The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-02
Y. NJ. c. AS GOOD WORK,
Interesting Anniversary
Services Yesterday at
Three City Churches.

The Young Mems Christian Association
celebrated its fourth anniversary last
evening by holding special services in the
First Baptist Church on Grove street, the
Lafayette Reformed Church and the Ber-
gen Reformed Church.
At the First Baptist Church the service
was opened with prayer by the pastor.
the Rev. DR.. Parmley, after which the
annual report was read BY Mr.. c. M.
Clerihew. In it the progress OF the asso-
citation since its organization. September.
1887, is proudly referred TO. Thanks are
extended all those who, By sub
scribing money and work, have made
this progress so marked. The several
committees are congratulated on their
work and urged to continue. The Ladies'
Auxiliary Committee receives special
mention. aud the JERsEY CRY NEWS is
Thanked for its valuable aid. There were
40 monthly meetings. SO young men were
directed to boarding houses, employment
secured for IA. and financial assistance
rendered 20, letters of introduction given
20 VINO were moving out of the city,
several from persons coming to Jersey
City were received, 3 sick men were sent
to hospitals and the General Secretary
made 40 visits to sick young men. The
secretary has conducted services in the
churches of different denominations at
and six religious meeting for
men were held in our rooms,
OF which 50 were our regular Sunday
meetings, attended by 2,376 men. an aver
age of 45. Thirty eight Bible class meet
ings were held on Tuesday evenings, with
an average attendance of 10. Twelve
have been transferred from associate to
active membership. Twenty young men
who same for relig iOus conversation were
personally advised with. Twenty-eight
requested prayer in the meetings. Six
teen have pfofessed conversion. Four
teen have been sent to pastors Of churches,
eight OF whom are known to have united
with the churches to which they were
sent. Ofthese were sent to the Baptist
Denomination. 3 to the Congressional, 3
to the Reformed, and to the Methodist
Episcopal.
The treasurer's report showed that the
receipts amounted to 50. 200, while the ex-
penses amounted to s.. 500. leaving q de-
ticiency of 5000. This deficiency has been
partially met.
Mr.. William H. Sage of the Harlem
Branch of the New YorK Association then
addressed those present on association
work. He said:-"I suppose every young
man when he Is about to set out on his
career in life seeks to ally himself to.
some organization. Some join clubs,
some join regiments, and others join Y.
NJ. G. AS. / joined the Y. NJ. G. A. and
have never regretted 1t. can testify
that every move that the Y. NJ. G. A.
makes in every department Of its work
is not only permeated, as the report says.
with human brotherhood and divine sym
pathv, but IL is a useful organization,
and every hour that man spends in the
work he knows is well spent, because it
it for the elevation of young men.
"The Y. NJ. G. A. does not pretend to
baptise or confirm OF do anything that
the Church of Christ is commissioned To
do. 1t merely seeks to do a lay work
Among class Of men thar ex-
Derfence has taught US the
churches do not reach, and that is the
reason that the Y. II. g. A. exists. The
clergymen can not do all the work. They
should not be expected to do all the work.
He can give the finishing touches and be
ready to receive the young man after we
are through with him, but he cannot be
expected to do the lay work.