The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-06
Y. NJ. c. AS
BEGINNING
Hon. G. A. Miner
Speaks of Its
Start.
Was One of the Founders
of the Boston
Club.
Once President of the Boston
Association and Helped to
Build It Up.

| Y. NJ. c. A members heard yester'
day of the organization of that Asso
citation by one of it's founders, Hon
George A. Miner of Boston. Mass
There was large attendance at the
| four o'clock meeting in the Association
rooms yesterday and Mr. Miners story
of the early struggles of the Boston
Association, which was the pioneer OF
the American branch. was listened to
with interest.
Mr.. Miner spoke on the topic "Despise
not the Day of Small Beginnings" an
example of which was the Y. NJ c. A.
He spoke also of James ]. Hin's rise
to greatness from working about the
shops in St. Paul. and also told of
Dwight Moody and the Rev. George j.
Gordon of Boston, both of whom We're
personal acquaintance of the speaker.
He said he had known Mr.. Moody very
well for years when he first came to
Boston to work in store.
Mr.. Miner said there We're people
everywhere who had started from small
beginnings, and so there was hope for
all who had the right kind of material
and pluck in going ahead.
He told also how the Boston Y. M.
C. A. had started in small way, and
at first had only rooms on the top floor
of a three story building. from which it
had been ousted on sixty days notice
by the owner Then had begun the
work of getting new building, which
was stopped for one year to give
Dwight L. Moody full sway in Boston
with his revival meetings.
The next year, however, Mr.. Miner
was elected president and there was
no further delay. even though the next
year Moody asked that the work be
stopped in favor of the REVEALS. The
directors determined to raise build
ing fund and a bequest of $25. 900 started
one which finally reached 100000. This
amount was expended in the building
and grounds but now the Boston Assoc
citation has outgrown its home, and Mr.
Miner said he had just been informed
that new building was to be erected
at cost of 100000, and it had been
further decided to raise a 100000 en-
dowment fund.
Railway. and which the, Senate is
chary of disturbing. The bill will prob
ably be reached this morning the first
thing after reports and communications
are disposed.
The loan bill is also likely to cause
some trouble in the Senate. It is still
on second reading, but all the items
referred to the committee have been
reported back, and there is nothing now
in the way of it's further consideration.
However, if the reports as presented
are adopted the bill will be invalidated
as it would bring the total above the
amount which can be borrowed by the
Territory within the next two years
The total recommended by the Cover
nor is $2,s15,57O, which is the limit
authorized by the Organic Act.
When the Senate finished consider
alton of the loan bill on Wednesday
night the appropriations passed were
within s22, 800 of that amount.
Since then three committees have
made recommendations which would
make the total amount $4,000 in excess
of the limit allowed by law. These rec
concentrations are $4,000 for remodel
ing the judiciary building, $4,000 for
Nahiku roads on Maui and an increase
of s2o.7OO for school buildings on this
Island. If these items are to be in
serted, even in part, there will have to
be a reconsideration of the bill with the
use of very sharp pruning knife.
Appropriation bills may also be
reached this week, as there is some
desire to push the six months appro-
priation bill and also the one just in
troduced making provision for unpaid
bills which should be settled right
away.
The special water committee spent
Saturday afternoon in investigating the
Nuuanu valley reservoir plan of Super
intendent Cooper. and if this meets with
favor there is likelihood of an unfavor-
able report on the Pauoa water scheme
which has passed the House.
The plumbing bill will likely pass
third reading today If it is reached.