Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-04-01
THE Y. NJ. c. A.
CELEBRATE THEIR SIXTH AN
NIvERTARY.
interesting Exercises-History of the
work-Addresses by the Presi-
dent and Members of the
Association

The Sixth Anniversary of the Young
Mems Christian Association, was held
yesterday afternoon in the First NJ. +.
Church. The Central, Naval Academy,
and st. Johns College Associations oc-
cupied seats in the main aisle of the
church, visitors and friends filled up the
other pews and galleries. President ii.
j. Hopkins was in charge of the exercis-
es, which opened with fifteen minutes
song service, conducted by Charles G..
Feldmeyer, musical director, William
E. Feldmeyer, cornetist. and David w.
Parlett, organist. Rev. DR.. Diever, of
st. John S College, led in prayer and read
passage of scripture. Rev. III. r. N.Y.
ers, of the Eastport Baptist Church,
sang quite touchingly solo, "When the
Mists Have Rolled Away" The hymn,
"Ive Found Friend" was sung as a
quartette by DIR. George T., William f.
and William ii. Feldmeyer and Arthur
b. Carter. State Secretary f. w. Lang
talked about general work along Asso-
citation lines. Hon. ]. w. Randall spoke
about the financial condition of the work.
Elk. President Z. S. Riley delivered an
address on the history of the movement
in this city, which will be published in
to-morrow's issue. The followingis the
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS:
With the deepest appreciation of your
presence, we extend to you a hearty well
come, especially our sister associations,
and trust that you each may be enter
tained and benefited by your commun-
ion with us. The remarks l shall sub
init in my little ten-minute talk are bas-
ed upon, "What we expect to do, and
what we expect you to do"
Another year has come and gone since
last we met in this sanctuary, upon our
anniversary occasion. The hand on the
great dial of time has again marked the
moments, days and months as they have
sped and gone, until TIE great bell in the
Cathedral tolls the passing year. A year
Wha. does it n can? The moments of
IT, ee hundred and sixty-five days launch
ed from the moorings of the present upon
the great deep of memo y! A period
| filled with the recollections or sorrow
and grief to many, joy and brightness to
1t has brought and wrought many cham
ges in the fields of science and art, in
our nation, in our homes, in our lives
and III our associations, and while it has
lessened the opportunities for good Of
| tentimes, because we failed to make prop
er use of the talents the Lord of the
vineyard gave unto us, yet in most cases
| those opportunities have been enlarged
and widened by their pa oper use and cul-
| tivation.
The past year marks an epoch in our
history. With Gods help we are here
to stay. Bygreat earnestness of purpose,
| by the most indeiatigable labor, all of
which shall be most ably narrated by one
who himself labored ''amid the heat and
burden of the day." our Association be-
comes, from tenant at aciU if you
| please, to the 0,Uner an fee of our build
ing, situate under the very shadow of
our Capitol, where ''nOne dare molest OF
make afraid" and where, ''under our
own vine and fig tree, we extend to all
the right hand of Christian fellowship.
We expect larger measure of success
this year and we expect you to help us
| to obtain it. Shall tfOse expectations be
realized? An abiding faith in the gen.
eralship of our leader-the Lord of Hosts
the Importance and Sacredness of our
cause, the prosperity we now enjoy and
your libera'ity in the past, answer with
clarion tones, those questions in the az
| firmative.
On the 9th day of last June, the half
| century mile stone of our existence as
an Association was passed and from the
one Association founded in 1874, amid
the busy throb of pulsating London, by
that earnest young Christian soldier
| George Williams, our Association now
| numbers over 5000, being distributed over
every knowa country in the world. But
oar first organization in t he United
| States was effected at Boston i'll 1851
the cities of New York, Washington,
Buffalo and Baltimore soon followed her
| illustri0us example, until to-day we have
in North America over fourteen hun
| dred Associations, with an aggregate
membership of 233 200, owning a total
net property valuation of S15, zoo, 900.
The Y. NJ. G. A. has been from its
earliest existence, distinctly missiona-
| ry organization, the chief object of which
| is to elevate and save young men, and
though failure has sometimes been writ
| ten, where success should have embla.
zOned every year, yet it was because we
lost sight of our cardinal doctrines and
were wont to follow after strange Gods.
And while we place the spiritual welfare
of the young man as the most Important,
yet we have ever recognized that he has
an intellectual, social and physical side
as well, which should be assiduOusly de-
velOped under such agencies as are con-
sistent with Christian guardianship.
But let me speak more particularly OF
our own Association. We are interest
ed in the welfare of the young men OF
our city. The preamble of our constitu-
| tion plainly sets forth this truth: I'VE,
the subscribers, desirious of spiritual, in
| tellectual, social and physical welfare OF
the yorng men of Annapolis, and i'm
pressed with the importance of cOncen-
| trated effort to this end, do hereby form
an Association" Clear cut, explicit
language We simply wish to elevate
and save the young men Of our town.
that, and nothing more. A stupendouf
undertakings Yes, but is it as great as
| the promise He has given unto us-sswe
can do all things, Christ strengthening
us.n The young mans welfare, is onI
welfare. his depreciation often our op
| portunity. BY appealing to every whole
| some taste and inclination as far as We
may he able, we expect to help keep your
boys and young men from the guided
palaces of sim from the seductive D0kel