The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-20
Y. n. O. A. QUARTER CENTURY.
The Association Fifty Celebrates the
Anniversary.

Y. NJ. G. A. hall was we'll filed
yesterday evening for the quarter
centennial exercises of the Associa-
tion. Upon the platform were: w.
G. Weldon, vice-president, in the
chair; Ex-Governor Wells OF Virgil
mia, U. S.; Chief Justice Judd, Rev
o. p. Emerson, d. w. Corbett, gen
eral secretary; W. w. Hall, +. A.
Jones, G. J. Day and Miss Rhoads,
pianist.
Among those present were Revs.
DR.. Bingham, DIR. HYDE, S. f. Bishop.
F. w. Damon and Tsumishama, jus
tice Frear, Goo Kim Chinese com.
mercial AGENT, DIR. Whitney, F. A.
Schaefer, j. B. Atherton, &. p. Iau-
kea and many other prominent resi-.
dents, together with large number
OF ladies and young people.
An orchestra from the Govern
ment band, under the lead Of Mr..
Naone, gave an overture and played
at intervals. Mr.. Emerson offered
an invocation.
Mr.. Corbett read his report for
the past year. The Association had
helped strangers to boarding houses
and employment, but, owing to dull
ness in business, it had only secured
~ situations out of 13O applications.
On March 81 the membership was
24, a gain Of 40. Reference was
made to the evening classes, with
instances OF their usefulness. There
is a daily average attendance Of 153
at the reading room, which is sup.
piled with the choicest magazines
aud papers. The library contains
800 books for circulation. II was
urged in the report that the Asso-
citation should be made the brightest
spot in the city, as a counter-a -attrac.
ton to places where young men are
injured instead OF benefited. The
secretary laid stress on the main
purposes OF the Association, viz,
to furnish a refuge amidst tempta.
tions for young men and to induce
them to live Christian lives. He
mentioned the different regular ser.
vices maintained, which are more
particularly dealt with in the devo-
tional committees report. A month
ly temperance concert had been at
tended by an average Of 2l9 people.
In September a junior department
was organized, aud a Sunday after
noon meeting for boys Is held.
Henry Waterbouse is thanked for a
gift OF $50 to buy books for the
boys. The report advocates the con.
struction Of a gymnasium.
+. A. Jones, treasurer, reported
receipts Of Si029.65 and expenditures
Of Si0l7.37, leaving a balance Of
SIPS.
G. j. Day presented the report Il
the devotional committee. In nine
distinct classes Of services there was
total OF 351 held, or au average OF
nearly one day, and the total at
tendance was 1902. q. Z. Castle.
W. &. Weldon and W. A. Bowen
held 81 meetings at the prison.
The attendance at Association Bible
classes had been disappointing IN
numbers. Complaint is made OF lack
OF aid from the workers in naint ain
ing the Bethel mission. The boys
meeting has had an average attend.
ance OF y. Thanks ar. rendered to
the ladies who have played for the
meetings-Miss Menzer ut the pri-
son, Miss Hopper at the barracks,
Mrs. 5. NJ. Damon at Bethel mission,
Mrs. T.. Z. Damon at the boys meet.
ings and Miss Rhoads at the praise
service.
Z. B. Ripley, president, being alb
sent, his report was read by the
chairman. II spoke in general terms
Of tue Associations activities, OK
pressed satisfaction with the new
general secretary, aud stated the
needs OF the organization to make
successful future.
Governor Wells was called upon
as the substitute for Rev. DIR. Twom.
bly,, who had been unavoidably pre-
vented from being present. On ris-
ing the speaker said il was not re-
luctantly but gladly that he accepted
the invitation TO address them. He
had joined the Y. NJ. G. A. nearly
fifty years ago. The greatest mira
Gle OF Christ was himself and what
his name had accomplished in the
world. More had been effected in
evangelizing the world in the past
ten years than during the first 500
years from the birth OF the Saviour.
Sunday schools furnished more re.
cruits than any other source for the
churches. The pastor Of his church
at home asked workers to meet him
ON a stated evening and 100 respond
sd in person. A majority OF the
people OF the world would to-day
declare that Jesus Christ is king.
Nothing so much impressed anybody
entering or leaving Washington as
the monument to the "father OF his
country" its summit more than five
hundred feet high. Christ and his
eleven friends raised a monument
nineteen hundred years ago in the
sacrament OF the Lords supper
which is seen in every land to-day.
In reaching the spiritual nature OF
people, nothing was so desirable as
simplicity. Christians should ask
God for anything they wanted, in
the simplest language, il they were
certain that the desire was innocent.
II was right to pray for a new shawl
or bonnet, as we'll as for the saving
OF a soul. Mr.. Wells is a fluent
speaker and he made a strong i'm.