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

speaker said that was largely due tC
the various secret orders to which
many men devote their time. AS {
distiuciively wOman's organization o.
wide influence. the speaker refer
ed to the W. G. 7. Z. which was accom-
plished so much for the betterment o
the race. God is working out hi:
| purposes by introducing women into
the management of affairs, and extend
ING their sphere of usefulness. 1t is
only a few years since women were
! entirely dependent upon their relatives
for support; but EOw they are compel
! ing with men in nearly every walk OF
| life: and in time, the two sexes will
stand equal in every respect Men
should heartily support all organiza-
| tions aiming at the elevation of man
| kind In Ell PasO the Y. NJ. G.. A. is
greatly needed and should be heartily
supported by all.
| CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
| Rev. Morrison spoke on The young
man, his power, his possibilities, and
| his eternal destiny"
/ His powers. Every one has noticed
with what tenacity early Impressions
cling. Great writers gather almost all
! their knowledge while young and spend
the rest of their lives telling it TO the
world Daniel Webster entered active
life in the possession of the facts. argu-
ments and vocabulary that made him
the orator of the nation. 'the eXpOun-
der of the constitution" McCauley was
wont to be found fat of his back before
the fire when but four years of age en-
gagged in reading books. DeQuincey's
teacher said of him at II that he could
harrangue an Athenian mob as easily
as he himself could an English one.
, His pOssiblities.-F'Or fine lesson
see l Tim. 4:12 Alexander the Great
had conquered the world before he was
30 Julius Caesar ad crossed the
Alps, subjugated Gaul and landed his
egiOns on the shores OF England ere he
was y. Napoleon before 20 had daz-
lied the wonderful 18th century. "Ail
Jerusalem and Judea and the regions
beyond Jordan" had heard the clarion
voice of John the Baptist in his TWEEN
ties and had been shaken as a reed by
the wind.
3. The yOnng mans eternal destiny
the most important part Of our sub
jet. He passes it by heediessly and so
does the world. The thoughts aud ac-
tions of anyone largely depend upon
his associations. The I. NJ. Gals a no.
BILE institution that is a great agency to
mould that character for eternity. 1t
has been tried long enough to cease to
be an experiment, 1t helps to reach
the 80 per cent of young men who are
not church goers, who Will not come
directly to our churches. Let US sup
port the organization that can reach
them.
y. NJ. C. A.
Chopin hall was well filled last night
withinterested people in attendance on
the exercises there, and the evening was
profitably spent. The program as
printed Saturday by the HERALD, was
successfully carried out, and on the
program were what railroad Official
college pastor, and a prominent pas
tor said of the Y. NJ. G. A. as follows:
Theodore Voorhees,, ice-preSldent of
the Philadelphia & Reading railroad :
From a strictly utilitarian point of
view the work pays. We can see it in
the improved tone OF the men. The
work of the association is directly in
the interest of economy. While it may
be urged by some that it is no part of
the business of a railroad company to
make Christians of its men, or under
take to do the work OF the churches, it
may confdentiaily be said that it is
very much the business of the com
pany to make sober, moral men of its
employees, and that any money success
| fully expended for that end is well in
vested, and will bring manifold returns
| in better service, better care of stock
! and track-real economy in all eXpen-
ditureS.'
Seth Lowe president OF Columbia
! College:
| Going about your streets is young
man, perhaps without friend. To-
morrow one of your members may meet
! him and bring him here. Thai man,
who tonight is a stranger, wondering
what he can do to pass the time before
| him, tomorrow comes here, and in his
hands are placed all the agencies OF
this association as weapon for him tC
use, and he can go next week or the
week after and bring in another like
! himself. But | ask you to remem Der
| that it is not the association as WhOIe
that does it: it is the association thai
allows the individual to do it. Just a;
| the steam engine has increased the
power of man in communicating
through these to distant places, so al
! association like this increases thu
power of the individual m in his eff
forts to do good in his day and gen
Grafton"
Rev. Floyd w Tompdins, j.. recto
of Christ church, Hartford, Conn:
Nothing in the past century ha
done more to fill up our churches, u
give US earnest lay workers, and, NOR
than all, to save young men and If
them up, than the Young Mems Christ
tian Association"
At the foot of the card was:
: Yearly membership 800: JUNO
s. 90, which entitles\ the holder t
baths, gymnasium, reading room
library and many other attractions
Rooms open from 9 a. m, until 10 p. N
each week day.
ANY man of moral character ma
become q member. ''-COnstitution.
The opening music was by the Pres
hyterian choir who sang Warren
arrangement of Come holy spirit
heaven dove" The prayer was b.
Pastor Mr.. Morrison, of the ChristiaI
church, and the scripture reading wa