Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-08
TWELFTH anniversary
Of the Y. N. c. A., Observed Yester-
day Afternoon
In Public Meeting at the Opera
House - Interesting Addresses
Misunderstanding Of the Secretary's
Annual Report Excellent Music
Rendered,

RENDERED,
The twelfth anniversary of the Young
Mems Christian Association was alb
served yesterday afternoon by appro-
| pirate exercises at the Opera House, com
mencing at haf-past three o'clock. The
! auditorium and gallery was filled with
members and friends of the Y. NJ. c. a,
and many of the general public, who en-
| joyed the religious exercises Of the after
noon. The stage was occupied by officers
and directors of the Association, mem
bers of the clergy and those who took part
in the exercises. President Myron Hub
bard, Of the Association, was the presiding
| officer The audience was larger than at
! any previous anniversary meeting. and
| the various numbers or the programme
were deeply interesting. The exercises
were commenced by the large audience
uniting in IN martial hymn, onward
| Christian Soldiers" The Y. NJ c. ~
| ouartette. consisting of Messrs. Morrison,
Williams. Walker and Dunn. accompa-
MED by Prof. James Perry at the organ,
sang a stirring selection. Rev. J. l.. Nc
| Cutcheon, pastor of the First Baptist
church. read a Scripture lesson. and Rev.
| Samuel Schwarm, pastor of the English
Lutheran church offered prayer. Mrs.
| Flora Williams and Mrs. PEBBLES Tatum,
assisted by Miss Schrader at the piano,
sang a favorite duet. entitled the Lord
! is NY Shepherd" General Secretary John
| c. Lynch read his report for the past
year. prefaced by a general sketch of the
| progress of the institution during the
twelve years of its existence. The secre-
tary's report, showing a most remarkable
development and progress, was listened 10
with great interest. The report will he
found printed in fun elsewhere and Will
be found to be greatly interesting
Every person joined in the hymn, How
! firm a foundation, We saints of the Lord
! Rev ]. II. Littell. co-pastor Of the United
Presbyterian church, delivered a splendid
address upon the subject of True Manl!-
ness" The text of his remarks was taken
from the Apostle Paurs eXhortaton'
! "Ouit yourselves like men" These were
the words of Paul. He who uttered them
was man. and the most manly man In
the age in which he lived. The first essen
\ fial of manliness is to know ourselves.
Young men. you will never make your
mark in the world until you know your
| self. Young men walk the streets OF
| wheeling who are unconscious OF what
| powers they contain and that they are
| the only object in all creation that Will
give us an idea of that being they call
| God. Being the image of the God who
| created him. every young man should
make the most of his body-of his entire
self. He~rv Ward Beecher said that the
| first requirement. Of man was to be good
animal. Therefore, VIC should take care
| of our bodies. The Y NJ. c. 4. furnishes
facilities for the development OF our
bodies Young men should also. in order
to be manly men. make the most of their
minds. our minds were given us by God
TO increase and develop those faculties
which will elevate and be supreme over
our passionate nature.
The second essential Of manhood is to
possess a true idea of happiness. Goa
made us to be happy, and gave us minds
and powers TO enjoy the world. He made
| various works of nature for us TO FEED our
| souls upon. However. he who makes hap
piness his sole air in life will soon drift
into selfish pleasures. Some 90 into ways
of drunkenness. dishonesty and hayward
ness. After they have gone long time
| they repent. but remember the scar sun
| stains. The third essential to manlness
| is a true idea CT success. What Is sue
! cess? Paul says an honest life will make
! a successful life. Many man has lived
| who has not amassed 4 fortune, but has
! lived q life of success Honesty is the first
! nrinciple-to be honest in your minds ana
| n Yourself. Young men. Success does not
consist in building up fortunes by grind
ing the faces of the poor but true success
means to look after the welfare and good
of those about us.
| A true idea of religion is essential to
manhood. It is a manly thing for young
men TO worship God-to stand out as part
ners. co-operators. children-and worship
| him whom has created US and given us
| bodv and soul 1t is a manly thing for a
voung man TO take the Bible-that book
he gave us-and make it his guide in life.
II is a manly thing to follow the example
of Christ. Christ went about doing good.
He never did harm: always did good when
IL came in his way and went about hunt
ing opportunities to Go good. Some Of the
greatest men in the world are Christians.
| Take Gladstone. Gladstone is great in all
| things that pertain to craftsmanship and
| 10 the men. but he was never more manly
than the time he left the House of Lords
and won't among some poor cottagers to
pray with them.
| What do you think of the man Paul
honored? VIII you not do as he did, and
quit yourselves like men,
The Y. NJ. c. A. quartette sang hymn,
and Governor-elect G. w. Atkinson made
brief address upon the principles upon
which the Association was founded. He
| said that the Wheeling Association had
grown from a small twig to large tree.
and now numbered nearly a thousand
members. Some people have an idea that
this institution is TO take the place of the
church. This is not SOFT is an auxiliary
TO the church. TO the Sabbath school, the
! Christian Endeavor and Epworth League.
II is an organization whereby young men
can reach out and bring other young men
into channels Of right living and TO bet
J ter life. The plan of operation begins at
the animal nature Of the young men.
Man is the only animal that walks erect,
| and God would have US walk upright, as
we are made in his image The object Of
| the Y. NJ c. \. is TO make young men
! Christians. He IS brought from the de-
| velopment of his physical powers to cul-
4 tivate his social nature From the social
scale he is brought to an intellectual
J plane TO develop and increase his mind.
/ From there they go up still higher-to
moral realm. He then finds that there is
| something still besides a moral living.
| Talmage said: IF man stops at moral liv-
| ing he renders only to Caesar what is
| r,.--... t,,,+ nat ~ God what is God -