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

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ar,tecedonts To a half-breed woman. So
| c.ty I'D nothing TO change the surround
| Tugs OF these peop.e. and out OF 175J M
| mortai souds onty one, single, SOLITARY
| individual escaped the dowBwa,u thrust of
| that criminal. iicentious union and the
ev1l surroundings that perpetuated the
sock
| Fiom the prison record OF New York
| State we have the sena.Ugy OF the Takes
| family. This family was traced back 10
| five uncared for girls The dc scendants OF
| three Of these girls. numbering 1900, are
| tabulated In u little book. OF these 1900
| there were $50 paupers, li0 criminals, lao
We're arrested, the whole number of years
i they were In prison was 100. there were
! 90 common prostitutes and 800 children
! died prematurely. What Il blessing that
they dial The cost OF these uncared for
| glI.s to the state OF New York was $1,000.
geo.
The man who compile! these tabl S says
that where person with bad hcredity
| waa placed bu good environment IL al
ways terds to make a better person OF
him. 1t Is here that We come In with our
Christian Institutions Thure is a mighty
power in environment hence the tmpo t.
ancc of making 1t the very best. What
| Nollu'ilul nOpe tHeIt IS tnal With CutHS'u
SURROUNDINGS our your$ men can be
changed. Men have to 20 somewhere. They
| alc social b. ings they VIII go somewhere
! and when We substitute the environment
/ OF the Young Mems Christian Association
with its social par.ors. music reading mat
ter. athletic spot s. pure moral atmosphere
and SO on for the sa ooI. gambling den ana
other evil resorts, We are helping them to
a realization of that high type of manhood
represented by our Lord Jesus Christ. who
| VAS perfect in spirit mind and body. a
perfect man.
At the conclusion OF MIR. Palmer's ad-
dress he referred ITO the debt of the Hous-
| ton organization, contrasting with the con-
! dltion of tac affairs of the association in
/ Galveston. saying that for thirteen years
the Galveston Y. M. c. A. had pad prompt
~ its every obligation.
MIR. G. L. Gates of New York one of the
International secretaries OF the Y. NJ. c. A.,
followed Mr.. Palmer He said that while
Mr. Palmer had spoken of The association,
he desired to speak particularly OF the
young men.
He sa.d the problem that deals with a
/ yiJang maubi future far surpasses any
oUTer anAporamt problem OF church or state.
his statement he contcRded WAS true be-
u1use the young man of honesty, indus
try and ability liz the most important
element in the future development OF, ali
The interests of our country, View him
rs you Will, in connection with his home,
business or professional life. in politics Or
In Christian work. he Is the keyst1ne OF the
arch, @ad when he falls or fails that which
Is hest In tine American civilization falls
or TAILS with him. He presumed that II
would be conceded that environments
largely make the man. The mature man Is
the product of conditions. things--men that
have surrounded him, and which inevi a
bly, have become part of him Deprive
young man OF the influences Of a well
appointed home and you have no. only
changed the circumstances but you have
changed the man. The loss Of good home
influence is standing menace 10 the flu
ture of a young man. Where the home
leaves off. the work of the Y. NJ c. \.
begins He spoke OF tho discomfort of
young men with surrounding conditions
how they would chan At the delays OF for
tune. This tide OF discomfort WAS flowing
into the very life Of our country. Daily
tasks are spurned because young men are
not contented with the opportunities they
AFFORD. \ majority OF bhe young men of
today arr not only Disconnected with theit
lot. but they are forced Into business or
industrial pursuits undeveloped and I'M
trained. Not over five out OF 100 take 20
sstons for which they are fitted by pre-
liminary training. Only one out of 100 ever
acquigcs II college education. Out of 100
wac enter, .he average Is about six WHO
finish a high school course. \ striking
thing about the young man OF today Is his
| belief In coming opportunities. He be-
Neves an opportunity is labeled for him
in this lafe, and he is sure to get II, This
belief is without foundation. There are
more opportunities than there are young
men TO grasp them, but TO all are attached
conditions OF ability 10 fill them, Opportu-
mites are not made To fl men, men must
be made To fit opportunities The young
men of today view life from superficial
standpoint. Their chief cndeayo- Is 10 ex-
trlct all the fun out OF life that is posi-
Bile. Many homes are wrecked, hearts are
broken, forbwnes lost by the going aS,ray
lack staminl They can't stand hard h D.
too heavy. TOO exactng for them. They CA
play billiards all day on their fathers
money, while they can not earn a dollar a
day to save their lives. We can't place re-
sponsibilities upon such young men, be-
cause uhey are TOO weak TO carry them.
They are look.ng for easy places, which
they fluid in the saloon, the gambling house,
the Pool room and at the dance They
become judges OF liquor and horses, bur OF
eothing else. MOI all Young men are thus
afflicted, thank God but too great a num-
Der are, Religion, he ooatenied, was the
only safeguard against these evils. aud the
Y NJ C. \. the bast agency through wish
10 accomplish the reformation of the young
men.
AZ the conclusion of Mr.. Gates address
tho Arion quaItette sang Praying for
YOU" and after benedlction by Rev. j. C.
Mason OF the Christian church the audi
I encc was dsmissed