The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-10
ITS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
Fifty Years Of Usefulness for the
Y. NJ. c. A.
ADDRESS BYpREsIDENT AND SECRETARY
The Modern Association and the New
Building for Houston-Juniors
iif to Have an Outing.


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tian Association, held yesterday AFTERNOON
a, 4 o'ciock Immediately after the meet
,nc ~ ,be iuniors. was notable by reason Of
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icing The maj meeting uhflhg inc he"'eu
Term II was also especially noteworthy
on account Of commemorative the nfueth
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ganzation OF this association In America.
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si'iNes Va Niu """'"' V''N' Is
The Post VIII remember thnt the feature
of the first meeting Of the anniversary
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Hutchinson, IL, his subject belng '"eofse
Williams and the Early History OF the As
a,,htin, Mn. ox,r,.Isos ~ Yesterday IN.
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cluded Two addresses. one ny oecfc'"'|
hincaide, on the subject OF the Modern
Associatlot, md tho other Nv President
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AuSu NdtAlnS, his au'JuV' "e'us mus
tons New Young Mems Christian Associa-
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and prayer service was conducted
The service hogan with the singing OF
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the important anniversary locally ana 20
embrace me occasion 20 iplniSh some ta.ts
In the mstot! o. the Nas"ylau"h ana also
20 ecqnWht me V4phr WIN lne Wofk "i
tue llousl0n y N. &, A., lts lims anu
hopes and ann 10 speak to you ON tue
uptodntc or modern asSoelAton The
nfsl association was organizer ~ LohI"l
In 1888, IL was intended 10 teach Young
mon In Christian way Tho scope OF the
M1fh was enlarged from umt 20 TIME
IN 1871 Tue Worh was planted IN America,
and II Is America that ls NOW teaching
the world IN methods Hs well Js leading
the entire balance OF the world IN mem
borshlp We must therefore look to
America for up.to-date Supremacy
ROM purely IrAtlup" ORGANIZATIONS the
association crolyr! h scope and into q
primary ohjectto help Young men. From
time 10 time efforts wore made 10 mike IL
rhariunie body FOR the AHA nf the widow
and tue suCCof OF the orphan, but IA Wis,
dom " Wua decided that ID needed TO do q
WORK To help Young men. The association
has noi lost the orlsipni religious idea II
emphasizes The Gospel Of Jesus Christ upd
y also teaches that man has a mtnd and
body. rs Wen as a soul and that Chrisi
cane 90 save minds nnd bodies as vel
MS souls. The association founders aid
those who came after them made u stud,
oi men, ~ clubs ia unions ana In MI sort
or Industrial relations. II hUs and Us help
Ing men IN thcir religious. suOa, and elu
cauonal relations II mas also made then
hetter ia physical and athletic way. PHI
young Mems Chrtstiau Association Is tn
best expression of tile institutional chlrc
laea, aud % has established everything Cha
the INSTITUTIONAL church could have don
10 the way of reading rooWs rducutioau
t4citiies religious and lqoral training n
physl,ai Development As AN cducntipuH
FACTOR " is Que ui the largest IN the Unit
ed states ln iNH there We're 2GOUn yuuui
men Wno studied 10 night schools conduct
gu HAIet lls auspices. II Is cNrii1a
glatiou 10 give Young mau what ne ueols
through H. young men are Introduced 81
their several limos of trudc. and 10 serve
Il usriui purpose Ia tho giving Of lcttrr
OF introduction and the receiyug OF strain
gers
inr modern association has all Rorty o
aulAuloRs Tor the young men and rs ut
less attractive and beautiful than the fines
hotel lohbles or most Handsomely furnlsae,
par rooms The y. NJ. G. A. is the lurgaS
and best equipped gymnasium institute Il
me world u has treatment for scientific
ueuy .9mldlhg " makes an examination
OF what man requires physically an,