The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-12-01
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The report of the president, G. S. Ems
minger, was encouraging in every way
He said: ''The bounds of our influence as
an association are widening every day and
the advancements made in all departments
has been OF the most substantial character.
Last year, we reported the WORK as the
most satisfactory of any year in the his tory
OF the association, and, coming to another
mile stone as we do tonight, we can say
that this years work is i'm every respect as
satisfactory and in some points in advance
of any previous year."
OF the work done, the volunteer bible
class has held eighteen meetings, meeting
on Monday evenings, the average attend
ance being seven. Seven sessions of the
special class for bible study have been held
with an average attendance of nearly thirty.
The bath rooms have proved to be a most
popular and valuable addition, 1867 baths
having been taken during the year, an aver
age of thirteen per day. There have been
fifty gospel meetings for young men with
an average att, ndance of fifty while nine
special meetings had an average attendance
of seventy-6ve. During the year also, there
have been twenty-five prOfessed conversions
in the rooms. Membership of the associa-
tion is now 233, net gain of 33 during the
year. or this number 100 are active mem
bers and 1873 associate members.
The treasurer's annual report showed the
finances of the association to be i'm good
shape, though there will be a need of some
gore money before the fiscal year closes.
The report which was the most impress
Sive, because it was the first OF the kind
heard at such meeting, was that of the
building committee, and was given by b. S.
Knapp. The committee receives and in
vests all money given the association for the
building fund and now has the sum of
1887 05 on interest. The purpose is, of
course, to keep this money separate and in
crease it as fast as possible until the amount
is sufficient for them to secure location for
a building.
The Ladies' Auxiliary has expended
about S65 during the year for the assUcia-
ton and assisted in giving six receptions
and the Board of Directors had given the
best of service and conducted the associa-
ton in business like manner. NJ. Miner
and w. f. Bradley were welcomed as new
members of the board.
We give here review of the address de-
livered by Hon. Geo. +. Mosher. 1t was q
scholarly production, true to life, and was
listened to with close attention. The SUBJ.
ject was ''The wise Mans Word for It,n
Mr. Mosher began by speaking Of charao-
ter, saying that if a man have a bad
befall him, and should be resisted and
fought off; but If lie have good character
he has priceless possession which he should
guard as his life itself. The fact was
brought out here prominently that the
character is what one really is. Again, it is
the aggregate of all n mans prOpensities.
Tendencies become habits; habits become
character; character determines destiny.
Then, in speaking of the influence Of
young men in nation, the speaker quotes
the selection by Goethe, which was printed
on the program, "The destiny of any coun-
try at any time is determined by the Opil-
ions OF its young men under twenty-five
years of age" In speaking OF this quota
ton, he said that Goethe was not alone in
this opinion and told of an incident which
happened in Washington during the last
presidential campaign. A prominent states
man, and the speaker said he was states
man, not mere successful politician, and
man who believed politics to be the science
Of good government, was surrounded by
number of men, talking of the probable ~
suits of the campaign and again its results
on the country, when one of them asked
this statesman what he thought and pre-
dicted of the future of our republic. The
statesman looked grave and earnest and re-
piled: IL am soon going over the counuy
to make a stated number of speeches.
Wherever go shall search out the young
men and shall find out what they are doing,
how they arc satisfied and what they are
thinking, and when l get back Ill tell you
the future of the country for the next hun
dred years."
There are external evidences by which we
determine character. Thus when we see
man profane, Incorporate and licentious,
we know at once the base, low character Of
the man, but this is not what makes the
character. The character itself is i'm tho
mind, out of sight, and at this point he in
troduced the thought of the whole discourse
the wise mans word for it--"As man
thinketh in his heart, so is he."
First" the speaker said, "as man
In his heart, so is he. physically"
Physically in the real flesh and blood mean
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