Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-14

l.. Cabell Williamson, the president Of the
association, and d. F. Harris. the acting
secretary. The principal address of the
evening was delivered by Rev. DR.. George
Elliott, row of Philadelphia, but formerly
the pastor of Foundry Church and long
identified with Y. NJ. C. A. work. His adj
dress was an eloquent and impassioned trb-
ute to the dignity and Importance of young
manhood and the duty which the community
owes to its young men. He laid particular
stress upon the fact that it is the young
men who accomplish tine most: that many of
the most famous men of history achieved
their proud positions long before they had
reached middle age, and, using this as his
argument, he showed how important it was
that only the best of influences should be
thrown about the young men of our land to
keep them from straying into paths of evil
at time when they are most susceptible
to bad influences. DR.. Elliott came over
from Philadelphia to deliver the address.
Two Losses.
The audience were taken care of by an
efficient corps of ushers selected from the
embers of the Y. NJ. C. A.
There was not a speech made during the
evening that did not in some way refer to
the two sad losses which the association has
suffered during the past year. The first of
these was the burning of it's building on
New York avenue, the second the death of
Mr.. James f. Pugh, long the popular and
efficient secretary of the association. Mr..
Pugh was himself young man. but his
comparatively short term of usefulness has
left an impress upon the community, and
his loss will long be felt. As one of the
ministers said last evening, there are few
churches in this city which have not in their
membership men who could say that they
were led toward the paths of rectitude and
Christian effort through the influence of Mr..
Pugh'S personality.
The program of the evenings exercises
consisted of addresses interspersed with
congregational singing. While the crowd
gas gathering Mr.. VIM. K. Cohen played an
organ voluntary, after which the congrega-
ton sang the hymn, 20 Praise Our God To-
day."
The Invocation.
The invocation was pronounced by Rev. j..
G. Butler, D. D. He asked a blessing on the
work of saving and uplifting young men, and
expressed earnest thanks for the blessings
which have accrued from such associations
the world over. He prayed that the hearts
of the men of Washington should be so
touched that the new home for the Y. NJ. C.
A. made necessary by the big fire last sum-
mer might soon be a reality, enabling the
association to go on the renewed fields of
usefulness.
Rev. o. A. Brown, D. D.. the pastor of
Foundry Church, delivered an address OF
welcome on behalf of the church.
The Past.
Acting Secretary Harris read a brief
paper, which was in the nature Of re-
port, and which he called "a Look Into the
Past" He began by calling attention to
the present meetings of the association,
and then detailed in brief It's history from
| its inception. forty-three years ago. In the
past year $50 religious services have been
held, with total attendance Of 1926 per-
sons. There had been forty-fve professed
| conversions, while number of others have
l -fl f6 nfIn rfC,fto 1ir-1r
a result of the meetings.
"There have bean 49, sessions of the edu-
cational classes Mr.. Harris continued,
with total attendance of 1878. There
have been S:I3 individual students. and the
Washington association received four
awards at the Y. NJ. c. A. educational ex-
hlbit at Springfield last May. The total
attendance at the gymnasium has been
24JO0, and since the fire last July the as
ISOLATION has had the use of the splendid
gymnasium of the Washington Light In
fantry, to which all members were given
access. There have been twenty lectures
ings of the members, while the reading
rooms and parlors of the association have
been used by 47,725 persons.
1.-The receipts of the association have been
less than the expenditures. the former
being $l3,21G and the latter $13,56S. The
Y. NJ. C. A. property on New York avenue
is now entirely free from debt, the insur-
ance money received after the fire having
been used to wipe out the Indebtedness.
Less than $1,000 is due for current ex-
penses. This is a record that speaks for
itself"
New Generation.
In commencing his address, Rev. Dr. Ell
liott said that it was nearly two years ago
that the late Secretary Pugh asked him not
to promise ever to deliver an address in
Washington until he should have spoken for
the Y. NJ. c. A. He did not dream then that
his first appearance in this city after that
should be on the occasion of the celebration
of the Y. NJ. c. A, when he was, in fact
fulfilling the tacit promise he then made.
lie spoke few tender and loving words in
memory of Mr.. Pugh and the noble work
which he left behind as monument.
Dr. Elliott delivered the anniversary adj
dress. and the subject assigned to him was
THE New Generation and Our Debt to It.
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