Evening journal., 1897-03-13
1T MUST RAISE FUNDS.
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possible that such a course can be long
continued. That any organization
which could not be kept up without
such continued appropriations from the
pockets Of its managers must fail. But
he saw no reason why this association
should not be made a grand success.
He said that the people OF this city
owed IL to their young men to see that
this organization did not languish or
fail, and urged the importance of us
ing every effort 10 arouse the public
conscience to the real Importance of the
association.
Mr. Wilson after talking for a few
minutes on the Importance of the work,
said: II would call together all the
pastors OF the Wilmington churches,
either here or in some other place.
would hold just such another meeting
as we have tonight, and would get
them either to hold q union meeting or
strong meetings in each church on the
same Sunday and let them start move
ments that will put the association on
a firm basis forever. IL can be done
and it should be. see nothing dis
tressing in your situation here, except
the fact that your board OF directors
has been compelled to bear the burden
of carrying the association. This shoui0
not be. Instead of going out before the
people and asking for the small amount
your statement here contemplates, I'd
say that we want 100000, and you'll
get that sum quicker than you would
the other. No less sum would erect a
building creditable to the size of Will
mingtOn, and you want a building
i want to emphasize the fact that it
Is the wOrkingmen you want to inter-
est. There is no higher type of Chris
tianity than that TO be found in the
home OF the workingmen, and there is
no more sympathetic and ready helper
for such a work as this than the me-
chanlc OF laborer. who has borne the
battle Of life and who sees the advan-
tages he might have had had he such
an association to help him.
There should be no trouble in organ
izing every mill and every establish
ment in this city"
He referred to the Y. NJ. c. A. of
Coatesville, where. through the efforts
of one of the trainmen of the Will
mington and Northern railroad, one Of
the handscmest buildings and most
| flOurishing organizations in Pennsylva-
nio has been established. He urged that
/ each director get one man interested in
the work, and that the young men who
are members of the association be
walked up to the importance of having
the association on a firm foundation.
and have them go among their friends
and workshops and organize to secure
what funds are needed. He asked them
to suggest to pastors of churches to
have the young men OF their churches
who are most successful in church work
70 TO NTn Al -
In this way, he said, over $50 additions
had been made to Philadelphia churches
] in the neighbOrhOd of the Y. NJ. c. A.
in few months
Job II. Jackson. who is a member OF
the Board Of Directors. and one of the
most interested supporters of the asso-
citation. gave the figures show
ing the financial standing of
the association, referred to the liber-
ality of the board in making up the de-
fcits, and said that matters had reach
ed such q stage that if money was not
| raised the work must be dropped.
! w. Is. Crosby also made a few re-
marks of the same tenor as those of
Mr.. Jackson. He said that it would be
a disgrace to the city to abandon the
J assoc ctati0n now, and that the city
should az least make good a sufficient
sum to pay OF the association S floating
debt and pay for repairs.
Medford II. CahCon said that all
classes of young men should be drawn
into the association. AS IL is there is
a large class that is not reached al
ALL He told of two young men who
were IN this city eighteen months, en-
plOyed as draughtsmen by the Pullman
Company. who had never been in the
association hall here because they had
never been asked. They afterwards
went 10 New Haven, Conn.,. where they
Immediately Joined the Y. NJ. C.. A..
which was then a live, bustling organi-
zation which looked out for strangers
He said there is only one place in
Wilmington where a young man is
welcome. That is the saloon. That is
the place, therefore, where you have tC
go if you want to meet the young men
He said there is plenty of money
, here, but the people are not interested
because it is a popularity of the people
of Wilmington that they attend to thei
own business and do not go about hunt
ing something to mix in. He said thii
is especially true of the business men
and they must be interested
He said they must be interested be
cause the board does not intend to in
cur expenses which il sees no way o
meeting II has to raise 81 ,000more thar
ever before this year. He held that bust
E ness men should see that their EN-
5 plOyes are members of the association
as such membership acts as a preventa
tive Of stealing and drunkenness. Tn
association has no room here now ant
this must be remedied. This is God
e work" he continued land ] beg of yo
7 men not 10 let Il die
Job II. Jackson said that they di
2 not come there to be lectured, but &
y devise means for aiding the association
He said he believed in Wilmington
e that It is just as good a city as ther
I, is on the globe He said they must g
y out among the people and work. II
e said he did not want his remarks con
z, strued as favoring the abandonment q
Il the work. for he was far from it, bu
= he continued. If money does not com
e in Il must go down. We have nc
money enough for three months. Onl
L awaken interest for twelve months an
y I think the success of the institution
assured"
is Remarks were also made bv Pres