The record-union., 1894-06-18
AMONG THE YOUNG CHRISTIANS.
A Weeks Review of the Doings of
the Y. M. c. A.
Secretary Miller Resigns His Charge
In Order to Accept Passionate
in PlacerYIlIe.

at the last meeting of the Board OF
Trustees Professor B. Van Leuven was
reelected Physical Director for the ensu-
ing year.
Secretary George A. Miller has rendered
his resignation as head manager OF the
local branch. The same has been accepted
by the board, to take effect July lst. Mr..
Miller viii then take charge of the Placer
Vile Methodist Church. He is already
licensed to preach, and although not as
yet formally ordained, is authorized to
make people happy by performing the
marriage ceremony.
The association is conducting negotIa-
tions with view to securing the services
of a good all-round man of experience TO
fill the place that will shortly be left
vacant by Secretary Miller's departure to
his new field of labor.
The band keeps getting to the front. AT
the last meeting, held on Thursday night,
important steps were taken looking to-
ward permanent organization. The dl-
rectors of the band will hereafter have
representation on the Board OF Directors
of the association. The boys played very
acceptably for the Academia Society al
L
tising considerable new music and max
ing various engagements for the coming
fall season.
The class in German meets every Sat
urday night. Warm weather is not the
best possible in which to learn language,
but Professor Wharf, is slayer and
knows how TO enthuse his pupils.
A Theosophist called at the rooms one
day last week and succeeded in getting an
argument started on the respective merits
of religion and Theosophy. The discus
sion waXed warm, but fortunately 1t did
not become necessary to call policeman.
Some of the members are pursuing a
course of reading which compartments
some of the best and choicest literature
in the language. The boys thought they
were making good progress, but Secretary
Miller instituted an inquiry one day last
week which completely demorallzed
them They have taken hold with re-
newed vim, however, and are doing first
class work.
The meeting yesterday afternoon was
led by NJ. L. Donmeyer. The attendance
was good and the subject was handled IN
an interesting manner.
Henry Tracy had charge of the training
class yesterday morning at O'Clock.
Many valuable thoughts regarding Chris
tian work were brought out during the
discussion. Mr.. Tracy will be the leader
of the class when Secretary Miller leaves
Sacramento.
a large attendance of members and
outsiders at the reading-room is notice
able from day to day. The library at
present contains 800 volumes of choice
literature, while forty periodicals, includ-
ing the leading daily newspapers of Cali
fornia, are to be found about the walls
and on the tables.
The boys were honored with an invita-
ton to spend an evening last week with
the charming and accomplished members
of the Y. w. c. y. at their rooms on
Ninth street, between j and K. The
young ladies proved to be regal enter
tainers. and made The occasion one long
TO be remembered.
Machinists were engaged the past week
In repairing the heating apparatus. which
had been out of tune for several days.
On Friday morning last the bulletin
board conveyed the intelligence, ''Hot
Water" to those who had been postpon-
ing their ablutions because the tempera-
ture of the water savored too much of
Greenland's icy mountains. Perhaps,
after all, it is not bad thing for the ma
chinery to get out of repair once in a
while. A cold bath occasionally has a
stimulating effect on the system. If the
boys use hot water too much they are
like the later Romans who FASTENED the
downfall of the Empire. It is better to
brace up and acquire little Of the nerve
of the Spartan band who made them
selves famous at old Thermopylfe.