The morning call., 1894-09-03

walls of the hall. hand in hand, symbol
izing ''the tie that held them round the
world" and saEg the hymn, blessed Be
the Tie that Binds our Hearts in Christian
Love-"
Then, following the secretary, the
Lords Prayer was said in unison. and the
last of twenty-five years of services in th e
old hall was over.
DR.. Hemphill's sc rmon was addressed
directly to the members of the association,
and was peculiarly fitting. "Ye have
comprised this mountain long enough;
turn we nOrthwaEd," the third verse of
the second chapter of Deuteronomy, was
bis text. He applied IL to the physical and
spiritual life of the members. The old
building was the Mount Zion of the text,
which they had compassed long enough.
They were about to journey step farther
TO the new building, with its wider op-
portunlties for good work and greater ad-
vantages. I'VE are inclined to stop too
| long in the old ways and rest content with
our work" he said, ''but we must pass on,
always onward toward Canaan" He
warned the young men that to have the
new advantages be TO them what they
| should be they must make their life no.
bier, and by no means TO imagine that
| their work was done, or to rest upon the
| laurels they had won.
nation was engaged n looking backward,
imagining that the artists and authors and
! philosophers had exhausted the possibili-
ties of the human min and human effort,
especially with regard to their religious
| life.
There were greater thoughts, philoso-
phies and accOmplis hments in the ocean of
human thought and endeavor than had
ever been brought out of il. He warned
young men against falling into this slough
they must break their bonds The very
best of life in the past was barren and
tasteless as compared with the gOries to
be won in times to come and in life in
Jesus.
The new building, he said, would only
be another Mount Zion, aud they must
compass it, too. He then called attention
to few points on which they must turn
northward" ana march forward.
They must leave off the old and mean
lngless way Of reading the Bible, and read
| 1t with the thought that Jesus was in it.
You have been as good as you are long
enough" he said. You must turn north
ward. In the matter of prayer, you must
phrases" Then they must take the text
TO their heart in the matter of their work
and be no longer satisfied with old-fash-
| Toned methods, but must reach out and
enlarge their field.
In conclusion he congratulated the men,
q
tary and the members on the good work
| they had accomplished for God and men
| ana the favorable auspices under which
they were marching onward to the new
| building, and hoped that they might there
accomplish much more for God and men,
land may the Lord bring you peace"
Secretary Mccoy then made brief ref
erence to the Importance of the moment
in the history of the work OF the associa-
| ton.
In all my experience of TWENTY-FIVE
years connection with the Y. Nj. G. A."
he said, II have not known a time when
| so much interest seemed to be felt in the
| work OF young men. | am daily receiving
| great numbers of letters from men in
nearly every class and condition of life,
making Inquiry about it. A young man
came to me only yesterday" he continued,
TO know II the association was open to
| receive man who was bartender. He
! said that be was perfectly moral in his life
ana was gentleman. l was compelled to
| say that we could not think young man
who sold whisky TO other young men
could be acceptable among u.s." lie urged
| his hearers to let the entry into she new
life in the new building be an inspiration
| to them.
"A gentleman" he said, "will not
| swear, nor will ne use vulgar language
nor will he visit any questionable resort
| That is what we expect of our mem ers,
| We want to put a premium on the char
| acter OF true gentleman. A young man
| came into the new building the other day
and with him was another who wore The
| appearance OF man who was spending
| his fathers money. He looked about our
building and inquired are you going to
have bar in this place.? l said we did
not need one. He asked. are you going to
have any high jlnks? / said, Not of the