Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-07

ton to work principally at this harder
task-of improving human nature
rather than human condition. And so
our work lies mostly among young men
not vet hardened in sin, nor lost be-
yord hope in their fixed purpose for
evil-ycung men who respect self and
God. To speak right out. We are not
Keeping resort for tramps. Some OF
our citizens do not understand this. Ii
I should supply the wants Of every
tramp sent to me by we'll meaning but
i'll ADVISED persons, my vile and
children would be vagrants aud the
association rooms would need to
be duplicate of police
headquarters. The moral is il you
meet vagrant Who should be fed,
feed him yourself like . Christian.
The work Of the association is a greater
more hopeful work than that. But
there are some ways in which We like
to improve the condition of men, For
instance by finding good boarding
places and employment for them. We
have directed about $50 men 10 pleas
ant and wholesome homes during the
year. In cur employment work We
have found great difficulty. TO illus
trate: A bright and worthy young
man comes to us for employment; he
says that "Mr. Jones of Smith 4 Co.
sent him." IL would appear on the
surface that Mr.. Jones did good
thing, . Christian act.
Good Inteptions are NuiiiAed -
by the fact that We know Of no vacancy
for the young man. BY referring to
my book find that Smith 4 Co. have
never applied to US for man when
they had q vacancy. IL We are to give
employment to ten young men it is OBJ
vious that some one must inform us OF
ten vacaucies-a fact that the employ
ers Of Grand Rapids seem to have conn.,
pletely lost sight Of. We are in posi-
ton 70 serve employers well in
this regard and at the same
time benefit hundreds. of respectable
young men at stimes when to help
them would be TO place them under
great obiigat ton and to make them life
long frieud6 to the ASSOCIATION aud the
christianity which il represents. But
the chief work OF the association 10 IN
other lines. Supplying the wants of a
young mans nature and 90 encoursg-
ing and developing all righteous and
manly tendencies that the evil 10 out
grown or crowded out. Our president
has epoken of our expenses. IL has been
our policy 10 make each memlser pay q
far proportion. The Young men are
charged q uniform membership fee of
S.. This year they have appreciated and
efforts by paying ia several times more
money than ever before. But va have
not expected the young men 10 pay all
expenses while those hstter soic 90
free. That would neither be good
business nor good christianity. Chris
tisnity dictates 10 the man who has
achieved some degree ol success thst
he put back helping hand 10 she fell
low behind HIM. The association fur
nlshes the connection"
AZ the close of Secretary Wards re-
port the schubert club rendered "ke-
member Thy Creator"
Aaase.. Of rr..ss. ss ueir..
President IIoiiisisr then introduced
X. ". iIsife, of Chicago, president OF
the Chicago association, wao delivered
the anniversary address. Ns. Hare
spoke from the standpoint OF tsusls
neas man. stains the benefits derived
from The ASSOCIATION by busness ne /.
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