The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-28
MEETING OF THE Y.M.C.A.
ADDRESS BY DR.. AMMoNs OF THE
THIRD BAPTIST CHURCH.
Business Meeting Held--Amendnen to
Bylaws Offered and Directors
Elected for Succeeding Two Years.

The regular Sunday afternoon meeting
at the Young Mems Christian Association
TOOK place yesterday at p. m, Immediate
~ after the adjournment OF the boys
meeting The meeting was opened with
a hymn, led by General Secretary Kincaide.
Rev Dr. y. Ammons Of the Third Baptist
church then led in prayer. Another hymn
was sung and then Dr. Ammons addressed
the meeting on the theme Sins Motto"
reading first from the third chapter Of
Genesis and the fourth verse: And the
serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall
not surely die. He said that the sub.
1eet, Sins Motto" might be stated In
other words, The Devils Motto" In de.
yeioping MS subject DR.. Ammons pictured
the beauty and purity Of the first abode Of
mau. which he said could not be fully
imagined by sinful mortals even in their
dreams; that we could not by any possi-
billy realize II until we have been purjded
resurrection.
The devils motto, said Or. Ammons, is
destroy destroy the home. destroy all
holiness, all purity, all that Is God-like In
nahk'nu. HIS first work on earth was the
brcakng up Of the first home of mankind,
ana II must have been the most Joyous era
In the annals Of hell when Adam and Eve
were driven out of the Garden of Eden
lie further showed that the devil never
rests, ministers may take HOLIDAYS churches
may be closed but the saloon. which is
the devils workshop, Is always open He
also emphasized the fact that the devil al
ways selects for his attacks the greatest
ana most prominent and uses them as his
tools. Thus he induced David to. dehle
the home of Uriah and to commit hldeous
crime; he induced Herod to murder John
the Baptist, in order that by the deed of
the ruler he might drag down the whole
moral tone Of the nation. And If the devil
had his way no minister, deacon, Sunday
school superintendent would live another
The devil Is working day and night now
along the same lines on which he has al
ways worked. tearing down the homes,
| closing up the churches and destroying
christianity. And his principal instrument
is the liquor traffic. DR. AmmonS then
| said that every man who patronlzes one
who sells liquor In any form is aiding in
[ that work, and that many who contribute
money to the support Of the churches and
who think that they are good Christians
and exemplary members of society are thus
aiding In the devils work The sneaker
also touched on dancing. which, he said,
was one Of the devils insidiouS methods
for creeping into the best and purest fam
lies for the destruction OF the home and
was cause of the spreading Of the social
! evil, the existence of which we have called
to our notice every day.
~
After the closing of the religious exer-
| cses Secretary Kincaide announced that a
| quorum Of active members being present.
| he would like to bring up some business
matters which had been waiting some time
| for action to be taken on them Mr. KIN
! cade then read an amendment to the by.
| laws which he recommended to the attcn-
llon OF me association. The amendment
/ Section There shall he organized as
auxiliary to this association a committee
| of ladies' who shall be known as the
See. 2.-The Ladies' Auxiliary shall have
| It's own president. vice president secretary
aud treasurer; Such officers of the Ladies'
! Auxiliary shall be nominated by the presi-
don't Of the board of directors and such
| nomination shall be subject to confirmation
by the majority of said board.
Sec. 3.-Such Ladies' Auxiliary shall aid
In the general work OF the association
and may make. rules for it's work And
have such committees as Its membership
thereof may desire. Its membership shan
be such ladies as may be elected to mem
bership under the rules thereof and such
| members shall pay dues as may he provided
by said Ladies' Auxiliary.
See. 4.-Such Ladies' Auxiliary shall
he subject to sections one, two end three
of article seven of the constitution of this
| assaciotion,
Auxiliary shah serve until the expiration
Of their respective terms. Mt which time
their Successors shall he appointed as
herein provided, and when appointed shall
serve one year or until their successors
are appointed.
The chairman announced that under tho
bylaws the amendment could not ne acteU
on at the meeting in which 1t was intro
duced and must therefore lie over until the
next business meeting.
The follolng gentlemen were then nom
mated and elected to serve during the next
two years as members of the board of di
Tectors; j. V. Dealy. r. W. Taylor. S: y
Tracy, Edgar Watkins, Arch L, Marshal
and DR.. r. L. Morris.
The other members of the board whose
terms expire one year hence are ". b
Jones, William A. Wilson, W, ID. CieYe
land. Jr., j. l. Campbell. r. ID Gribble ant
II. c. Breaker.
Secretary lIncalde then made few re
marks on the present condition OF the as
ISOLATION and the Improvement which mn
, hcen n feature OF the past years work
The annual report, he said, would he rea'
at some meeting shortly after the first o
next month.
The building committee was receivin'
good encouragement in its efforts TO Sc
cure suitable quarters for the association
He stated that tho Rev, Hay OF N
Shearu Methodist church would address w
, meeting next Sunday afternoon. lie aus
announced that Mr. Darnaby, the physlca
director. who has been i'll for some. weeks
was now fully recovered and would NEE
his classes as usual this week