New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-08
BRING THE BOYS AND Girls


To tho Editor Of The Tribune.
ST.. Noticing IN your Issue of Saturday the report
OF the lecture 81 DR. Charles =. B-ar" on ne sub
fec, The Young Mans NeeI-a VIE was much
interested aad very g.al tha: he attention OF te
public was thus directed along those "nes. New
York brooklyn end all our great cites ana Tor
that matter ar our little ones too. are well sup
nlled with Young Mems Christian Assoc.atl 10. an1
some of them especially our city of brooklyn. The
only one with which an familiar. w!,A sp.e"l'i
Young Womens Christian Association.
I have long fe.t ami believed hat, while much
good has been accomplished IN both organization,
ana splendid results have been attained set th'
greatest results 20 be ata!neI fDr man. for woman
for Christ AMI the Church fo- the family. for the
home AMI FOR socia Ne are yet 20 be reached not
by these separate institutions. nu' b. bringing them
together IN one. on the absolute basis o. eqiANty
as In a home. The Lord knew very well how to ar
range m, family How would It have been. sup
80 {, were arranged that all the boys should be
Torn In one family AMI al the girls IN another. and
that they should De reared All trained Ia s"cisi'n
one from the other? This Is what he worli mas
been trying on" through the ages wien have
passed. Yea. our besi AMI most CHRISTIAN men ana
women have done 80 hitherto. Bat. az say the
Lord knew very well that II was no; rood FOR man
10 be alone" ana lie therefore designed me woman
az his associate ard Pie should be suoh ID a. 'e
Sometimes We hear 8, deprecated that our youne
anl Young women who come 20 9ar siil,. az. a'y
the results bad and this Is he very reason WY
our Christian Association should include b'i9
sexes This wOu.J - far % Obyla'e "a" ".ack 0t
courflny-room" as deprecated by DF. Bruce In MS
llress 20 that the good. old-ftshioned ioVe-miA-
lrc'' which he desires should not become lost
art" 80, =,
Bu; says one. "lt wOu'1 never DO IN The w!r'd 70
have youns men AMI young women FURNISHED VIZ.
such facilities for association. SrtnGas wouI
ahonnl" IL that sO2 T. there no, INFINITELY uprr
danger where SUCH facilities nrc denied that iheir
ssocat.rs Will not be of the best. There ar" Juft
as fine Young men AMI just - fine ,oulg women N
fhos. ties 'adrlft" as there are ~ al %! ANY OF
onr families and they are Without the home social
irfucncrs which might be supplied IN iG'fe meas
IRE n tho membership Of our christian AssJ''A'
was Of both sexes. and The rooms oY0p i0r al. M
The rooms of HON" - an rs m'no"r' u u p,a,
.ifle yca even probable that some clf's OF s'thdal
might arise but any one believe tiat were
vnung men an! Young women thus ass'cihici on
.s(hrlsan basis that ~ would no. lessen the &C ull
ree.tl's OF society as Il now eNsiFt NAM Young
'loborlng" man ana Young 'iahDuNS woman
,rl~ht thus be brought together and form q union
which would b. OF great blessing - themselYes ana
Il, me word Young men must nave inc socitN %
,,ung women. and suppos' the rererh" ls a'so
,rur and n would be far De-, Ter = the Christian
world would seek provide for such soc!~iy rather
man 10 discourage It. some seek 70 no. WIN me
are results which are seen In great cites ~ wori
"a The wise IL sufficient" WIZ not some one lake
N. lad in accomplishing these results
Brooklyn, May H. ls'f' H. H. ''"''"''"'