The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-08
IT'S SILVER
JUBILEE
twenty-five Years Of Activity
and Usefulness.

citation Held the Biggest Meeting
of the Year in the Methodist
Church Sunday Evening
Admiral Philip among the Speak
lers His Address and Those Of
Others Who Spoke.
1t is probable that the audience at
the Methodist Church, Sunday evening
was the largest ever gathered at an
indoor meeting in Morristown. The
occasion was union meeting of
churches to aid in the celebration of
the twenty y-fifth anniversary of the
Young Mems Christian Association
and SO crowded was the body of the
church and the galleries that many
could not gain an entrance A chorus
choir of male voices under the direc-
tion of Charles Corwin sang very
effectively and the addresses of the
evening proved most interesting. A
male quartette from Drew Seminary
also rendered song.
Those occupying seats on the platform
were Rev. DR., T. I. Coultas, Rev.
DR.. Albert Erdman, Rev. S. 2.
Batten, Rev. w. H. Kershaw, Rear
Admiral James W. Philip, Naval
Secretary W. r. Miller, Judge John
B. Vreeland and Rev. Fred W. Gut
Ter. Mr.. Cutler was chairman of the
committee on arrangements for the
silver jubilee and the other members
were George C.Siaith, 1. R. Pierson
and George e. Voorhees,.
After the singing of hymn a
scriptural passage was read by Rev.
Mr.. Batten Prayer was offered by
Rev. DR.. Coultas, President vree-
land, of the association, delivered the
address of greeting He made a re-
quest that all who had been members
of the Y. Nj. G. A. or had been con-
nected with the organization in some
other way, to arise, and it seemed as
if nearly one-third of those present
lresponded to the invitation. The
speakers words of greeting follow:
More than quarter Of a century,
/ the life time of our association, is now
icounted with the past. The successes
land Failures we have experienced,
teach us lessons for the future.
Many difficulties arising out of new
and untried questions have been set
tiled; many discouragements, the
fruit of divided but honest opinions,
have been overcome, and the present,
with the history of the past and the
bright and hopeful outlook for the
future, in the light of the generous
aid given us by our many friends in
Times past, and their respected and
necessary support, with that of friends
yet to be gained, points to an increas-
ingly successful work for the young
men in our community, helping to
make good and useful citizens, and pre-
venting misspent and proftless lives,
preventing rather than curing, build
ing with new material rather than
attempting to reconstruct ruined
building, the work being preventative
and remedial, emphasizing the former,
but not to the exclusion of the latter.
Don t misunderstood me-for the AS
sociation never refuses it's help to any
man, and many apparently wrecked
lives have been assisted and lifted up,
becoming respectable and honored
members of the community.
sour object is to raise Christian
heroes; to keep the pure from con-
taminatlon; to forestall evil; to save
young men from crime and to be in
strumental under God in forming life
and character.
"You have all heard this before but
it is worth repeating. The essential
points of our past work you will hear
when our Recording Secretary's re-
port is read. My pleasant duty to-
night is to extend word of greeting
"To our special gnests this evening,
among whom are some of our charter
members, always faithful, and faith
full still; former presidents who gave
literally of their time and talents
present and past members Of our
Board of Trustees to whom has always
been safely confided our legal mat
ters and concerns; Directors who have
so earnestly studied the best interests
of the Association and wrestled with
many problems not known outside rep
resentatives of the Ladies' Auxiliary Y
who have so increasingly and unset
fishly spent their time and given their
work, at times, yea often not fully
appreciated; friends who have helped
us in so many ways, not only with
their best efforts and wishes, but by
substantial financial aid; our friends
OF the clergy to whom is due the
highest credit, among them being only
one who was with us at the time of
our organization, and he always a
true and tried friend, ever ready to
help, and always helping; our dis
tinguished visitors and any who may
be strangers to our work, to you and
all others here tonight, on behalf of
the noble body of men and boys whom
have the honor to represent at this
time, accept our affectionate and
heartfelt greeting tonight; we well
come you with our voices and with
our hearts, and offer our greetings on
this bright and happy occasion.
W. r. Eadie, secretary of the Board
of Directors read a very interesting
paper which appears in part below:
During the twenty five years of the
Y. M. @. A. it is estimated that not
less than two thousand different men
have been enrolled as members of the
Association. and as we point to our
beautiful building so we'll adapted to
the work of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, worth towards about
&40 000 without apv daht xuhafava,.