The herald., 1895-02-25
ANNUAL Y. NJ. c. A. MEETING
Largely-Attcnded Union Meeting at the
n E. Tabernacle

Pasadena, Feb. 24-The eighth annual
anniversary of the Y. NJ. G. A. of this
city was held in the tabernacle this even
ing. Services were adjourned in most
of the churches on account of the meeting
which was of a union nature. Fully 1000
people were present, filling the large
auditorium both below and above.
The musical numbers on the programme
were specially good, and added much to
the pleasure of the evening.
Miss Stoutenburg and Mr.. King sang
My Faith Looks Up to Thee, with Mrs.
Blass as accompanist, and the Starr quar-
tette was heard in Remember Now Thy
Creator.
The exercises were opened by Rev. N.
II. o. Fife invoking the divine blessing,
followed by an anthem by the choir, the
solo part being taken by Miss Bollinger in
belts pastor of the Friends Church, read
a selection from the scriptures, and the
preliminary exercises closed with prayer
by Rev. Clark Crawford, pastor OF the M.
+. Church.
DR.. F. Grinnell presided over the meet
ing and delivered the opening address of
the evening. Young men for work and
old men for council, said the speaker, is
an old and true adage. The Y. Nj. G. A.
is band of young Christians organized
for the purpose of carrying the banner of
Christ into the dark places of the world.
Statistics were given showing the great
advance which has been made by the as
sociation. The United States has one
third of the entire associations of the
world and over one-half of the member
ship of the world. The work on educa-
tional lines was particularly spoken of as
of great value.
The next paper was the annual report
&c afar, frax
the work of the local association during
the past year. The showing made was
most gratifying both from a financial and
spiritual standpoint. A commendable
part of the report was the emitting of the
long list of dry statistics which are usu-
ally, given at these meetings. Mr.: Taylor
spoke in detail of the tiftieth anniversary
OF the Y. M. G. A., held in London last
year, and to which he was a delegate.
In the local work a decided gain has been
made over the previous year. The
attendance at meeting was 2OS0. Over
300 sick young men have been Wis
tied and taken care of, nurses and watch
money advanced in many cases for ex-
penses.
A number of letters were read from
Eastern friends thanking the association
for kindness to loved ones. The ladies
were especially active in carrying on the
good under the management of Professor
A. l.. Hamilton.
Resolutions of thanks were extended to
the churches Of the city, the pastors, and
to the of both Pasadena and Los
Angeles.
The address of the evening was deliv-
cred by Rev. Henry A. Cooke of Boston,
Young Mems Christian Associations. He
reviewed the history of .the association in
the country, with which he had been asso-
ciated for twenty-five years. 1.-The Y.
M. G. A. has brought all the churches to-
gether in Christian work, said the
speaker 'and in this thinga lone has ac-
complished great good. 1t has taught
that we are all children of one God. Hon
esty and industry are the cardinal princi-
piles which the Y. M. C. A. is instilling
into the youth of the land. The trouble
with labor and capital is not so
difficult OF solution as is supposed.
Do unto Others as you would that Others
ssary to end all this trouble, and the
Y.M.C.A. should bring this idea into
prominence. Rev. Cooke spoke of the
kind reception which he had received at
the hands of Pasadena people and the
good feeling which existed between the
drove good horses, and was glad of it.
Someone had said the devil was after min
listers behind fast horses, but he didn't
agree with him. In closing a continued
growth and strength was predicted for the
YIN. CA.
An anthem by the choir was followed
by the closing address of the evening by
Rev. A. III. Smith of Oakland. He re-
ferred to the work of the association on
the coast and the great good it was doing
among young men. A strong appeal was
made for the moral and financial support
for right. The services closed with bene
diction by Rev. Howard.