Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-17
EIGHTEENTH ANNIVERSARY.
Public Observance by the Y. M. c. A.
of Brattleboro with Able Address by
S. B. Carter of Boston.

Public Observance by the Y. M. c. A.
of Rrattleboro with Able Address by
S. B. Carter of Boston.
With a record of Is years of service
in the interest of the young men of
the town the Young Mems Christian
association of Brattleboro observed
Sunday afternoon and evening the an
niversary of its organization with ad-
dresses by S. b. Carter of Boston, of
the firm of Carter & Peabody, real
estate agents, and Rev. Thomas Cain
of Westboro, Mass. A public meeting
for men was held in the Methodist
church at o'clock, and at $50
o'clock in the evening a union service
was held in the First Baptist church.
which was attended by many hundred
people.
President J. J. Estey presided at the
meeting in the Methodist church and
Vice President G. L. Durham at the
meeting in the evening. Prof. f. c.
f. Cramer played the organ at both
services and a male quartet consist
ing of w. A. Gilbert, Arthur L. May
nard, A. S. Thompson and Arthur
Brasor sang four selections to the sat
isfactiOn of all present. At the mems
meeting Mr. Cain was introduced as
a former member of the association
in Brattleboro, spoke on the meaning
of the y. Nj. c. A. to him, speaking
particularly on the influence which the
association had upon his life in the
days when w. H. Fuller was secretary.
Mr.. Cain has recently resigned a pas
torate in West Swanzey. \. H.. and is
at present engaged in y. NJ. c. A.
work in WestbOro. Mr.. Carter was
introduced as a member of the state
executive committee of Massachu-
sets and spoke on The Young Mans
Need"
The addresses in the evening were
preceded by Scripture reading by Rev.
r. F. Lowe, of the Methodist church.
and prayer by Rev H. r. Miles. of
the Congregational church. In pre-
senting the speakers Mr.. Durham al
luded to the fact that the debt of the
association had been wiped out and
that with $500 more sufficient money
was raised to pay the expenses of the
association the coming year. He also
took denght in the fact that the as
sociation has a strong board and an
efficient and able secretary.
The principal address was by Mr.,
Carter whose subject was The
Claims of the Young Mems Christian
Association upon the Church and
Community 1t was a strong ad-
dress, delivered in a business-like
way by a successful business man.
He took the ground that the Y. NJ. c.
A. has a claim upon the church and
community because it meets a real
need. and that need is not simply
the retaining of young men, but of
keeping them away from evil influ-
nd fT1r iGh N q
proper physical, moral and religious
development, Even though it did
no more than satisfy their demands
for sOciability and amusement it
would do a good work.
The association and the church are
on common platform, but the asso-
citation does the work that the church.
whose congregation is only about so
per cent men, cannot do. The asso-
citation has claims upon us because of
its possibilities. Much has been done
but much more remains to be accom-
plished, which can be accomplished
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In the latter part of his address Mr.
Carter referred to the jubilee cOnven-
ton, which is to be held in Boston
June II to 16 as showing, in a meas
ure the scope of the work of the asso-
citation. Among the speakers will be
President Mckinley, Lord Strathcona
high commissioner for Canada, Rev.
DR.. Theodore L. Cuyler of Brooklyn,
President Lucius futile, of the Boston
& Maine railroad Booker T. Washing
ton, President William F. Slocum of
Colorado college, ]. Campbell White
of Calcutta, d. Willard Lyon of Pc
king and many other prominent
Americans and foreigners who believe
heartily in the work.
Mr.. Carter closed with an allusion to
the need, which has long been felt, of
a building, home, for the Brattleboro
association, and expressed a hope that
upon his next visit to Brattleboro he
should find it amply provided for in
this respect. 1t is a common expert
ence that where a building is pro-
vided the efficiency of the work is
quadrupled.