The record-union., 1891-07-11
HEARTILY WELCOMED.
The New Secretary of the Young Mems
Christian Association.
A Reception to Mr.. speares at the
Sixth-Street NJ. e. Church
The Programme.

14S 1OuUS Nl6l NDI1SIldA ASSOCldtlOlA
rendered reception to their new General
Secretary, John L. Speares, last evening
at the Sixth-street M. E. Church.
There was a very large and enthusiastic
attendance, and Mr.. Speares was given
welcome that must have made his heart
glad. A splendid programme was rem
dered, including some fine addresses.
After an overture by the orchestra, the
President of the association, Chauncey H.
Dunn, welcomed Mr.. Speares on behalf
of the officers and members of the asso-
citation and assured him of their hearty
cooperation. He said this was an age for
young men, when they held important
positions in all departments Of work.
The great corporations of the State and
nation have young men at the head
of important departments, guiding
and directing them. Our universities
and colleges are manned by young
mon as principals and professors.
In the commercial worldthe large whole
sale and retail firms doing the business of
the country are largely controlled and
directed by young men. Never in the
history of the world did young men hold
the responsible and important positions
now held by them. The present age is
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special departments of work. In law, in
medicine, in the sciences and in nearly
all lines of work. The association in eX-
tending a call to Mr.. Speares kept in
line with this spirit of the age, and called
young man and one specially trained
for the work and with ten years expert
ence as General Secretary. We believe
that in him we will have an executive
officer who can take up the work and
carry ii on to better results than have
been accomplished here yet.
a quartet composed of Miss Celia
Schubert, Miss Alice Andrews, NJ. X.
Barrett and l.. e. Smith rendered some
splendid selections.
Rev. X. NJ. Stevenson then welcomed
Mr.. Speares on behalf of the Pastors
Union. He said: ''Our great Master
said. / will make you to become fishers
OF men, They were not fishers of men.
They were to become fishers. One can
not catch trout without skill. We have
heard you are skillful. You viii find
SACRAMENTO good fishing ground. You
viii hnd here the opportunity of your
life. In this State you cannot fish with
nets with small meshes. But in fishing
for men you can take the small ones as
well as the large. There is no limit to
the size OF the meshes you may wish to
use.n
Miss Nettie b. Dunn rendered charm
ing piano solo, and her effort was fol-
lowed by a dialogue between George b.
katzenstein and friend. Ed F. Mitchell
gave some selections on the banjo and d.
j. Davis sang.
Major II. Weinstocll, on behalf of the
business men of Sacramento extended
hearty welcome to Mr.. Speares He
SAID: Some communities are so young
that their characters have not yet begun
to form; some so old that they are bevond
any change; others are in the midst of the
rapid formation period. Sacramento be-
longs TO the latter class. As compared TO
cItles thaG spring up In night, Sacra-
mento Is old and staid. Compared to
cities of Europe and the Orient she is in
the formation period. What Sacramento
is TO be depends upon the efforts of those
who are in her midst at the present and
those who shall come to our midst in the
near future The Young Mems Christian
Association IS great agency for good
and well qualified TO do its share toward
making Sacramento what it should be.
We hope Mr.. SpeareS will find Sacra-
mento no worse than other cities and that
his work here viii meet with the fullest
measure OF success. In behalfo of the COM
mercial interests of the city, L welcome
you. We feel that your work will be for
the very best interest of our city"
Mr.Speares, the new Secretary. responded
feelingly to the hearty welcomes ex-
tended to him. II cannot help feeling
grateful from the bottom of nay heart"
he said, ''for the welcome extended to
me. This audience and the welcomes
that have come from so many sources.
and even from the State through the State
Secretary, are an inspiration in them
selves. / did not come out here for my
health, 0neither for rest but for work
When | left the East for Iowa / was told
il was a hard field and that was making
a mistake, but | never regretted going
there, and found it hard to break away
after being there six years. | have been
warned against Sacramento in like man
ner. Told that it was q hard place and
that | would be burned up with the heat.
and great many other things. But [
am here and glad ] come, and do not ex-
pect to regret il. VIII make no promises
Tor the future as to what / expect to ac-
complish. | expect to do my best and
expect your hearty cooperation. The
work of our association is a peculiar
work. 1t cannot be done by the churches
or by any other agency. / consider the
outlook for the association here very
bright, and believe good results can be
accomplished"
The orchestra then gave another selec-
ton, after which w. II. Mead, the State
Secretary, was introduced, and spoke
substantially as follows: Il am glad to
be one TO assist III the welcome to Mr..
Speares. he has been welcomed by the
association, by the pastors and viii
shortly be welcomed by representative
OF the business men. think there ought
be wider welcome, and on behalf of
the State of California, its workers and
the general secretaries, l most heartily
welcome Mr.. Speares to our midst. The
twenty secretaries, assistants and physi-
cal directors viii be glad of so
able an addition To their force The
live secretaries who have come dur