The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-06
YOUNG MANS
SPARE TIME
Ministers Discuss
Methods to
Attract.
7. N. c. A. WORK
AND ITS RESULT.
Mus. Be Plans for the Supplying
Of Good influences for
Out of Hours.

: How to aid in the spending of -
: Young Mans Spare Time" was tn
theme for the ministers of the city a
;heir meeting yesterday. The principa
. paper being that OF the Rev. Henry c
|, Brown. on the general subject. Their,
was a large gathering OF the member
ship OF the Ministerial Union in tn,
9ariors OF Central Union Church at 1,
o'clock yesterday morning when the
Rev. o. H. Golick called the meeting tc
order.
Before the subject OF the meeting
proper was taken up there was a re-
| port from the Rev W. ii. Rice upon
| the rescue work done by the Anti-Sa-
loon League. 1t was shown that the
legal committee OF the league had in
| several instances taken young children
from improper surroundings, and that
IL was the intention to send them to
| Kona IL possible. The Rev. Z. o. HUI
shaw also reported upon work done in
the Kakaako mission. recently started.
and told of the progress which is be-
Ing made among the various rationale
ties gathered there.
The Rev. Hiram Bingham mentioned
an important change. now under con-
sideration by the American Board OF
Missions. Inasmuch as the Caroline
Islands are under the German flag and
the Gilbert Islands under the British,
the Board is considering the question
of Immediately transferring the mis-
sions there To the German and British
Boards, respectively
Secretary Brown OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
10 ~ - ~ l. .,
ISOLATION, how il takes part in the daily
life OF young men and gives for the
time taken something of value to the
men. He cited many Instances OF the
personal effect OF the work of the AS
ISOLATION and proved an entertaining
and interesting speaker. He said in
part:
Carroll d. Wright. the best known
statistician, made enough investiga-
tons TO be able to say that of young
men between the ages of 16 and So, A
per cent are boarding away from home.
In cities of $4,000 and over. five-sixths
OF the young men are boarding, while
IN the towns OF 5000 and under six
seVenths OF the young men live at
home. There is a tremendous tendency
toward city life. and ii necessarily
brings up new problems OF society.
Ar Wright finds that in the cities
the tendency OF young men to attend
church is just about one-half as great {
as - the tendency IN the towns. OF |
the Tnultitudes OF young men question !
I'd on paper as to why they were not /
church members or why they did not !
attend church regularly. the principal !
reasons given were Sunday work. in !
difference. and more pleasure outside. |
Only very small percentage gave
aSnosticism as the reason. and We !
should feel somewhat encouraged
thereby.
In this city where one would ex-
Oect most business houses TO close their
their doors from Saturday noon to
Monday morning, IL would surprise
many OF our good church people to
know how many clerks have To report
FOR work. though perhaps through the
-ear door. almost every Sunday morn
ng.
Let US imagine ourselves in the
place OF the young man leaving a home
where we perhaps unconsciously but
ust as truly relied on home friends for
advice and help. for guiding and re-
itraining influences. and coming to n
Instant city with no acquaintance
ven. To- eat in cheap restaurants and
leep in an ordinary lodging house.
work IL we could find work to do. but
ave several hours OF spare time to 8
Ind use for. liz
Does the problem seem easy? Yes;
or our home training and early ten
enCles prepared US for right use OF
inc and opportunities. but think OF
he large proportion of young men
'hose training was defective or almost
lcliug. who have had To- shift for
themselves guided by no firmly fixed 7
principles accepted by them as rule OF 4
Re.
The work OF the day done. the ev =
ming meal over. shall he 20 To his
title stuffy room or out on the street?
lis mother and his sisters are far
way. the refining Influence OF good
'omen seems to be absent. Shall he
acall all the best leadings he ever
a6. do his utmost To make the ac
OF good people and relig-
usly avoid Questionable acquaint-
noes or shall he be Jolly good fell