The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-08

Of the things which 90 20 show the I'M
portauce and value OF the work done
To Tell of MOOdy's Work
MIR. James McConaughy. teacher Of
the English Bible at Mount Hernon-
Mass. IN the great school founded By the
late d. /. Moody, viii speak in the As
ISOLATION parlors Wednesday Right, Feb
ruary p His subject viii ne ~HOw Mr.
MOOdy's Work Goes On, anu is most
fascinating story Of the great evangelist's
life and how It's mighty influence IS still
at work among men Il viii be fully IL
lustrated by over sixty beautiful stere-
cptic0n pictures. Mr.. McCOnaughy is an
able speaker and was formerly secretary
Of the Twenty-third Street Y n C. a 5n
New York city All the men o. Washing
ton are invited TO be present whether
members Of the association or ncI-
Need of Boys Club
Cleveland Ohio. has recently opened
its new West Side Boys Club Building
The property was the gift Of Mr. RoDcrt
Wallace, and over S16,000 was edded in
the way Of improvements, such rs gym
nasiUm. etc. II viii accommodate
membership OF 500 boys. Washington boys
work is sadly in need OF such accOmmO3a-
lions
: Pertinent Query
Money earning capacity is a factor in
life that most men are anxious 70 in
crease says an exchange. The de-
mand for capable men in the manufactur-
ing and commercial fields is far greater
than the supply. When a firm needs a s.
a week man, il has a thousand from
which TO choose. but when 1t requires a
800 a week man it hunts the country
over before finding one There are al
ways more OF the latter kind Of positions
than there are men to fl them WOULD
you be able 20 hold g real good job down
if il were offered TO you today? The best
way 10 get such a position Is to begin
now 70 ft yourself for it.
The Washington association stands well
10 the forefront among the associations
OF this country, both in the extent and
the efficiency Of the work being done
along educational lines Thirty nine
classes meet weekly with twenty instrue-
tors and about 400 students
An AneedOte of Lincoln
Many young men would DO well 10 cul-
tivate in their lives some Of Abraham
Lincoln's strong qualities A lawyer who
studied in his once tells a story illustra-
tive OF his love Of justice. After listening
one day for some time 10 a clients state
ment Of his case, Lincoln, who had been
staring AZ the ceiling. suddenly swung
around in his chair and said:
Well YOU have a pretty good case IN
technical law. but a pretty bad one in
equity and justice. You'll have 10 get
some other fellow . win this ease fOr
you, ] couldn't do IL All the time while
talking to that jury I'd be thinking Lin
coin you're q liar and / believe / should
forget myself and say IL out loud
College and Associations Work.
Association work is not the only form
of work for young men that demands pub
lie support The Outlook is authority
for the following facts Not a college in
| the country would exist today if iJs presi-
/ dent and trustees should decide that no
more money should DC spent than that
paid into the treasury by students
[ The annual expenses for each s,udrut.
over and above receipts from students
. Columbia. 81. SEQ. Cornell. Sf.2i2. Harvard
Z sos Yale S259; Princeton, SzSo. II costs
I TO send men 10 college, and II pays 70
/ help men 10 help themselves, Nnethe- IN
/ association life or IN college Tho asso-
I citation is no more charitable orsJn.z5-
I ton than IS a college
/ the proposed budget for the gear 1902.
as adopted by TIE bCarI OF manlc"rs Of
/ the Washington Young Mems CHRIS .aa
( Association is $32, 0uo. OF this amount
a little more than q: L comes from Iavil-
7 bershiD fees direct The membership
/ fees raree from 81 20 SI2 accordiSs 10
! class while they cost on an average ao1ut
SIS IL can readily be seen that as
Z financial investment the association IS q Of
I q money making institution, yer no oJh r
{ Institution can show such returns upon
1 the money invested. Tor the world has YET
/ 20 see a greater Investment than that
which is made in brain, body and charac-
ter.