Evening journal., 1901-11-15
Arb ACTIVE IN
CHRISTIAN WORK
Y. N. G. A. Members Plan
Busy Season
Churches Of OitY Will Make Refer
Gnce to Associations Mission.
Meeting for BOYS

Many interesting events are being
planned for the next few weeks at the
Y. NJ. G.. A.. a number of which viii be
i'm charge OF tine membership contest
teams. which WIKI meet this week toll
formulate plans This contest is he-
coming interesting, the members of the
teams having secured as members a
large number of the business and pro-
fessional men of the city
A number of new plans of canvass are
proposed, which win be put I'm opera
tion the coming week The captains
of tine teams are III. NJ. ltcttcW, OF The
Maroons, and 70. II. Cooper, OF thc
Blues
The reception which viii he giycn to-
members and their friends ON next
Tuesday evening promises to ho an
event oft unusual interest The program
wila consist OF % number of character
sketches by Arthur Foster, of the Gem
trail Branch Y. NJ. G a., pMlade.thia.
solo by Il. II. Mason. cOnetist Mrs.
Burnham: Miss Rettew win sing Miss
Gillespie will render q number of se-
lections ON the violin, and a special
gymnastic exhibition will be given
The gymnasium classes are active
under the direction of Wesley Wales.
the new physical director They are
gaining in numbers and interest
weekly
The basketball league of the a8socia-
tiOn expects to- start it's schedule of
games, and the prospects are bright
for a season of the C'eanest fastest
and most scientific game of han ever
played In this city.
Indoor baseball has become % very
popular game I'm other cities, and has
been introduced here. and Is creating a
great amount of interest. A league
VIII be formed of teams from THE busi-
ness men and the other classes of tNc
gymnasium
The bowling teams of The association
are getting i'm shape and a league of
six or eight teams will soon be formed
and a series of interesting game.
| played.
The members of the boys depart.
ment of the Y. M. G.. A. win hayo ar
unusually interesting meeting lomor
ROW They win bo addressed hy loca
business man. These services are be
coming more interesting each week
and as they are held at 9 a. m. eacl
saturday it gives every member of th'
i department an opportunity Co attend
The stamp club of the boys depart
ment has been organized. and will in
flew weeks hold AN exhibition OF ran
stamps, which viii DE OpCn TO boys O
the city who are Interested I'm The saw
ing of stamps
The members of the boys depart
ment Committee of Management. q
their last meeting, planned for "a s0cia
and reception to be given member
about the middle of December
At the request of the students In Dbl
various colleges and schools and com
mercial colleges of the city. the boar
of directors of the Y. M. G.. A. ha
opened a specia. department, with
gymnasium class at 3.15 p. M, On Tues
days and Fridays. at which those VIII
attend the business schools and th
; High School, and the advanced grade
Of the grammar Schools can have Oh
, advantages Of the physical work of tl
1, association, as well as am OppOrtunil
TO use the many other privileges 0ife
ed in the well-eQuipped building at NJ
:, 1907 Market street A large numbl
of High School and GOidey Collei
Z students have already entered the d
! partment lt is intended to organize
! number of teams i'm indoor haseha
vol.ey ball. hand-ball, and other gam
D at an early date.
Z Churches which will make special me
4 ti0n of the work of the association
4 Sunday are as follows.
! Olivct Presbyterian Church, 7i5 p. n
D address by the pastor the Rev. II. a. L
: wood. on "lhc Judgment" This scrvi
B Twill be evangolistic in nature for me
:. land the song service to follow win
r directed boy o. $. Appleby. All men
the city, and especially those employed
- the large shops, are invited 90 attend.
Central Presbyterian Church, kii
street near Eighth, 7.45 p. m. The Rev.
a. McCurdy viii speak on Men for q
=. Gap"
y Second Baptist Church Ninth al
Franklin streets, p. m. The ReY. Il.
Briggs viii give talk on 'Ihe Questi
of Centuries
Rodney Presbyterian Church. 73o
M The Rev. w. j.. Lewis Will tell
the life of "Sir George Williams. found
of the y. NJ. G.. A.; It's Work and
iucnce.
- Tho Rev. a. y. keigwin viii give an
lustrltcd address at the West lrcsl
terian Church on Sunday evening at q
O'Clock on "A Splendid Man
Mention of the work iu q number
o Its branches viii Boz made in numl
. of the other churches of the city. n
c every person who can rs urged to attic
some of the churches during the day.
The speaker at the meeting for nl
at the y. q. a. to morrow at q.
win be- Hcnnmg Nelms. whose eubll
viii hc of Joseph the Boy. There "
u, hc "a song service aud thc committee
IN charge of the meeting are preparing
so "a very enjoyable service.
In All boys are invited 10 attend.
Great interest is manifested throul
. out Wilmington I'm the sale of buildi
lots at Roscllc, which will be held
morrow. R0selc. as % large number
people already know, is the name
slowed upon chat tract of land lust
yond Elsmere, on sthe hne.of me hran
swine Springs trolley road. -it IS q
'of the Edward Woodward estate and
Nl .bn.ufunY siuHieN Ihe Iacl
10 most perfectly level, except for suihCl
" sl0pe To guarantee excellent drainage, q
IN every lot is high and dry, free of swa
and brush
The remarkably low prices at wh
the lots are offered. and easy terms
nrvulcuf ma kp ID almost certain flH