The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-03-14
THE Ninth ANNIVERSARY OFCANTON Y.MC. A.


sum to our fund.
In this connection we desire to extend our
sincere thanks to the many friends of this
work and especially to the ladies, for the
prompt and cheerful response which has
always been given when their cooperation has
been invoked
MORE ADEQUATE SUPPORT NEEDED.
: careful study of the facts and figures pre-
sented this evening will show that gratifying
results have been achieved in every depart
ment of effort. A larger number Of young
men have been reached and helped than ever
before and that too, at an expense but slightly
in excess of previous years. Has our financial
support kept pace with this great expansion of
effort and result2 We are sorry to say that IL
has not
| We entered this year with deficit of q, 200
We leave It about $500 short on current OK.
penses, making gross shortage of some 81 500
to hinder and cramp our efforts in the future,
Is this work deserving of support at the
hands Of the good people of this city, the faith
ers and mothers, the merchants, the manufac-
turers, the business men2
If II should cost $4,000 annually to support
this work. and If as a result Of years effort
but one young man were kept from going
astray that otherwise would have been lost
who-would have the hardihood to say that the
money had not been wisely spent2 We feel
that not simply one such young man but scores
of them, walking today in clean unsullied
manhood, have through the blessings of God,
been kept by the conserving, constraining in
fuence thrown around them by the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Al .I-.A n
financial support in generous, unstinted meas.
ure. We want You to give us enough money
to wipe out this deficit so that we need not be
harassed by its unwelcome, obtrusive presence.
We want you to give us enough money to carry
on our work on a broader basis than has yet
been attempted. In short, we want the good
people Of this city to give us at least 50, 500 for
the coming years expenses.
The Young Mems Christian Association of
Canton stands tonight on the threshold of its
tenth year.
Given the proper financial support and the
earnest, unselfish cooperation of the consecrat-
ed christian young men of the city, with Gods
blessing over all, ii shall be made the very
best year in the history of this organization.
At Trinity Lutheran Church.
At Trinity Lutheran church Sunday night
the young men of the Y. NJ. @. A. held most
excellent meeting. The church was well filed
and spirit of earnestness and attention was
upon all present. Mr.. Charles A. Potter, the
banker evangelist, of Cleveland, was the
speaker and more pointed and practical talk
has not been made to Canton audience for
many months.
as the young man Absalom safe2" was the
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auditors. He let Absaom represent the young
men of Canton and then he said: "Is the
young man of Canton 'safe2 fear not In
coming to church found the sidewalks and
and the street corners lined with young men
who were polluting Gods pure air with tobacco
smoke and indulging in obscenity and vul-
garity, and judging from what saw, should
say the young man of Canton was not SAFE"
If the young man is to be made safe the
speaker thought the father and mother must
be safe and must begin with the baby in the
cradle. If the parents were not consistent,
were not absolutely true, then baby would dis
cover the hypocrisy and once let him lose his
respect for his home and his mother and father
and his chances were poor
Mr.. Potter thought fathers should be fathers
and not mere machines to earn the family
bread, and mothers should be mothers in the
whole sense of that term. Mothers who were
always in flutter over "society" need not ex-
pect their daughters to be endowed with the
attribute of true womanhood.
The children must be moulded in the home.
And they must have sympathy and kindness
and love. A boy or girl who is everlastingly
nagged and scolded cannot be expected to be
of much account.
Again, the young ladies have much to do
with making the young men safe. If the girls
of Canton should meet tomorrow, and declare
that henceforth they will have nothing to do
with young men who are fast" with young
men who smoke, chew, drink, swear or engage
in the other common vices, the young men
could be saved in single month.
At the meeting Mr.. Harry Dalton read the
presidents report, and music was furnished by
the church choir. Mr.. J. ii. Lehman presided
over the session.
The Tabernacle Meeting.
The tabernacle was well filled last night to
hear Rev. j. W. Bashford, ID. d., of Delaware
speak. The annual report of the president
Herman G. Blum, was read, showing the work
of the Y. M, @. A. during the year.
Rev. Bashford proved to be an interesting
talker and kept the attention Of the audience
for full hour, He showed the great import
ance Of cities in the world. He showed that
cities could be dangerous places for the ad-
vancement of Christianity or they could be
very helpful in the advancement If we can
capture the larger cities we can capture the
world. He spoke upon the power of brotherly
love, but denied the statement that if every
body should strive for himself, satan would
take the hindmOst. He interprets that state
ment that If everybody strives for himself
satan would take everybody. Hence the
necessity of brotherly love and cooperation.
He reviewed the evils of intempemnce
showing clearly that that evil would surely
bring the republic to bankruptcy. America is
Gods word for opportunity and America must
spread the gospel throughout the world or the
heathens will spread their doctrine over
America. The importance of missionary work
was argued upon the ground that America
must save the world or it will surely perish
with the world
At the Baptist Church.
Every seat in the Baptist church was filled
Sunday night at the Y. NJ. @. A. mass meet
ing. After the usual opening exercises the re.
port of the years work Ofthe Y. NC. A. was
read by Charles r. Miller and a quartette
from the choir rendered choice selection.
Mr.. David collars then introduced the speaker