The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-18
BROAD SCOPE OF THE WORK
Purpose of the I. N. {. A. Is Not
Confined to Its Building.
EVERY YOUNG MAN A CHARGE
Association Assists Him to Find Com
Portable Home and Employmcnt-Opcn
House to Members from Abroad.
Letter from Grateful Parent.

Although for many years the Young
Mems Christian association in Scran-
ton has been given credit for a noble
work, the general public has but
slight conception of the broad lines on
which the work is conducted. The
| careless observer has the idea that the
benefits of the organization lie en-
tirely within the commodious building
on Wyoming avenue, but while the
work in the building is of considerable
magnitude it is only half of the whole.
The purpose and effort of the asso-
citation has expanded until it considers
as its charge every unprotected young
man In the city limits, whether he Is a
member or not. This Is especially true
| OF strangers and new arrivals in the
| city. To find him boarding and lodg-
ing and to assist him in finding employ
| ment is service which has assumed
large proportions in Scranton during
| the last few years. The plans of the
| association in this respect and in keep
| Ing "open house. for the benefit of
| members and commercial travellers
from abroad Is a phase of the work
| which offers considerable interest.
Broad Scope of the Work.
A reliable boarding house bureau fur
| nishes the stranger In the city with
valuable information and explicit d.
rections are given, enabling him without
waste of time to secure suitable lodg-
irgs. If it should happen, as it often
does. that the young man comes to
town without employment, here again
the association is ready to befriend
him, and an application is put into his
hands to be filled out This applica-
ton Is placed on file and the young
mans references put In shape and ver-
flied. So the Scranton business man in
search of help has the complete record
of the applicants business career. and
II II Is good record, an engagement
| Is entered into, whereby both the en-
ployer and the employed are benefited
These and other features, such as the
temporary assistance of worthy young
men in need the hunting up Of the loca-
ton of young men who have forgotten
to write home, and the counsel to young
men who deservedly or otherwise find
themselves in perpleXity are all fur
nished free of charge, and with a
heartiness which leaves no sense of
shame with the recipient of the favors.
An interesting feature of work is that
which is being done among the COM
mercial travellers of the United States
and Canada. A general commercial
travellers membership ticket may be is
sued by any association which will be
honored in 1,400 associations in the
two countries named. A large num-
Der of commercial men are beginning to
use this ticket, with result which can
not but be beneficial to their lives and
interests.
A Mothers Grateful Letter.
A fitting sequel to this description of
the work done by the Young Mems
Christian association for the stranger
can be found in the following letter fur
nshed by the secretary of the local
association. 1t was received by him
from grateful mother in Denver, Col
Denver, August 1S9-.
To the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Secretary:
Dear Sir-Your letter. with one from my
son received today has lifted cloud
which has been on my heart for years.
wish l could tell you how glad and thank
full am for your interest in my wander
Ing boy, and for the effort which has led
him to live good. clean life. May
Gods blessing rest on you and your
grand, blessed work, is the prayer OF
A GRATEFUL MOTHER.