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m1nEtOn, uDQer Inb auspices OF tne
Young Mems Christian Association,
in the New Century Club on Tuesday,
1929 were pledged towards the current
expenses of the association, this being
a preliminary step to u movement for
the erection of a new building. The
rally was attended by about 800 men
o. o. Howard of New York and
international Secretary II. t. Halle
wood we're the principal speakers.
President Alfred Gawthrop of the
association presided and among those
on the platform were the Revs ii. |
Ashton Henry, A. n. Keigwin, D. D.,
W. l.. S. Murray, d. D., L. A. Nc |
Curdy, d. D., A. P. Mihm and +. F.
Briggs, Messrs. Ashton r. Tatum,
George A. Elliott, W. s. Prickett,
George W. Todd, f. w. Fem, Hubert
A. Roop, j. r. Hudson, Edwin Gold
lug and II. S. Goldey. The stage was
beautifully decorated with the national
colors and potted plants, and at one
side was u portrait of the late Joseph
Pyle, director of the association at
the time Of his death.
The reception committee comprised
N. w. Bard, chairman; Robert Bruce,
Robert Reed, |. Elmer Perry. Roy j.
Field, W. p. White, G. N. Bower,
Richard Mclaughlin. William Jochen,
Joseph Hamilton, Samuel Conner,
Howell Pedrick, II. ID. Eliason, A. H.
Smith, w. b. Foster, +. II. Megaw,
G. H. Gray, s. j. Horn, George
Armor, George W. Ross, G. L. Norris.
Denver Spray, p. II. Overdeer, Edward
Stradley, L. McFoster, A. A. Willmot,
William Williams. n. G. Haislett,
William j. Cook, Robert Glover,
Joseph Holt and Harry Roberts.
After selection by Bittner's Orches-
ira, President Gawthrop spoke briefly
of the need for better facilities to do
the association work and closed by
presenting Gen. Howard, for whom
the audience had warm greeting.
The general announced that he would
speak on the subject Of 1.-THE Great
Loving Kindness of Our Heavenly
Father" subject which was much
impressed upon him in his younger
days when no heard it discussed by an
Episcopal clergyman of New York
before students OF West Point. In
stances of a fathers love for his son
were given by the speaker from his
days fighting at Gettysburg when he
the morning until the arrival Of Han
cock in the evening. Gen. Howard
ordered his troops to retire when the
situation became desperate and the
brethren of the south, ''helped' them
to retire. In that days fighting Bayard
Wilkinson, son of an associate editor
of the New York Tribune, was in com
mand of battery and was wounded.
Not receiving medical attention, he
, bled to death on the field. His father
wrote to Gen. Howard, Representing
, him for the death of his son. At first
the general felt indignant, but finally
, he put himself in the Elace of the
J father and wrote to Mr.. Wilkinson
| just as good letter as he could. HI
, realized that the tenderness of th,
| fathers and the mothers love is al
D expression of the heart of the Lord.
Turning TO the Young Mems Chris
2 tian Association, he looked upon it a
] answering to the fathers feeling fo
the son. In the war OF the rebellion
3 the association sent out an Arm.
4 Christian Commission and in tn
recent war, an Army and Nav
9 Christian Commission. The inter
d national committee has nearly belte
n the worlds its catholicity is beyon
n everything else known to the speaker
Q young men working together for th
it benefit of young mon.
HOW THE ASSOCIATION is HELPFUL.
If Gen. Howard discussed the thre
n ways in which the association is hell
IS full; it is of physical benefit, adm
t, the full development Of the body, til
o gymnasiums affording pleasant an
d profitable exercise; it is beneficial I
d the mind, through its education;
J. classes it aids in the spiritual d,
Or velopment.
lg He related story OF some of h
10 college mates who were out for
to good time" and said that not one
ie them had record of which any OF
y present would be PROUD With Il
right sort of an association young me
would have the right sort of a goo
time. A successful organization do
iy not consist in talking through one
nose, in lacrymose speeches or in loi
r. faces, but in happy, cheerful Christie
OS lives. An association should have got
th books, good gymnasium. T.
II. churches in any place should SEQ to
IS. that they have an association that
en- an honor to the churches and an hon
in to the city.
to 1t may be held that young men a
poor and cannot do much. We
in. much depends upon the officers, j,
& as in u military organization. In 4
He recent war there was a great deal
on trouble about the beef. One particu
raj regiment detailed men from 1t to co
he can u man who never cooked co
.re beans? lot him try it! (laughte
in And they had complaints about
fool nno lnu n liautanunr from,
,as regiment dined- with captain
Ter another regiment and was ospecia
He pleased with the coffee, which was
of much better than he had at his o
Lhe mess, and was surprised to learn Il
err tho officer had borrowed some of I
col very coffee that was made SO poo
fine there. The regiment that had 81
adj, poor cooks bought largely of wat
his melons, pies and cakes, and "rubb
as generally" and drank strong beer W
doe it and nearly all OF the men were 81
Vas More were i'll on this account than
as cause of bad beef, but the gene
left remarked that he was not an advoc
the of bad beef. The trouble in that re
his ment was due to the officers, who
not know their business.
ms And so, good leadership is needed
st, the Y. M. G. A. An association
lar. just what you make it; put 1t an
NJ of everything else except the Yol
inn Women's Christian Association.
the to the spiritual side, Gen. How
said that if one tied his arm up
dav five years it would be shrunken anS
the no account: similar result foil
was the tying up of the spiritual sid
ones life. Hence it should be i
and developed. He emphasized