The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-29
GOOD NEWS FOR MICA.
MIR. MURPHY BRINGS ENCoUR-
 AGING PLANS. 1s
Baldwin Property Secured for Guar ters-It is Preliminary to the Building of New Home-It
 Means Much to This City.

The Rev. Edgar Gardner Murphy has | returned to the city, and he will ofnciate at the church. today at the 10 o'clock
 Mir Murphy's vacation has been passed | partly in New York. partly on the Long l Island coast and on the coast of Maine, l Mrs. Mrs Murphy's s parents. sDs ~ Whiie ins New York he has given much of his time to a number of matters of considerable local interest int res Among shese is new baiidins
 On this subject Mir. Murphy has report ed the following proposals. He presented them to the local directors of the Y. M. and they were accepted with many ex- pressions ot appreciation. The gentle man behind these plans is a friend whose ms sshss not to se see ahe Y e' st Montgomery properly housed and equipped. but he feels that he can. be of the most service to the city and to its viii develop the spirit of seif-help
 He has authorized, however. the inne- diate purchase of the Baldwin property. cost not exceeding s14,o00. and he has con- scented to spend at once 1000 additional in properly fitting 1t up for the ,ise If the be permitted to occupy the building for three years at a merely nominal rent. During that period the friends of the Y. M. c. A. are to bestir themselves in- order
 
 situated at some other point in the city. | It is expected that the total cost of this new structure will be from $25.00O to $soooo.. MT. Murphy's friend has also | tional gift of 5000. t2
 | It is expected that with earnest work and with the help of friends, both in Montgomery and at the East. the build- ing fund can be completed within year and a half, and that the new building can be ready for occupancy by the expli a. tended @ that hat the % r. M c. A. shsii move
 from it's quarters in the Baldwin property
 and occupy it's new home, while tho Bald
 win property is to be permansmtly asso
 Christian enterprise. the plans fur which
 are not yet ready for publication. 1nus
 Montgomery may have not one institu.
 The amount of rent to be paid by the
 Y. M. C. A. for the Baldwin property
 when equipped. has ben left to Mir. Mur.
 merely nominal figure in order that tho
 current income of the Association may e
 as far as possible toward the building
 fund. Just as soon therefore ss tho Baldwin property can be fitted up the
 Y. M. c. A. will be able to enter into the
 enjoyment of new lease Of life anu usefulness.
 The friends of the organization and tho
 friends of our young men should rally tc
 its support The situation is full ol large possibilities not only for the Y M paign for the building fund will .n due
 time be carefully organized and earnestly
 followed up. The General Committee oi
 the Y. M. (. A. at New York has promis
 ed their active cooperation. As the be-
 nefactor Of the Association Is to purchase the Baldwin property at once and is tC , bear the expense of its equipment. as he , the Association for a three years occu pancy and starts the new building funt with an additional subscription of 5000 1 | cause to be grateful to him and every reason to respond to a rare opportunity