The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-21
THEY JOIN IN URGING
NEED OF Y. M. C.
- A. BUILDING
Representative Clergymen
and Laymen Heartily In
dorse the Project at a Din
ner Held at the CONNER
cial Club Estimated Cost
Of Structure 100000.

In the interest of the projected new
building for the Y. M. C. A, the plans
of which have already been published
the association assembled about fifty
. of the ministers Of the city at dinner
at the Commercial club last evening.
All branches of the Protestant
church were represented, and among
the guests was Rabbi Isaac Rypins
The purpose Of the gathering was to
enlist the interest and active partic1pa-
ton Of the ministers of the city gen
orally in the plans already formed to
raise funds for the new building, and
the speeches were directed to that end.
Thomas HI. Dickson, one of the di-
rectors of the Y. NJ. G. A, officiated
as POSTMASTER and brief addresses
were made by number of the mem
bers Of the association and several of
the ministers, who have already prom
inently identified themselves with it's
: affairs.
Rev. H. v. Givler, pastor of the First
M. E. church, said he believed the
100000 required for the new building
could be raised at this time, and raised
without great difficulty. The people
of st. Paul. he thought, wanted a Y.
NJ c. A. building, and would be will
ing to give their money to pay for
it.
d. r. Noyes said that, in his opinion,
the business firms of the city and bus
mess men would readily recognize the
advantages Of this project and the de-
STABILITY of a Y. M. c. A. building.
Railroad companies also would, he
thought. take kindly to 1T, for he. be-
heved they all appreciated the desira-
bility Of protecting the morals of their
employees.
Rev. Theodore Sedgwick, pastor of
ST. Johns church, suggested that Y.
M. C. A. located in rented quarters
could not have proper Individuality or
exercise it's natural influence to the
full.
Minneapolis Better Provided.
Rev. S. G. Smith, of the Peoples
church, said In part: EVERY year tens Of
thousands of young men decide to leave
the country and the small town and
village and locate in the cities. Father
and mother, and sometimes pastor and
friends help to advise young men as to
their choice of a city in which to To-
cate, Such parents, pastor and friends
are now taking greater pains than
ever before to advise such young men
to locate in cities where the moral pro-
;tectf6n against city vices and tempta-
, tiOns is at the maximum. Minneapolis,
with such an association building, and
st. Paul without one, gives MinneapO-
lis every advantage in this respect"
Mr.. Smith said further that one great
trouble he had noted in public affairs
in st. Paul was that as soon as one
good thing was well started and under
way, another or several others would
start at once He thought a general
hospital very desirable, but he believed
the thing to claim the public attention
and. public support at this time was
the Y. M. G. A. building. There should
be no competition in these projects,
and he felt that everything else should
wait until the Y. M. c.. A. was provided
for.
B. T. Schriber devoted his remarks to
impressing the company WIKI the idea
that in asking for the sum of 100000
the Y. NJ. G. A. had placed it's demand
at the lowest figure, and had not asked
for 100000 when 100000 would an
SWer the purpose. 1t would be neCes-
sary, he said, to have $500, 900, and
nothing less than that would answer
the purpose.
Rev. John Sinclair, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, assured the
association of the support of the clergy
of the city.
Throughout the dinner music was
furnished by the Y. M. c. A. Mandolin
and Guitar orchestra.
The ministers present were Revs. F.
M. Rule, r. N. Avison, Karl Koch,
Henry Dixon Jones. Archibald CardIe,
John Wright, o. w. Taylor, Edward p
Lewis, DR.. Harmon, Samuel G. Smith,
L. G. Smith, M. d. Edwards H. v. Civ
Ter. Theodore Sedgwick, E. r. McKin-
ney, c. c. Markham, Albert Kuba, H.
w. Knox. w. A. Vrooman, George N.
Makely, A. L. Koencke, Andrew d.
Stowe. John Copeland, B. r. Weiner,
William J. Gray, w. r. Kirkwood, H.
Borchardt, Herman Plantikow, A. H.
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Morrison, Jacob Berger, John Sinclair
and Rabbi Isaac Rypins
Representing the laity were D. r.
Noyes, c. o. Krieger, T. H. Dickson,
w. J. Dean, w. B. Geery, C. J. Hunt,
H. A Merrill, B. H. Schrfber, G. M
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