Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-10-05
Bishop HaygOOd's Text at the
Y Y. NJ NJ c. A. Opening.
HeExpresses Some INTERESTINGLY
Practical Ideas.
A Discourse Which Will Stir Up The
OlOgical Dry Bones.
The Opening Services at the Y. M. C. A.
Ruilding-A Valuable Address.
Further Details of the
Programme.

Al tuo udSnluCeDb new nail OF tn6
Young Mems Christian association, the
opening Sunday service was held yes
terday afternoon at o'clock. Secretary
w. d. Ball commenced the meeting,
which was very well attended, by an
nouncing the hymn, From All That
Dwell Below the Skies. This was ac-
companied by the Association orchestra.
After responsive reading led by Mr..
Ball, the Rev. Mr.. Stradley led in
prayer, in which he thanked the Lord
for the love with which the develop
ment of the association had been
graced. The association quartette, con-
sistiDg of Messrs. Hare, Newkirk, Noble
and Chipron, sang an inspiring air, and
was followed by the congregation in the
hymn, Savior, Like Shepherd Lead Us.
1t had been expected that the Rev.
DR.. w. j. Chichester would deliver an
address, but the reverend DOCTORS ill
ness was announced and his consequent
inability to appear. In the expressions
of regret by the chairman was intro
duced an anecdote illustrating the I'M
selfshness of DR.. chichester. The
former president of the association, Mr..
Lyman Stewart received from friend in
Philadelphia a contribution of $1,000 to
be divided between the association and
Emmanuel church. When DIR. Chiches-
ter was consulted, however, he refused
to receive for his church any part of the
donation and insisted that the money
be entirely devoted to the association.
Bishop Atticus G. Haygood was the
orator OF the day, and in substance
spoke as follows: mot every good man
would do what DIR. Chichester did in
this case. l have never seen this man,
of whom Los Angeles should be proud.
but hope to see him today. Men who
place sentiment above profit should be
recognized.
''Before go into my address, 1 de-
sire to say that / do not belong to the
silk-stocking clergy. / belong to the
people, and am therefore not particu-
larly delicate. Yet must say that l
am not yet acquainted with the myster-
les of the Los Angeles climate, and must
apologize for my hoarseness.
"'Y. NJ. C. A. !! Words full of signif-
cancel st. John when an old man diff
Tered from some old men, in that the
older he got, the wiser, the more loving
he became. When very old, he. said:
Il like to write to young men, because
they are so strong He also said that
we ought to respect young men for what
they will be.
III there~is grave problem that ever
laced the world, we are encountering it
today. What is to become of the coun-
try that is prosperous, rich and great,
if it does not abolish selfshness What
difference is there between the pagan
ism of America and the paganism of
ancient Rome? Wherever there is no
Christ there is paganism, and worse
than the paganism of Rome, Egypt,
Greece, Syria, is the qualification Of the
lower man. You may say, why do you
talk In this way? We are Christian
people, Though l am a stranger, l
have studied secular and religious
statistics in California, and have found
that in this state, the world only is
strong. l don't want to waste time to
prove that twice two is four. l do not
want to dogmatize. But l must say,
that in the city of Los Angeles, there
are many men and women today living
out OF any church, who left the east in
utilization with church. Many never
intended to do so. 1t came about
through the atmosphere, through new
habits, but the result is the same.
''On the street car the other day, a
sweet-faced woman heard gentleman
call my name. We were near together
She addressed me: Did you know the
Rev. So-and-So in the Baltimore con-
ference Yes, l had met him. And
with pain shooting over her face,
with culver in her lip,
she said: He is my father. J
She came here three years ago, settled
q mile or so from church, had the care
of a child and had not been in church
for two years. 1 reckon there are 500,
maybe 1000, persons like that here.
Then there is the case of boy fired bv
generous impulses, his heart throbbing
with the instincts of young manhood.
He came to make his fortune in the
west two years ago. Little money, all
ambitioni Not used to the ways of a
large city! If he makes no blunder
within week after he gets here it
would be marvel. Business don't
come all at once. He has to struggle to
get start. There are SO many places
to attract him. The dear boy, who said
his prayers when he got here, forgot
them the next night, and Quit them
since. He gets acquainted most easily
with precisely the men in town he
should never meet at all.
III there is not room in this town for
men like you 10 save men like that,
your association has no business here. /
have had chances to know such cases,
because am not suspected at first of
being preacher. Take him with you
and show him good associations. | do
not want to be ugly in my speech, but
there is GOODNESS, fixedness, rigidness
about rich fine church which makes
a boy feel uncomfortable. Yet-people
enjoy religion in such a place as that.
II could not with my conscience. with
my sensibilites, play part in a -Alva-
ton army meeting. But may my arm
be palsied if | throw a stone at them.
Great, strong men never come within a
mile of those the Salvation army ia trv-
ing to save. Save the folks these fine
folks are afraid of!
Mediate between the church that
has lost the art of saving and those who
ought to be saved
"The devil is member OF many cor
porations, and we are now facing
the critical feature of our time
never before has as much money been
given to the poor as today in charities.
If there is famine anywhere people
rise up and divide. Yet never was there
time when the antagonism was as sharp
as it is now between the rich and the
poor. That is due to the Nihilists, An
archists and Socialists, they say, and to
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