The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-15
HOW MANY YOUNG MEN
Spend Friday Evenings at the Y. M. c. A.-Large and Successful Bible Class-Changes in the Gymnasium

Spend Friday Evenings at the Y. M.
 c. A.-Large and Successful Bible
 Class-Changes in the Gymnasium
 A Glance at the Association Rooms.
 The rooms of the Young Mems Christian association at 713 Chapel street are crowded with young men each Friday evening and it is safe to say no building in the city contains more animated scenes.
 Promptly at 6:S0 o'clock last Friday evening between fifty and sixty men filed into the banquet hall, sat down to well-laden tables, and disposed of a de- lightfully served supper which was furnished by the Ladies' auxiliary. The supper is novel idea in local Y. M. c. A. work. It is intended as an auxiliary to the work of the Bible class and it has proved a great help. A weekday Bible class would not be of the size nor reach the classes desired, if an en- tire evening were consumed by it. For this reason the local management has set the hour early, and because this would make it rather inconvenient for men leaving their places of employ ment at 6 o'clock to go to their homes and return for the Bible study, a sup
 per is regularly furnished at the associ- ation rooms. This plan enables clerks and artizans coming from work to stop at the rooms for supper, attend the Bibl$ study from to 7:45, and then the rest of the evening is before them for social duties, or for an evening in the gymnasium, or other diversions. No charge is made for these suppers, and from the apparent satisfaction of the partakers, the kindness of the ladies who have these these weekly feasts in hand is greatly appreciated.
 The Bible class is rapidly growing in numbers and ere long will outgrow its
 present facilities. The instructor is Rev. A. M. Hall, Ph. D., pastor of Tay- Tor Congregational church. The associ- ation could not have made a more wise
 selection. His eloquence, noble bear ing, and rich understanding of the Bible make him an invaluable instruc- tor. He has endeared himself to all the members of the class. Last eve ming the class considered the book of Lamentations for it's elegiac poetry. The lecture concludes promptly at 7:45
 and then the young men either go to the gymnasium above or play carroms, dominoes and chess in the game room, or attend lesson of Mrs. c. F. Sar- gent on elocution and voice culture, which is held in the parlor.
 The gymnasium gets Its share of pa
 tronage. Since the completion of the new hand ball court, the re-arrange-
 ment of the punching bag disc and the pulley weight machines, and the long wished for changes in the bathing fa- | cilities, the attendance has been g'radu- ally increasing.
 The reading room is a cosy, we'll | lighted place, and is well supplied with l good reading matter.
 | Since the arrival of William G. LotZe l the new general secretary, things have
 been on the jump at the rooms. He l has had the rooms freshly painted, new | lights put in to make them more cheer ful at night and has introduced many l other innovations. The young mer | unanimously say he is the right man l in the right place. His selection o1 | Marshall w. Meserve, a son of Rev | I. c. Meserve as one of his assistants | meets with the hearty approval ot every young man. MT. Meserve has g l natural adaptability for Y. M. c. A | work and will no doubt prove a valua- ble acquisition to the association.