The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-14
70 ASK FOR FUNDS.
,ronev Needed at Once to Garry
an Y. NJ C. A. Work.
.ev,vAls IN THE CHURCHES.
=. aseres breaches On How 70 Wer.
] u..u.ited Prssbyteris.s Rapidly
Bsilding New Church.

--~,;res of the Young mems CHRISTIAN
location yesterday afternoon at Ply
-..th Congregational church. The house
=. veIl filed with people, who enjoyed
q. ene music and addresses.
prof n. Sherman Sharpe played the
Zen and vas assisted by q special choir
q sbout twenty young men, who sang
ss.hvmns with much power. The au-
s;s,ee ioined in with vim. and a great
..,ume of harmony rolled through the
.au,cb. The leader in the exercises was
r.oeral Superintendent George Carter,
"a after singing he announced that
.,oIlection would be taken up for general
.socission purposes, and the people re-
..orded literally. This he followed by
.sd;ng the story of the return Of the
nrodigal son, and after more singing he
introduced the president of the associa-
Nop DR.. E. G. KIlbourne.
Or. Kilbourne gave somewhat of his
torv of the 7. NJ. c. A. movement in this
ttv and explained now the liberal young
men of the city. by putting their hands in
their rockets, had made it possible for
The work TO live. He further said that no
spoeal had been made for special funds
for the T. NJ. C. a. for about two years,
Int the time had come when such a thing
became absolutely necessary. The city
vas on the upward turn. and the associa-
ton needed 5000 to carry out certain
mans that would greatly increase its prac-
tcal usefulness. OF this sum 5000 would
b used in paying on the floating debt and
the other 5000 was needed for finishing
he na,atorium. which was greatly needed.
a ssiiery, too, was needed in the lecture
room in order to add to the seating capac-
iiy Of the place and accommodate the in
creased number of people who came to the
Meetings He said he felt he could ask
this d the people, because every man who
lovsd and righteousness had living
insesu in the association which was bat
Ting sgainst evil and trying to save
yoape men. He felt that Christians
sbdzinot only look out for the prodigal
sn bat see that the elder brother was
aDGven due and proper encouragement.
He concluded by saying that he would
ri for nothing at this meeting, but he
wanted the news to be spread that he and
others would call upon the people at their
homes and see if the necessary amount
could not be raised at once.
Rev. Wallace Nutting was the next
pssker. He expressed qualification that
the Y. N. c. A. was SO excellent an
saxiliary to the church. The trouble with
the churches was that for many years
they had been regarded as being only a
part of the life of the people, whereas, if
Christianity was anything at all, it meant
the body, soul and spirit for God at all
timea 1t was formerly thought, too, that
. man must be hollow-chested, weak
backed and dyspeptic in order to be q
preacher. He was glad that this pop
ular notion was being dispelled. A
man In order to do good work for God
must have . good physical body at the
back Of his spiritual energies He then
told about Christian athlete at Harvard
who did much to add to the moral senti-
ment Of the students, and concluded with
the hope that the time was not distant
when in his own church there would be
both library and a gymnasium for those
who could not he accommodated at the Y.
N.C.A.
DR.. W. P. George then gave an interest
Ing talk on the necessity of reaching out
for the young men. He spoke of the great
numbers of them here far away from the
influences of home and the good done by
the Y. N. @ A. in surrounding such per-
sons With safe Christian influence. No
man vas safe without some anchor like
Christianity. The preacher said that
1t was not enough to preach to
men, but that it was necessary
to get close TO them and show Q living in
serest in them He suggested the estab-
hshment of counters where men could be
Nrved with coffee and other like things,
that some of the saloon temptations
would be removed. The preacher spoke
o. IN this strain for some time and greatly
Interested the audience.
Rev. II. W. Brown, the evangelist, then
madea very forcible talk on tho universal
ily OF the Y, N. c. a. He had done evan
geilsfic work In all parts of this country
snd 10 many Of the countries Of the Old
World, and everywhere he had found the
i. NJ. c. A. up and active and doing work
~ the cause Of Christ He appealed for
hperal support for the association.
An eloquent prayer was offered by the
Rev. /. w. Read, of the Market street
bapust church. The meeting was one OF
.ne most successful ever held by the Y. NJ.
t. A. in this city.