Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-03
THE coLoRsD y. NJ. e. A.
Although Only a Year Old b Has Met win
Great Succcss.

The colored Y. ". c. A. il in need a. funds 20
carry on the good work which WIS started On
18th street northwest near the corner Of II
stseet about a year ago. and in order that TIE
work might be even more successful IN the
future than it has in the pas; apr eal has been
made 10 Christian people Tor assistance. a. pub
hshed in another column. IL has been q liisle
less than year since this organization took
possession Of the cid Forest City House and
changed il from disreputahle rcsort to a place
Of religioustrRinins for tire young men in thAtas
well a. other ncighborhoods The building wss
changed in many respects and on The second
foor, instead of numerous small rooms.
are comfortable quarters for the Young men.
The front room 20 the right % the entrance 10
reading room, which l. open dsy and night.
In there are 90 be found numerous daily publ
cations. including THE STAB. well mAgs-
zines. scientific papers aud religious Journals.
In rear Of this room L. library containing
more than 400 volumes Of rare and choice
lecnons, which have been donated by fficn6s
Then there l. the ofhcc 81 the secretary adjoin-
ing the library. On the other side % tho
building II q large parlor. in which religious
meetings are beld several timcs n week.
SUNDAY NEEvlNGs FoR YoUNa arx
Every Sunday meetings Tor Young men only
are held, and there Is a large Bib, class led by
which is one OF the most heluful and fruitful
meetings Oi the association. The Sunday school
superintendent meet every SATURDAY. evening
and the members II the pastors union ass,in-
BILE there Monda- MORNINGS. Although the or
ganization Is only little more .hau a wear ia
Il compares fayorahly with much older once.
Ever since the purchase ~ the Yr-.cut build-
inEs improvements have bcca made from time
to time. the most recent one being the cree
ton Of building tor gymua-
stun. which Is nearly completed Mem
bors Of the association arr very CrAtcfni
FOR what has been done for them duiiug the
year in the way OF donations. Tor the gsmna-
SUM the brickmdkers contributed 80 900 bricks,
While carpenters aud timers furnished the
necessary material for constructing the outside
work Of the building. II is expected Co have
the gymnasium in operation some time during
the Christmas holidays. VERY little work Ras
vet been done il tie educational classes on ac-
count o. the Improvements that have pocn
going on. bat after the bSlidays tie members
hope 20 start tho work Of esfab fishing che
classes aud have a bright prospect OF snccess
General Secretary Moreiand giycs most 81
his time TO the work and he l. TO be found In
the rooms Of the association almost every eVcn-
ing.
OFFICERS or THE ASSOCIATION.
The officers Of She associatiou at present are.
President. J. II. Merriwcathor, vice president,
]. L. Chestnut, recording secretary. J. ".
Butcher; general secretary, J. L. Moreland,
treasurer. l.. c. Bailey. superintendent of
school, George +. I. Cook; board Of directors,
David Warner. L. {. Douglass IhoS. ii. Wright,
Parker \. Bailey, Z. r. Russell, Harrison Cor
don, IL. 4. Drew. L. A. Comes, ~ NJ. Smith
and l.. VI. HeTshaw.
In addition 70 the meetings held in the asso-
citation rooms the Young men are holding a
series of meetings in the churches a. well a.
taking part in religious meetings IN other plaoes.
Last evening Mr. Moreland conducted a meet
ing IN Click alley. where marked improve
ment has resulted from the holding Of religious
meetings.