The herald., 1894-04-30
Y. w. q, A.

Y. w. q. A.
The gospel meeting at the Blanchard
Fitzgerald music hall was under the
direction of the Normal Y. W. O. A.
and WAS very interesting.
The following quartette sang: Misses
McEuen, Matthewson, Bsrden and
Swain; Miss Alexander presiding at the
piano.
Miss Reeves made tho address of the
afternoon, taking :or her ground work
the first IL verses of the fifth chapter of
SC. John. With much beauty and
strength did she make her hearers feel
the iorce OF the Lesson contained therein.
At the annual meeting o! the associA-
tion at the First Presbyterian church. at
Z $50 p.m., the church was filed with a
large crowd to hear the annual reports of
the work done by the association.
The regular choir of the church rem
dered most beautifully a number OF Sc
lections, and then the president, Mrs.
u. ID. Mathuss, read a comprehensive,
careful and encouraging report of what
has so far been accomplished. She paid
an earnest tribute to the faithfulneee and
efficiency of the general secretary, Clara
Gale Morse, and spoke of the good work
done by the various committees, and of
the large number, over 10000, OF women
that have already been touched by the
association in one way and another.
Mrs. s. r. Sweet, the treasurer, re-
ported for the year: Total receipts,
$2229.9 81 total disbursements, $l809. As !;
balance on hand. $420.43
Miss @. p. Hull, secretary OF the
financial committee, said that the work
as now carried on independent of the
educational work and lunch room, which
are seltsupporting. requires about 1925
per month. The needs for the coming
year will largely exceed that figure if
the association is to meet the opportu-
mites now before it for larger work.
They are anxious to provide regular
income to meet their regular expenses.
There are now fifteen friends of the as
soclation who are now giving monthly
to the amount Of $5475, $33 OF this
amount being given by one gentleman.
Miss Morse followed with resume of
the work since she has been with the
association, and she gave an outline of
the future plans. It is needless to say
that Miss Morse fully understands the
great opportunity. presented for doing
good, and the work anticipated ia very
bread. 1t means practical instruction
in practical lines and every day
branches of business.
Mrs. Mathuss then asked Mr.. Howard,
pastor of the church, to speak for the
association, and this he did most ear
nestly. He said: 81 will take text
not from the scripture; it is this: One
of the workers for the association went
into large business establishment to
present the work of the Y. w. @. A. and
ask for a contribution. The genial head
Off the institution said to his cashier, "A
dollar for charity The text is lie.
NothtnRyis charity that is invested in
great Institution for the good of man
kind. 1t is dollar for pure homes, a
dollar for good mothers, dollar for good
men. Is it worth it?"
Mr.. Howard said that there has never
como into being great work for mankind
that on its cornerstone was not written
tho name OF some good woman. The
Y. W. G. A. protects homeless girls.
Men, it is a shame that girlhood
needs any other protection than
its own ,purity-that man hold
ing high Office in the gift
should be an indication of white heart,
nAO0lN ueO hAu W
drag down a young girl. The applause
of the audience at this point indicated
their sympathy with the speaker.
II honor this institution" he said,
"for believe in 1t with all my soul, as
do in honorable womsnhood. 1 would
God, could pat into every heart an en-
thusiesm for it and support to stand
back of it that would provide it's regular
expenses and q building for its needs.
would be willing to move out of this
church if you would build here build
ing for the Y. w. G. A. This is not an
object OF charity, and for every dollar
you put into it you will get back thou
sand fold. Think of these things.p
Mr.. Howard related an amusing incl
dent as an illustration that our feelings
should be touched in the right place,
namely our pockets. He said that a
word to the wise is sufficient.