaching out after them, inviting them
To thei' rooms aud their entertainments.
That you may iuliy realize the condition
vi the young men OF thia country, lot me
give you some figures recently publ shed
by The Rev. Dr. j. W. Clokcy OF New
Albany, Ind. Ile states that there are
in tie United States about 1000, COO
young men, and OF this number 75 per
cent. or 9, D, 900, do not attend church;
Us per cent, or over 6.50O,0O0, do not
belong to any church; W per cent, or
aver o, 10000 do nothing for the church;
20 per cent. OF tne incarcerated ciiminals
are young men; s5 per cent OF the pa
trons oi SALOONS and bagnio, are young
men.
Mr.. Field then passed on to show what
leading men OF the natl IN raid about the
Young Mems Christian Associations.
John Wanamaker Of Philadelphia says:
| "Philajelphia, with Its hundred thou.
sand young men. could get on better
without It's street railroads than without
Its nno commodious building for the
| Young Mems Christian Association. No
better investment has ever been msje in
this city by its merchants and busines,
men than the gymnasium, library, read.
| ing room and halls, than they have pro-
vidtd Tor its young men,"
John V. Farwell, 10 whom tho Chicago
association 10 chiefly indebted Tor Its iirst
building and lor its rt construction when
| twice destroyed by fire, says: Twenty
| years experience in association work
proves 10 me that no distinctive work
has been go productive of good to the
Church OF CLrist in proportion to thu
money aud talent invested"
Cornelius Vanderbilt says: "rhe
| Young Mems Christian Association has
becoine a national institution. Its
Influence Is felt and recognized every.
where. 1t brings into fellowship tie
hest elements it tho great communion OF
| churches OF all denomlnat ons who are
iauoIins fur tho spiritual aud temporal
welfare of the young men oil tho country.
1t Is strong In The respect and support oi
good people. whsther protesting Chris
tans or not"
The Hen. Chauncey NJ. Depew says:
after the young mau has been launched
INTO the world to win his way as best he
may, the state takes no further care
than to furnish policeman to arrest
him In case be goes asiray. 1t either di-
rectly licenses or Indirectly toltrstef
the saloon, the pool-room, tho CONCERT
hall, the gambling den aud res0rts 0l
every kind, but its only effort 10 keep or
rescue the young man from any OF these
Influences is the policeman. l cannot
zee why tho common school System
might uot he 80 extended In large cities
as TO provide public libraries, reading
rooms. courses OF lectures and Other
methods OF cheerful and homehs,
refuge Tor The stranger and the homeless
but so long Ms Tho State cannot or will
not furnish this Insurance Ter the future
by thc proper care OF young men, escl
community, Tor its own safely aud III
Efforts perform the work. Aud just her,
the Young Mems Christian Association
ILLS the grabdest of III ;ssions.
The choir, orchestra ana audience
then mads tie large building ring agaii
by singing "CoIns Ye that Love III,
Lord" followed by the chorus "We'rt
Marching to Zion."
Joshua l.. Baily was then introduced
and made a most excellent address o
oncourag ement 10 young men. He tool
the late President Garfield as . mode
young man aud held him up AS All ex
ample to 10 followed by all. WheI
uarhsld was asked when he was drivini
mules upon the towpath Of the cana
what he Intended TO make OF himself, b,
replied: ~ intend to make . man D
myseli." In referring to the progress o
the present age, MIR. baily said lie recol
lccted the time when 1t took S7l5 cent
to mall letter 10 Bostou and 1t tool
| m cat Aut n
the breakfast table you can read tie pro
ceedings Of Parliament In London Of tn
preceding day.
Boys In our High Schools know NOR
/ than mature men Of old times, and eomt
, thing more was needed now iOr tho edu
cation OF young men. Garfield was
model, yet In his own estimation he wa
. ho man ut a |, but to-day there 10 not
brighter name OH the scrOll of fAmcatha
that OF Garfield.
Mr.. Baily gave several instances wher
a the poor boy overlook and passed th
rich boy who started ahead.
a Charles b. Lore. Esq.. being calle
1 upon, paid = high euloglum to must,
. Some piano players would shut up q
z the windows in the neighborhood; othel
. would open them. He then stated tbs
D . committee OF twenty-five young me
1 had quietly raised the funds and pu
, chased . plano costing S275, which he O
{ their behalf presented to tho associatio
Tor use at Its room.
# President Baird, on behalf Of the ass
. citation. received thu piano. tendsriug II
o thanks OF the members.
4 The doXology was then sung and q
benediction pronounced by Rev. w.
q Swartz.