The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-05
Seventh Annual Convention
of the First N. ].
District.
SPLENDID A SHOWING.
Greenville gives the Delegates a
Hearty Welcome.
OF VALUE TO RAILROADS.

htiO Va 4to" 1oAS~J
was held at the Greenville Y. N. G. A..
Saturday afternoon and yesterday. at,
tracted a large number OF Y. M G. A.
workers from Hudson and Essex oun
ties. Ths associations that had delegates
present were:-Passaic. Jersey City. Ne W.
ark, Harrison AMI Kearny, HoDoken
Railroad Branch, New Durham Railroad
Branch. Greenville and Paterson.
The residents of Greenville gave the
delegates a hearty welcome n provided
them with lodgings aud board. The resi-
dents who entertained the delegates are
Charles r. Burger, Fl. Nelson Walker,
Arthur M. Duhme, Frederick W. Jsehne.
j. f. Peters, George Judson, Miss Lame
ken, Reuben Simpson and j.. j. DeJwil-
Ter.
Promptly at two o'clock. Saturday af-
ternoon, DR.. Scion Brigge, the Chairman
of the First Committee called the con-
ventlon to order and the Rev. w. T.
Bruce of the Greenville ReformedCh
offered PRAYER. The devotional exercises
which followed were conducted by Jerry
r. George of Dover.
At the conclusion of the exercises, j.
L. b. Sunderlip, General Secretary of the
Hoboken Or. R.) Branch, gave an inter
esting address on New Methods in Rail-
road Work" He presented an enconr-
aging report of the work ACCOMPLISHED
by his association during the past year,
aud said that no better field for Y. NJ. C.
A. WORK can be found tn N the railroad.
VALUE TO RAILROADS.
This department Is rapidly gaining
ground" said he. Railroad officials
recognize Its usefulness, and almost al
ways are ready to aid In its organiza-
tion.n
The feature of the afternoon session
was the address by Major w. H. Cough
lin, of the Central Association. Brooklyn,
on Leading Features in Educational
Work. He said
"All of US recognize the growing inn
portance of this feature of association
work. Our public schools through out
the country are doing magnificent WORK
with the youth of their respective COM
munfties, but there exists today, and al
ways will exist. a vast array or the
younger generation whoSs thirst for
knowledge the school cannot supply.
The average boy of fourteen to sixteen
who is comp elled to earn his own living,
has been taken from school just at the
period when he begins to appreciate
the value Of the. studies which
his necessities deprive him OF
acquiring. He feels that his
lack in this respect is d serious bar to his
advancement in business life. The nighG
schools, with their short terms and over
crowded classes, but poorly supply his
needs, aud here ID the grand opportunl-
ty OF our association.
"If we can demonstrate to the COM
muuity that u educational deDartnie MT
is something more than IN Incidental
appendage, and il we can show that the
young clerk of mechanic can. without
detrimenb TO his business interests, OF
loss or working time to himself. become
through our aid more valuable conlmsr-
TALLY, our work will advance as 1t never
has before. In treating the subject it is
we'll at this point TO consider what llues
of study are most useful to the
average association man, and best
adapted to be introduced into the associ-
alton course, Il for this purpose. l
divide the educational work into three
departments % EngilSh
aud Technical study.
1.-THE department of is SO
Thoroughly in hand in most associations as
to hardly seem more than an allusion to
the leading studies, misunderstanding.
Penmanship, Mathematics. Stenography,
TypewrIting aud Modern Language. |
have included languages in the branch OF
as the main motive Tor tue
study of a foreign tongue should be the
possibility OF its use in business. French.
the of polite society, may be
studied especially with a view to culture.
German is Important, Spanish especially
so, In view of our large and increasing
~ with Spanish speaking
tries. The department OF Engilsn Isl
most important one and can be made
most valuable to the young man of i'm
perfect education.
sWe come now TO the consideration of
what NAV be termed the department OF
technical study. Our association can
hardly expect to become a trade school.
Our main idea should be TO cultivate the
tinuance elsewhere. rather than to
attempt to turn out mechanics aud
tradesmen.
IMPORTANT STUDIES.
Among the important studies in this
department. should be classed Drawing
(Mechauical, Architectural AID Free
Hand, Wood Carving, Clay Modelling
and the elementary study OF electricity.
Finally, I would emphasize thorough
ness. Give the student a practical work
ing knowledge OF the subject he sets out
to learn, which shall be OF lasting benefit
to himself aud the attainment OF which
shall make him a more valuable member
OF the community"
The address on "Good Physical Work;
How It Helps the Association" by G. H.
k%ipgsbury of Passaic, was also an impor-
liant feature, Among other things Mr..
Kingsbury said:-
ut needs no argument to prove that
there ii a demand for physical work.
One needs but TO pen his eyes to see
columns in the papers devoted
TO athletics and other forms OF physical
work. the many fine buildings occupied
by athletic CLUBS, tine large attendance ar
baseball aud football games. the Dopu-
laritv gained by the college student by
getting on tine team and numherless
other proofs Of like nature. These things
help to make up what l shall call the
artificial or popular demand, aud that it
is a strong one 10 shown by the fact that
mauy estimabie men, men OF ~undoubted
Christian character. and, even in SO ne
instances, men who are active in their
termed athletic clubs. some OF which
conduct beth public and private sDarring
matches, in many cases little short OF
prize fights for brutality and the en-
enlargement OF gambling and other
vices.
.TheYoung Men'sC Christian Association
supplies the popular demands by Drpvid.
ing an organization which gives promin-
ence to gymnastics and athletics, aud
which does not III any way hurt the reDu-
taJion nor injure the character OF lis
members by tie introduction OF obJec-
tionable immoral Textures. II the associa-
ton, through the medium OF good physi-
cal work, did no more than to supply a
demand and attract to itself members, IL
would hardly be Justified in continuing
this department or its work, but II It also
improves the young men through this
agency, it has at It's command a powerful
adiunct for the salvation OF their souls"
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