The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1893-02-21

human inetruments to accOmplis
: all she was intended to achieve.
: patient prayerfuI and charitahl
4 Let this Association tell the commun
II ty, plainly, what the Chicago Seer,
o tary has put in their mouths. "W
4 wish to elevate and save the youn
! men of the city, that is ALL" We es
!. pect TO do much, by Gods blessin
6 and we need help. When we 70
q hold of man, we expect him to pu
3 all the time he can spare us, from hi
church work, into the work of savin
young men and nothing else. w
J propose to cater to every whoesom
taste and inclination of young men
For the physical, we wish to suppl,
bathrooms, gymnasiums and medica
talks; for social nature, parlors. socia
games and amusements for intellect
reading-rooms, libraries, classes ant
lectures; for spiritual nature, the
companionship of hearty, healthy
christian young men, prayer meetings
aud Bible classes. When we have
provided all these, and all the new
things human ingenuity and the in
spiration of the Spirit can suggest,
and when we have reached the last
young man, then we will hold general
evangelistic services, start Sunday
schools, open free lodging houses and
hold meetings in the old ladies home !:
then we will do all the odd jobs un-
done, or half doue, by all the other
christians: but not before. But we
nave no very rosy expectations, and
we don't want the community to have,
that this general picking up will
occur much before doomsday." No
Association, that succeeds, but must
bear criticism. The first year perhaps
Is the hardest. 1t is sally past, you
have fairly earned the right to live.
Prejudices that once existed have bee n
removed, Luke-warm friends have
become jealous helpers. Who knows
how many influences have been set in
motion here, which will 60 on bright
ening and blessing other lives until
time ends; yea even through the eter.
mites.
III. What has the Association a
right to expect from the city? Let
us look at the momentous issues
involved in our failure as a city to
ook after and improve the habits and
morals of our young men.
L. The young men are the most i'm
'ortant element for good or evil, in
'ur community.
2. Every four years enough young
men come of age to control the issue
f Presidential election.
3. Satan and his agents spend mil
ons each year, to attempt and win
Dung men.
4. Criminals largely supplied from ,
Dung men, 6796, believe.
b. They do not come under influence
T pastors, officers aud member OF
under ordinary methods.
8. The Y. M. G. A represents the p
Mon of the churches, through most
ctiye, spiritual young. men, in an C
fort wisely directed and prayerfully 8,
trried out to save this most promis- a
e and yet, if neglected, most danger d
is class i'll the community. If these n
ings are so, aud your Association has n
tried to elevate and save, o.
rengthen and keep from evil, the h
Jung men who have come under its g.
Huence, is ii not your duty as citi- W
ms interested in the welfare of your ii
ty, to lend a helping hand? In
me things your sanguine expecta- in
ms may not have been realized, be
1t some good hes been done-I am W
rsuaded much. If then earnestly be
d patiently, and under difficulties bu
any and great, these young men be
We tried to do what they started out ha
viz, to better the condition and be
We the bodies and souls of our
ung men, ought you not to help to
I'm? bl,
?. Let me briefly indicate a few Co
ngs you can do. ia
|. The older moneyed men can fur gr
ii the capital TO run the enterprise of
1 give wise counsel in the Board de-
Trustees. ms
}. The matured, leading young men he'
| give time and labor on the Board If
Directors. Oh
!. Encouragement is expected from alo
hers, mothers, wives, sisters aud Je'
eethearts to younger christian men hin
the devotion of their activity to un
work, Christian women, young wa
old, of social standing, can do 40 nee
oh TO encourage effort in the Asso- vol
ion by the young men. BrC
. The Association has a right 10 not
ect that the community Will rea- etc
that its work thus outlined will no ma