Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-08
ISIS U ED AS USUAL
The Monthly Publication of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
There is No Note of Encouragement,
place the Destroyed Building.

The Association Monthly, which is pub
Ished by the Y. NJ. c. A, came out this
month as usual in spite of the fire which on
the 24th of July destroyed all the property
as well as the building As might be ex-
pected by any one who is at all familiar
with the management of this work, there is
no note of encouragement to be found in
the pages of the official journal The fact
that the association building was burned
is briefly noted and then plans for the flu
ture are discussed and everybody is invited
to subscribe toward the building fund and
form Of subscription blank is printed.
In fact, the new building project is dis
cussed in a variety of ways throughout
victon in the minds of the readers that all
those who are actively identified with the
work of the association are very much in
earnest about the new building. In regard
10 the site of the proposed structure the
Monthly says:
THE following pieces of property have
been suggested for the new building site:
Southeast corner of Sth and l streets
northwest 1920 square feet; northwest
corner of 18th and l streets northwest.
5000 square feet; 726 and 12S 18th street
northwes area not given; lI11-1Il3 New
York avenue northwest, 1880 square feet;
H between 18th ard 18th northwest, north
east corner 18th and l. streets northwest.
northeast corner 9th and H streets north
1
northwest 10.36S square feet; p Lafayette
square, 13,340 square feet; nth and ID
streets northwest, 1901 square feet; Mas
sachusetts avenue near 1ith street north
west, 15,19 square feet; 1311 and 1913 h
street northwest, 1880 square feet: an
other property between 18th and 18th
streets on H, with II, 100 square feet; 18th
and New York avenue and H streets, about
$500 square feet; also the property known
as the Rink. on New York avenue between
18th and 18th streets northwest. and ad-
joining lots to the old site. There are
others, but these are those that have come
direct to the office. 1t will take a prize
contest in que ssing to arrive at the site of
the new building at the present time
The Great Opportunity.
In another plan under the above heading
the following is said:
THE opportunity of a lifetime is to the
man or woman who will seize it now and
give to the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton a suitable lot for a new building, or.
better STILL give building and lot, and thus
secure monument that will be as enduring
as time.
There are people in Washington who
could do this. and they would not be the
first i'll the country to do as generous an
act.
without doubt there could be no better
fnveStment-none that would pay such divi-
dends i'll the ennobled lives of thousands Of
young men. Here would DE the endowment
of a school for a thousand students who
had failed or were unable to secure an edu-
cation in their youth; an institution of
physical culture that would send out thous-
ands to the enjoyment of renewed vigor
and equipped for the duties of life: place
where men-young men-may congregate
when every other door is closed and enjoy
social intercourse where the atmosphere is
free from all that communicates and de-
bases.
THE endowment of an organization that
says to all men, regardless of RELIGIOUS be-
up morally, physically, intellectually, is
placed before you
An organization that recognizes the
Lord Jesus Christ as the Savior and Media
tor of mankind and the Bible-the Word of
God-as the guide of faith and practice
To give building to do such work is to
make life worth living. Where is the per
son who will do this for the young men of
the capital of the nation?"
Temporary Home.
THE rooms of the association will be at
1925 New York avenue northwest, second
floor. in the Lehman building. The elevator
runs from am. to pm. and there is
but one flight of stairs to climb after 5
O'Clock. Every member should visit the
rooms at the earliest possible moment.
THE suite is composed Of three rooms.
The front room. with an abundance of
light, is used for the reading room and
when fitted up will be better than the old
one; the dimensions are 1S1s by 36ia feet.
The center room will be used for the office,
is lighted from above by light well and
air shaft. is IA by Island everybody in
the other rooms is within sight. The rear
room is the same size the reading room,
and will be used for the monday meetings,
Tuesday night young mems meeting, the
Literary Society, the orchestra, &c, and
Is well adapted for these purposes. These
are rooms 1902 and 103 Lehman building
Adjoining the reading room, and opening
into the hall, is room 1O4. headquarters of
the c E. committee of '96, fifteenth inter
rational Christian Endeavor convention.
THE association is fortunate in the choice
made by the committee of 30, Il retains
the pleasant fello xsLlp of the old building
and gives Secretary Pugh private Office
for the greater part of the day. Everybody
is glad to have the convention headquarters
and the associa ton under one roof and TO-
gether.
Every member should visit the rooms
at once. see the arrangements. pledge his
support fall into line to help put up new
building, remembering that every member
is needed to make the assured success.
THE religious work OF the association
suffered but one interruption because of
the fire The monday meeting was not
held on Wednesday, July. "a, but on the
25th, at Foundry NJ. E. Church, the work
was taken up again as usual, and on Au-
gust l in the temporary quarters in the
Lehman building.