The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-04-18

tuition, the past Y. NJ. c. A. year con-
sisted of only forty-nine weeks. The
| attendance at our religious services
for that time was over $780, being
about 1000 more than for the cores
ponding period Of last year. This Is
largely due to the increase in services,
the Association having held 2S3 reli-
gious services during the year. The
cordial thanks Of the Honolulu y. NJ.
! c. a. are due to Mrs. 5. NJ. Damon,
Mrs. G. H. Babb, and the Misses
Lowrey. Castle, Hopper, Parmalee,
Wing and Others for their valuable
assistance in our work.
Owing to the hours of service OF the
Second Congregation of st. Andrews
Cathedral and the Society OF Christian
Fndeavor having been changed to the
same time as our Sunday evening
praise service, we lose the attendance
and help at that service of q consider
able number Of members, especially Of
the young men whose homes are in
the city. At least for the sake of the
Associations work and influence, this
is to be regretted, as the inevitable re-
suit is that the Y. NJ. c. AS work is
rapidly passing almost entirely into
the hands of young men who have
recently come to Honolulu, and away
from the young men, sons of those
who founded and chiefly support the
Association. We need both.
In some respects the work OF the
Association has been seriously retard-
ed by the disturbed financial and
political state of the country; yet the
work of the Association to-day is
more powerful in its influence, wider
in its reach and built upon q more
systematic and enduring basis than
ever before. At no point of our
work must there be any slacken-
ing of effort. The devotional
work of the Y. NJ. G. A. has
reached point where its chief need
is steady support and strengthening,
rather than expansion; but In our So |
clal, educational, and physical depart |
ments we are much behind the times. |
Very few Associations of our size but |
what have well equipped library, |
gymnasium, baths, rooms for games, |
social intercourse, etc. If we would |
win and hold the interest OF young |
men in our work, we must provide |
equal or greater attractions than they |
find elsewhere. With gymnasium, |
etc. where healthful physical train
ing could be obtained by our members |
by the payment OF q small additional |
fee, there is no reason why the Homo
lulu y. NJ. c. A. should not exert a
manly Christian influence upon the
young men of the city by individuals
and teams from the Association TAX
ing part in healthful sports. All we
need is the building and the addition
al equipments: we own a suitable
lot adjoining our present building and
the Y. NJ. c. A., from the additional
fees received, could easily support and
maintain the new de-
partments of our work. Being an in
dependent, international, nOn-sectar-
ian association, and thus equipped,
we would be able to influence large
class of young men who can be reached
in no other way. That we do not eff
reach this class is shown by
our small Associate membership
which is about half the total of our
active, instead of being, as with Asso-
Citations having these facilities, about
two or three times as great. In pro-
viding advantages for the different
in our midst, let none
be overlooked.
In the year upon which we have en-
tered, some of us will leave for work
in other places, some will fall in the
ranks, yet let no member even dream
Of slackening his efforts to win and
lplift young men, until the great God
shall say, "Well done"
HARCoURT W. PECK.