The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-31
THE NEW HAVEN Y. M. C. A.
ASSOCIATION SUNDAY IN SEVERAL
 OHURCHES YESTERDAY.

Addresses Made by Well Known Y. M. CA. wOrI1crs-UnIOn Service at United Church-secretary LOtze's Clear State- ment of the AssociatiOn's Condition and Needs.
 Yesterday was the thirty-second an- niversary of the New Haven Y. M c. A., and in the morning special services were held in many of the churches and the evening. At this meeting Pierce N. Welch presided, and there were scrip ture reading by John T. Manson pray CT by Walter Downs and selections by the Yale quartette.
 Alexander F. Irvine spoke briefly on the outlook" saying that it was one of service and chat it was not the pur- pose of the association to overlap the field of any of the churches.
 Rev. Dr. Munger spoke on "A Retro spect and Prospect" He said that he considered the Y. M. c. A. on a par and part of the church itself and thought that people should give of their energy, time and money as freely to carry on the work of the association when it was asked as to carry on the work of the church. He thought that the lack of suitable quarters for the Y. M c. A. was hardly respectable for city of the size of New Haven. The work of the Y. M. c. A. was the same as that of the other university and it's need of suita- ble quarters should be met.
 Hon. c. l.. Read of Stamford also spoke on some features of association work.
 The most important paper of the eve ming was the statement of the local Y. M. c. As present condition and needs, presented by MT. Lotze, the general sec- retary. It is as follows:
 THIRTY SECOND ANNUAL REPORT It is impossible to give in the ten min- utes allotted anything more than a bird's-eye view of this great character building association. The foundations of this work were well laid. For more than thirty-two years the citizens of New Haven have given time and mon ey for the elevation of the young man. ! hood in the community.
 Those who have labored so faithfully during these years deserve great credit in laying foundations so broad and deep that the enlarged work, which has just been undertaken, can be launched with safety.
 In order to do any aggressive work in the Young Mems Christian association we must be in close touch with large numbers of men. Realizing the impor- tance of an increased membership the directors sought out one man, Edward $. Swift, who in turn enlisted many other workers, and in less than six months over one thousand new five dol lar members pledged themselves to join the association. It is truly wonderful what can be accomplished when one man is thoroughly interested and con- secrated to a definite work.
 Statistics are too dry and often mean too little in trying to acquaint the pub- lie with our work, hence we will use them sparingly. We are helping men We furnish the very best opportunities for the development of the whole man body, mind and spirit. They come te our rooms by the score. In order tc convince the most skeptical that we are reaching men I simply need to tell you that one evening last week we had fifty men in the gymnasium class, fifty eight in educational classes, twenty visitors in the gymnasium and twentyfour 1T the parlor, reading room and game room.
 Tn these days of stern competition ir business life young man must have strong, we'll tempered and disciplined body, that shall be the it servant anC instrument of his mind and will These requirements are being met under the careful supervision of medical experts and well trained gymnasium superin- tendent, who not only understands body building, but the relation of good healtl to good morals.
 We recognize the inter-dependence o- the psysical and moral natures of mer and everything tending to promote pure desires and virtuous characters art carefully considered. Our gymnasium is not a place where the few are taugh fancy tricks or dangerous work, but i is really a hall of health, where tht young men of the city who are leading confined lives in stores and shops cal combine pleasure with exercise, whicl will produce the highest type of physi cal manhood and strength. This exer rise is not alone for the young men, bu classes are formed for business ant professional men and held late in tn afternoon for convenience. Every mem Der in our gymnasium has the privileg of a thorough examination, testing hi heart and lungs and comparing his bod. with perfect standards. Exercises ar then presented by the physical directo to build up the weak places and t bring the whole body to symmetrical standard of all-round strength and de velopment.
 A very important part of our gymna sium are the bathing facilities. Earl, in the year the baths were remodele, and new heaters added so as to accom- modate the greatly increased member ship. In addition to all of our advan tages for indoor development provision was made during the summer fo healtbfuI exercises and recreation through the outdoor sports, including baseball, football and the pentathalol events. The delightful moonlight run planned by the bicycle club furnishe exceptional opportunities for promotin .oo;a ahiIity as well as healthfuI exer