The record-union., 1894-05-30
TEE SACRAMENTO Y. N. C. A.
Comparison Of Its Last Years Opera
tions and This.
Pitfalls That Beset Young Men ON Al
Sides-Progress of the Several
Departments.

Dung Mems Christian ASSOCIATION OF
Sacramento: Attendance during the year
ending October l. 1898: General, 81, 430:
five months ending May l, 1894, Is, 400;
gymnasium, 672S: five months, 3,l00;
baths, 1924; five months, 1850; educa-
tional classes 600; five months, 540 mems
meetings Sunday, 2.S40; five months,
1.3l7; training classes, 463; five months,
255; asked for prayers, 20; five months,
38; professed conversion, 40; five months,
%; employment secured, Ia; five months,
20; board and rooms, 40; five months, 10;
otherwise assisted, 1S7; five months, ITO;
letters written, 2,720; five months, 1,l20;
letters received, 1865; five months, 935;
active membership, 1l2; associate mem
bership, 149; junior membership. 20; to-
tai membership, 2Sl.
Secretary Miller gives the following
reasons why work is being done for
young men: First-BecauSe upon the
young men depends the future of the
country. Second-Because the devil and
every other power of evil are working
for young men. The young man in the
city away from home has ten temptations
where others have one. Third-Because
every saloon and house OF sin is filled
with young men, and if they be not saved
curse rests upon the home of the future.
On Saturday nights there are 5000 men
in the saloons, besides those i'll other
places of sin. There are 260 saloons, be-
sides other places, standing open to the
young men OF the city every night, and
one Young Mems Christian Association.
In respect to State work, it may be said
that there are fifteen associations in Cali
fornia, with membership of 5000. They
are all doing good, but there are twenty
more places where there ought to be
strong association work, and to open up
these places and strengthen others that
are weak in the mission of the State
work. A plan is now being put into
operation that will proceed with the or
ganization of a work for the salvation of
young men III these places and bring
them into correspondence with the asso
Citations of the cities to which the young
men 60. By this means the man will be
followed up on leaving home and int1u-
ences thrown around him that may go a
long way toward keeping him from the
evil of the cities. To do this there must
be State Secretary, who can put in his
time with the work, and his support must
come from the pockets Of those who have
at heart the interesS CI the young men of
the State.
At the last meeting of the Ministerial
of the Jubilee of the organization of the
Young Mems Christian Association was
brought up and discussed by the men,
bers of the association. 1t was decided
that it would not be advisable to attempt
to hold union service as recommended
by the State committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association, but a mo-
ton was made and carried that all the
pastors of the city be requested to take up
of ha
Sunday in June for the benefit of the
work of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation.
The Secretary of the Young Mems
Christian Association was requested to
furnish to the pastors information as to
the object of the work of the association
from which the pastors could present the
work to their people III taking the collec-
ton. 1t is thought best to take the col
lection for the general work, and the
amount will be divided between the local
work in Sacramento and the State work
in California. AS this is the first, and
probably the only appeal that will be
made for the work of the association in
this way during this year. it is hoped that
the contribution will be as liberal as pos
Sible.
Secretary George A. Miller preached in
the Methodist Church at Placerville on
Sunday last.
An Interesting and exciting game of
handb ball took place in tile gymnasium
on Monday afternoon. The spectators
were much pleased with the performance
of the players.
An unusual number of new members
have been secured during the past week
as the result of enterprising "hustling."
The General Secretary will go to San
Jose to-day. The object of the trip is
unknown.
The band practices twice week. and is
getting to the front with great deal of
rapidity. In the language of the day,
''they put up pretty stiff music now."
i. II. Marsh led the mems meeting
Sunday afternoon. About eighty were
present. and the usual degree OF interest
was shown in the proceedings.
Henry w. Tracy, Chairman of the
Christian Work Department, led the
training class in place of the General
Secretary on Sunday morning at 8
o'clock. There was good attendance.