The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-15
HELP FOR Y. M. G. A. is NEEDED.

r HE HERALD coufesses that it has been unpleasanty
L surprised by some statements made a most at
tracve pamphlet recently issued by the local branch OF
the Young Mems Christian association We believe the
statements viii unpeasantly surprise every citizen who
them pamphlet the first deduction is that
regards Y. NJ G. A. work, Salt Lake is trailing well
toward the Of the procession.
The figures show that while Lake stands first IN
territory tributary sixteenth bank cearings and
entieh in population the cities Of the United
States, it stands four hundred and twentyhfth in net
equipment for association work better understanding
of what this means may be gained from comparison
Of Salt Lake with other cities.
Colorado Springs with q OS5 inhabitants has $4,000
Invested in association; Boise Ida, with than
5000 population has investment of $4,000 in this work
Now to salt Lake the richest and populous
city Of the three. and ind that Salt Lake has the
magnificent Of $500 invested the salvation Of its
young men. Here is a showing that should make every
citizen thoroughly ashamed of himself
The Y. NJ. C. A announcement tells US, further that
it costs S13O keep boy year the state
formatory. For the forty boys may De saved
from evil associations for year in a we'll equipped
Young Mems Christian association. Yet send
ing the boys the school,
the necessity for juvenile police court agtate against
the cigarette and other evils. while permit the only
agency that do away with practically all Of them to
so unrecognized and unsupported.
Among the citizens of Salt Lake many
have dug great wealth Of the hills of Utah. They
have buded for themselves magnificent homes; they have
money into the industry where dividends
constant and BY a few penstrokes these men
could give to Salt Lake Young Mems Christian assoca
ton building and equipment that would place it where
it should be- And they would never miss the money.
Il should hardly be necessary for The Herald dis
the advantages of well equipped Y NJ. c. A The
purposes Of the organization we'll known that
explanation needed It's mission is young
and boys; them from bad associations to train
them for good citizenship to make them whole physically
and mentally.
The Young Mems Christian association is not a purely
religious organization. Indeed it spends great
more money physical culture the teaching Of
practical useful knowledge than spends bibles and
prayer meetings. right that should So
You attract a boy with a gymnasium when you
couldn't stir him a foot with a hymn
This Is a generally recognized principle. Get the
youngster into basket ball game, a handbau court
INDOOR baseball contest any the other features OF
gymnasium work and you may eventually lead him into
the religious the Y NJ. C. A. Teach boy that he
cannot athlete If he smokes cigarettes If ne
keeps hours and you have started that boy the
road good citizenship. way teach by
example the Y. C. A. gymnasium furnishes the
example
Citizens generally not of the fact that there
isn't hrst-cass gymnasium in the city of Salt Lake
for boys and young OF moderate The Y. NJ.
c. A. the place for such gymnasium, but it cannot
be installed without money and plenty Of it. The salt
Lake branch $4,000 build and equip a
sueb structure At least dozen residents enjoy
nuaI incomes amounting to than that
There are many others in comfortable circumstances
who be glad help the good work, who should
he glad. An eastern phfanthropist. Mr. Peabody has
agreed to give a liberal proportion Of the de-
sired Lakers win raise the balance If 1t is not
raised and that very shortly the failure will be ever
lasting shame the people Of this city.