The record-union., 1893-01-18
FOR YOUNG WOMEN.
Advantages Of a Christian Home for
Them.
What the Young Women's Christian
Association is Accomplishing in
the Capital City.

EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN: No word comes
nearer to the civilized human heart than
does the one short syllable, Home" In
the ideal it is sacred and holy institu-
tion-in the reality it is the salvation of
humanity.
Surely blessed is the one who can say,
with ideal and real truth, Il have a
home" [ believe that God intended
everybody to have home, and especially
was woman's nature created to be de-
veloped and appreciated under the pro-
lection of loving care and sympathetic
encouragement.
In the earlier days of our country, in
the old Puritanical times, woman's work
was almost entirely within the bounds of
her own home. The evolution of modern
interests has changed all this. Home in
dustries have been transferred to factor
les which are to-day crowded with scores
OF employees, largely women. The village
stores have become great mercantile
houses, where many clerks are employed.
The demand for teaching has called out
an army of teachers. Woman, by her
sterling qualities of patience and accu-
racy, has established herself at the busi-
ness desk, and so, under the inevitable
stress Of changing conditions in many
other channels of industry, she has been
led on, or has by her own effort stepped
out into the world, and as she enters the
business field she is compelled to move
out from the shelter and cheer of home.
and battle with discouragements. lone
illness, and often with social NEGLECT.
There are some of these heartburn
cry women in this very town. and
we want to reach out and bring them into
our Young Women's Christian Home.
The aims of the Y. w. G. A. are to work
for the mental, spiritual, moral and phys
Ical welfare OF the selt-supporting women
of the city.
We try to seek out young women who
arrive in our city seeking homes and en-
ployment, and extend to them the hand
OF encouragement and aid them in seek
ing suitable boarding places and employ
ment; encourage self-helpfulness and
thus teach that it is honorable to work.
We endeavor to make the rooms at
l0ll Ninth street home, where everv-
thing viii breath out q kindly at
mosphere of comfort and good fellow
ship; promote acquaintance by social
gatherings and give Christian and educa~
tional advantages.
This last year our cooking, stenography.
educational, vocal music and physical
culture classes proved very successful.
One of the greatest aids to higher de-
Velopment and better living is the right
kind of friends. A girl away from home
needs friend sometimes Of riper exDeri-
ence to whom she can feel free to 90.
The Secretary OF the association is a
Christian woman, and can testify To
many conferences where poor girls have
expressed their gratitude for timely. heIp-
ful words. Fhe social evenings 1T the
rooms promise to be an important feature
Many girls are being influenced to
spend their evenings at the rooms, in
stead Of going to lonely apartment rooms.
or spending their time in Waywardness.
here they are cheered by recreation. tho
pleasure OF music, song and Christian
cOmpanionship. Without these things no
life can be complete no life can develop
its best posi- biliues struggling with the
bare hard facts and duties Of life.
AS Mr.. Crittenton says: "A man can
spend his time on the street, even stav
out all night, but woman cannot; she
must have home" The ultimate aim
Of the Y. W. G. A. in Sacramento is To
found home, erect a building, as has
been done by associations in our sister
cities Oakland ana San Francisco. AT n
recent entertainment for the Oakland
association $500 were made-with this
money they are furnishing the home
They receive help from the churches. and
only last week among the valuable gifts
sent in by friends was piano.
We want a building which. under
Christian management, will be credit to
the city, and otter to the needy youno
women real Christian home. We need
the support Of every Christian man and
woman, of everyone interested in hu-
manity, OF every young man and woman
who has a home.
We want to wheel into this line of
Christian work every true woman with
a soul of love, who has either talents ar
means to benefit womankind
If every woman who holds fast to the
divine idea of womanhood. and is pro-
tected by home, could only realize the
loneliness, isolation and heart hunpri-
ness of the girls who are away from
home, or whom circumstances Seem to
have denied home, they would surely
come out and give the work their sun
port.
On next Friday evening, at the Metro
polltan Iheater, under direction of Miss
Norris, viii be given an art festival for
the benefit of this association.
A FRIEND TO You've WOMEN.