El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-12

! by Rev. Hoffman, of the First Metho
dist church. The Maennerchor sang
The Sabbath day" and then came
three minute talks from the pastors.
Rev. Moore, of the Presbyterian
| church, said the relationship of the Y.
NJ. G. a. to the church should be the
Relationship of a child to it's parent
that of a sentinel to the army, and of an
arm to the body Every one can see
that you can't separate the church and
the Y. NJ. G. a. There are ten millions
of young men in the United States and
| of these six millions never darkened
the door of church. No single de-
nomination can afford to build up
the Y. M. G. A. But the churches
together can do the work together.
The association is born of the church,
it draws its sustenance from the church
and no Y. NJ. G. A. should ever become
denominational, but remain inter-de-
nominational. Every as ociation should
bring young men to the church of the
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The
church and the Y. NJ. @. a. fight their
battles and win their victories under
the cross. The Y. NJ. c. A. believes
that we must develop young men phys
ically, socially, spiritually. We need
one ounce of practical Christianity to
one pound of professional Christianity,
less sanctimi sanctimonious and more
sanctity. Let US nourish the Y. M. G.
a. and bring them up to the kingdom
of God.
Rev. Morrison in speaking of the in
fluence of the Y. M. Z. A, said that in
1894 there were 500 associa-
tions in the world; and as compared
with the work of this organization,
nope other was SO great. In fifty years
it had spread all over the world. There
are l43l associations in North Amer
lea, with membership of upwards of
200, 900 and holding property valued at
$1,000, $50. Then there was the work in
the colleges. Four hundred and eighty
colleges had branches of the Y. M. G.
A. with a membership of $4,000 stu
dents. The speaker referred TO the vol
unteer movement in the colleges that
originated at Mortified under Mr.
Moody, and the result was that eight
thousand students had now dedicated
themselves to the work of foreign
missions. There were lob rail-
road branches of the Y. NJ. G. a. now
in existence, with a membership of U.s.
200 men; and railroads bad paid into
these branches for their support $751;
GIL. Ninety-siX millions of people
travelled over railroads last year, and
the more christian men there are OPP
Grating the roads, the more secure will
these passengers feel.
Rev. J. t. French of Trinity church
said that Nv hat should be the attitude
of the Ell Paso churches to the associa-
tion?" Brought the question down to
to practical stand point. The Ell Paso
churches should be exceptionally
friendly towards the Y. NJ. G. A, and
helpful to it. The word christian"
was not connected with the association
in any incidental way. 1t is the key
word, the pivot on which the whole
thing swings. Ell Paso is an exception
al city from a geographical, climatic
and sociological point of view. 1t is
close to an old civilization that is con-
Eliminating and destructive. Our
climate brings many here of all ages,
and the question is who will take care
of the young men? The churches of
the city and the Y. NJ. G. A. stand as
the safe guards, protective forces, cor
railing and bringing them into the
church of God. 1t is the God given
province of the Y. NJ G.. A to hold
these young men and bring them into
the churches, into the spiritual fold.
the fold of Christ.
Rev. A Hoffman, of the First Meth
odist church, replied to the question,
"Wlll it pay the community to support
such an association?'' that it would,
and richly so. There are some things,
however, that they do not pay here;
prize fighting for instance. Experience
has shown that it did net and does not
pay But does the Y. M. @. A. pay !?
Yes it does. 1t pays in every way.
The speaker referred to the bad in