The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-03
Young Mems. Christian Association.

An important anniversary in the history
of the association will be celebrated this
week at the Jubilee conference in Lon
don. On June 9Th, it will be just fifty
years since George Williams, then the
youngest of eighty clerks in a dry goods
store, started the movement. The first
meeting was held in his own bed room.
it was a small beginning, made in the
simplest possible way, yet it dates an
era in the worlds history.
The celebration of the event is indeed
BETTING. The work has spread through
out the entire world until there are now
1865 associations with membership of
nearly 100000. The United States alone
has 1,S13 associations with total mem
bership of GOO. When we remember
that the aim of this work is to deVelop
all round Christian manhood certain 1t
is that in one who has any enlarged APP
prehension of the exposures and tenpta-
ton, the possibilities and peculiar respon-
sibilitieS of the young men of the world
can believe that, large as this work has
grown to be, it has not more than fairy
begun.
A London dispatch states that this cele-
bration will be the largest and m st
representative religious gathering ever held
magnificent scale. The first .Os Service viii
be held in Westminster Abbey, with an
address by the lord bishop of London
The church of England has offered the
use of the abbey and st. Paul's cathedral
and the queen has thrown open Windsor
Palace and her private grounds for an eX-
cursion by the conference, most unusual
favors for a public assembly. The Price
of Wales is to officiate at the unwilling
of a monument erected in honor of the
founder OF the organization. The ancient
and venerable corporation of the city of
London has subscribed 5000 for a recep-
ton to the delegates.
The regular sessions Of the conference
will be held in Exeter hail. but Jubilee day
June 9Th, will be celebrated by a great
meeting in Royal Albert hall when ad-
dresses will be presented the honored
OF age, the active and influential president
of the London association and of the
English National Council. No gathering
greater Significance than this celebration
Of the fiftieth anniversary of the found
ing of the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation.
OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION.
The main object of the associations at
at times some of the societies have lost
! Slght or 1t and been retarded in their
growth proportionately) has been the sal
yatlon of young men through faith in
CHRIST. But in seeking the spiritual bene-
Mt of young men, they have also reor-
ganlzed and sought to promote their in
through agencies consistent with reading
rooms, parlors, libraries, baths, gymnas-
iums and educational classes.
| me membership of the association is
| divided into two classes, active and asso-
cliate; the former, young men members in
| good standing of evangelical churches:
| the latter, young men of good moral
character. Both classes enjoy the same
| privileges, except those OF voting and
holding Office, which are confined to the
active membership. While the associa-
| ton holds this close and intimate rela-
ton to the church of Christ. it loyalty en-
joins on its members to hold their duties
and obligations to their own churches as
| having the prior claim on their sym
pathy and efforts This rule of conduct
| is carefully observed throughout the asso-
Citations
| THE MANAGEMENT
Each association is independent in the
mana cement of its affairs, while all are
| organized on. the same general plan. have
| evangelical test. Each of the stronger
associations has an officer known as the
| general secretary, who - devotes all his
| time to the work and is the executive Off
Ger of the board of directors Such an
officer is indispensable to the highest de-
velopment and progress OF the work
! The expenses of our association are. met
by membership dues, which vary accord
ing to the privileges an association has
to offer and by contributions from
friends who are familiar with and realize
the Importance of this work for young
| men.
! The advantages of associa ton member
ship have been increased by a league or
agreement into which most of the Ameri-
can associations have entered and in ac-
cordance with which each association re-
have removed from other cities and who
present unexpired tickets of membership
III the association from whence they
came.