The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-06
Cities and Hamlets the World Over Will Com.
memorate Its Founding in Dingy Back
Room Over London Shop.

between them a fund of 60 cents a week.
rented a room In hotel that used TO stand
near Blackfrars bridge, and began TO meet
there regularly. One day young Williams
employer, MIR Hitchcock, heard of the PEI
culiar dolngs of the club. and decided that
he would go and see what II was all about.
He doubtless made the decision lightly
enough, but It proved TO be of vast conse-
quence 10 him and TO the young men. for
he was as deeply touched by the simplicity
and earnestness of their meetings that he
announced himself as convert" then
and there. He did more than profess.
however; he went out among the men Of
wealth and prominence that he knew and
told them of the little club and what its
members aimed to do, and got money from
them, lot OF money. enough to make the
Young Mems Christian Association a thing
TO be reckoned with. Larger rooms were
taken In Fleet street and the organi1a-
ton began to grow fast and throw out
branches, gradually extending all over
England The first branch on the other
side OF the Atlantic was In Montreal but
soon there WAS another one in Boston
New York followed suit. and America had
adopted the plan Of the London clerk
Then the world aid.
When he had been only a village draper's
apprentice Williams had managed to eNer-
else practical religion without forgetting
that he had his own way 10 make. and he
did not forget Il In London Probably the
sort OF character he had exhibited IN form
ms his club and the effect It had had on
MS employer helped young Williams
chances. At any rate he needed only time
TO find the fortune that the story writer
gives his herc-for he married his emplov-
ers daught and was admitted as a mart
ner tn the firm He still Is "a partner. the
hrm name being Hitchcock, Williams &
co
Wins the Knighihood.
lie was created a knight by the queen
IN 1874 That was the Jubilee year OF the
Young Mems Christian Associntfou-fctird
81 iu lNtt-aud e srcat convention wns
held In London 20 celebrate e. In which
the venerable founder was the central ng-
u'e' 10 that convention from ali over the
world came &Ho delegates. speaking sew
tnteen diGercnt languages II was es.i-
matted as the largest delegate cvaneellcal
assembly that had ever mot G;rsnt meet
!nss were held I'm Wosi minister Abbey. fn
hNet- r hall go 81, Paul. ,athefrat tr..
FnhtAali IN Spurgeon's Metropolitan tab
ri.Aate p the Clty temple where De JOS
'iA Parker prcsi4cs. ana "a ual ono ia
iAe @ 'ears ptiyate lark az Windsor cas-
''e t'fr majesty thanked the great or
gariEatiaa's founder and made hIm Il
knight add the corporation az tho CITY ~
London i3 him the great honor OF giving
Go h!m tGa freedom % the city. a mark u
favor usually shown only 20 great gem
. erals ana rulers OF nations.
B,st Givsr in the Worli."
They say that when the Y NJ c. A. Ne-
gun young Williams WAS earning exactly
$50 a year, and that ne gave $50 OF ans
sum annually to its support. and lived as
best he could on what was left. Men who
cruacie To the City temple. where DR. Jos
know hsm now say that he ia the best
him intimately said 20 me YESTERDAY:
You can come 70 him today ana get a
hundred pounds from him for some good
+ object. and tomorrow. asking him for an
I other hundred pounds for another object
get IL without his saying. I gave YOU a
hundred pounds yesterday"
& In health his recreation is travel but his
/ greatest pleasure is To- meet some OF his
old tIlsRds and have them dine with aiEa