The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-08
RAILWAY MEN ARE
DOMINANT IN Y. M.
G. A. AFFAIRS
Railway Corporations Are
Greatest Temperance Or
CARNATIONS in the World,
According to Mr.. Behans,
Who Talks to the Conyen-
tion-Estimates Are Made
for the Coming Year.

Railway men under the craftsmanship
OF Frank Nay auditor of the Min
neapolis & ST. Louis road at Minneap-
oils, had charge of the services last
night in the Y. M. c. A. state conven-
ton. Addresses were delivered by
Mr.. Nay, d. Hayes, engineer, Two Har-
bors, e. A. MCGOWAN, Two Harbors,
G. B. Gilbert, passenger engineer, Du-
luth, w. Behans, division engineer, WI
mona, and T. S. McPheeters, chairman
of the state committee of Missouri.
Mr.. Behans, in the course of his re-
marks, drew attention to the fact that
the railway corporations are the great
est temperance societies in the world
in that they will not employ nor re-
tain in their employ in any position
OF trust or responsibility, men who are
addicted to drink, as these men are
not to be absolutely relied upon in
cases of emergency. 1t was better, he
argued, for the railways to employ
sober, good-living young men and keep
them sober and good-Hving, than to
take up men, however clever and able,
who had not good personal records,
and it was in this work of keeping
young men in the straight and narrow
path that the Y. NJ. C. A. was most
useful. On the Chicago & Northwest
ern railway, he said, the enlargement
of the Y. M. @. A. was looked upon
by the officials as quite as important
In many respects as the enlargement
of other equipment, and there were
now eight suitable Y. M. G. A. build
fngs on that line in addition to the
Headquarters building at Fortieth
street, in. Chicago, where a great deal
OF good work was being done.
Mr.. McPheeters claimed that the rail-
way work Of the Y M. C. A. was the
most aggressive and useful branch of
the service. This was particularly
satisfactory, as there was no class of
men in the world, not even CONNER
cial Travellers, who had to spend SO
much of their time away from home,
enabled them to have a home wherever
they went.
Estimates for Coming Year.
At the morning session of the, con-
Ventton the finance committee present
ed its report covering the proposed
work for the ensuing year. 1t Is esti-
mated that $1,000 will be necessary to
carry out the present plans, and of this
amount 1884 was then and there sub
scribed. w. N. Carol, Of Minneapo-
lis, announced that he would make up
any deficit in the states pledge of
financial support to the association
A discussion of "Our Home Prob
lens" during the forenoon was taken
part in by Mr.. McPheeters and Mr..
Fred Smith, secretary Of the interna-
tiOnal committee, the latter dwelling
on the great importance of endeavor-
ing to increase the local membership
at each of the branches.
The afternoon session was occupied
with two papers by w. M. Wood, of
Chicago, on The Association as a So
cial Center" and w. M. Parsons, of
Minneapolis, on ''The Unoccupied
Country Field, an Opportunity for Col
lege Men,
The following officers We're elected
for the ensuing year:
Chairman-A. E. Haynes
Vice Chairman-Dr. J. F. Force.
Treasurer-R. H. Chute.
State Secretary-E. w. Peck
The members of the state committee
to the number Of twenty lunched at the
Commercial club.
Today special services are to be held
in number of the Presbyterian, Meth
odist and Baptist churches, in which
addresses will be delivered by different
delegates to the convention.
In the afternoon at 8 o'clock there
will be special young mems service in
the Central Presbyterian church, to be
addressed by Fred B. Smith, of Chica-
go, on the subject 1.-The Supper of
Death" This is a lecture on social
purity and is stated by those who have
heard Mr. Smith to be a masterpiece.
The final service will be held at 8
o'clock this evening in the Central
Presbyterian church.
Throughout the sessions of the con-
vention one Of the most ATTRACTIVE fea-
lures has been the singing of the as
ISOLATION quartette-Messr Paul j.
Gilbert, of Duluth; r. C. Geddes, John
Jaeger and E. w. Peck. Messrs. Ged-
des and Jaeger are not regular mem
bers of the quartette, but have accept
ably supplied the places of two mem
bers who were unable to attend Their
work has been very much appreciated.