Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-11
SEVEN YEARS.
ITERATION OF THB ANNIVERSARY OF THE
Y.M.OA.
r,--s Asssnblsge at the First Presbyterian
Cagr,h-RspOrt Of Secretary Lyneh-A
Stirring Address BY Rev.
Geo. Z. Reed.

last evening the seventh anniversary
.,r5s Young Mems Christian Associa-
..,r an organization that has been a
.,ssr for good in the community, was
.,rmemoratsd with appropriate SER
,.ss a. the First Presbyterian Church.
rt, congregation present represented
..sr1Iou of the Fourth Street Meth
dish the First, United and Second
PRESBYTERIAN Churches, and the edi6ce
,s. hacked with people. All the seats
..-. -.seu, and chairs had to be placed
.r-- he ajsles to accommodate the
many late corners.
After an organ voluntary, and the
-,-iaring Of hymn, came scriptural
-ss5.ug by Rev. DR.. ID. A. Cunningham,
,.,-5r OF the Church. PRAYER was Of
,s-.l by Rev. A. &. Riker, Of the Fourth
Stree, Methodist Church, after which
,ts choir finely rendered an anthem.
Mr. John c. Lynch, General Secretary
,,tas Association, then presented his
annual report, which showed the ASso-
cation 10 be in a fOuriShing and salts
Ee,5ry condition. The report was
u4I constructed, and proved very
entertaining. Mr.. Lynch stated, among
1-bertLlugS, that while the Y. Nj. c. A.
Fsd been started originally for religious
rgrD5sss wholly, IL had now come to
srGrace 3 four-iOld mission, including
me physical, social and intellectual
r5ase. In all these ramiticatiOns of the
Association, however, the religious side
/, net lost sight Of. The physical we'll
ss.rs of the members is carefully looked
sHer, keeping In view sound, vigorous
bodies The past year AT the gymnasium
has been one Of the best the Association
las ever enjoyed.
Mr.. Lynch stated that the total mem
barshiD was 436. OF this number 227
are acJiye members, and 159 associate,
This Is a slight increase over last year.
The mem berSbip is made up as follows:
ll9 business men, 10 clerks and sales
men, lO3 mechanics, 50 students, and SO
professional men. In the matter OF
religious belief there are 136 Meth
Oi.s.s SO Presbyterians, "a Episcopal
aus II German Lutherans, Baptists,
5CattO.icS, and the remainder uGident-
lied with any special denomination.
In referring 10 the social element OF
the organization, Mr.. Lynch stated that
this had been a most important factor
10 winning and holding young men.
The Association building was a place
without moral or physical cOntamina-
zion. There had been a total of 80 So
sa gatherings during the year, with an
aggregate attendance OF 2,5l5. There
have been Is purely intellectual gather
-gS, with a total attendance OF 4,107.
From a religious standpoint, there
had been 81 Saturday evening meetings
during the year, with an average at
enhance OF "a, and 80 Sunday after
noon meetings with an average attend
srge Of 81. The total number OF re!ig-
.5Cs meetings during the year has been
sI-, with an aggregate attendance OF
SOS. There were also Q special ser
vices held in churches of the city. At
least 40 have given acceptance or the
faith. while many OF the active mem
hers have developed encOuragingIy.
over $4,000 invitations have been sent
on, during the year addressed person
ally to young man.
TIE expenditures for the past year
have been S3,O4S.13, and the receipts
N.UfI.33. The amount TO be raised
this wear is 81, zoo, and following the re-
port a collection for this purpose was
taken up.
Mr.. j. n. Vance, president Of the
Association, presided over the meeting
and after few opening remarks which
were appropriate and 10 the point ne
Introduced the speaker OF the evening,
Rev. George Z. Reed, ID. d., president
o. Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa
The speaker started out by cOngratu-
'atlng the Association, and the city as
well upon the handsome, commodious
scd hOmelike building which ~ was
their pleasure 10 possess. In all MS
travels he had not seen one TO surpasS
hin city OF this size. he also con-
graduated the city upon having such
an enthusiastic and accomplished Sec
rotary. 1 think II you study upon tnS
excellent report just read you VIII ma
that there is no other organization so
powerful for good In the community
Or. Reed took for his subject THE
Importance and Value OF Christian En-
thusiasm as an Element of Success In
al Epdeavors." The speaker in open
iug I'D the subject referred TO the great
power in the world, the lay power,
which laid dormant for so many years,
aud which was never fully awakened
until the time OF John Wesley. There Is
no reason in the world why the lalty
should not expound and labor genersLly
IN the service Of the Lord when lacy
Zee. the spirit move. The lay force Is
now one Of the most marked ana as
tnc.iye factors IN religious pro-
Rress. John Wesley had been trained
thar no one other than the
clergy should unfold the Scrip,
lures. One day a MEMBER OI
The congregation essayed to ADDRESS the
people. John Wesley was about 70 Ge-
u1glce the act when he was met oy MS
mother who told him that that man was
JUST as much called TO preach the Cos
Pc. as he was, and he ought 10 De
allowed 10 speak. He did speak
90 several occasions thereafter ana
twas not long before John Wesley was
40 ardent advocate OF this practice. we
IRE but in the infancy Of the great lay
power OF the land. What the churches
% Jesus Christ need to-day is just what
50 many people most deSpiSe-entnusi -
assn. They dislike to be called enthusi-
as-ic for fear they will be regarded as
'llatiCs. Now there Is q great aiuer-
elcs between enthusiasm ana IA
laucism. A fanatic Is
nan or woman tremendously
excited over a small thing, moving
heaven and earth over some trivial, ln-
ca,,ssmial thing. An enthusiast IS a
uau or woman tremendously exclteu