The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-14

until furtn6r nOJlc6, 10 cnallSe Ine HOuI
for the Sunday afternoon gospel meet
ing to 4 o'clock instead of O'Clock.
They were influenced to make this
change on account of the extremely
warm weather. Just here let us ask
the christian people of Columbia queS-
lion. WHY is it, YOU do not attend these
meetings? 1t is not necessary Tor you TO
be a member of the Association, before
Won attend them. These meetings are
free to all who come, and the commit
tee would rejoice to see a greater inter
est manifested by the christian people.
There was an average attendance at
these meetings last month OF thirty
five; pretty good for summer but we
want it increased to fifty or sixty. The
committee take it for granted that the
memberS of the various evangelical
churches in the city, are Interested IN
personal work among young men, ana
they have right to expect the cordial
support of protesting christians along
this line. We know that we have the
practical support of the public, we want
that; but we want the encouragement
of your presence more. Try to wake IL
in time to come next Sunday at i
O'Clock, and we will guarantee the
practical short talks that you will hear
TO be beneficial to you.
ASSOCIATION AND BOARD MEETING.
The members of the Association are
reminded that on next Monday night
mt = O'Clock, will be held the regular
transact such business as may come be-
fore it. 1t is we'll known by nearly all
OF the members that the next Annual
State Convention will convene in Hur-
riman, East Tennessee, Sept. 10Th. Or
course our Association will be repre-
| scented by a sufficient number OF dele
gates. These delegates VIII have to be
| elected next Monday night. We want
| to send young men to this convention,
| and in order that they may not hest
| tate i'll accepting this duty, the AssO-
citation proposes to bear all expenses III
CURED during the trip. We Will have
| no trouble in selecting good representa-
tives, for our membership Of pa is COM
posed of the best mon i'll Columbia.
| Immediately after the adjournment of
| the Association the Board of Directors
will hold Lheir regular monthly meet
ing. The members of the Board VIII
: please not forget this, as it will be one
/ of the most important meetings OF the
/ year.
Attention is called to the following
| clipping taken from the New York OBJ
| server. 1t shows the lamentable con-
| dition of the young mon i'll some sec
| tions of the country. How Tar these
| figures represent tho condition of
| but they arc startling, and after all may
| not be SO very far wrong If applied to
| some sections of our state. This artl-
clio makes US realize more fOrcibly than
| y
| of the various churches ought to be put
| to the work of reclaiming their fellow
young mon. This they can do by speak
| ing to them in the store, in the shop on
the street, anywhere, of the evil habits
they are forming, and by mild persua-
sion try to induce them to stop beforC
they are ruinded. We ask the young
mon of this city who are members OF
the church to look around them and
see if there is not some young man o
their acquaintance who ought to be APP
preached upon the subject and if so ap
| proach him.
WHERE ARE THE YOUNG MEN?
The State Executive Committee OF
Illinois has issued chart that presents
in succinct and suggestive manner
some pertinent facts about young men
in that State. The facts given show
that the special work for young men IL
needed, and Justify the Y. NJ. g. Asso
citation in pressing their cause promi
nently to the front. A census has beer
taken i'll that State, and statistics have
been gathered that show some sac
facts. Some of the discoveries are a!
| follows:
| SOME SAMPLE CITIES OF ILLINOIS.
A city of 49, 900 population in which OIL
a certain Saturday night between 7:3
and $3.50 there were found by actua
count in the saloons and billiard halls
$50 men and boys. In the same city a
40 the same evening $50 men and boyi
|
; blocks.
In another city of 10000 population
but two active Christian young mel
were found. The moral condition to-
low to put on paper.
One of two leading churches in tow
of over 1000 Inhabitants was nearly
: year without male member.
The leading church i'll town of 100
has 2S6 members, of whom but II ar
men.
A town of 2, 100 population in which
check of the poll list showed but Il Vot
ers who did not frequent saloons. 10
boys between the ages of II and u
, known to be forming the drink habit
No special work for young men.
y town Of7,0O0 with few young me
in the churches; attendance in tw
young peoples societies, about seve
young ladies to one young man.
One town of 200 and another of l,3C
in which il Is reported that not IA singl
business man is a Christian.
. City of 5000 population, fully In
young mon, with but 20 young mon i
all the evangelical churches combineo
OF these 20, few active.
IS 4 town % 700 in which not n singl
young man, aside from the pastor
one of the churches, was a professin
Christian.
A village of $50 population in whic
- the pastor reports not single youn
! man who is a Christian.
In each of those places the Y. Nj. {
80 4. has sought to do work for the Mas
ter and with encouraging results.
Other startling figures are emphasize
by the use of blocks and lines in blac
= and red ink. There are 10000 yOun
, mon living in Illinois, and of these 500
/. 900 never attend any church; 10000 {
y them attend church only occasionally
and only 10000 of them are church men
st bers. There arc III, 900 men engage
g in all occupations in Illinois, 696,000 al
g young men. Many thousands are en-
i. employed in occupations hazardous
soul and body.
e. The Y. NJ. g. Associations of Illino
/ are using the time of ~ mon to transa
o their business, which is carried on at q
expense of $4,000 per day; while, on ii
- other hand, the saloons of Illinois al
using the time of 1852 men to pros
cuta thoir traffic which COSTS itS sul