The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-28

d the Interest Of the Young Mems Chris.
tlan Association.
~ Judsou ID. Palmer, state sccrc-
tary, and &. Il. Gates. Intcrnation-
nj secretary.

De<,pdte the very Indictment weather OF
last night splendid audience assembled
at tho FRS. Presbyterian church. the oc-
castm being citizens mass meeting In
the interest OF the Young Mems Christian
Association.
Mr.. j. V. Dealy presided at the meeting
and a number al prominent citizens had
been selected as vice presidents to occupy
seats upon the PLATFORM AmoLg theee
present and acting III that capacity Wee
w. b. Siosson, X. NJ, Johnston, q. j.
Palmer William Hunter. II. w Cortes,
Il, w. Taylor, II. c. Crawford. Rev. Seth
Ward Rev DR.. Lnmkir, Rev Mr. Mason.
Secretary kincade of tho local association.
state Secretary Palmer and International
Secretary Gates.
i The programme was prefaced with a
prelude upon the magnificent orgaa BY
AIR. Henry Breaker the singing of the dox-
1,ogy. an invocation by ltev. Seth Ward
of Snearn cnutch. The reading OF SCRIP
trrai passage by Rev. Df. AlnlHu OF tue
l'irst baptist church ana tue singing by
the auu.ence OF tnat sweet, fan-lidr ana
ever popular hymn Nearer, Ny God. 10
Thee
The Arlon uWrtette then SANK with
beautiful effect. Give Me Thy Hand - AZ
ranged with n tenor 500. whlgh was spiGn-
didiy rendered by MIR. Duncau Bell,
The Local y. M &. A. ITS situation
and NeeGs' was presented by Nj. t.. &.
Crawford. one Of tho local directors, VINO
prciaced his remarks by saying that lie
bowed the Young Men Christian ASsDeia-
ton. but felt somewhat abashed at speak
Ing ia It's behalf before such an audience.
lie said he had been Working VITA the
local association for some Tine lie read
anG cCmpiimented tue edllor1 al III tnc
morning Post and said the Young Mems
Christian Association WAS exceedingly
thankful for such an Endorsement They
were not only thankful TO the press hut
TO the pastors of the city Tor Lhc.r interest
III the work.
Several years ago the YOUNG Men $
Chris Itan Association was burned out IN
,hss city, but since then they had sacur' u
larger aad better quarters ana increased
facilities 70: caring tor che young mVh
The institution was on better loot'hS
today Than ever before from IL moi9s ana
religious standpoint ana he directors 70 ]
proud of II. but lis Jrk is very seriously
hampered with a debt OF $1,000 iuia ne
salo was n very serious embarrassment ana
rIless the good people of ilJni.oI came
tc the rescue and helped the association
raise this dtht work VOL eventually HAYS
10 be suspended bu, he DID not contam-
plate such disaster. The churches. he
said. could take care OF the young men
on Sundays, but the Young Mems Christi IN
Association was with them every day In
the week. There was no sub stituia ilr
the Young Mems Chtis ian Association IN
furnishing moral and physical training ior
the young men. III was encouraging that
the affairs wee ncw IN the hands OF such
competent secretary. Everything, IN
fact was encouraging except tho N nc al
outlook. 1t requires $4,000 IL year TO run
the organization. This With The debt OF
$1,000 will make $4,000 needed by December,
1899. 7 his he said was a mere baSateit
compared with the good work OF the OF
Rapization and it's Dement'S TO the COM
Munity and he thought with Il proper rep
resentaiion before the people this amount
could be raised. The directors had thouS /
of increasing the membership ge, from s.
to So. In this way $4,000 could be raised.
leaving still a balance of sSS0o to clear the
association of debt and ray the expenses
for tho current year. He said tnc SICK
ness prevailing here summer before last
and the war that had interviewed were in
n measure, Responsible for the association
getting behind. In concluding he appealed
10 the people TO see to IL that tine organi-
cation was maintained,
~
After the singing of the hymn Onward
Christian Soldiers" Mr. Iudson II. Pal
mer. the State secretary at Galveston, was
introduced aud spoke re follws:
More than half n million o. young men
banded together III forty flour nations and
islands of the sea, spcnking more tnal
thirty different languages, possessed OF
permanent property in our own land alone
Of twenty mi.iols OF dollars, cXpeudlns
aurunlly in their work over three millions
cs collars, ana with this money GiyeA them
by their members and friends kecpids
open every day in the year, hosptabe
bulldogs and rooms IN moro than i've
thousand cities and townS, and looking
after tho physical mental and spiritual
welfare of young men---this Is the Young
Mems Christian Association of today.
L. has a history of only half IL century.
Its fou.tier Is now living. Its year oi
Jubilee waa recesitly celebrate, Twent!
six different nations. seventeen distinct
tongues, and nearly every Protestant de-
nomination IN the whole world was repre-
scented. 1t was the largest delegated,
evangelical convention OF all lands ever
hold. Westminster abbey could not hold
thu vast throngs.
A little more than half century ago n
oierk In large mercantile house in Lon
don became burdened for tho spiritual
welfare OF his fellow clerks, that he gath
erred eleven OF his associates together IN a
ANAL bedroom in the warehouse after
working hours. to read Gods word and
pray With them. That was the birth OF the
Young Mems Christian Association That
cA0rk was Glorge NilHuinS. since IN
he became. AMI is today. the head OF thaI
great mercantile establishment. On her
birthday In 1894. two years ago, Queen
Victoria. on account OF his real Christian
worth and sterling character and philan-
thrpFic work, honored him with knight
hpod. About week later the corporation
Of the city OF London, with great deal OF
ceremony. conferred still creator honor
upon Sir George Williams 10 bestowing
upon him the freedom OF the city. These
honors were only accepted By this man OF
Goa after earnest prayer an4 the asSur-
auce OF friends that II would equally honor
With himself the association VIII ch he had
founded ard which God had so richly and
Graciously ble8sed
IN fifty years that brotherhood OF dozen
rem has increased until today II encircle.
ths glnbe. The marvellous growth OF this
Ioc;ety during these years Of It's history
has beep N phenomenal that the late DR.
9roadue styled II the most Important and
far reaching movement Of tho Ninetaent
e(ptnry. and Bishop Hendrix chara tterlxod
- 'sthe religious movement OF tho Nine.
4enth century" while VIM, T.. Gladstone
pe3erred 10 1t ~ "the greatest moyemena
y a Tbs Nsnkteenth century"
Gpme o. the greatest mon OF tho lac,
M Msty Year, have been enrolled an,oup n,