The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-10-23

w. ID. Farley, of Battle Greek, read the
following paper:
LEARNING TO WALK, OR THE EXPERIENCE OF
AN ASSOCIATION INFANT.
The only reason that 1 can give for appearing
before you is that when our state secretary
Bro Clarke asked me II would do so, Iconsent'
ed. saying would do what could under the cir
0umstances. -. -
And now to turn our attention directly to the
infant-for that you know Is the usual custom
first to shower all the compliments that can pos
sibly be applied TO the whole family upon the
baby; and then in turn from the various sr the
tricks and expressions OF said bapy learn tnS
traits and characteristics OF the iainiy an
OF which are usually exhibited for the entertain
since the subject of our remarks is an ''Asso-
citation Infant" IL is quite clear that tne 1atner
of this infant must be the Association. Weii we
are glad of that. There Is staplnty, rove, lore,
sipht and all those practical characteristics so
essential to the proper training OF the young
hopeful" .,o q, ,,,ou
pertains the early training of the sub1sct before
u.s. where is shey Can 1t be that we nave mere
such promising infant whose mother Is un
known? No! no! Happy are we, aye, proud
even, TO say that the mother OF TINS chlid Is not
only known, but recognized ana honoreu at nome
and abroad We could elaborate but Time Tor
bids. Suffice to say that that dear creature we
call Necessity joined fortunes with our hopIe sire
and from that union came our bud OF promise
the Young Mems Christian Association OF BAT
tie Creek.
But was this event unlocked for, ill-advised
and were we wholly unprepared for the emery
'ency? Oh no! We had anticipations, ana so
had asked our Bro. Clarke TO assist us, ana with
his timely aid we provided a cosy nest IN tne
form of ~ 500 guarantee fund wherewitn 10 care
for our infant. And now with the assistance OF
Bro. Clarke and our good doctor ana other klnd
friends, we are presented with this orgahLatlon.
Truly now oul tears of Joy, mingled WIN SHOUTS
of praise, are closely followed by our prayers OF
anxious solicitude. For what are we 10 do win
q real live baby on our handS-aS samantha
Allen would say-and no one to care for IL! W
hap rSt anr ~ a
ours must be no common nurse TO care Tor sucn
q treasure-but one in whom exist those virtues
gentleness' love- fidelity and others such as con
stitute the sum of christian character.
OF course we had already body guard or poard
of directors as il was called, to look after the
interests of our infant, and we are glad TO say
that soon they found the nurse they were look,
ing for in the person of Mr.. ii. M. tllleDroWn Oh
Boston, and graduate of the Sprlngheiu, Mass
training school for of infant or older aSso-
Citations So now we had an infant and its nurse
the next step was to find place for that lntaht
and that nurse to develop each other. q nursery.
And right here we could digress ana elaborate
upon the requirements necessary to good nur-
sery but again we are throttled by the hand or
time. Howbeit as we sought for location tor
our infant Y NJ 9. A., we found gh-Licensed
places of damnatiOn, and Low Licensed places
OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES established ana oper-
ated for purposes OF vice and villalny-and legal
ly established, too, though not always legally
operated. but our dear infant, like one OF old,
had not where TO lay its head. Did we weep!
What good would that doy And besides II takes
time. Did we pray! Yes. Did we pray that
the LORD would do our work. No we prayed for
the Lord to lead us and we promised To follow;
aud the Lord did lead and we kept our promise.
And so it came to pass that we secured a very
comfortable and convenient home for our infant.
And now begins the period of development
and truly in this case 'day unto day uttereth
speech, and night unto night showeth knoWl-
edge And it was indeed amusing, interesting
and gratifying to observe some OF the character,
istics OF that period. The almost frantic efforts
of the nurse at times, TO control or direct the
playfulness of the infant; then the loving tender,
ness and energetic faithfulness OF the formeran
the aifectionate appreciation and steady growth
of the latter.
Then came the bufTetings of opposition-not
unlike hiccoughs, trething, etc-all of which
seem to be co-existent with the development of
q healthy organism, whether of the plant, animal
or spiritual kingdom. But-"thanks be unto
Him Who giveth us the victory'-in all these
tests ana trials our infant grew in strength and
wisdom, and won the respect of its enemies and
the admiration of its friends
And so the DAYS, weeks and months of this
first year of our babys life speed by. 1t gets It's
sustenance from those who wish II well. we
speak advisedly, for we have no confidence in
the well wishes of him who only wishes. AND so
we say our association grows by those VINO wish
it WELL but as the dews OF heaven fall, so 1t
spreads its benediction over all our community d
creep, aye, to stand and walk alone and omens
fair to become q stalwart youth.
Such in brief Is the first years history OF our
association. But, like the baby dressed up for
company, the care and labor are manifest only
in the results. That we had obstacles of almost
eVcry COHCelVaDle W ONcICoulO, oudb
many of those most able to aid gave US no aid;
that others who should have been friendly were
otherwise; all these and many other facts of
equally unpleasant character have served to
whet our zeal and fire our energy to the accom-
plishng of that we had set out to do.
And to-day, as believe, the Young's Mems
Christian Association of Battle Creek has more
friends in our community and q firmer mold there
in than il ever had before. And by being true to
Christ and mankind, we expect IL will merit and
receive the blessing Of God and men.
The committee on resolutions submitted
the following report which was adopted:
Your committee on resolutions respect
fully submit the following report:
RESOLVED: That we, the members of the
Young Mems Christian Association Of Michigan
in convention assembled, express its apprecia-
tion of the kind welcome extended by the citizens
of Owosso to the delegates, the warm hospi-
tally given us in their homes and other courte-
sizes which We have enjoyed. To the pastors
who have aided us by their presence. To the
Baptist society for the use of their edifce. To
the president and members OF the Owosso Asso-
citation for their untiring efforts for our comfort,
convenience and pleasure. To the ladies who
provided such a sumptuous banquet To all
who in any way contributed toward the success
of the gathering.
RESOLVED: That above all else, we do thank
our kind Heavenly Father that we have felt the
influence of His Holy Spirit in directing our de-
lberations which we pray may rebound TO HIS
honor and glory and the saving of the young men
Of Michigan for Christ.
II. p. WOODWORK,
IF. OKEEFE,
II. r. DEWEY.