The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-10-23

| Those who attended the Bible study
rally in the Y. M. G. A. last Friday
night received a double treat: first,
an elegant supper prepared and served
by the Ladies' Auxiliary, and next
speeches by State Secretary A. w.
Hern and A. J. Elliott, of the Brook
| lyn Association.
Mayor Reed presided, and first intro
duced the Association Quartette, COM
posed of Messrs. Babbitt, Owens,
Bower and Nixon The singing was
good, and the boys were obliged to re-
Spond to encores.
Secretary Claghorn then introduced
himself and told a story. 1t was an
exciting tale, full of war incidents,
and was son" State Secretary Hern.
AS Mr.. Hern was to follow the local
secretary, Mayor Reed said Mr.. Clag-
horn was a rash man; and when Mr.
Hern arose to speak he started out by
telling love story about Mr.. Clag-
horne. But speaking seriously the
State officer told Of the noble work
being done by the association, how
young men were brought under good
and elevating influences and came to
know God. He was followed by a
talk from Mr.. Elliott, who made an
appeal for the study Of the Bible. "The
trouble is, said Mr.. Elliott, 1--WE pat
tern our lives after this one or that
one; the minister or the Sunday school
teacher, or someone who strikes our
fancy, and in doing so we get away
from the model, the perfect one, who
is Jesus Christ. We should study our
Bibles more, and thus come closer to
Him. :"
Two Bible classes will be inaugu-
rated, Life Problems of Young Men, )"
in charge of Mr.. Brearley, and "Life
of Christ" by Secretary Claghorn.
These classes will meet Monday even
ings.
The Bible classes, of which there
are three, started last Monday even
ing. There are two classes on Mon
day evening and one ON Wednesday,
the classes meet from 7 until 8
O'Clock. On Monday there are two
classes; one under the direction of
Mr.. Lewis G. Brearley in "Life's
Problem of Young Men," and one
under Mr.. Claghorn, the general
secretary, in 'Studies in the Life Of
Christ" On Wednesday evening
there is class in "Personal Work"
under Mr.. Claghorn. The Monday
evening classes are open to all young
men, whether members of the Associa-
tion or not, the only requisite being
regular attendance.
The Summit Record says: During
the first part of the week Mr.. Gourlie,
who has been giving half of his time
to Summit as physical director and
the other half to Morristown, tender
ed his resignation to the Summit
association, that he might give his
full time to Morristown The direc-
tors accepted Mr.. Gourlie's resigna-
tion, though they were sorry to do so.
Mr.. Gourlie has done good work here
and won many friends.
The association will be represented
at the Boys State Conference at
Newark by ten delegates from the
boys department, in addition to Mr.
William r. Eadie, chairman of the
boys work committee, and Mr.. Harry
G. Nixon, the boys secretary.
The Sunday afternoon meeting will
be addressed by G. w. Dietrich, secre-
tary of the Sunday school branch of
the Y. M. Q. A., in Brooklyn. He is a
good speaker and every one should
hear him.
The gymnasium classes are the
largest in the history Of the associa-
tion. A number of men are on the
waiting list. as there are not sufficient
locker accommodations for them.
A State convention of members of
the auxiliary branch of the State Y.
NJ. G. A. will be held in Newark next
week, when conference on boys work
will be held.
The boys meeting on this Sunday
will be in the charge of the Boys
Work Committee. !" Harry Nixon
has been made the boys secretary.
The social and reading rooms of the
association are open to young men
every Sunday afternoon from two
until six O'Clock.
The main room in the association
building is being renovated.
COSTLY BARN BURND.