The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

How the Money for the Maintenance oil
the \. VI. &. 4. l. to be Raised


4 mass-meeting Of citizens of all demo-
limitations was called for Sunday after
noon at 40 o'clock in the big hall Oh tue
Young Mems Christian Association u
consider what steps might be taken III or
der To provide for the current tNp'hS'9'
the revenues falling short OF >-'yN aii -,
Is At the present time. MT. Johl ~.
ton. the president Of the orgahlla'io"'
stated the object OF the mt'une %
on motion of Mr.. femes Lyons loe 80, 80
w L. Hatcher was elected the pl,9'1'i'7
officer of the meeting. Ihat Benl'e'li'i,
than requested those present 10 tNpi'''
IA FIR views on the subject
Mr.. James Lyons was the iilst 10 spar ~.
lie told how, seventeen years aso, 80, .'
local Y. NJ. q. A., was "A mere strussH"s,
small body. ST. 90 liz debt ana how, NOUS"
/, ni,ueared 10 be "A Herculean uuoeI IN. IN
ing, the amount had been fals.l' 80
work, he said, was too Important 10 ~
general public T. cease ana snoulu NC N.Y.
Mr. Moody had said that he pad ratherr
90, tom mon Ia work than do the Wolh "a
ten men. and this was ms plah' ~ -
three or four hundred men 10 i'Dr5
themselves 10 give $40 per sIi,uil,' , s','
being ample 90 support the otb'''.-',,11 -
Mr. William SydnOr thought wen ga
iris. but was for every maa guar an -,
inc a certain amount towards she @-s,
mort OF the Association, he either 20 p@s
that sum OF get enough new li'.,,n iass
equal the amount. me new "i''''"
h. thought would be preferable. ..,,.,.,
nv Or Young next spoke, ltih"~
ohout the rood the y VI. G. \. had doIe,
and promising the hearty co-3p. .i.,,
his church IN any plan dsi'.r i,r.,e
Rev. Or HOge said ne mia7'S m an
number of men whom he woulH liz.
see there: that there was not a.,
enthusiasm felt. lie thought ma
Richmond there were over .''N ..,.,.
reoule who would contribute fiV 81 ,bti-
lie smoke of the number or sN.V19. ,ia
A., vho must ultimately manure Wy
aaairs Of the city who wOila Vc '"l, 49,
Inn me right direction by the h@'''''
of the Association. ..,r,, e,rn-
Rev. Or Hatcher spoke IN a N'ls N .,.
oet manner at this point. ne s,.lu -
1,,ard 81 Directors had turned tiia VIZ
o,er Ia the public and the pupiiS No 80,
not roll NJ back on the buHi l. 'r,ii,,l-
a.stion was that this DE nue -" F,,ft.sr
nary meeting, ana they "t e. niadaes TO
persons TO canvass the e''y '0'
nav the expenses. ...a ami the
~ Or cooper suggested tla- t .no
needs Of the society bee placed peio ..So,la
reoulo and that the ne"spap.I9, and
become interested in thla INV
start a subscription Inst. 49,. o. oop,-
M lanes Lyons moved that a Ioni
,,iftee of fifteen be appoihten - ~. ~
INTO the matter and that da'e lo, '''o
next meeting should ne ue.'i ~, - force
and feeling. lie said # he believed 10. iot
one moment that the clNAen1sS , E4ai' As
sllr,r,rt the Young Mems 'hIisli,n
ssoats3g,iion he would sell all his properly
and md move 1,y away. In conclusion, he offered
as ana ''' Amendment 20 the motion tnat "A
committee OF five be appointed anu elae
me third Sunday in SeptehiDei Dv
for another ma--ilerllh-. ..,.,. 1T ds,.
an obiestion was made TO this iate gay
n,. The members Of the board OF directors,
fer tha reason that the institution W@a
AT present without a secretary D"l ''''
motion was carried 49,. 4
rhe other speakers were MessfS. -
r,ylcr Eiiyson and T. NJ. Hundley.
No foIi5Vine gentlemen were appointel
as The committee. Judge Christian M Di.
" l.. Hatcher. Messr3. >; J. H tfogson 1'"'
,Tbe meeting was then adjourned hhui
tho third Sunday in September