The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-11
FOR THE YOUNG MEN.
Collections in Many Churches
for the Y. N. G. A.
RESULTS or THE YEARS WORK,


r.. ~ork Of The Y. NC. A.was msde the
..xhlerf 81 special mention in nearly ell
- rhurrhes Of the city yesterday and
.sss.rtIons sossrds defrayfng the current
.rueasrs Cor the coming year ssrs taken-
Il q shoushs that about $z,o00 Will Be
,sissd BIZ this collection. though no re-
turns have ytt been made 70 the Associa-
sscn n several churches special sermons
.sre nrescked 70 the young men. Al the
Trinitv N. 3. and the Batssry street. ~. 3.
ehnrrhes merit Sunday morning there viii
N s.oeeisl 4. II. G. A. services and SUE
I er,inxioas for the benefit Of the association
MI + taken. these churches having bssn
unahls 70 DO 20 yesterday.
the expense account for the past year
xilI Be handed TO the executive COMMITTEES
! u tbe association on Tuesday. and, after u
{ ~ heen acted upon, the finance comfnit-
- hi 70 out to coliec. what money. IN
eddition TO that collected yesterday, VIII
Is required TO tide the organization over
& az next rear An earnest appeal viii %
made TO business mon. especially those
vho we're ROB al the churches yesterday,
Is olger their financial assistance. Secre-
iafy Carter wishes the public to Know that
exp<nses and salaries have been severely
cat. and that during the coming year the
examination will be ran on ~ economical
basis - possible.
Al the association hall on Front street
yesterday afternoon James A. Dnmmett.
travelling secretary OF tho y. M. g. A. for
the pacific Northwest, addresssd the mem-
b1rs and q number OF visitors on Dele
rstsd Personal Work" He said;
MANY people are saying that tho great
~ NEED In Christian work - money. but
looking into the coming rear and facing
the dll{aculties that confront IA. We would
saw il ii not alone the money that 10
needed. but with the money there il q
higher nesd--the need Of men who are will
ing 10 conEecrase their time TO the SER,
vices Of the association. What We need in
OIL our associations along this Coast 10 q
GIdson's band Of young men whose hearts
God has touched. The association in start
Ing ont on Its new year will need the active
cooperation Of oil its active members. We
all are equipped with instruments far
superior 20 those supplied 10 Gsdeon's
band. They simply had the trumpets.
pitchers and lights. We, as young men,
have the voice 1.-THE trumpetl. our lives
fully consecsated 1.-THE empty pitchers). the
Holy Spirit tthe light within the pffchers)
70 guide ~ In our work for the young men.
Too many young men. when asked to take
soIne active part in the association work.
complain that their hands are full Of other
work, when really they are not dong any
de6nite hand-to-hand work for their fel-
IN young men"
Here the speaker told, ~ an illustration,
how one OF the prominent association
workers. John II. Elliott. late general sec
rsssr5of Minneapolis. now . teacher In
DxixA1 l. Moodv's Bible school in Chi.
cara EAs led TO devote his life TO Chris
tue@rvice for young Taen. through acom-
1Ittee from the Chicago association pre-
r3ting 10 him the association work 90 q
hoItful field for Christian activtty. al
though nt the time he Imagined he was
doing all the Christian work necessary
Ehen In reality he was dong compare
lively nothing along the line Of definite
work.
The speaker closed by urging upon the
young men the necessity OF personal work
and the great privilege God gives in lead
INK men out into the work who become OF
great power in Christian service. Who can
tell but in the city OF Seattle there mar be
man like the Rev. b. Fay Mills, who il
waiting 10 have the word spoken that viii
lead him from the gambling he'll. saloon
and surroundings from which God rescued
this man, who during the first year Of hts
lie on this coast Tin San Francisco) made
these haunts his home and who nos by
the grace of God has become snch bless
Ing 10 young men all over this country.
The speaker then made an appeal for
Subscriptions toward the current expenses
for The ensuing year, stating that the ASSOC
citation needed the active aud practical
support Of the community If ID was 10 con-
time It's career Of usefulness In keeping
open resort for young men. whore they
might meet with other young men In the
social. educational. physical and religious
departments of the association work.
Today will begin q new year Tor the
\. u. c. A. In this city. and the annual
report for the year just passed has been
made out This evening the annual
meeting of the association will be held az
2. m., In the associations hall. on Front
street. Reports Of committees will be
read, aud six new directors viii be elected.
Trustees for the coming year will also be
chosen. The following statistics are
nom the annual report;
Membership of the association, $50:
total visits to building. 1910: total at
Isndsnce at gy mnssium. 3 500: total visitors
% reading room. ~. 30: meNs rallies.
total attendance. 4.tt3s: Young mems meet
INKS. total attendance. 80; Bible training
Classes. total attendance. go: noon prayer
meetings, total attendance. /. 5ta: mass
meetings, total attendance. sos: New
lear > reception. total attendance during
tIe cav 0kl. Naarsa
.ar. lso. reception, Thanksgiving day,
~, anniversary meetings, s50; sympo-
sum. pastors and business men, "a: re-
unsson by Epworth League, 2sos reception
y Hon. john Wanamakrr. 2.0oo. reccp-
tsan 20 delegates 10 district convention by
IDS I, I. b. T.. $40; letters written az cor
sssponasnce table. writing. material fur
hnnsd by the association Tree. |. 30: let
sess received for young men, 1900.
Employment was found for sixty young
msn and forsy.hye were peeua.ariiy as
sisted
TIE association now has $40 volumes in
voc library and sixty-two newspapers and
sven magazines are regularly on tie.
IN ice prospectus for the coming winter
= SHOWN that the usual programme in
sas religious and social departments will
" carried Out. In the department Of edu-
eAsiaa there are numerous additions. Be-
e'aes the usual course Of lectures and
Practical talks there will be evening edu-
ssssonai Glasses ia bookkeeping. penman-
sa'R. vocal music. mechanical drawing
saa arithmetic and course of university
sA'easion lectures on English literature.
THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
stnr ktist Imprsssea the Chaaren
With Need 90 Honesty.
Rev " e. ria, a. - 49, trs.s