The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-02
ITS HOME DEDICATED
Interesting Ceremony at New Build
ing Of Young Woman's Chris.
tian Association.
Address Of the Afternoon by Miss
Elizabeth Wilson ord From
the Donor.

The dedicatory exercises Of the Young
Women's Christian association, yesterday
afternoon, consecrating the associations
new building to the service of God and
humanity were simple and impressive
They We're attended by an audience that
filled the handsome auditorium to over
flowing.
Mrs w. S. Pattee, president of the as.
socia ton, presided. Letters Of greeting
We're read from Mrs. ,Nettie Dunn Clark,
the first national secretary who, with
Miss Elizabeth Wilson orga nized the Miu"
neapolis association. Mrs. w. S. Benton,
Miss Abbie S. Mayhew. and Miss Bertha
Beatrice Lash. The address. of the aft
ernoon. by a happy circumstance. was by
Miss Wilson, the oranizer of the associa
ton. She began with a historical sketch
of the association which held It's first,
meeting in January, 1891. in the rooms of;
the Young Mems Christian association
and conducted a series of Sunday after,
noon gospel services, at the old Centenary
church until June when the formal or
ganization was comp]etcd.25%, f, From the.
first it has been encouraged and fostered
by, the Woman's Christian association.
many of whose members have been among
it's directors and helpful members. as their.
experience with boarding homes for young
women has made them familiar with their
needs. =. < r. - t3t .+t-. +.
Miss Wilson called to mind that the year
1891 was remarkable in the number Of,
strong city associa tions organized, among
them Pittsburg and Harlem, these being:
| among 1.-THE Demonstrations worthy to be
ranked with the Minneapolsaa associat tion in
strength and influence. III speaking of
the society in a general way and of what it
stands for, Miss Wilson said!
| There are three points which claim the
particular attention Of the workers in the
| Y. W. G. AZ. ri ,s$SHs%4
First, that. the young women-not all
but a great percentage-do not believe
| they are sinners. and although they live
up to all commandments forget the FIRST: ::
Thou shalt have no other God before me. ;
"The second point,tris an %indifference
| which must be attributed TO. two causes.
| One is that the young women have too
! little to do, and the other is that young
women have too much to do. One is as
great an enemy to the Christian workers
as the other, for both result in making
them Indifferent to the message of Christ,
and in making them finally unbelievers.
] "The third point. is the tendency for
immortality and dissipation that must be
I counteracted. ..;.s Z .,,
.;Bible classes, should be more culti-
waited: there prevails a pitiable Ignorance
las concerns. the Bible, and some of the
young women Of to-day only know that
there is an Old and New Testament;s we
must stand closer to our church and closer
to our pastor if we want TO help i'll the up
lifting of womanhood.' fs3 -. - ~
| j. r, kingman. chairman of the build
ing committee, spoke few words as the
/ representative Of Mrs. w. S. Benton. do
nor Of the beautiful building, although
l Mrs. Benton had said in a letter, "MI
speech is the building, She wished he1
greeting to be especially to the young
women, ito those who are away from
home, homesick tired, perhaps tempted
almost more. than they eansbeai- To sucl
lgiye a hearty welcome. ssaMaN they fee
while here it is home, sppfthsfriends VIII
woman feel her fife better tfohsser:[ pure
and more useful because of the influence
! from this home. So may we each Zee
the. sblessedness of lending a .lla nd IL n
work for the Master s>S x" Ssf@. -
: The dedicatory prayer was made by MIS-
M. Belle Jeffrey, general secretary OF tn
, Iassociation. and this was followed by tn
association hymn. = Music was furnishe
T. bv theSMinnesota Ladies' quartet and Mis-
|. Anna j .ouise Woodcock-$ violinistss.1s~
: + The ushers we're a group OF young FWom
en- who invited the state and natlona
secretaries here to help form an assos1a
, ton. and who arrangedd for the frs
) meeting. ~ III