The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-04-23
Y. M. c. A. RALLY
Business Men Of Salem Discuss Ways
and Means TO Lift the Debt.
An Able Address Delivered by the State
Secretary and q Big Audience at
the vi. z. Church.

+. A. Virgins opened the ball on Sum
day evening for the Y. NJ. g. A. rally at
the Methodist church. lie briefly pre-.
sented the cause 10 the large audience
present that filed every seat.
Secretary Stone, Of the association Tor
the Northwest, spoke Of the general
work for s,cial reforms, and especially
Of the temptations that beset young men
who come from the country 10 the city.
He told Of the material development
Of the organization, and stated that the
railroad corporations were giving $780,
900 a year toward this work. This work
was extended TO all countries, and In
some cities In heather lands there were
fine buildings dedicated to this purpose
something Salem could not boast Of.
Young men who have 10 be kept saved
must be provided good environment and
be kept doing something good-the i'm
p%royeiuent Of the body aud the mind
development Of physical, mental and
spiritual. They were maintaining two
schools to train men as physical direct
ors. The purpose Of this Was to make
better men physically TO Withstand the
the more strenuous life OF today.
The gymnasium aud hygenic body
building work Of the association was the
greatest means Of saving men from vic
ious habits. lie made a plea for extern
sion Of their night schools. lie stated
that % per cent Of boys left school before
the age Of IA. The average night school
fell off in attendance for want OF good
association and fellowship. The social
side Of life was the strongest factor In
solving the problems Of existence. The
men paid from ~ to $40 q piece for a
term at these night schools. Salem
could have a night school with 200 stu.
dents II we would support the Y. NJ.
@. A.
The great weakness Of the churches
was that the members did not study the
Bible. The YoungMen's Christian Asso
citation was setting young men TO work
studying the word Of God. He closed
with an appeal for the Y. NJ. @. A. rs a
means OF bringing men 10 a knowledge
OF Christ.
Before circulating the slips for sub
scriptions Mr.. Dummet offered a prayer
Tor the prosperity Of the past 10 be CON
for the Salem association.
Mr.. Damon made one Of mis- happy
aud spirited addresses in behalf Of
liberal treatment. They had TO raise
and he called for t25 subscriptions.
A number Of liberal Salemites had their
read NJ subscribing from s25 to
200 each. IT, q. Cross, Jos. II. Albert
Joined the t25 list. A number Of 80
men were added and than Mr.. Damon
woke up the laggards by asking them II
they wanted this institution dropped
out Of the life Of the city. A strong list
Di ti0 men were read off, and then sew
oral Of the brethren doubled their money
10 help a very worthy institution. The
crowd seemed TO have come out mostly
10 hear what was to be said rather than
add their name TO the list.
The 81. shots ratified in now like a
discharge from a machine gun. The
showed their hands Ia this class
aud the conscience Of more than one
wearer Of an easter hat or Portland
shopper smoto her TO the extent Of let.
ling 10 a quarter eagle.
Mrs. Kantner addressed the audience
in behalf OF the association and
showed the interest that all women had
this work OF social reform for the
men. Her appeal resulted in a
Of s. 80 subscriptions from the
Salem women.
The exercises closed with a few dozen
400 subscriptions. $40 was raised aud
In All xU1O IA suhsrribal