The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-12-09
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.
FHom The Record.

From The Record
One of our leading business men has
made it a practice for several years past
to make his son a birthday present of a
membership ticket in the Association.
The birthday occurred on the Both ult.,
and the young man is the happy posses
sor of a ticket good for all privileges
until December 31st. 1898.
A good list of speakers has been Sc,
cured for the mems meetings during
December Prof Simmons will address
the young men on the 18th, f. +. Lohnes
the 18th and Rev. +. l.. Little the goth
We hope that members and their friends
will attend in large numbers.
The RECORD has been well spoken of
within the last month by friends at home
and abroad. We are endeavorng to
issue a paper that will be creditable to
the Association and the city. Ifyou APP
preciate it. leave us twenty-five cents,
the subscription price.
The Woman's Auxiliary will keep
open house on New Years day, as usual.
This has become very pleasant feature
in the Association work.
The Association has been requested to
! conduct service once IA week during
the month in the Union chapel. The
city churches are taking turns in look
ing after the work in that neighborhood
Another year of grace is drawing near
a close. How have we improved the
time? Have we the courage to reckon
up the time that has been wasted yes,
and worse than wasted? For, with the
poet, we may well
Count that day lost whose low descending sun
Views at our hand no worthy action DONE"
But mistakes and failures may be
made the stepping stones to future sue
cesses. AS Thomas Hughes writes, we
all have to learn, in one way or another,
that neither men nor boys get second
chances in this world We all get ae,o
chances to the end of our lives, but not
second chances in the same set of cir
cumstances. And the great difference
between one person and another is, how
he takes hold of and uses his first
chance, and how he takes his fall if it is
scored against him.
The fifth anniversary of the Associa-
ton will be held in the First NJ +
church Sunday evening, the 18th inst,
at 1870 o'clock. The address will be de-
liycred by Hon. c. B. Grant, Justice of
the Supreme Court, State of Michigan.
A large male chorus choir will lead
the singing, and brief reports will be
presented by the President and Treas
urer of the Association. The past year
has been the most successful in our
history, and it is with deep sense of
gratitude to God we celebrate this occa-
sion. All friends of the Association are
cordially invited to attend these exer
cises.
The Board met for organization on
the evening of the 9th inst and elected
their officers. Our Association owes
much of its present degree of prosperity
to the lively interest and earnest sup
port given it by the men who have
served so efficiently on the Directory.
Men is the title of an attractive
monthly bulletin issued by the Young
Mems Christian Association of the Bay
Cities. The first issue, dated Novem-
Der, is filled with interesting facts con-
corning the local work.
E. T. Hutchins, an active member of
the Kalamazoo Association, has accepted
a call as Physical Director at Lansing.
Good Health is again on our read
ing tables. There are many inquiries
for il.
Bert Manning, an active member, has
become Assistant Secretary at Port
Huron.
Port Huron is enlarging its gym
naSillm.