The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-04

The fiftieth anniversary of the or
gantzatlon of the National Youn q
Mems Christian Association was cole
brated by the local organization In
tho Grand Opera House last evening
by big MACS meeting. Many of the
churches held no evening service. on
Rev. A. n. Keigwin. Chas, W. Puaey'
Rev. Lafayette Marks, d. D., Alfred
Gewthrop. Chas:> II. Cantwell, Geo.
W. Todd. Jas- I. MulIin, Joseph Pyle.
Judge David I. Marvel, Chief Justice
Chas. b. Lore. ]. r. King. Rev. VIM. p.
Swartz, Rev. 7. E. Terry. Rev. j. b.
Quigg. VIM. 8. Prickett, Rev. Merritt
Hulburd. d. D., Row. s. II. Morgan,
Jr,, Rev. Robt. Watt.
"A A quartette composed of Mira.
Thomas Benson, MISS MARI X. Thlel.
man. Thomas Benson and William r,
10 id furnished music, while J. Il.
Clymer conducted the congregations
cling. Joseph Pyle presided and called
on Chief Justice Lore for the opening
address. Tho speaker confined him
self almost wholly to the benefits de.
rived from the work, saying that the
spiritual. physical and social side OF
the young man Is looked after.
1t recognize that to have healthy
mind 1t Is necessary to have a strong
and healthy body, and 1t is for this rea.
son that the gymnasium is provided.
The chief Justice then re ferred to the
good work done here.
Seven young men have been sent
out to other fields to save young men.
over nifty young men have been
brought into the church. About 5000
young men have visited the gymna-
SUM and between $4,000 and 40. O0O
social visits have been made. What
10 needed now Ia n new building and
the citizens OF Wilmington should
build 1t for tho association and aid the
memberr in their work, He alluded
to the line building recently erected
III Coatesville, Pa, small town. when
pared with this city, and hoped
that some OF the Wilmington people
would be as liberal.
The Rev. Merritt Hulburd, the pas
OF Grace Church. spoke of the Young
Mems Christian Association In general
He told how 1t was founded In ware
house In London by George Williams
nfty years ago and had grown until
there are now 1859 associations Bnt
about 800 900 members i'll the United
States alone. He spoke also OF how Il
had been doing good ever since 1t was
established and how its work has EN-
extended, particularly among railroad
men. Great corporations had helped
to erect thu buildings, and though
those col porations may have no souls
they saw the advantage of having
clear heads among it's employees and
saw that this work was aiding that
condition.
De. Hulburd. In resuming.his speech
on the association, said that he would
Ike the people who were able to sub
scribe sl25, 600. He would then advise
that the present site of the Y. NJ. G. A.
building be given to the Women's
Christian Union. aud that they be Civ.
I en- $4,000 of the amount raised to
erect the kind OF building they need.
Then lie would recommend that $40.
Uoo OF the amount be Used in building
Young Mems Christian Association
hall Tor culored people and tho remain.
ing money used in building a hall for
the present association, He thought
mat the people in Wilmington should
be willing to give eLvugh for the as
oclation to build hall which would
| BIO o credit to the city