Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-09
LARGELY ATTENDED.
The Various Y. NJ. c. A. Exercises
 Now Being Held Here.

l IlOluiHS SeSSlOuS uuFlus llle past tuIec | days in this city, will be one of the best ever held in this state. An ih- terest and enthusiasm in the business and exercises of the convention has been manifested which is remarkable. Each day q new contingent of dele gates arrives in town and it is safe to assert that large number will arrive this evening to spend Sunday in this | city.
 Last evenings services in the First Congregational church we're opened with song service. A report of the state committee regarding progress in various lines of wok, and offeing suggestions for advancement in the i future was read by Professor Frank K. Saunders, Ph. D. An address on | '.The Value of the Work of the State Association" contained many good and interesting points. A brilliantly ren- dered solo by I. H. Meredith was one of the pleasing features.
 The Rt Rev Chauncey E. Brewster D. D., bishop Of the diocese of Con- necticut, then delivered the principal address of the evening on the sub ject, What the Twentieth Century Young Man Should Be-
 Bishop Brewster sad in part: | Ut is ten-fold sin in these days for any man to give way to melancholy weariness and Encouragement. There ! is q demand in these opening years of the twentieth century for men of audacity and courage. Where are the | pioneers of progress for this century | if not among the young men?
 ''The Master said, Be of good cheer l and He knew the worst and most dis couraging features of life.
 | No poet of our times is so robust as Rudyard Kipling. In fact these fea- lures of his work are almost offensive at times. There is certainly nothing i ladyliEe about it. Yet I have the fol 1 lowing story direct from d friend of q woman who nursed Rudyard Kip 1 ling during his long illness in New York city.
 ''The nurse was watching by his side one night and in the lonely hours she noticed his lips moving. She leaned over and heard these words:
 | "'NoW l lay me down to sleep, | l pray the Lord my soul to keep. If 1 should die before l wake, | l pray the Lord my soul to take !"
 ''She started back surprised. | "I beg your pardon, Mir kipling,' she said, I thought you wanted su=ae- thing
 ! ''So I do,' said he, I want some 1 body to take care of me-
 We all need that help. Jesus Christ it is who can rescue young men from the physical, mental and moral decrep- itude that has overwhelmed them. Young men of to-day are confront ed with social problems. Jesus Christ | was no socialist in the modern sense. He had patience to wait and tolerate. | His was q SurDaSsing optimism. He was not revolutionary, but q revealer. And there were new doe trines revealed by Him that have been working in mems minds ever since. His conception of the family, the wom- an the slave the poor. acted as leaven working in the minds of men, which | to-day are in d Seething feriuent on these subjects. F The opening of a new century re- minds us of the progress of time. One comes and another goes Those of Us with most of our lives behind us should have q message for those just 1 entering upon life, and what better can we give than the words of the dying king, when he called his son, and said, I go the way of all the earth. Be thou stronger therefore to show myself q man.
 We must give up and forget self. Be strong and therefore patient. Be strong to help the weak. Deny a mo- ment's enjoyment that would lead to another's degredation.
 Be chivalrous in your devotion to those unable to protect themselves l Strive after courtesy. Be gentle and tender. Be devoted to high achieve. ments in life.
 Ut may be ye have not chosen Him but He has chosen you, and you must go forth and bear the worlds stern strife. The secret of bravery is ir courageous living.
 ''The old king on his deathbed re membered the things of his youth and heard the battle cry of the Philistines and he said, Quit you like men anC
 fight The Apostle Paul takes up the same watchword and gives a motto
 for our lives, Quit you like men, bt
 strong.'" ....-.. st-
 The evening session was then con
 cluded with q benediction. ~-, 2,
 This mornings session was held il
 the '. NJ. c. X. hall and was devoted
 to conferences. After devotional ser
 vices were led by MT Wells of New
 York, conference of the religion.
 work department was held. J w
 Cook, Bridgeport, presided. l.. H
 Shaw, the first speaker, had as sub
 ject: The Association's Opportuni
 ty in Promoting Bible Study II,
 dwelt upon the advantages and, ben efits to be derived from q thoroug,
 Knowledge of the Bible. Interestin;
 and to the point was the address b, F. D. Monroe. New Haven. on .Wha , Results Should We Work for in Gu
 Mems MeetingS:'
 A. H. Goddard, New Britain, presid ed over the conference of the local an.
 district committee work at 1O:15 Pa Epers on the subjects, Where Is Gu Committee Work Strong? Wher Weak?" and Our Opportunity fo : Young Men in Small Towns" by re
 spectively H. s. Weed, Stamford, an, w. D. Fem, New Haven were of al : interesting character and showed tha : they were fully conversant with tn