The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-09
TO ERECT A BUILDING
The Only Feasible Plan for the
Y. M. C. A.
IT MEANS A LARGE FUND
Mr.. Ward Has Net With Much Encour-
agement in Butts-An Address
to Young Men at Good
Templars' Hall.

c. S. Ward, secretary of the interna-
tlonal committee of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
who has been in the city the past two
weeks in the interests of organizing a
branch of the association here leaves
to-day for Seattle. Mr.. Ward stated
last evening that he has met with en-
couragement here and that the pros
pect Of an association being organized
are favorable, though nothing definite
has been decided upon.
There are some things to overcome"
said Mr.. Ward, principal among
which is the securing of a building. T
have found that a building large
enough for all purposes cannot be
rented at a sufficiently reasonable fig
ure to warrant undertaking it, and for
that reason building must be erected
This, of course, will take time and
necessitate the raising Of a large sum
OF money, and for this reason nothing
definite has been decided upon. l have
seen some OF your principal men and
will lend their full share Of support to
the undertaking, and I am confident
we shall ultimately be able to organize
on a sound basis and erect a build
ing
Mr.. Ward will be absent about two
weeks and will then return to Butte
before going East. Mr.. Ward delivered
an addresS to young men at Good Tenn
piars nall yesterday afternoon His
SUBJECT was To Be a Success in Spite
of Bad Luck" In substance he said:
Iob proved to be the country into
which Japhtha went when driven from
nome as boy by his hard-hearted
brothers and sisters. The young man,
While an exile in Tob, lived such a life
that when great leader was wanted to
conduct the campaign OF his country
against an invading foe the hearts of
his countrymen and family turned to
Japhtha. So great opportunities come
to every man who schools himself to be
ready for them. Japhtha was ready.
He had strong Cody characte and pa
triotic zeal. He went back and fought
the decisive battle that saved his coun-
try and was made it's ruler for life.
Thus the accomplishing but energetic
outcast reaped success notwithstanding
the most adverse circumstances. Thus
any may conquer circumstances. Great
numbers of young men are letting cir
cumstances conquer them and because
they are away from home and sur
rounded by saloons and gambling
houses and other evil resorts give UP
trying to live righteous lives. Soon they
learn to scott at the religion of their
childhood. 1t was never SO with great
souls; the great men of the world have
been respectors Of holy things. We all
like pluck, and there is no higher form
Of that virtue than tenacity to relig-
ious conviction.
The religion of Jesus Christ is COM
petent to solve every problem of life
and throw light into every dark place.
That is not saying that, as Christians
live now, they are in perfect light. But
the fundamental laws Of Christ, Thou
shalt love God with all thy heart and
Thou shalt love thy neighhor as thy
self would solve the difficulties be-
tween labor and capital and settle all
social disturbances. So they would set
tie the difficulties in any Individual life,
Christ had been the great teacher Of
the race far in advance of His time and
still far in advance of our time, but the
young man who seeks the highest sue
cess should study his life and become
his follower