The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-12
TO THOSE WHO WILT
And to Those whom IL May Concern.


Among all of Wichitas grand public
edifices and in thisparticular she outstrips
all of the other cities of Kansas, there is
not building in imposing, lofty massive
ness, in graceful outline and attractive
detail, that equals the Young Mems Chris
tian association building. There it stands
an enduring monument of love, of pride
and of enterprise, and there it will stand
in all its permanent and solid proportions
when Times decay shall have leveled
much of its surroundings. Whether meath
the soft uncertain light of moon and stars,
or under the glare of garish day or in the
scintilating flashes of electric flames, its
proportions and outlines never fail to
please. AS was remarked the other night
by prominent business man, there
stands a building that never tire of look
ing at; in sunshine or in cloud, by day or
night, never pass without CHANGING its
proportions over"
The exterior of this achievement of hope,
this testimonial to manly character, has
been completed and much of the interior
finished ready for occupancy, and the
steam heating apparatus ready to render
comfortable its attractive inner courts,
glimpses of which may be seen throughits
crown glass plates; but, the directory hes
itate They greatly desire, are indeed
anxious, to see five hundred or more of the
young men of Wichita assembled, and
often, within its walls, where, secured
from the temptations and snares of vi
cious associations their characters might
be strengthened and mentaiities bright
ened and deepened, but the building is not
theirs in a free and satisfactory sense.
There is hanging over it a floating debt,
thought to have been provided for, but in
which, to the sum of 81, 800, the subscrib-
ers proved delinquent, some of them,
probably, through inability, others be
cause of absence or of removal.
However, in the delinquent list are
number of business men who have not yet
found it convenient to pay. These are now
appealed to, by all of the considerations
good faith to the men who so cour-
ageously went forward trusting in their
promises To pay. if not ALL at least a
part of these subscriptions, which the di-
rectory so implicitly relied upon, would
just now prove most happy thing. And
then there are quite mum Der of good solid
men who promised their support who have
not yet either contributed or subscribed.
The directory who don't want to personally
solicit such are hoping that these will now
come forwad nay, they are urged to make
a special effort to contribute something,
just at this time, so that the building may
be opened and dedicated to the purposes
for which it was designed. BY January
LIST, 1891, they say they hope
to have thousand young
men interested in the institution, but
it is first necessary TO pay this honest debt
to honest workmen who need it, so
that with clean hands, and without en-
barrassment, they may essay task and
duty which must prove pleasure because
OF the PROMISED fruits OF Jle greitJ reNdTu
Subscriptions may be handed in to the
general secretary at the building, to the
business office of the EAGLE, or TO either
A. A Hyde or j. c. Rutan.
What more can we say? The amount
seems so comparatively small to that
which has been already raised and so that
it would seem that but an understanding
by those who have subscribed and by
those who promised to do so, would be all
that was necessary to have them come for
ward promptly and in making good their
original determination relieve at once the
EN- Embarrassment of the directory and be-
hold the realization of that in which so
many feel so much of interest and of
pride. OF course at any her time the
matter would be a small one, but every
dollar now is proportionately valuable to
the sacrifice which must he made to pro-
cure it, and whic sacrifice will not fail of
being understood and appreciated.