Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-04

elevating and strengthening young
men, were followed with close atten-
ton.
The service at the Y. NJ. c. A.
building, was held at four o'clock. The
commodiOus hall was completely filled.
On the wall in the rear of the platform,
in letters Of gold upon a white back
ground, were the inscriptions "ls44-
1894 Flftisth Jubilee Anniversary, and
Hitherto hath the Lord helped u.s."
The exercises were conducted by Mr..
j. \. Vance, President of the ASCOT
alton. The opening praise service was
conducted by a male chorus of unusual
strength. Rev. Dr.. f. T. d. Buckley,
pastor Of the Thomson NJ. K. Church,
read an appropriate Scripture lesson,
and fsrvent prayer was offered up by
Rev. DR.. d. A. Cunningham, of the
First Presbyterian Church. Selections
were sung with splendid effect by a
male quartette, especially organized for
the occasion, composed of c. S. Morri
son, VIII NJ. -Clemans, L, II. Williams
and A. l.. Meyers.
The addresses Of the afternoon were
arranged to cover the past, present and
future conditions and possibilities Of
the Association, both local and inter
national The first address, The Past
the organization and development of
the Associations--their growth 10 num-
bers, secretaries, buildings and work,
was treated in pleasing manner by the
Secretary OF the Association, Mr.. John
c. Lynch. His address was replete
with statistics showing the remarkable
growth OF the organization since the
first modest Association was organized
in London 3 half century ago. He
dwelt briefly upon this growth, and the
reasons for IT, He was closely followed
throughout his remarks By his hearers.
He brought the history OF the Y. NJ, c.
A. down TO the present time, when the
thread was taken no by the next speak
or, Mr.. Guy Z C. Allen.
Mr.. Aliens subject was THE Pres
ent-What the Associations are doing
in our own community, in America,
among college students, railroad men,
ETC., and foreign missionary lands"
Mr.. Allen prefaced his remarks with
the Scriptural quotation by their
fruits shall ye know them" The Y. NJ.
c. A. is to-day what the past has made
1t. Taking up the local Association,
the speaker said the building has been
opened every week day during the
year from a. n. TO 10 p. M, and has
been visited daily by between one hun.
dred and two hundred young men.
when we think for an instant Of tue
many other places in the community To
lure young men, we begin to realize
what is meant when we say that one
hundred boys are daily brought within
the good influences surrounding this in
Stitution." lie spoke Of the Saturday
evening and Sunday afternoon meet
ings, with an average attendance OF
1874 But the browning statement Of
the statistics was that eighteen young
men profeSSed conversion through the
fundamentally OF the Association.
What the statistics show OF the local
Association is true on q larger scale Of
the Associations throughout the world.
Tue harmony between the local Associ-
alton aud the different churches is a
matter for congratulation, and be hoped
10 would De preserved. The growth OF
the y. NJ. c. a. has been most remark
aoie during the period 10 which so much
attention mas been given by the
churches to Young peoples societies.
Thus il was much larger during the last
ten years than in the preceding decade.
In closing, MIR. Allen spoke Of the rail-
road and college work, and said the o6-
iect Of the Association is TO meet all the
requirements of the young man, physi-
cal, intellectual and spiritual; aud its
browning glory Is that through It null
titudes Of young men have been saved,
and il has thus contributed some part
toward working out here the Redemp-
ton which the Young Man Of Nazareth
came to accomplish.
The Future-Tbe possibilities of
Association work in our own community
and Ia the world" was the subject Of
the final address, which was handled 10
excellent style by Mr.. Alfred PAUL.
The future, be held. must be judged by
the past II We know the past history
OF an individual we can predict the
future with almost unerrlng certainty.
If the Y. NJ. C. A. Is 20 be judged in this
manner. no shadow appears on the
horizon OF its future prospects The
glorious possibilities Of the work can
hardly be conceived. WhsR that for
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